Goseki Kojima Book order (chronological)

Ogami Itto, einst der Henker des Shoguns, wird nach einer Verschwörung zum Söldner und reist mit seinem Sohn Daigoro durch das mittelalterliche Japan. Gemeinsam schreiben sie die Legende von "Lone Wolf & Cub". Dieser Manga von Kazuo Koike und Gôseki Kojima gilt als zeitloser Klassiker und inspiriert zahlreiche Künstler weltweit.

Un samourai sans maître parcourt le Japon féodal en compagnie d'un petit garçon. Il a pour nom Ogami Itto, et il était autrefois l'un des hommes les plus importants du pays. Mais un complot lui a fait perdre son pouvoir et son prestige. Pour prendre sa revanche, il a choisi de devenir assassin et de louer ses services. Ainsi forme-t-il avec son fils Daigoro, le duo Lone Wolf & Cub (Le loup solitaire et son petit). Cette série culte au Japon, a également connu un immense succès aux Etats-Unis, c'est d'ailleurs Frank Miller qui a dessiné les couvertures américaines. Magistralement illustré par Goseki Kojima et raconté par Kazuo Koike, ce récit palpitant de plus de 8000 pages dépeint les traditions et la culture japonaise et décrit avec justesse la brutalité des luttes politiques du Japon du XVIIe siècle. Bien que longue, l'intrigue n'est jamais lassante, les auteurs réussissant l'exploit de la renouveler sans cesse. Le titre du talentueux duo a été adapté à de nombreuses reprises en films, pièces de théâtre et séries télévisées

Japan im späten 17. Jahrhundert: Durch eine Intrige ist Ogami Ittô, vormals ein hoher Gefolgsmann des Shôgun, zum herrenlosen Samurai (Rônin) geworden. Ogami schwört Rache an den Urhebern der Intrige, dem Haus der Yagyû. Aber sein Vorhaben erscheint aussichtslos: die Yagyû stehen als Assassinen (Auftragsmörder) in Diensten des Shôgunats und verfügen über unbegrenzte militärische und politische Macht. Trotzdem ist Ogami entschlossen, den ungleichen Kampf mit diesem übermächtigen Gegner aufzunehmen. Er wird selbst zum Auftragsmörder und begibt sich als „Kozure Ôkami“ (Wolf mit Kind) auf eine blutige und einsame Odyssee durch Japan, begleitet nur von seinem kleinen Sohn Daigorô. Seit Ogami in den Besitz des hochbrisanten „Yagyû-Briefs“ gekommen ist, hat sich das Blatt zugunsten des auf Rache sinnenden Rônin gewendet. Denn der Brief enthält ein Geheimnis, welches das Schicksal des Yagyû-Clans besiegeln könnte. Auf der Suche nach diesem Geheimnis kommt Ogami der Lösung des Rätsels immer näher. Derweil steht Retsudô, das Oberhaupt der Yagyû, unter Zugzwang. Wenn er den drohenden Untergang seines Clans abwenden will, muß er Ogami möglichst unauffällig beseitigen. Doch Retsudô hat bereits vier Söhne im Kampf gegen Ogami verloren. Ihm bleibt allein seine Tochter Sayaka. Wird er auch sie in den Kampf gegen seinen Erzfeind schicken?

Path of the Assassin, called Hanzo no Mon in Japan, is the story of Hattori Hanzo, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu was the shogun who would unite Japan into one great nation. But before he could do that, he had to grow up and learn how to love the ladies! As the secret caretaker of such an influential future leader, not only does Hanzo use vast and varied ninja talents, but in living closely with Ieyasu, he forms a close friendship with the young shogun. FOR MATURE READERS

From the creators of Lone Wolf and Cub comes Samurai Executioner. It's true! Few know of this precursor to the legendary ronin saga, but before Koike and Kojima created Itto Ogami, they created Kubikiri Asa, better known to Lone Wolf readers as Decapitator Asaemon. He was the equal to Itto, bearer of the sword Onibocho, the man charged with the duty of testing the swords for the shogun. Shogun Executioner is based on the decapitator himself, in life before his fatal duel with Lone Wolf. Expect the same legendary drama, frantic action, and stoic samurai stature, combined with the exemplary art and storytelling that made Lone Wolf and Cub one of the most popular and influential comic books in the world!

