Post by Gray Lensman on Sept 13, 2006 21:49:53 GMT
To get some conversation going...
While I was perusing the bookstore the other day, I found this the first volume of a manga series I hadn't seen before. It's called Path of the Assassin, and it's by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima (best known for Lone Wolf & Cub). The first volume is called "Serving In The Dark".
I am a huge fan of Lone Wolf & Cub, and so I thought I'd give this a look. Well... it's a good series, but very different from LW&C or Samurai Executioner. Basically, Path Of The Assassin is the story of Hattori Hanzo Masanari and the shogun Tokugawa Ieyesu. Masanari is a ninja and spy in the service of the shogun, and it focuses far more on Imperial politics of the Tokugawa era.
It's an interesting start so far, although it's a very graphic in content. I don't recommend it to the faint of heart. The second chapter of Path, I find rather questionable in the portrayal of a certain graphic act. Otherwise, though, it's quite interesting and I like the concept of it.
I still need to finish the volume, which I've not done yet. Path is not up to Lone Wolf for me, but I like it better than Samurai Executioner.
Still an intriguing book, though. Has anyone else looked at this?
While I was perusing the bookstore the other day, I found this the first volume of a manga series I hadn't seen before. It's called Path of the Assassin, and it's by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima (best known for Lone Wolf & Cub). The first volume is called "Serving In The Dark".
I am a huge fan of Lone Wolf & Cub, and so I thought I'd give this a look. Well... it's a good series, but very different from LW&C or Samurai Executioner. Basically, Path Of The Assassin is the story of Hattori Hanzo Masanari and the shogun Tokugawa Ieyesu. Masanari is a ninja and spy in the service of the shogun, and it focuses far more on Imperial politics of the Tokugawa era.
It's an interesting start so far, although it's a very graphic in content. I don't recommend it to the faint of heart. The second chapter of Path, I find rather questionable in the portrayal of a certain graphic act. Otherwise, though, it's quite interesting and I like the concept of it.
I still need to finish the volume, which I've not done yet. Path is not up to Lone Wolf for me, but I like it better than Samurai Executioner.
Still an intriguing book, though. Has anyone else looked at this?
well at least it's no Crying Freeman. ;D
