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Samurai Deeper Kyo #3
Samurai Deeper Kyo, Volume 03
Kyoshiro and Kyo--one a peaceful medicine seller, the other a merciless red-eyed samurai--are two spirits fighting for dominance of the same body as they travel with Yuya, a bounty hunter who helps them look for Kyo's true body.
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2003
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About the author
Akimine Kamijyo
152 books70 followersAkimine Kamijyo (上条明峰 Kamijō Akimine?, born September 13, 1975, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating Samurai Deeper Kyo. The name 'Akimine Kamijyo' is merely her pen-name. Her doujinshi work was done under the name 'Meika Hatagashira' (伯明華?).
Her second series was Shirogane no Karasu also known as Silver Crow. It started on May 30, 2007 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and ended after 3 volumes.
She is currently working on Code: Breaker.
Her second series was Shirogane no Karasu also known as Silver Crow. It started on May 30, 2007 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and ended after 3 volumes.
She is currently working on Code: Breaker.
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December 20, 2023
Egentlig kun 3 stjerner, men den fjerde er for Yukimura
October 31, 2019
KYO IS OUT!!
Damn!
That was intense!
So many unsolved mysteries.
Great banter.
Badass plot, and killer fight scenes!
This manga is EPIC!
2nd read
Re-read: 31/10/2019
2nd rating: 5 stars
Genre/sub-genres: Manga/samurai/action/mystery
Cover: 3.5 stars
Art: 5 stars
Will I recommend: ALWAYS!
1st read
Read: Don’t know the date.
1st rating: 5 stars
Damn!
That was intense!
So many unsolved mysteries.
Great banter.
Badass plot, and killer fight scenes!
This manga is EPIC!
2nd read
Re-read: 31/10/2019
2nd rating: 5 stars
Genre/sub-genres: Manga/samurai/action/mystery
Cover: 3.5 stars
Art: 5 stars
Will I recommend: ALWAYS!
1st read
Read: Don’t know the date.
1st rating: 5 stars
June 3, 2021
Today’s post is on Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume Three by Akimine Kamijo. It is the third in the long manga series and you need to have read the first volumes to understand the story. The cover has Kyo on it in his body with the shadow of a villain behind him. There is sexuality, strong language, and violence in this manga; older teens and adults only. The story is told from third person god point of view with character’s thoughts from time to time. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- The Demon Unleashed
Kyoshiro Mibu is a carefree, somewhat inept medicine peddler who does his best to stay out of trouble, but when he draws his sword he becomes the infamous samurai Demon Eyes Kyo, killer of a thousand men, and all hell breaks loose. But what would happen if their positions were reversed?
Kyoshiro’s latest adversaries, the fearsome Three Color Gang and their employer Genma Kidou, have been making life quite difficult for our hero. It’s almost as if they are more interested in Kyo than the treasure they claim to be after. Kyoshiro had managed to fend off two members of the Three Color Gang without drawing his sword, but his foes grow impatient. For the final battle against the deadly White Crow, Lord Genma has taken measures to ensure that Demon Eyes Kyo will be unleashed, and this time, Kyo has no intention of going back.
Review- In this volume we see more of important side characters like Izumo No Okuni and the mystery of how Kyo and Kyoshiro become the way they are now just gets bigger. The villain Genma wants Kyo to be the primary personality and Okuni promises that she can do that and she does. I like that Kamijo does make Kyo and Kyoshiro look different; from the way that the hair changes, the color of the eyes, and the way Kyo vs Kyoshiro stands. Now that Kyo is the main character get used to him being an ass. He is an ass to everyone and includes Yuya but do not worry too much about her. She gives as good as she gets from him. That is what makes her interesting to Kyo. Most everyone is afraid of him but for some reason Yuya is not. That is something that I look forward to learning more about because it has been so long since I have read this series that I do not remember so much about it. Other than I loved this series.
I give this manga a Five out Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this book with my own money.
