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manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by . It was serialized in the Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Comic Birz'' from 1998 until 2002. ''The Sword of Shibito'' was also licensed in English by

Central Park Media Central Park Media, often abbreviated as CPM, was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York and was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan (on the corner of Central Park, hence ...

and in French by

12 Bis 12 bis was a French publisher active from 27 June 2007 to 1 August 2017, which has since been absorbed by Glénat. The company published predominantly ''bande dessinée'' comic books and manga in France. It was founded by Dominique Burdot, for ...

. The manga takes place in the Edo period of Japan.

Reception

Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga for its art, which is "a horrible mess". ''Animefringes authors agreed and noted that "the cover art looks great and you get two pages in the manga that look excellent so it’s upsetting to see this".

References

External links

* 1998 manga CPM Press Fantasy anime and manga Gentosha manga Samurai in anime and manga Hideyuki Kikuchi Seinen manga {{manga-stub