It's the same classic style you've come to expect from Koike and Kojima. The same tale of an honorable samurai and a similar great sword in the hand of a similarly fantastic swordsman, but make no mistake—Samurai Executioner is very different from its brother, Lone Wolf and Cub, sometimes frighteningly so. In a prison world, there are few good stories, and this is the world of Kubikiri Asa, the beheader and master samurai under the shogun. It's a world full of vengeance, greed, and violence. A world of depravity and sin. One man can set things straight if he can keep his wits. This is a story of extreme proportions, of sword study thick in tradition and with grim purpose, of blood rivers, agonizing screams, bondage, torture, and the evil prevalent in human failure. Drafted by the confirmed masters of the international medium of manga, Samurai Executioner is a shocking combination of darkness and fire, fine lines, and a fine man in the face of human decline. • FOR MATURE READERS.

The #1-selling graphic-novel sensation continues! The Lone Wolf and his cub, father and son, are separated by the hatred of the Yagyu -- and the path to togetherness is lined with blood and honor. As Ogami continues his search for little Daigoro, he must battle deadly Yagyu assassins and aspiring, cocky samurai. He prepares to give them a taste of his blade... Meanwhile, Daigoro visits a crazed old woman living under a bridge, and teaches her a valuable lesson. In these and other stories in this volume, Lone Wolf and Cub continue to unlock the mystery of the Yagyu, one step closer to the truth behind his quest for vengeance. Prepare for more legendary action, in a handy size that fits in your back pocket!This volume contains the following Talisman of HadesAiling StarThirteen StringsA Poem for the Grave

A woman driven to insanity by the murder of her child, and the horribly burned husband seeking revenge; unseen samurai under the thumb of a power-hungry woman; a beggar ronin seeking the downfall of his greedily ambitious wife; a good-for-nothing beggar willing to use a child to make easy money; a lady magician threatened by swindling all of these people have something in common — the need to regain their honor, and this quest almost always means death. Ogami Itto, a wandering ronin on a road to vengeance, has been paid to put these folks back on that path, at any cost. For this grim samurai and his infant son, there is nothing left in this world except honor, vengeance, death, and blood. Fortunately, there's plenty of each to go around...This volume contains the following Nameless, Penniless, LifelessBody CheckShattered StonesA Promise of PotatoesWife Killer

The Lone Wolf's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, begins to reach the end of his rope, as he sends his only daughter and last child after the blood-storm that is Itto Ogami! Meanwhile, Ogami and Daigoro happen upon another clue about the mysterious Yagyu Letter in a final showdown with the Kurokuwa ninja clan. A desperate Retsudo puts a bounty on Ogami's head, and two of Japan's most deadly bounty hunters hunt for the Lone Wolf and his Cub, while a poor woodcutter must decide between the bounty and his life by sheltering Ogami and Daigoro! All this and much more awaits in one of comics' most legendary series. This volume contains the following stories: Umbrella Sayaka Clouds of Silk Demon Hide, Demon Seek Gateway into Winter

The six paths and four lives are split asunder, as Itto Ogami and Daigoro become separated in one of this series' most powerful stories to date! The Lone Wolf's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, pursues Ogami to retrieve the secret letter stolen from him, only to watch dozens of his men fall victim to the Lone Wolf's hungry sword! But Yagyu drives father and son apart as they tumble down a cliff and must survive on their own! Little Daigoro must begin his honorable search for his father. But with Yagyu's henchmen hunting high and low for the Lone Wolf and his cub, the net drags closer and the danger wraps tighter, but the blood flows ever freely...This volume contains the following The Yagyu LetterThe Tears of DaigoroThe Fisherwoman's LoveDrifting ShadowsStraw Boy

As the flames draw nearer, the fire gets hotter. Ronin assassin Ogami Itto seeks to learn what's written on the secret messages from the corrupt Yagyu clan to the Shogun, and leaves a river of blood in his path. Elsewhere, a shamed woman attempts to force her husband to name his own child, but his job and honor stand in the way. Daigoro makes a new friend in another samurai fated to seppuku — ritual suicide — and defends the honor of a young playmate. The world keeps turning as the Lone Wolf and his Cub wander the land seeking revenge and answers, the questions to which are written in blood and ink.This volume contains the following One Rainy DayO-Shichiri ManThe Kyushu RoadDay of the Demons

