Mugen no Juunin
- Genre: action adventure drama supernatural
- Author: samura hiroaki
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- Year: Jun 25, 1993 to Dec 25, 2012
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- Status： Finished
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Anotsu Kagehisa
Main
He is the leader of the Itto-ryu and an equal of Manji. This emotionally cold young man has prodigious skill with the sword, and leads the Itto-ryu. He runs Itto-ryu in order to form a dojo dedicated not to form and rules, but to the simple test of superi...
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Asano Rin
Main
The sole survivor of an Ittō-ryū massacre at Anotsus hand and heir to her fathers sword school, the "Mutenichi-ryū". She has mediocre swordsmanship skills but an intense desire to avenge the brutal death of her family. To aid in this quest, she hires Manj...
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Manji
Main
Manji is the protagonist of the Japanese manga series Blade of the Immortal. In the story, hes known infamously both as the "Hundred Man Killer," for the number of men hes killed by the beginning of the series, and "Mister Twelve Blades" for the number of...
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Abayama Sosuke
Supporting
Second-in-command of the Ittō-ryū. An aged swordsman who nevertheless remains one of the Ittō-ryūs most skilled fighters....
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Asano Takayoshi
Supporting
Master of the Mutenichi-ryū dojo, husband to Asano, Otoke, and father to Asano, Rin.Killed by Kuroi Sabato as one of the victims of the Itto-ryū....
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Asano Otoki
Supporting
Asano Rins mother and Asano Kuroses wife. Raped by Anotsu Kagehisas underlings. ...
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Giichi
Supporting
A highly skilled Mugai-ryū killer. Little is known about his past or reasons for being sentenced to death, though its suggested that it might involve his sick son, Tojiro, who suddenly dies. Giichi is also one of the most skilled fighters in the series, h...
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Habaki Kagimura
Supporting
The leader of the Shoguns Banshu samurai, the Bangashira. He first appears in Dark Shadows part 1.He is also the secret leader of the Mugai-ryū. He simultaneously invites the Ittō-ryū to become an official sword school while directing the Mugai-ryū agains...
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Hasshu Tarieshin
Supporting
Tarieshin Hasshu is a member of the Rokki-dan in the Japanese manga series Blade of the Immortal. He is most easily identified by his Western attire, as he is a foreigner to Japan. The only other man he is on good terms with is his ally Shinsei Doma, who ...
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Hishiyasu Gyobutsu
Supporting
Know as Gyobutsū "Johnny". Its a fake priest and a bounty hunter. Brother of Hishiyasu Shido....
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Hyakurin
Supporting
A female assassin and a lieutenant in the Mugai-ryū. Hyakurin was the wife of an abusive samurai, Hayakawa Kakōsai Genkei, who was obsessed with trying to gain fame by training Matsuhiko, their sickly son, to become a strong swordsman. She later kills her...
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Iriya
Supporting
A member of the sword school Shingyoto-Ryū in the mountains of Kaga. The school was supposed to merge with the Itto-Ryū, but was ordered by the government to kill Anotsu Kagehisa during the merger meeting. He is in love with Hisoka, the granddaughter of ...
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Kawakami Araya
Supporting
An Ittō-ryū swordsman living as a mask-maker. Determined to conceal his past from his son, Renzo, he is also the man who led the rape of Rins mother. He first appears in On Silent Wings part 1, and is later killed by Manji in On Silent Wings part 6. Renzo...
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Kawakami Renzo
Supporting
Son of Itto-Ryu member Araya Kawakami. Rin befriends him, only to discover his father was the one responsible for raping and then killing her mother. She and Manji orchestrate a scene where it appears that Manji murdered Araya in cold blood and then was k...
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Kenei Sumino
Supporting
Deputy leader of the Itto-ryu. Once a foot soldier and policeman. Barely making a living, then his unit was disbanded. After that, changed his name and joined the Itto-ryu. Likes to help people, especially attractive young ladies.Killed by Hyakurin....
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Kuroi Sabato
Supporting
Skilled pupil of Anotsu Saburō (Anotsu Kagehisas grandfather) and master Ittō-ryū swordsman. Along with his skills with a sword, Kuroi has several quirks, which includes poetry referencing Black Sabbath appearing whenever he does. In addition, Kuroi is so...
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Magatsu Taito
Supporting
Among the Ittō-ryūs finest swordsmen. Of peasant origin, he became a swordsman to avenge his sister, who was killed as a child by a samurai. Taito is one of the few swordsmen who has fought Manji and survived. He has also fought by Manjis side as well. He...
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O-sei
Supporting
A ordinary geisha hired as bait on the Kagehisas plan to reveal the infiltrated agent of the Mugai-ryū at the Itto-ryūs HQ....
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Otono-tachibana Makie
Supporting
Master swordswoman and in love with Anotsu. Said to be Anotsus match and saved his life with her deadly abilities when they were children. Born into a samurai family, Makie and her mother were disowned and cast away from the family by her father, Harukawa...
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Ozuhan
Supporting
Ozuhan is introduced along with the other "core" itto-ryu members under the remains of the Itto-ryu Dojo....
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Shira
Supporting
A cold-blooded killer in the Mugai-ryū. Hes responsible for the death of Magatsu Taitos close friend, O-Ren. Shiras a sadistic psychopath who derives sexual pleasure in the torture and murder of his victims, particularly young women. After an attempt to a...
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Shizuma Eiku
Supporting
Immortal swordsman. Gifted with the same blood-worms as Manji, he seeks to gain Manji as an ally to overthrow Anotsu. He said in Cry of the Worm that the kessen-chu were given to him by Yaobikuni during the Muromachi period, which means he is two hundred ...
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Soma Ryou
Supporting
The illegitimate daughter of Kagimura Habaki. She joins the Rokki group to fill the position of Haiyabou right after the seppuku order to his father. He was the one who introduced her to the way of the sword. Her first combat was against Katsuhisa of the ...
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Sori
Supporting
A high-ranking spy and ninja obsessed with art, driven into political intrigue in order to gain access to European art, which is contraband in that period. Master Sōri has a daughter named Tatsu and is a childhood friend of the Asano clan. Rin goes to him...
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Sukezane Baro
Supporting
Baro is first introduced as one of the ten core Itto-ryu members of the Itto-ryu along with Dōa, and the others, but does not get shown again until his fight with Haiyabou of the Rokki-dan....
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Tatsumasa Machi
Supporting
Machi is the sister of Manji who was driven insane after Manji killed her husband, Tatsumasa Saitou. ...
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Yaobikuni
Supporting
As her name implies, she is an eight-hundred-year-old nun. She herself has the kessen-chu and has imparted these blood-worms to both Manji and Shizuma. Yaobikuni finds Rin Asano at the graveyard where Rins father is buried. After hearing her story, Yaobik...
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Yasonokami Isaku
Supporting
Ittō-ryū member of great height (over 1.90 meters/62" tall). Unlike most members of the Ittō-ryū, Isaku has no weapons to speak of, instead he wears various piece of armor and tends to act defensively. He is also Doas best friend and the two always travel...
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Yoshino Doa
Supporting
Ittō-ryū swordswoman who is quite small. Her primary weapon is an odd knife which is fashioned from a spearhead. She appears in the later chapters as one of Ittō-ryūs new recruits. Doa always travels with her friend Isaku and the two have developed comple...