![]() This logic might suggest that the greatest goodness is what requires sacrifice.įor Manji, the protagonist of Blade of the Immortal, he certainly isn't searching for eternal life in the hereafter. For these critics, a goodness that is more authentic is one that comes from impulses outside of self-interest. ![]() After all, one might be trying to simply secure a comfortable place in the afterlife. The historical backdrop is detailed and I was immensely grateful for the glossary at the back explaining some of the unfamiliar words to me.Ī must read for any fans of samurai manga, but I strongly recommend to anyone who enjoys comics/graphic novels/sequential art.Ĭlever critics of Christianity often posit the question "if you're required to do good because of the threat of eternal damnation, is it really morally laudable?" These critics identify some inherent self-interest in godly good works. Expect some amazing fight scenes and also a fairly sizable amount of blood and gore. The story is filled with crazy fun shinobi each with intriguing backstories. Determined for revenge, but physically incapable of defeating the roughest toughest men in Japan she seeks the aid of a body guard.Įven the main villain is deeper than just the bad guy who opposes the good guys. ![]() Rin - our female lead - is a sixteen year old girl forced to watch her mother and father killed over a grudge related to the sword school her father runs. A little odd I know, but the one hundred men killed in his past were good men including his sister's husband, and he plans to earn his retribution by killing a thousand bad guys. To die he must make amends for his bloody past by. Manji - our male lead - has been cursed with immortality. The story starts off seeming like a classic edo era samurai revenge tale, but the depth of the characters and a few crazy twists make it impossible to say classic, since classic implies 'done before'. I love the artwork so much I have even bought the art book. The artwork is amazing, each panel, no matter how tiny, could be considered it's own amazing piece of art. It is hard to go past this series when recommending manga to people. This review is for the series as a whole and contains some mild spoilers in relation to the first volume In all honesty though, if you want to read about a male samurai who is reluctant to fight, but will do so if pushed, or to protect his loved ones, and with a strong female lead, I recommend reading Rurouni Kenshin instead. I will be giving the second volume a go, just to see if maybe I judged it a little too harshly at first. This book was readable, and if a man saving a helpless woman is your thing, feel free to pick this one up. It was more enjoyable toward the end though, and the art is good, hence the half star and round up. I'm not against having a strong male lead character, I'm simply against the trope of a simple, stupid woman, getting in over her head, and needing a man to dig her out of her hole. This girl is good with a sword, but not as good as necessary to take on all these swordsmen. Personally, I'd rather have a badass female main character, instead of a weaker female, in need of a man to help her. He meets a very naive girl, who is hellbent on revenge for her father's murder, and together, she does stupid things, and he ends up jumping in to save her. So to put this bluntly, this is a manga about a douchebag, who has been made immortal, so he can redeem himself and avenge his sister's death.
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