Kagurabachi 01

カグラバチ [Kagurabachi] #1

by Takeru Hokazono

Chihiro, der wortkarge Sohn eines lebensfrohen Schwertschmieds, trainiert täglich mit seinem Vater. Er glaubte, dass die Tage des ständigen Lachens ewig andauern würden, aber eines Tages schlägt die Tragödie zu... Ein blutiges Band und ein Leben ohne Wiederkehr. Der Junge brennt vor Hass und dem Feuer der Entschlossenheit in seinem Herzen...

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Action, Comics, Shonen, Fiction, Graphic Novels

215 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2024

About the author

Takeru Hokazono (外薗健; Hokazono Takeru) is a Japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Ricarda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will watch your career with great interest, Rokuhira Chihiro.

[myo ⋆｡˚ ❀ * · Rating 5 out of 5]

need this as a physical copy and fast!

i wasn’t expecting to like this so much because it is hard for me to read tone through manga sometimes but i think this started off super strong. i loved the main character chihiro like he’s so cute and i like the broody guy. i like the side characters and im sensing a found family here. in a way this reminds me of jjk in the sense of quality and how fun it is. can’t wait to continue on

[Gavin Moye · Rating 4 out of 5]

ALL. GAS. NO. BRAKES.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a promising new manga. I’m excited to read this one weekly.
I already love the characters and the power system.
Can’t wait to see all the enchanted swords and more sorcerers.

[Christian Schultheiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a truly powerful and dynamic intro into this shonen and when I say they don’t hold back on the bloodshed, I mean it’s complete ninja assassin up in these pages and I’m totally here for it, I think I found a new favorite to start running through soon. In just the first eight opening chapters of this volume, you get an incredible lore and backstory, these seven insanely cool mystically magical katanas, an angsty underdog protagonist with a innocent sweet little girl to protect, and a seemingly magic wielding yakuza underworld antagonists that give me modern demon slayer vibes. 4.25/5

P.S. that drop onto the table spin and decapitation of those four or five guys was just oozing with finesse and one of the coolest black and white still frames I’ve seen in manga to date.

[Molly™☺ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fast paced and somewhat rushed introduction to another formulaic shonen. The action sequencss are fantastic, but the rest leaves a lot to be desired. Most of the humour misses the mark and the plot is pretty predictable despite being an easy and entertaining read. Those who like this brand of story telling will definitely find something they like, and whilst it's not anything overly new, there are characters to invest in and some eye-popping panels to enjoy.

[Starch · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF chapter 20.

I usually like fast paced action, but this manga is just pure ADHD. It's an unending string of battles, and during each battle the story keeps cutting away every few pages.

Battle starts, the protagonist initiates an attack, which is about to hit an antagonist -- cut to a conversation elsewhere -- cut to the attack hitting, then the antagonist launches an attach -- cut to a conversation elsewhere -- cut to the attack being about to hit -- cut to flashback -- cut to the attack hitting. And repeat.

It's an approach to storytelling I don't think I've seen before, so I understand how the uniqueness appeals to some people. But so far it's too much for me.

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic start to a series. Yes, it’s reminiscent of a lot of classic shonen series, but it does have enough to set it apart too. The art is perfect for the tone of the series, and the fights are pretty good. This is definitely one that will become huge VERY soon.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tiene potencial, pero necesita una mejora urgente del dibujo.

[Kristian Dobson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Everything about this is mid as fuck.

[fulcrum]

a rec from a sakadays fan so i'll give it a shot

[Marc D. ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 estrellas.

"A lo largo de la historia, las katanas salvaron la vida de la gente y abrieron camino a nuevas eras. Pero... como te imaginarás... no dejan de ser armas hechas para matar."

—(El rating oficial que le puse fue 4.75/5, pero decidí subirlo a 5/5 porque no encontré razón para bajar su calificación)—


Quería leer esta historia desde que salió, pero como le vi potencial y parecía que iba a ser un bombazo, me dije "mejor esperar a que salga en físico", y acá estamos ✨️

Tiene toda la acción característica de un shonen como me gusta, y es que el primer capítulo ya es tremendo. El estilo de dibujo también acompaña un montón, es totalmente mi tipo. La manera de pelear de los personajes es asombrosa.

Me gustó Chihiro y su padre, me hicieron reír mucho, también el tema de los peces dorados me puso algo sensible.
Shiba igualmente me pareció muy buen personaje (uno que suma) y luego adoré a Char, sentí que era muy valiente y adorable.

Sin dudas, voy a seguir esta historia de espadas embrujadas, hechiceros y venganza.

