Shigurui 5

Shigurui #5

by Takayuki Yamaguchi, Norio Nanjo

Suite à la vengeance de Seigen Irako, et à la trahison de Sanjuro Okitsu, le dojo Kogan ne compte plus que trois de ses sept "tigres". C’est alors que le maître Iwamoto se réveille, après 47
jours de délire, et apprend la terrible nouvelle. Il se convainc que ses deux seuls disciples restants, Gennosuke Fujiki et Gonzaemon Ushimata, sont, eux aussi, des traîtres. Fou de rage, il leur ordonne de lui prouver leur fidélité en exécutant une démonstration meurtrière…

Genres: Manga, Comics, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novels, Japanese Literature

216 pages, Paperback

First published November 19, 2005

About the author

Takayuki Yamaguchi (山口 貴由, Yamaguchi Takayuki, born in Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist. He is the creator of Apocalypse Zero and Shigurui.

Reviews

[Jedi JC Daquis · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are reading this review, you probably have an interest or lookong for a good historical fiction manga about samurais and duels. Shigurui has lots of it and more than that. Five volumes in, the Shigurui proves to be violent, full of guts (literally) and death.

The story arc is a typical revenge story, something that you have heard a million times before, but the way it was executed, the the story unfolds in an interesting manner, Shigurui deserves to be read by those who wanted some guilty pleasure fun and violence.

[scylla ☾ · Rating 5 out of 5]

c'est une dinguerie je sais pas pourquoi j'ai mis autant de temps à lire ce toma là

[gam s (Haveyouread.bkk) · Rating 4 out of 5]

See my review in Shigurui Vol.1

[47Time · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boy, it sure helps that the story isn't chronological. You know that thing with the Kogan disciples veing illed? Yeah, let's put it off for a while. The author has another story in mind.

Kogan's daughter Mie went on a hunger strike after Irako was exiled. When the disciples started being killed off, her hunger returned. Fujiki finds evidence that one of the disciples betrayed the school. He kills the culprit who is also believed responsible for the other deaths.

Kogan, Fujiki and Gonzaemon are invited by Kengyou to his estate for a friendly duel with Sekiun, a young man adept in Spanish swordfighting. The rapier he uses humiliated many swordsmen skilled with the katana, but Kogan understands it weaknesses. Defeated, Sekiun attacks his master Kengyou, but is put down swiftly. Irako and Kogan's former wife are living at Kengyou's estate. Fujiki believes the duel was meant to kill one of them.

For now the trio are alive, but Irako challenges Fujiki to a secret duel. Kogan too is forced to fight several assailants. Though victorious, he is poisoned by a lucky blow from the man who killed Sekiun.

[Luís Lovato · Rating 5 out of 5]

surpreendente..o desafio que os dois tigres tiveram que encarar mostra bem claro a maestria que os dois atingiram!

[Sabina Biasuzzo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Capolavoro manga, da leggere assolutamente

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really loved this series, great swordsman manga! The story is pretty good but really love the sword fights and really gruesome manga😻😻👌⚔️

[guanaeps · Rating 5 out of 5]

just keeps getting crazier

[Siraa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still gore but less nude

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 2 out of 5]

El dibujo sigue siendo muy interesante; las peleas, escalofriantes; y la historia de lo más confusa, y aunque el tomo anterior repuntaba un poco, acá me volví a perder con demasiada facilidad.