Edit: 06/03/2021
So we are finally with Kyo from here on out*, (*mostly) and I’m so glad. I never liked Kyoshiro even I read it the series the first time and this time I felt how annoying he is. Kyo is a breath of fresh air with how grumpy and murdery he is. Plus with Yuya interacting with him, just makes me love her and him more.
From the back of the book- The Demon Unleashed
Kyoshiro Mibu is a carefree, somewhat inept medicine peddler who does his best to stay out of trouble, but when he draws his sword he becomes the infamous samurai Demon Eyes Kyo, killer of a thousand men, and all hell breaks loose. But what would happen if their positions were reversed?
Kyoshiro’s latest adversaries, the fearsome Three Color Gang and their employer Genma Kidou, have been making life quite difficult for our hero. It’s almost as if they are more interested in Kyo than the treasure they claim to be after. Kyoshiro had managed to fend off two members of the Three Color Gang without drawing his sword, but his foes grow impatient. For the final battle against the deadly White Crow, Lord Genma has taken measures to ensure that Demon Eyes Kyo will be unleashed, and this time, Kyo has no intention of going back.
Review- In this volume we see more of important side characters like Izumo No Okuni and the mystery of how Kyo and Kyoshiro become the way they are now just gets bigger. The villain Genma wants Kyo to be the primary personality and Okuni promises that she can do that and she does. I like that Kamijo does make Kyo and Kyoshiro look different; from the way that the hair changes, the color of the eyes, and the way Kyo vs Kyoshiro stands. Now that Kyo is the main character get used to him being an ass. He is an ass to everyone and includes Yuya but do not worry too much about her. She gives as good as she gets from him. That is what makes her interesting to Kyo. Most everyone is afraid of him but for some reason Yuya is not. That is something that I look forward to learning more about because it has been so long since I have read this series that I do not remember so much about it. Other than I loved this series.
I give this manga a Five out Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this book with my own money.
Edit: 06/03/2021
So we are finally with Kyo from here on out*, (*mostly) and I’m so glad. I never liked Kyoshiro even I read it the series the first time and this time I felt how annoying he is. Kyo is a breath of fresh air with how grumpy and murdery he is. Plus with Yuya interacting with him, just makes me love her and him more.
January 20, 2013
14 January 2013
Now, this is when it starts to get really good. The action gets bloodier and so much more exciting with Samurai Deeper Kyo, Volume 03. Thanks to the wicked Okuni, the moment we've been waiting for has finally arrived and, boy, is it good. As much as I'm grateful to Okuni for unlocking the powers of Demon Eyes Kyo, I really can't stand her. As Kyo would say, "DIE, BITCH!"
Aside from the amazing battles with White Crow and Genma Kidou, this volume is also highly entertaining in part to the introduction of one of my favorite characters, Benitora. He adds the perfect amount of comedy to the tense situations.
Several new mysteries are presented in this volume as well to keep you intrigued. Who is Sakuya? Who exactly is Kyoshiro? What are the true intentions of the mysterious badass stranger, Yukimura Sanada? I'm excited to read more on Yukimura, who surprisingly parallels Kyo's strengths. Since I've read these so long ago, I've forgotten what happens next so it's fun to relive these adventures all over again!
Now, this is when it starts to get really good. The action gets bloodier and so much more exciting with Samurai Deeper Kyo, Volume 03. Thanks to the wicked Okuni, the moment we've been waiting for has finally arrived and, boy, is it good. As much as I'm grateful to Okuni for unlocking the powers of Demon Eyes Kyo, I really can't stand her. As Kyo would say, "DIE, BITCH!"
Aside from the amazing battles with White Crow and Genma Kidou, this volume is also highly entertaining in part to the introduction of one of my favorite characters, Benitora. He adds the perfect amount of comedy to the tense situations.
Several new mysteries are presented in this volume as well to keep you intrigued. Who is Sakuya? Who exactly is Kyoshiro? What are the true intentions of the mysterious badass stranger, Yukimura Sanada? I'm excited to read more on Yukimura, who surprisingly parallels Kyo's strengths. Since I've read these so long ago, I've forgotten what happens next so it's fun to relive these adventures all over again!
