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Blade of the Immortal Manga-ka Decides He Likes Money


Blade-of-the-Immortal-III-Poster-C10120934.jpegWell, finally. After 14 years, manga artist Hiroaki Samura has relented and let his rather awesome supernatural samurai comic get animated, which will ensure him a rather significant pile of yen. Released in America by Dark Horse, Blade of the Immortal is about a samurai named Manji, who must kill 1000 bad men before he’s allowed to die; it’s beautifully drawn, incredibly violent, and generally pretty awesome.

The bad news is that Blade will be animated by Bee Train, who’s not exactly the top shelf of anime studios, if you know what I mean. At least the music will be done by someone other than Yuki Kajiura, who’s been composing the same damn song for all of her series.