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Blade of the Immortal
Blade of the Immortal (Japanese: 無限の住人, Hepburn: Mugen no Jūnin; lit. 'The Inhabitant of Infinity') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from June 1993 to December 2012, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. The series is set in Japan during the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1,000 evil men in order to regain his mortality.
A 2008 anime television series adaptation was produced by Bee Train. Also in 2008, the novel Blade of the Immortal: Legend of the Sword Demon was released by Kodansha. A live action film adaptation of the same name was released in April 2017. A second anime adaptation by Liden Films was broadcast from October 2019 to March 2020. In North America, the manga has been published by Dark Horse Comics. The first anime series was licensed by Media Blasters. The second anime series is licensed by Amazon Prime Video.
By May 2019, the manga had over 7.5 million copies in circulation. In 1997, Blade of the Immortal received the Excellence Award at the first Japan Media Arts Festival.
Manji is a skilled rōnin cursed with immortality. After his violent past results in the deaths of 100 samurai, including his sister's husband, an 800-year-old nun named Yaobikuni grants him agelessness through "Sacred Bloodworms" (血仙蟲, Kessen-chū). These creatures heal even fatal wounds by merging with his body, enabling severed limbs to be reattached, though they cannot regenerate large-scale tissue loss. Seeking redemption, Manji vows to kill 1,000 evil men to end his immortality.
He allies with Rin Asano, a girl whose parents were murdered by Anotsu Kagehisa, leader of the rogue swordsmen group Ittō-ryū (逸刀流). Anotsu's philosophy embraces any technique that ensures victory, and his conquest of rival dōjōs forces survivors into exile. Opposing them is the shadowy Mugai-ryū (無骸流), which employs similarly ruthless methods. Though Manji briefly joins them, he abandons the group upon learning its members are death row convicts serving the shogunate. Despite his disdain for their most brutal agent, Shira, he maintains ties with other members while continuing his quest alongside Rin.
Samura stated that Tange Sazen was the largest influence on his characters and narrative style. In regards to the overall work he stated that he wanted to create a new style of manga, with his intended style being "Don't obsess about the details—just look at the story."
Written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura, Blade of the Immortal started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on June 25, 1993, and finished on December 25, 2012. Kodansha collected its 207 chapters in 30 tankōbon volumes, released from September 22, 1994, to February 22, 2013. A 15-volume kanzenban edition was released from August 23, 2016, to February 23, 2017.
A sequel, titled Blade of the Immortal – Bakumatsu Arc (無限の住人～幕末ノ章～, Mugen no Jūnin Nakumatsu no Fumi), written by Kenji Takigawa and illustrated by Ryū Suenobu, with Samura's collaboration, was serialized in Monthly Afternoon from May 25, 2019, to May 24, 2024. Kodansha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from October 23, 2019, to August 22, 2024.
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Blade of the Immortal
Blade of the Immortal (Japanese: 無限の住人, Hepburn: Mugen no Jūnin; lit. 'The Inhabitant of Infinity') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from June 1993 to December 2012, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. The series is set in Japan during the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1,000 evil men in order to regain his mortality.
A 2008 anime television series adaptation was produced by Bee Train. Also in 2008, the novel Blade of the Immortal: Legend of the Sword Demon was released by Kodansha. A live action film adaptation of the same name was released in April 2017. A second anime adaptation by Liden Films was broadcast from October 2019 to March 2020. In North America, the manga has been published by Dark Horse Comics. The first anime series was licensed by Media Blasters. The second anime series is licensed by Amazon Prime Video.
By May 2019, the manga had over 7.5 million copies in circulation. In 1997, Blade of the Immortal received the Excellence Award at the first Japan Media Arts Festival.
Manji is a skilled rōnin cursed with immortality. After his violent past results in the deaths of 100 samurai, including his sister's husband, an 800-year-old nun named Yaobikuni grants him agelessness through "Sacred Bloodworms" (血仙蟲, Kessen-chū). These creatures heal even fatal wounds by merging with his body, enabling severed limbs to be reattached, though they cannot regenerate large-scale tissue loss. Seeking redemption, Manji vows to kill 1,000 evil men to end his immortality.
He allies with Rin Asano, a girl whose parents were murdered by Anotsu Kagehisa, leader of the rogue swordsmen group Ittō-ryū (逸刀流). Anotsu's philosophy embraces any technique that ensures victory, and his conquest of rival dōjōs forces survivors into exile. Opposing them is the shadowy Mugai-ryū (無骸流), which employs similarly ruthless methods. Though Manji briefly joins them, he abandons the group upon learning its members are death row convicts serving the shogunate. Despite his disdain for their most brutal agent, Shira, he maintains ties with other members while continuing his quest alongside Rin.
Samura stated that Tange Sazen was the largest influence on his characters and narrative style. In regards to the overall work he stated that he wanted to create a new style of manga, with his intended style being "Don't obsess about the details—just look at the story."
Written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura, Blade of the Immortal started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on June 25, 1993, and finished on December 25, 2012. Kodansha collected its 207 chapters in 30 tankōbon volumes, released from September 22, 1994, to February 22, 2013. A 15-volume kanzenban edition was released from August 23, 2016, to February 23, 2017.
A sequel, titled Blade of the Immortal – Bakumatsu Arc (無限の住人～幕末ノ章～, Mugen no Jūnin Nakumatsu no Fumi), written by Kenji Takigawa and illustrated by Ryū Suenobu, with Samura's collaboration, was serialized in Monthly Afternoon from May 25, 2019, to May 24, 2024. Kodansha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from October 23, 2019, to August 22, 2024.