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Samurai Deeper Kyo, Book 1 Paperback – June 10, 2003

by Akimine Kamijyo (Author), Takako Maeda (Author), Yuki N. Johnson (Author),
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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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.
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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    TokyoPop
  4. Publication date
    June 10, 2003
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.75 x 7.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1591822254
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1591822257
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TokyoPop (June 10, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591822254
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591822257
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 7.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

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Danielle
5.0 out of 5 stars Great manga great seller
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019
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Love this manga, everything came and went great, I will buy from this seller again soon.
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mastershake256
5.0 out of 5 stars good
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2011
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Several of the earlier pages had been colored with color pencil by a prevous owner. The coloring wasn't too shabby. Other than that, the book was in good condition.
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Brokefool
5.0 out of 5 stars Can you hear the wind?
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2016
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swords, jokes, and twists.
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MamaBear
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2014
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Amazing story
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R. Dauthi
5.0 out of 5 stars Samurai Deeper Kyo
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2003
Don't you just love Japanese history? Afterall, it's filled with samurais, swords, and great potential to stick in some very interesting characters indeed. Good thing Samurai Deeper Kyo possess all of these and more.
Taking place during the Edo Era of Japan, Samurai Deeper Kyo is a story about a young man named Mibu Kyoshiro, a wandering medicine peddler whom tires easily, whines every now and then, is very clumsy, and, of course, is quite peaceful despite it all. That is, until you make him mad. You wouldn't like him when he's mad. His eyes turn blood red, and the innocent Kyoshiro transforms into the not-so-innocent Demon Eyes Kyo, the "legendary killer of a thousand men". No longer is he reluctant to participate in any acts of violence; on the contrary, Kyo, the dark spirit residing within Kyoshiro, actually enjoys slaying.
This is but the background to a great developing plot, because soon Kyoshiro meets up with a bounty huntress named Yuya Shiina, who ends up following him on his journey to somehow collect the one million ryo bounty on Kyo's head.
The artwork is enjoyable throughout the manga, effectively expressing the quickness of the action scenes, which I especially liked. Each page is detailed, especially when it comes to the character designs. The art is obviously more shonen then anything else, but the story itself should appeal to a wide variety of audiences.
If you like comedy, action, evil-spirit-alter-egos, and wonderful beginning hints of character and plot development, (not to mention samurais! Yay!) you definitely need to pick up a copy of Samurai Deeper Kyo. It's well worth it.
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bishoujo
5.0 out of 5 stars Samurai Deeper Kyo- action, comedy, and a bit of romance
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2004
I am one of those type of people that are very picky about the type of manga that they read. I love action, but I need some comedy and romance is nice when it adds to the plot.....and Samurai Deeper Kyo satisfies all of these. I am also fond of historical Japan manga and it was intersting to read one during this time in Japan, since, at least as far as I have read, very few are set during that time period.

The charater design is crisp and clear and the fight scenes are also well drawn and clear (with other mangas I would sometimes would have to analyze the picture during a fight scene just to get a grip on what is going on) The plot has many twists and turns to keep you very entertained.