May 21, 2021
3.7/5
Third volume and on are entirely new territory for me after I spent about a decade re-reading and skimming through the first two volumes multiple times, always wondering when I'll get around to finding some more of these old volumes to read.
This volume seems to be the one that finally gets the series buckling down on all those juicy plot points the previous volumes kept hinting at, and it made things a lot more interesting. The dialogue is corny as hell, probably not helped by its English translation, but frankly I wouldn't really have it any other way with this series. The action scenes are dynamic and consistently well-drawn. Akimine's artwork has been thoroughly great, although the humour and macho one-liners are still pretty hit-or-miss. On to volume four...
Third volume and on are entirely new territory for me after I spent about a decade re-reading and skimming through the first two volumes multiple times, always wondering when I'll get around to finding some more of these old volumes to read.
This volume seems to be the one that finally gets the series buckling down on all those juicy plot points the previous volumes kept hinting at, and it made things a lot more interesting. The dialogue is corny as hell, probably not helped by its English translation, but frankly I wouldn't really have it any other way with this series. The action scenes are dynamic and consistently well-drawn. Akimine's artwork has been thoroughly great, although the humour and macho one-liners are still pretty hit-or-miss. On to volume four...
January 28, 2023
So like I did not remember Yuya getting sexually assaulted/harrassed like this. Also the boob grabbing is looking so, so painful. People are just grabbing and squeezing the shit out of her breasts, I'd be crying if it was me. And Okuni is even more scummy than I remember.
Honestly mostly rating this 3 stars because I remember liking the series when I first read it.
Honestly mostly rating this 3 stars because I remember liking the series when I first read it.
February 25, 2020
More intense fighting and the introduction of Yukimura Sanada. The demonic pervert. Still having a blast reading this series!
June 4, 2023
How to tell if a series is written by a man:
1: excessive boob grabbing
2: women are all extremely curvaceous
3: women are often naked
1: excessive boob grabbing
2: women are all extremely curvaceous
3: women are often naked
January 30, 2026
I really like this manga but I really wish that there was a bit more backstory put into it. I understand it will probably be in the next volume but I just found it irritating this go around...
July 24, 2022
See vol. 1 for my review of the full series from several years ago.
This is my favorite manga series, which I first started reading in middle school in 2003. I have a long history with this series, but that doesn't prevent me from seeing some of the problematic parts of it.
Kyo is obnoxious in the first several volumes. His trash-talking goes over the top, and I honestly forgot about it over the years because after the first several volumes, he retains his confidence and ego but he isn't obnoxious during fights in the rest of the series. His groping on Yuya is also not okay. As a kid I didn't think much of it, and now I can kind of just look at it as late 90s/early 2000s standard fare, but it's still not okay.
In short, the first couple of volumes have great action, but having read the entire series before, they do a terrible job of introducing the main characters. I wouldn't blame someone who didn't want to keep reading past volume 3, but I would encourage people to do so. Kyo is annoying in the first few fights we see him in; Okuni is whacky; Yuya has the female protagonist who keeps hitting the lead dude thing going on that was popular at the time. None of these things are really who the characters are when you progress much further into the series. As a long time fan it's honestly a little frustrating reading the first three volumes and realizing how they all appear at first when they're characters that I really love.
This is my favorite manga series, which I first started reading in middle school in 2003. I have a long history with this series, but that doesn't prevent me from seeing some of the problematic parts of it.
Kyo is obnoxious in the first several volumes. His trash-talking goes over the top, and I honestly forgot about it over the years because after the first several volumes, he retains his confidence and ego but he isn't obnoxious during fights in the rest of the series. His groping on Yuya is also not okay. As a kid I didn't think much of it, and now I can kind of just look at it as late 90s/early 2000s standard fare, but it's still not okay.
