{"product_id":"blade-of-the-immortal-deluxe-volume-9-isbn-9781506733043","title":"Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 9","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhile Anotsu's strange crew of Itto-ryu are splintered and fatigued, Habaki Kagimura's group of suicidal Rokki-dan soldiers is hot on their heels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaths cross, swords clash, and all the pieces begin to fall into place for a ferocious final battle in this penultimate omnibus volume of Hiroaki Samura's spellbinding masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlade of the Immortal\u003c\/i\u003e has won numerous awards across the globe, including the Eisner Award in America, the prestigious Media Arts Award of Japan, and multiple British Eagle Awards—among many other international accolades. Samura’s manga epic was made into a complete anime series in 2008 and was adapted into a live-action film by Takashi Miike in 2017.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eBlade of the Immortal\u003c\/i\u003e volumes 26 to 28 in the original 7\" x 10\" serialized format, in a faux-leather hardcover treatment, and with a bookmark ribbon.“Samura's stark black-and-white drawings combine precision and a gritty, gestural line in riveting, powerfully expressive illustrations . . . Readers will be drawn into this epic tale, even when there are moments they would prefer to look away.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Few artists draw samurai manga as well as Hiroaki Samura, whose pages are packed with photorealistic detail while remaining fluid, dynamic, and human.”—\u003ci\u003eOtakuUSA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHiroaki Samura\u003c\/b\u003e is a Japanese writer\/illustrator and creator of \u003ci\u003eBlade of the Immortal\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several other short works. He has also done various illustrations for magazines.","brand":"Dark Horse Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300939256037,"sku":"NP9781506733043","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506733043.jpg?v=1767722745","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/blade-of-the-immortal-deluxe-volume-9-isbn-9781506733043","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}