Bienvenida sea mi nueva obsesión 🤩✨️

[Knigoqdec · Rating 4 out of 5]

Старая се да съм в крак с маниите си, ако не чрез аниме версиите, то чрез мангите, когато станат достъпни на хартия, за да им се радвам притежателски. Много наскоро излезе новината как отказват на МАРРА позволение да направят аниме версия на тази манга, станала популярна в средите. Още отпреди тази клюка, рекламите в интернет упорито ми предлагаха "Кагурабачи" с разни меме-та. Сметнах, че преживяването ще е подобно на случилото ми се с Jujutsu Kaisen - не категорично силна история, но носеща ми най-вече визуално удоволствие. И затова си купих първия том на "Кагурабачи" за празниците.
Мангата започва малко по-суховато, отколкото очаквах. Стилът е простичък, не чак толкова бляскав. Героите са леко отдалечени от публиката си - читателите. Идеята е класическа, шоненска - отмъщение. Допада ми като цяло, макар че ако имаше още щипка хумор отгоре, щеше наистина да ме хване по-здраво. Малко не ми харесва избора на шрифтове от страна на VIZ на няколко места - като че нещо са бързали или са го правили през пръсти. Хората, израснали с фенски украски, не обичат това :D Мисля, че ще стане по-ефектно аниме, отколкото е ефектна мангата, но не съжалявам, че си я имам. Както и при споменатото Jujutsu Kaisen - "съдбата" ме среща с разни такива заглавия, които после се превръщат в комфортни заглавия за мен що се отнася до визуалното наслаждение. Много е възможно и тук да се получи така.

[Bücherwolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ein gelungener Start einer actionreichen Manga-Reihe!

Eine richtig guter Action Manga hat immer eine Prämisse, die dich an die Reihe fesselt und aufgrund derer du weiterlesen willst. Genau so ist es bei Kagurabachi auch! Eine fesselnde Prämisse, ein epischer Artstyle mit humorvollen Einschüben und ein cooler Protagonist.

Sehr zu empfehlen.

[Lėja · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,75 ☆

[Dxdnelion · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely a new promising shounen series. However, the story is all over the place. For now we know the story is about revenge & enchanted swords. But other than that, this was a very messy start. Not enough explanation and too much things happen to the point that I feel confused on the 'world-building' and the power system that happens. It doesn't elaborate enough in between the panels. Of course this is my early judgement for vol 1 only. Hopefully the storytelling will get better on the next vol.

But the manga art style is gorgeous!! The detail is insane. Some of their manga panels remind me of Tougen Anki art style. Overall, 3.8 🌟 I need more!

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ein wunderbarer, actionlastiger Shonen-Manga, mit extrem viel Blut und Dramastuff.
Die Zeichnungen sind ganz gut, die Story hält definitiv noch einiges bereit, es gibt genügend coole Gegner (die man auch shippen kann, just saying), und überraschenderweise ist bis jetzt noch kein dicktittiges dummes Mädel aufgetaucht :D und ich hoffe inständig, dass des so bleibt, und es coole Gegnerinnen werden oder so, aber wer weiß.
Bis jetzt gefällt es mir mega, vorallem die Fähigkeiten der Hexer sind spannend und brutal.

[clau 🫧 · Rating 5 out of 5]

no sabía que necesitaba en mi vida este manga gore hasta que ha aparecido

[Siona Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid introduction. I would have liked more info on how the sword works, but I’m sure we’ll get that in due time. The art was easy to follow and the world building seems pretty cool. Definitely will continue with this series for now

Pre-read comments: I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about this story so I’m exited to check it out. I’ve had it preordered for months but forgot to add it to goodreads

[Mistborn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! can't wait to see this on anime, I can easily see this will become the next big shounen after Demon slayer and jjk

[Neha · Rating 5 out of 5]

“‘How can you move..?’
‘That day is what drives me. You just made the reason clearer.’”

holy shit this is good. knew it was a revenge story, but didn’t know anything else… pleasantly surprised and i’m glad i waited will there were a couple of volumes out hehe. and i love the art. and a found family? also, don’t know much of the villain, but it feels like he’s a true bad guy which is exciting. don’t get me wrong, i love a tragic villain/fallen hero/etc, but i LOVE a good pure evil villain OOOF. i’m interested to see where he’s gonna go!


him and his dad😭 bro the fish😭 CHAR IS SO CUTE😭 so excited to read more😂

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this is a really solid start to a new Shonen series.

Chihiro lost his father and is on a revenge path for him. This leads to some really intense fights where he works with his best buddy Togo. The story starts simple enough but when you had in the adorable Char, as the key character to protect and a badass cafe owner with Hinao, everything just flows so good with the characters. The pacing is relentless, giving our main hero very little time to rest after everything starts going to hell.

This series can be brutal with some really great kills, excellent fighting moments, and a big surprise, some really cute/funny moments. This is def a series to keep your eye on.