Over all I think it is an excellent manga and the only fault I have with it is that they aren't published fast enough.
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Jason
5.0 out of 5 stars Kenshin ain't got nothin on Kyo
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2003
OMG I just read this Manga a couple of days ago it was my first ever Manga and what a way to bring me further into the anime world. The year is 1604 4 years after the longest and most bloodiest Civil War in Japanese history and from that batle comes an evil legend and a heavy bounty for the Samurai known as "Demon Eyes's Kyo" the man who killed 1,000 men in the last battle. One day when a simple medicine peddler by the name of Mibu Kyoshiro runs into a bounty hunter by the name of Yuya Shiina who thinks that the medicine peddler is Kyo (for her defense this guy looks really really like kyo could he actually be the legendary samurai?). As their journey continues Kyoshiro starts to a little odd and the oddness grows day by day. Jut when Yuya thinks that Kyoshiro is just some lune something awsome and scary happens Demon Eyes Kyo appears but Kyoshiro is gone now could these be in the same body. Excellent story action and violence and of course teasing with women read for enjoyment and for a real page turner.
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Starr260
3.0 out of 5 stars Very Shounen
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2012
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Not too bad, a very shonen series with lots of action and women with big boobs. The art is good and I really like the characters so far. Be warned that it's a TokyoPop title so volumes are going to be somewhat difficult to find.
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Alex Nicholls
5.0 out of 5 stars great
Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2017
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Came in the original wrapping, great condition
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feaneye
5.0 out of 5 stars Manga mit unerwartetem Potenzial
Reviewed in Germany on May 28, 2010
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Samurai Deeper Kyo hab ich eher durch Zufall entdeckt, da ich von dem Anime gehört hab.
Da ich aber generell dafür bin, erst die Mangas und dann die Animes zu schauen, hab ich mir schlussendlich den Manga angesehen. Glücklicherweise muss ich dazu sagen. Denn der Manga hält sehr viel mehr als der Anime, der nebenbei auch noch grottig gezeichnet ist. Außerdem wurde die Handlung im Anime völlig zum negativen abgewandelt.

Die Zeichnungen im Manga sind sehr viel besser, stylischer, künstlerischer, schöner und werden mit jedem weiteren Band besser.

Was auf den ersten Blick wie ein Null-Acht-Fünfzehn-Schlag-Drauf-Manga wirkt, entpuppt sich langsam zu einer sehr gut ausgeklügelten Geschichte, bei der nicht immer alles so ist, wie es scheint.

Vor allem der Hauptcharakter Kyoshiro ist anfänglich zwar trottelig, wird aber im Laufe der Geschichte immer mysteriöser, was mitunter wahrscheinlich auch an seinem Alterego Kyo liegt ... Oder sollte man eher sagen, an seinem Konkurrenten Kyo? Denn das ist dieser ganz offenbar. Keine andere Seite von Kyoshiros Persönlichkeit, sondern eine ganz eigene Person, die nur durch geheimnisvolle Umstände im Körper des tollpatschigen Pharmazeutikers steckt. Und auch dieser scheint nicht das zu sein, was er vorgibt.
Das muss auch bald Yuya, die er auf seinem Weg trifft, zu ihrem Leidwesen feststellen.

Anfänglich verläuft die Story zwar etwas schleppend, doch wer sich dranhält, wird es mit Sicherheit nicht bereuen, denn so richtig in Fahrt kommt der Manga erst ab der Hälfte. Nichtsdestotrotz sind die Kämpfe von Anfang an beeindruckend gezeichnet.

Mit jedem weiteren Charakter, der hinzustößt, wird es interessanter, denn jeder hat sein Päckchen zu tragen. Was vor allem so fesselt, sind die einzelnen Verbindungen unter den jeweiligen Charakteren, sowie ihrer facettenreichen Persönlichkeiten und ihrer jeweiligen Entwicklung. Besonders bei Kyo merkt man diese. Scheint er am Anfang einfach nur ein blutrünstiger, kampfsüchtiger "Abschlachter" zu sein, stellt sich bald heraus, dass er sehr viel mehr als das ist bzw. dieses womöglich nie in dem Sinne war, in welchem er uns am Anfang vorgestellt wurde. Natürlich ist er immer auf einen Kampf aus und will der Stärkste sein, doch die Gewichtung seiner Hintergründe verändert sich mit der Zeit, auch wenn er selbst ziemlich lange benötigt, das herauszufinden.

Wer also einen wirklich gut durchdachten Manga mit Samurai, japanischer Geschichte, vorzugsweise an die männlichen Leser gerichteten Fanservice (üppig ausgestattete Frauenfiguren), viel Action und tiefgründige Charaktere lesen will, sollte sich unbedingt Samurai Deeper Kyo holen. Es lohnt sich ;)

Note: Sehr gut!
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