A NEW SERIES MAKING A SCIENCE OF THE CLEFS OF SAMURAI! An indispensable complement to the successful series of Di Giorgio and Genêt. This story begins long before Takeo is confronted with the Sisters of the Shadow...16 years earlier, exactly. When Akuma discovered by chance the cursed necropolis where the tomb of the thirteenth prophet is locked up. Eternal life is then promised to him if he finds the chosen one, the "Sacred Blood", and offers it as a sacrifice to this powerful god. The hunt is open! But to act Akuma needs the Sisters of the Shadow. Who are they? Where are they? Where are they? How will he join and bow to his will of beings infinitely superior to him? Are they not finally only a legend?...Furiko, the most formidable of them, will be the first to manifest himself!
Samurai Legends
- Soleil Publisher
- Jean-François Di Giorgio Writer
- Cristina Mormile Artist
- Cristina Mormile Writer
- Frédéric Genêt Writer
Details
- Type
- Graphic novel
- Release
- 2012-11-21
- Genres
- Young readers, Martial arts, Franco-Belgian
- Volumes
- 11
- Status
- Ongoing
- Information verified on
- 8 octobre 2026
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Samurai Legends
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Volume 1 — Furiko
A NEW SERIES MAKING A SCIENCE OF THE CLEFS OF SAMURAI! An indispensable complement to the successful series of Di Giorgio and Genêt. This story begins long before Takeo is confronted with the Sisters of the Shadow...16 years earlier, exactly. When Akuma discovered by chance the cursed necropolis where the tomb of the thirteenth prophet is locked up. Eternal life is then promised to him if he finds the chosen one, the "Sacred Blood", and offers it as a sacrifice to this powerful god. The hunt is open! But to act Akuma needs the Sisters of the Shadow. Who are they? Where are they? Where are they? How will he join and bow to his will of beings infinitely superior to him? Are they not finally only a legend?...Furiko, the most formidable of them, will be the first to manifest himself!
Volume 2 — Exchange
A scream sounds... and the villagers wake up. Too late: the victim lies, the throat shredded, while a female silhouette flees into the night. It is the sixth victim in a month. Dosan-san, the right arm of the shogun is sent to investigate this case. But, the more he advances, the more he understands that he is on the trail of creatures far more dangerous than anything he has ever faced.Furiko, the most dangerous of the Sisters of the Shadow is not far away.
Volume 3 — Red dawn
It was the end of a world. On the one hand, the two hundred men of General Goru, tired, anxious to protect a small fortress in the South... On the other hand, the ten thousand men of Akuma, with arms raised to the sky, impatient with a victory that could not escape them... The battle was terrible! The blows were raining, the men fell... shouts from everywhere, the lakes of blood... In all logic, the armies loyal to the Emperor were defeated that day, signing the end of a reign of more than a hundred years. Only the north and some large cities were still free... but for how long?
Volume 4 — Winds of Anger
In the Middle Ages, the tranquillity of a small Japanese village is disturbed by the repeated attacks of a gang of looters. The helpless peasants then receive unexpected help... At the same time, Lord Akuma wonders if Holy Blood would not have been caught voluntarily. For what purpose? When she decides to interrogate him in her dungeon, Sacred Blood has disappeared....
Volume 5 — Treadful appearances
It is beautiful, tanned, smiling. Stunned by this beautress of Kenjiro, Nariko is under the charm. And with kisses, they become lovers... Now, it is an absolute rule. The gods cannot seduce human beings. And even less make them children! So beautiful were they... For having derogated from the rule, Kenjiro will have to pay the price...
Volume 6 — Reiko
Not far from the Sakhaline islands, Japanese pirates discover an unknown island, on which everything seems fossilized, crumbled.When one of the pirates takes possession of a strange object, there is a flash... The sailor has disappeared, volatilized... literally. His rich mother, manages to convince Reiko to bring back her son. But once on the island, nothing happens as planned.
Volume 7 — Black Yokai Island
A series of swords, epic and colourful, which trains the reader in the middle of medieval Japan and brings additional light to secondary characters encountered in the Samurai mother series. A piece of rock beaten by storms, at the borders of Japan; a land without trees that is not on any known map. This is the place where Furiko and O'kane will have to look for their sister Reiko. Quickly trapped, they will have to face the people alone, then a powerful enemy. Will they be able to protect their sister and the archipelago against this terrible opponent?
Volume 8 — Dogen is back
In the midst of civil war, in a medieval japon, the athletic Dogen is about to live the most perilous moments of his long career as a rônin. His mission is to help young Princess Yumie cross the country... A memorable, ultra-secret journey whose outcome could well change the face of the Empire.
Volume 9 — The Taste of Steel
To pay for the care for his daughter, Dogen, the vagrant rannin, accepts a perilous mission: to cross a Japan in the midst of civil war, accompanied by Princess Yumie.But arriving in Kobe, the terminus of their journey, a surprise of size and very different for each of them awaits them...
Volume 10 — Akuma
At the time when our story begins, Akuma's influence extends over all of Japan! And even beyond! For all those who refuse to submit to him, the punishment is the same: death!For the Emperor it becomes vital to find the entrance to the secret cave where Akuma and his accomplices meet. To carry them the blow of grace!!!... Will he succeed?
Volume 11 — Revenge in the Skin
Dogen is a ronin, having vowed to fight alongside Lord Akuma, in exchange for his daughter's life. Until the day when Dogen is asked, a new massacre.The blood has only too sank. Dogen then has only one idea in mind: to escape. But can we leave Lord Akuma, without paying the price?