Hirata Hiroshi

Three short samurai stories with seven chapters from Hirata Hiroshi in The Perpetual Cycle of Revenge. Stories Include: The Great Hell Castle (Chapters 1-5) The Legend of the Great Sumo Soul: Bloody Daruma Warrior The Legend of the Great Sumo Soul: The World's Greatest Headbutt

The story takes place at the end of the Edo's period (around 1860) in Japan. At this time, Japan was divided in two between patriots who wanted to bring the emperor to the government and shogunate forces who protect the head of state, the Shogun. A poor samurai, Okada Izo, is hired by the patriots to assassinate shogunate members, the story follows his story. This manga is based on real facts and was inspired by the movie of the same name.

This is the first paperback edition of a masterpiece drawn by a master of historical manga during the rental book era. It is a story of the rebellious spirit of samurai who tried to pursue love and the artistic spirit under feudal society, and their final moments.

Mumei no Hitobito: Ishoku Retsuden is a compilation of short stories by Hiroshi Hirata that talks about the lives of real heros but whose names do not appear in history books.

A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering one-shots from every Garo mangaka up until 1984.

A unique publication from before Shogakukan Inc. established Viz Communications in 1987 (the first full-fledged business in the United States by a Japanese Manga publisher), MANGA was an 88-page anthology of 10 short stories in both color and black-and-white: An experiment by Masaichi Mukaide, the publication's editor, this may have been too far ahead of its time, in many aspects.Features a stunning roster of authors of that time: such as Hiroshi Hirata, Yosuke Tamori, Yukinobu Hoshino, Katsuhiro Otomo, Keizo Miyanishi, Noboru Miyama, Yoji Fukuyama, & Noriyoshi Orai (illustration) and with Hajime Sorayama featured on its cover, Back cover by Hiroshi Hirata, and Chika Oya in charge of coloring the illustration indicated.NotesFor detailed ToC, refer to Grand Comics Database page (Link)Description adapted using excerpts from the 2020 article "People who have delivered Japanese manga overseas No.1: Masaichi Mukaide, Editor" (Link)

This manga deals with the way Samurai used to live and how their behaviour revolved as well as their actions was based on honor and pride. There are numerous short stories inspired from historical events.

Japan's samurai past is riddled with stories of great fighting prowess and deeply ingrained systems of honor and discipline. But behind the stern demeanor was a society coming apart at the seams. Clashes in class systems and the need for a nation to come together threaten to break up the old ways of warring samurai–these are tales of such struggles. This is the story of Japan's history, and the beginning of the end of the samurai era.

Hirata Hiroshi chronologies 1970 - 1971

Samurai spirits collide! A samurai because of the clan, or a samurai because of the people!? If killing a small insect can save a large insect, then we must kill the small insect,'' for the sake of a troubled clan. is Rokugo Taito, a feudal chief retainer who has no choice but to sacrifice the people of his territory. "No, small bugs are big bugs. The more you kill small bugs, the more the country will weaken," said Magobe Wakisaka, a feudal retainer who stood on the side of the people. However, ironically, the two who were in conflict were friends on stilts who sat side by side at the clan school...

Collection of short comedic manga by some notable names in the industry. Published in the August and September 1968 issues of Osamu Tezuka's COM magazine

A collection of short stories by Hiroshi Hirata, set in feudal times. The stories focus on the various consequences that may result in breaking a promise.

This manga is the adaptation of two movies: Zatoichi's Vengeance (Tokuzo Tanaka) and Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (Kazuo Ikehiro). The Ballad of Zatoichi: Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi." Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels, he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to stay and defend the town or to leave and be on his way. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage: After he's ambushed in a small village terrorized by a gang of thieves, the legendary blind swordsman Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man in self-defense. As fate would have it, his travels soon lead him to Okichi, a woman whom Zatoichi discovers is the sister of the young man whose life he stole. In anger, Okichi attacks the blind swordsman, but her conscience gets the better of her, and as she tends his wounds, the two fall in love.

"Heed ye scoundrels, I will kill you all." Gennosuke Inoko is a buraku, a group of people considered to be less than human. Taken in by a dojo and a practitioner of Kenpo, Gennosuke exhibits tremendous skill and a dangerous ferocity. The other members of the dojo conspire against him ending with Gennosuke killing the sensei he thought he trusted. Embittered and lonely, he seeks to eliminate those who wronged him at any cost. Was a very controversial work and many copies were recalled. What has been scanlated on MangaDex is a 2004 release that contains censored dialogue (as represented by Xs and Os) along with an essay giving insight on the controversy. What's also included is a redone version entitled Heed ye Scoundrels (alternatively, Heed my Words). The official English version that is linked contains the uncensored version with the original dialogue and a 2004 essay, as well as the apologies from Hirata himself as well as the (infamous) Hinomaru Bunko. Though, dismayingly, the redone Heed ye Scoundrels version is not included. Links Official English (Retrofit Comics) Retail - Amazon Alternate Official English - Comix India (Re-lettered English translation of Retrofit Comics along with Hindi translation by Mili Yadav)