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First Impression: Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-

A girl of noble birth is playing hide-and-seek in a wooden palace in 1758, Japan, when a fire begins. Like dragons, the roaring flames consume the place. Those who have escaped the inferno despair of saving the girl’s life, but when her father cries out in anguish, Gengo Matsumana hears his call. The young samurai… Read More First Impression: Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-

01.12.202601.12.2026 GaheretLeave a comment

First Impression: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō

Little Suzune was born with a bright red demon eye that she keeps covered with a rag. This eye is a harbinger of doom that brings abuse upon her, and her older brother Jinta is too young and weak to be her protector. He hears the hits and the begging. He hears her call his… Read More First Impression: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō

04.01.202504.05.2025 Gaheret1 Comment

First Impression: Blue Miburo

On a bright summer day, a bunch of kids runs to Nagakura-sensei, asking him for stories about the shinsengumi, the elite warriors of the last sword era, the troubled warring period of mid-18th Century Japan called the Bakumatsu. Every kid has heard of Kondo Isami, Hijikata Toshizo, and Okita the Prodigy, and each has a… Read More First Impression: Blue Miburo

10.19.202410.19.2024 GaheretLeave a comment

First Impression: The Elusive Samurai

Young Tokiyuki Hojo is a consummate master at hide-and-seek, which wouldn’t be that strange if he wasn’t also the heir to the Kamakura Shogunate. The year is 1333, and Tokiyuki prefers hiding in treasure vaults, jumping from roofs, and running in front of his bodyguards to archery training or his lordly duties. Some at the… Read More First Impression: The Elusive Samurai

07.06.202407.06.2024 Gaheret1 Comment

First Impression: Ooku: The Inner Chambers

It is the era of the shoguns, and a mysterious plague spreads through the land, killing off eight in every ten men. Within eighty years, the demography, labor practices, social norms, and political structures of Japan have transformed, and no one can remember the way things used to be. Men are protected from hard labor… Read More First Impression: Ooku: The Inner Chambers

06.29.202307.01.2023 claire1 Comment

Fanart Friday: Samurai Ace and Luffy

ace and luffy samurai

★ 【疾速k】 「 A&L 」 ☆ reprinted with permission

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Interview with “Samurai Dan” at Kumoricon 2018

Well guys! I’ve had another exciting trip to Kumoricon in Portland Oregon. I went with out fellow podcaster London, and we even met up with writer Annalyn as well! I had an amazing time at this convention. I got to interview “Samurai Dan,” J. Michael Tatum (Iida, Erwin Smith) and Justin Briner (Deku). I will… Read More Interview with “Samurai Dan” at Kumoricon 2018

11.13.201811.12.2018 Lady_TeresaChristina2 Comments

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