Offered, Volume 2

Offered #2

by Kazuo Koike, Ryōichi Ikegami

Diamonds are forever in this volume because that's what tempts Yu and his band to high-tail it to Agarti and snatch that treasure before Yu's evil half brother gets his hands on it! The second and final volume in this series brings high stakes and high adventures! Mikhail nabs the map to Agarti and Yu begins his arduous pursuit; but Yu finds out he's in for much more than he's bargained for...Mikhail is a master swordsman and dangles Yu's life out on a thread...Watch out, Yu! Is that your dead father's statue that's come to life? Poisonous snakes, sword-wielding Sheiks and steamy romance all blow through on the desert wind in this gripping conclusion of the Offered series.

Genres: Manga, Comics

398 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2001

About the author

Kazuo Koike (小池一夫, Koike Kazuo) was a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.

Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.

Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the "Golden Duo" because of the success of Lone Wolf and Cub.

Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.

Kazuo Koike started the Gekika Sonjuku, a college course meant to teach people how to be mangaka.

In addition to his more violent, action-oriented manga, Koike, an avid golfer, has also written golf manga.