[Adiba(mankind hater) · Rating 5 out of 5]

danggggg THIS WAS GOOOOOD

my dumbass actually started it first when I was in a big ahh reading slump so obv couldn't read it (even months after that i was in a slump that's how bad of a slump it was) so my dumb ass was like "iTs NoT gOoD* 🤡. (talk about not using brain) but I was casually going through the manga/hwa/huas i started and didn't finish and randomly found this one and I was like let's give all of them a chance and started w this one and I'M SO GLAD I DECIDED TO READ THIS COZ HOLY FISH this was so good 😭😭😭😭

[Ben Sapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 Kagurabachi is solid. Solid characters, interesting world building, interesting but not revolutionary power system. I never found the story to drag. I’m a little disappointed with a few dropped plot lines and sometimes the action could be a bit hard to follow, but they are extremely minor criticisms of a up and coming weekly manga.

Plus Samura is really cool.

[Kanishka · Rating 2 out of 5]

The start is average and it's too early for me to say anything else there are not enough volume to judge this fairly, at least I am interested in seeing where this will go.

[Toby · Rating 4 out of 5]

wait holy shit this is peak

[⚡eli⚡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

We follow Chihiro (age almost 15 when the story starts, 18 when the time skip happens) - the son of Kunishige, the legendary swordsmith whose 6 enchanted blades ended the Seitei war. After retrieving and hiding the blades, some sorcerers raid his dad's workshop and murders him. Years later, Chihiro takes up his dad's 7th and final enchanted blade ''Enten'', to reclaim the stolen ones and avenge his death. Following leads tied to a ruthless yakuza group, Chihiro confronts the Hishaku, a deadly sorcerers group linked to his dad's murder.

Chihiro's first action ''entrance'' was graphic, bloody and dynamic. Gore would be one of the keywords for this battle shonen manga. It's fast paced, full of explosive moments, have almost typical start character lineup and a very determined protagonist, who's at least for now, feels bit generic for me. But I bet we will see more sides of him. I mean, we can see that his cold demeanor has a softer side (scenes with Char). So fingers crossed for more complexity.

Fans of page-turn action will eat this up. Even though it starts as classic revenge story, it later hints on more detailed themes like ethics, growth, morals and more (hear from a grapevine). Good start!

p.s. Author likes John Wick (esp. 4th movie) + many fight scenes in it. I think we are best friends then.

Thank you VIZ Media and Edelweiss for the arc copy.

[Felicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

„Kagurabachi“ erzählt die Geschichte des jungen Chihiro, der als Sohn eines legendären Schwertschmieds eine zunächst idyllische Kindheit mit seinem alleinerziehenden Vaters verbringt. Dieser lehrt ihn die Kunst, Bedeutung und Verantwortung des Schmiedens, ehe eine Syndikat-ähnliche Gruppe von Magiern und Kriminellen die Familie angreift und Chihiros Vater brutal ermordet. Ziel ist der Raub seiner verzauberten Katana, von denen sein Vater sieben schuf. Chihiro überlebt den Anschlag und kann zumindest ein Katana retten, mit dem er sich zusammen mit einem Familienfreund auf einen Rachfeldzug begibt.

Phew. Selten habe ich so unglaublich brutale Manga gelesen, bei denen regelrechte Menschenmassen innerhalb weniger Seiten zerstückelt werden, vor allem als Auftakt. Trotzdem überzeugt diese Welt aus Schwertkunst, Magie und tragischer Familiengeschichte. Das Rad wird nicht neu erfunden, aber das Worldbuiling überzeugt, ebenso wie die gut choreographierten Kampfsequenzen. Der Zeichenstil ist dynamisch und ist hier und da schön detailliert. Das Rache-Narrativ ist vertraut und dennoch packend aufgezogen, sodass ich mehr erfahren möchte. Und die Mischung aus traditioneller Schwertkunst und Magie bildet sowieso ein faszinierendes Fundament für alles, was darauf folgen wird.

[Vincentimes · Rating 3 out of 5]

J’avais mais TELLEMENT hâte de lire ce nouveau manga depuis l’annonce de sa parution il y a 2-3 mois et donc j’attendais sa sortie avec grande impatience.

Si les dessins des scènes de combat sont incroyables et le concept intéressant j’avoue avoir été un peu déçu. C’était parfois un peu rigolo, parfois un peu triste et bien sombre mais je n’ai pas vraiment été emporté dans l’histoire.

Il se passe beaucoup de choses dans ce premier tome sans qu’on saisisse suffisamment les éléments qui sont mis en place (le système de fonctionnement de sabres, les organisations existantes, un peu d’explications sur les personnages ??).

Je continue à penser que cette série a du potentiel et qu’elle peu devenir une des nouvelles « grandes séries du manga » mais j’attends à voir.

Ok les dessins de baston c’est cool mais j’aimerais plus de développement sur les personnages, parce que pour l’instant je ne m’attache pas du tout à eux et je me fous un peu de ce qui peut leur arriver.

[Yamell Lizardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

" Una katana debe ser empuñada por quienes se dedican a vencer el mal y a proteger a los débiles. "

Me encantó Chihiro, las espadas encantadas y ese día que se convirtió en su motor de venganza.

Una serie que me está dando lo que ofrece y con un final que solo puedo decir : I need more.

Sin duda alguna un manga que es más que bienvenido a mi colección.