In short, the first couple of volumes have great action, but having read the entire series before, they do a terrible job of introducing the main characters. I wouldn't blame someone who didn't want to keep reading past volume 3, but I would encourage people to do so. Kyo is annoying in the first few fights we see him in; Okuni is whacky; Yuya has the female protagonist who keeps hitting the lead dude thing going on that was popular at the time. None of these things are really who the characters are when you progress much further into the series. As a long time fan it's honestly a little frustrating reading the first three volumes and realizing how they all appear at first when they're characters that I really love.
July 14, 2013
Chapters 15 - 23
So, Kyoshiro's battle with Red Tiger continues, but only for 5 pages (which I honestly found disappointing) as he becomes one of the gang and joins Kyoshiro and Yuya on their travels.
However, be previous disappointment is quickly lifted as Izumo no Okuni reveals an interesting weakness in Kyoshiro, which enables her to easily awaken Kyo. In fashion with the previous two books, omce Kyo is awakened, there is a thrilling battle. Kyo's latest foe is White Crow.
Unfortunately for Yuya, once the battle is over and Kyo and Benitora (Red Tiger) have had their moment, it is discovered that Kyo is around for good and he is very much in charge.
But is he the big bad guy we all assumed he was until this point, or is it Kyoshiro that is the real Demon Eyes?
Our author leaves us in a whore house, a drunken long haired pervert, and Ninjas from Iga come for Kyo's head. What more could we ask for in a cliff hanger?
So, Kyoshiro's battle with Red Tiger continues, but only for 5 pages (which I honestly found disappointing) as he becomes one of the gang and joins Kyoshiro and Yuya on their travels.
However, be previous disappointment is quickly lifted as Izumo no Okuni reveals an interesting weakness in Kyoshiro, which enables her to easily awaken Kyo. In fashion with the previous two books, omce Kyo is awakened, there is a thrilling battle. Kyo's latest foe is White Crow.
Unfortunately for Yuya, once the battle is over and Kyo and Benitora (Red Tiger) have had their moment, it is discovered that Kyo is around for good and he is very much in charge.
But is he the big bad guy we all assumed he was until this point, or is it Kyoshiro that is the real Demon Eyes?
Our author leaves us in a whore house, a drunken long haired pervert, and Ninjas from Iga come for Kyo's head. What more could we ask for in a cliff hanger?
June 30, 2015
In this volume we learn a little bit more about the connection between Demon Eyes Kyo and Kyoshiro, but are left with even more questions about how that connection actually came about.
Now that Demon Eyes Kyo has been released, the story has become more violent and there are more sexual scenes. Nothing as blatant as Manga for adults, but certainly not for a very young audience without parental approval.
Now that Demon Eyes Kyo has been released, the story has become more violent and there are more sexual scenes. Nothing as blatant as Manga for adults, but certainly not for a very young audience without parental approval.
May 11, 2015
I recommend this book to the person that's reading this because this book is really interesting for example when like if you like reading books that makes you want to read it without putting the book down.In this graphic novel
July 19, 2007
coooooollllllllllllllllllll..... with those cute boys!!! and the characters are so bold. I like akira so much.
October 8, 2007
mayan bagus lo bro!
apalagi pelmnya....ehehehehe
apalagi pelmnya....ehehehehe
February 9, 2008
The fanservice irritated me more than usual; I'm not sure whether or not I'll pick up another volume.
January 18, 2013
Read in: September 2012, January 2013.
February 28, 2019
The story is a bit dull when it starts off with Yuya and Kyoshiro. But as you progress, the plot thickens and newly cast members introduced piece by piece make this manga unique and a bit of a masterpiece. There are two main story lines: 1- Yuya is looking for the man that killed her brother and 2- Kyo is searching for his true body to exact his revenge. Every other plot in between just adds fuel to the story and lets you learn of the diverse background of many characters, friends or foes. The story itself was captivating and it is a shame that many people know of this series.
The art style refined over time, giving the battle scenes flaws execution. The each character had their own torments and demons to deal with but I would have to say that certain individuals needed more evolution or better backstory. The end was well received and left no stone unturned.
I have watched the anime adaptation and I don't recommend it. It doesn't do it justice.
Do I recommend:
Yes! Just not the anime!!
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