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Blade of the Immortal Volume 17: On the Perfection of Anatomy (Blade of the Immortal (Graphic Novels)) 4 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 2007
whatever happens in there, it will always be way above all the other mangas
+ A bloody pause
What the hell
Blade Of The Immortal is so darn good
There may be less action in this one but it's so twisted and spooky... it's fantastic
Unwholesome and sick, highly sadistic moments
a delight
every single Blade Of The Immortal is an absolute must-have
so just f***ing buy it
+++
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Blade of the Immortal: Autumn Frost 4 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 2004
Hearts of Fire, Hearts of Stone
+ What's An Arm Between Enemiesý
+ Wonderful Issue, but doesn't solve the conflict fully.
+ Collects issues #73-#80
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Blade Of The Immortal Volume 14: Last Blood (Blade of the Immortal (Graphic Novels))3 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 2005
Finally, the story's back on track!
+ Sotry arc climax
+ This series F-ing ROCKS!
Last Blood is Volume 14 in Mr. Samura's revenge-quest manga, Blade of the Immortal. While there are some genuinely funny and sweet moments (the laughs and awws provided by Magatsu and Rin, respectively), the overall tone of this volume is dark and tense but NOT depressing. Anotsu has been ...
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Blood of a Thousand (Blade of the Immortal, Book 1) 40 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 1995
Great writing, Great art
+ Slow Start to a Brilliant Story
+ the amazing blade of the amazing immortal
+ Blade of the Immortal, Volume 1
+ Thrilling and focused
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Rumik World: Mermaid Forest 3 reviews
Kôichi Yamadera, Minami Takayama
U.S. Magna Corp/Wea V, 1996
An excellent animated movie.
+ Mermaid Forest
Also check out Mermaid's Scar. I believe this is the first of the 2 in the series. Mermaid's Scar catches your attention throughout the feature though.
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Phoenix Vol.11 (Phoenix)1 review
VIZ Media LLC, 2007
Fitting End to Career Epic
Accounts of Tezuka's life serve as "if only..." reminders that he never officially completed the Phoenix series. However, books 10 and 11 ("Sun" parts 1 and 2, respectively) serve as a fitting thematic finale to the series. Tezuka's ability to hop between supposedly unrelated stories while actually ...
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Blade of the Immortal: Dark Shadows5 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 2000
Everything changes after this...
+ We Are All Outcasts
+ Not the best, but good none the less
+ Dark Shadows are just the beginning of the Darkness to come.
+ The story widens in scope, and the plot thickens
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Phoenix, Vol. 1: Persistence of Time2 reviews
Phoenix
Anime Works, 2007
Tezuka Phoenix fans rejoyce!
I ordered this blindly despite the fact that Amazon doesn't really give you any information on what exactly this Phoenix vol is based on.
Fans of the manga series will be glad to know that this is in fact the more recent TV series adaptation and not the "Phoenix 2772" movie from 1980 (which is ...
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Phoenix, Volume 4: Karma (Phoenix)9 reviews
VIZ Media LLC, 2004
The soul turns upon itself-SPOILERS!
+ Compelling but lacking
+ Complicated heroes and villains
+ Hi no Tori - Phoenix - another fantastic volume in the series
+ The best manga ever
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Phoenix, Volume 8 (Phoenix)2 reviews
Osamu Tezuka
VIZ Media LLC, 2006
Age of Tears
The civil war continues ruthlessly as the two sides fight each other and themselves. Lives are wasted and madness reigns as both sides seek the Phoenix and its immortality-granting blood. Its failure to do anything for anybody does not stop the search. Friends become foes again and again and ...
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Mermaid Saga, Vol. 4 2 reviews
VIZ Media LLC, 2004
Clarification for other review
This collection has the stories 'Mermaid's Gaze' and 'Mermaid's Mask,' both in full. It is not a repackaging, but it IS a re-released version. The original release titled each collection separately, by the title of the main story (Mermaid Forest, Mermaid Scar, Mermaid Gaze). In this new release, ...
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Blade of the Immortal: Dreamsong18 reviews
Dark Horse, 1999
My favorite story in a series of great stories.
+ Samura at his best
+ How is Love from This to Rise Again...
+ I love this book
+ This is the best stuff!
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Mermaid Saga, Vol. 16 reviews
VIZ Media LLC, 2004
WELL WRITTEN CLASSIC
+ Takahashi-san preps for Inuyasha.
+ Surprisingly dark for a Rumiko Takahashi...
+ This is good!!
+ Great storyline, great characters, great art. :D
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Blade of the Immortal: The Gathering3 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 2001
The hunt for Anotsu Kagehisa continues...
+ Starting in the Middle
+ The best manga? you bet.
Think it would be great to live forever? Manji, a crass ronin of eighteenth century Japan, doesn't agree. Cursed to immortal life for prior misdeeds, he must dispatch a thousand evil men to the judgment of the Buddha in order to die himself. Joining a young girl on her quest for vengeance against ...
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Blade of the Immortal: Cry of the Worm Vol.212 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 1998
The best manga translation on the stands.
+ The Burden of Forever
+ AMAZING
+ A great story
+ Manga Collector
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Phoenix, Volume 9 (Phoenix (Viz))2 reviews
Osamu Tezuka
VIZ Media LLC, 2006
As Good As The Other Books!
+ volume 9
Phoenix Volume 9 is as good as the other volumes he wrote/drew. I am a big fan of his and have read every single book he's made. I really love his artwork and the storylines are excellent.
As stated in the description, there are 2 stories in this volume. One is about cloning which was real ...
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Blade Of The Immortal Volume 13: Mirror Of The Soul (Blade of the Immortal (Graphic Novels))4 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 2004
Am I the only one to love Hisoka?
+ Somberer and darker than the last volume.
+ Reunions, Revelations, Repercussions: The Climax Nears
+ Oh man, I have prayed for this.
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Blade of the Immortal: The Gathering part 2, Volume 93 reviews
Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse, 2001
Terrific volume!
+ The Unkindest Cuts
+ must have
The only problem I can see in this volume is the fight at the beginning. It is a little hard to read. The panels don't seem flipped right in a few instances. Manji, though, fights his toughest opponent yet. There are quite a few badguys in the itto-ryu that have a reputation besides Anotsu. Higa is ...
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Phoenix, Volume 10 (Phoenix)3 reviews
Osamu Tezuka
VIZ Media LLC, 2007
Excellent storytelling, once again
+ Great! I couldn't put it down!
+ Not as good as the other Phoenix series but a good read!
Karma is the best volume of the series, but this one is also excellent. The interweaving of past and future by having the character in one era dream about the character in the other is very well done and sets up part two nicely.
The book stands on its own as a story, but it will have more ...
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Phoenix, Volume 6 (Phoenix (Viz))2 reviews
Osamu Tezuka
VIZ Media LLC, 2006
The guy above is so lost...
I have no clue as to why the first reviewer has to give the book a single star when the review needs to reflect the literature and NOT the failure of the delivery service.
That is neither here nor there. Every single Tezuka book in the Phoenix series deserves at least 4 stars. Nostalgia is no ...
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