Last Samurai Standing

Last Samurai Standing
First tankōbon volume cover
イクサガミ
(Ikusagami)
Genre
Manga
Written byShogo Imamura
Illustrated byKatsumi Tatsuzawa [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 8, 2022 – present
Volumes4

Last Samurai Standing (Japanese: イクサガミ, Hepburn: Ikusagami, "God of War") is a Japanese manga series adapted from the novel of the same name written by Shogo Imamura and illustrated by Katsumi Tatsuzawa [ja]. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning since December 2022, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes as of May 2024.

Publication

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Originally written by Shogo Imamura based on his Ikusagami novel and illustrated by Katsumi Tatsuzawa [ja], Last Samurai Standing started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning on December 8, 2022.[2][3][4] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 21, 2023.[5] As of May 22, 2024, four volumes have been released.[6]

In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Kodansha USA.[7]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
1 April 21, 2023[8]978-4-06-531334-3
2 July 21, 2023[9]978-4-06-532393-9
3 December 21, 2023[10]978-4-06-534013-4
4 May 22, 2024[6]978-4-06-535583-1

Reception

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Aki Nakano of Kodansha Comic Plus finds the Last Samurai Standing manga adaptation of Shōgo Imamura's novel a gruesome, vividly rendered death game set in the chaotic early Meiji period, with a great sense of pacing and mesmerizing characters.[11] Zen Narita, in a review for Da Vinci News, praised Katsumi Tatsuzawa's manga art, describing them as "moment-to-moment", facial expressions and physical movements of the characters in battle as "dynamic and enjoyable."[12]

References

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  1. ^ 今村翔吾氏、「イクサガミ」のコミカライズ連載開始　週刊漫画誌「モーニング」で. sanspo.com (in Japanese). December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 【新連載】 デスゲーム╳明治時代╳サムライ！　直木賞作家・今村翔吾の歴史大作『イクサガミ』、衝撃のコミカライズが本日始動. Morning (in Japanese). Kodansha. December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b デスゲーム×明治時代、今村翔吾の歴史大作「イクサガミ」コミカライズがモーニングで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. ^ デスゲーム×明治時代、今村翔吾の歴史大作「イクサガミ」コミカライズがモーニングで. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  5. ^ 【4月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 21, 2023. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  6. ^ a b イクサガミ（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 25, 2024). "Kodansha USA Licenses Attack on Titan FLY, Last Samurai Standing, Manchuria Opium Squad, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  8. ^ イクサガミ（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  9. ^ イクサガミ（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  10. ^ イクサガミ（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Nakano, Aki (May 26, 2023). 東海道中で繰り広げられるデスゲーム！　明治初期にあがく侍の生きざま死にざま. Kodansha Comic Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  12. ^ 直木賞作家・今村翔吾が描く“明治時代のデスゲーム”がマンガ化！ 292人の猛者が死闘を繰り広げながら東京を目指す歴史大作『イクサガミ』. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 25, 2023. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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