Story Summary: Blade of the Immortal is set in the second year of the Tenmei era of Japan, which is 1782. This can also be referred to as the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate period. The main place of the story is Edo(modern-day Tokyo). The story starts with Manji, a samurai who killed 100 men for his old master and is consequently a wanted criminal. After meeting the 800-year old nun, Yaobikuni, Manji is given the Kessen-ch? (Jpn. - ??? - "sacred bloodworms"), creatures that sacrifice themselves to heal their human host's wounds. At this point, Yaobikuni is constantly trying to convince an at-first reluctant Manji to atone for his sins in some way (one of her suggestions is that he shaves his head, becomes a monk and embarks on a pilgrimage with her). However, when Manji's sister Machi is murdered by the brother of one of Manji's victims, Manji makes a vow to kill 1000 evil men to cancel out his past sins and end his eternal life. 1-2 years later, Manji meets Rin Asano, a sixteen-year-old girl whose parents were murdered two years earlier "at the hands of complete strangers." She begs him to help her seek out revenge against her parents' killers. In the end, he accompanies her back into town, meeting one of her targets, Kuroi Sabato. When Manji finally defeats Kuroi, he becomes Rin's bodyguard. Though Manji and Rin are deuteragonists, the storyline is primarily Rin's. Item Description: Title: Blade Of Immortal Writer/Author: Hiroaki Samura Condition: Brand New and Sealed Language: English Language Volume: 1-31(END) Genre: Dark fantasy, Epic fantasy, Historical fantasy Publisher: WOS Limited Manga