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BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL
is the story about the ronin (masterless samurai) Manji who has killed innocents left and
right on his master's orders. However, he eventually realizes that his master wasn't as
good a guy as he thought, and assassinates him. Killing one's superior isn't very legal,
and Manji finds himself one of the most wanted persons in Japan. Several police officers
try to capture/ kill him, but only manage to end up as fodder for Manji's swords. After
slaying a hundred officers, he is tired of living and wants to die, but he can't. Not
until he has atoned for his slaughter. To make up for the hundred people he killed, he
must now kill a thousand more.
NATURALLY, THE STORY DOESN'T END there, with Manji travelling all over Japan like an
ambulating food processor (even though he could), but is sidetracked pretty much instantly
into the first great story arc, the battle against the Itto-ryu, as Manji meets the orphan
Rin. Rin has sworn revenge against those who murdered her parents, and, knowing about
Manji's capacity to absorb wounds, begs him to help her. They start off with Manji telling
her to simply go away, but pretty soon Manji finds himself entangled in the struggle
against the killers of Rins parents - the almost superhuman Itto-ryu school of
swordfighting.
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