Sasuke

The story takes place in Japan at the beginning of the 17th century Edo period, following the political chaos of the Sengoku period, a particularly powerful lord, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was about to take over the reins of the country. Other noble feudal lords fought against him, linked to the personality of Hideyori Toyotomi, including Yukimura Sanada and his ninja clan. The cream of this fearsome clan were the so-called sarutobi warriors, reputed to be invincible. But, despite the great mastery of th...

Written and illustrated by Sanpei Shirato, Sasuke was serialized in Kobunsha's Monthly magazine Shōnen in two periods with a total of 55 installments. The first period was published from July 1, 1961, issue, to February 1, 1965, issue. The second period was published in the magazine's May 1, 1965 is...