Kodoani.com – In the June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine, it was revealed on Thursday that the manga's sequel “Mugen no Jūnin: Bakumatsu no Shō” (“Blade of the Immortal – Bakumatsu Arc”) by Renji Takigawa and Ryū Suenobu will conclude in the next issue, scheduled for release on May 24.
The manga sequel is set in the Bakumatsu period in the 19th century, an important period of Japanese history (whereas the original series was set in the Edo period). The story follows the main character Manji, who begins his journey as a recluse in the Tosa territory, but ends up heading towards an unclear goal. He faced the most powerful warriors of that era.
The series began serialization in May 2019, and Kodansha published the ninth volume on November 22.
Hiroaki Samura, author of the manga “Blade of the Immortal,” began serializing the manga in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine in December 1993 and completed it in 2012. The series consists of 30 volumes, which have sold more than 5 million copies. million copies in print and published in 22 different countries and territories. “Blade of the Immortal” won the Excellence Award in the manga category of the first Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 1997 and the Eisner Award for Best Foreign Documentary Version in the United States. States in 2000.