This volume contains five powerful, classic tales of the assassin Itto Ogami, the Lone Wolf, as he continues his journey to hell. The Yagyu clan, fearful of the growing legend surrounding Lone Wolf, has decided to protect itself by sending its own assassin after him, and later pit the greatest swordsman of a rival clan against him. Also, Lone Wolf must face the leader of a bounty-hunting gang who seeks revenge against Ogami for slaying his young lord years ago, and a master gunsmith who values the art of warfare above all else and will change his life forever. Don't miss a single volume of the acclaimed epic series that belongs on every Lone Wolf and Cub.This volume contains the following Trail MarkersExecutioner's HillBlack WindDecapitator AsemonThe Guns of Sakai

There is more than just blood between parent and child. Itto Ogami and his son Daigoro have seen more blood flowing from more bodies than anyone in Edo, but what connects them is their spirit and path. In this collection of classic stories, Itto must protect a young girl after her family is destroyed by a cunning courtesan. Meanwhile, Itto's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, has sent the civilian police force to round up the Lone Wolf as a common criminal, and before long, Daigoro is coincidentally tangled in a messy pair of crimes. And, most dramatically, Itto returns to the scene of one of his past executions to enter a tender and honorable sword fight against an executed lord's former retainer.This volume contains the following DragnetNight StalkerCloud Dragon, Wind TigerInn of the Last ChrysanthemumPenal Code Article Seventy-Nine

The legend of Lone Wolf and Cub continues to grow in this latest chapter of Koike and Kojima's epic samurai masterpiece chronicling the wanderings of Japan's deadliest assassin, Itto Ogami, and his infant son, Daigoro. In this volume, Ogami takes on the most dangerous killer of the countryside, foils the plans of a deceptive gambling troupe, tricks an evil lord into exposing his weak underbelly, and pits himself against the Shogun's dangerous and deadly Kurokawa ninja! Drawing extensively from Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and featuring the saddest puppy-dog story ever published, this must-have volume is packed with action and emotion.

The journey of vengeance in blood and honor continues. Under the itinerant thumb of Yagyu Retsudo, the Shogun's secret ninja warriors, the Kurokuwa clan, attempt to ensnare Ogami. Can the Lone Wolf break the chains? If so, there are many in line behind Yagyu waiting to challenge the masterful swordsman, such as a vengeful widow, numerous police, and the freezing cold of winter itself. Plus, read the story of Ogami's rise to the position of the Shogun's Officer of Death, feel the seething root of Retsudo Yagyu's bitterness against Ogami, and watch Ogami teach a proud thief about true honor and the wages of deception. Five action-packed chapters, including never-before-translated material, are included in the latest volume of this classic series. Read it on the bullet train to Edo!This volume contains the following Tidings of the GeeseThe Frozen CraneChains of DeathThe Infinite PathThread of TearsBeku-no-ji

Water, death, and angry ninja take the foreground in this exciting volume of the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub series! A pitiful ferryboat girl discovers the tragic ways of "A Wife of the Heart," as the Lone Wolf, Ogami Itto, stands against the man she loves. In "Wayward Swords," a rogue swordsman-for-hire learns a valuable lesson about Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, from the Lone Wolf. Afterwards, Ogami once again must face the treachery of the Kurokuwa ninja clan, then becomes a river porter to foil the secret plans of his enemy, the Yagyu clan, and in doing so declares war against them all! The Lone Wolf's actions lead to a nationwide manhunt and an epic, bloody battle unlike any in comics. Don't dare miss a volume of the series that belongs on every Lone Wolf and Cub.This volume contains the following Wife of the HeartWandering SamuraiEcho of the AssassinNaked WormsThe Yagyu Prologue

Yagyu Retsudo is a man on fire. For years he's been planning the destruction of Ogami Itto, the Lone Wolf. Ogami is a one-man army, having cut down all of Yagyu's sons — except one, who's been sent to avenge his brothers or die trying! Meanwhile, the toughest cop in Edo, now retired, has the chance to take in the killer of a lifetime, Ogami himself. But is he up to the task? And Daigoro, the Wolf's cub, finds himself in adventures of his own, befriending a rich family and their spoiled son, and mysterious female falconers! It's all in a day's work for Lone Wolf and Cub... Don't miss out on the best-selling graphic novels of the year and a series that belongs on every bookshelf!This volume contains the following The Moon in the East, the Sun in the West"Marohoshi" MameshoSpoiling DaigoroThe Hojiro YagyuThe Bird Catchers

The legendary saga of Lone Wolf and Cub passes the halfway mark with this stunning volume. Watch as Ogami Itto, the Lone Wolf, comes face-to-face with his arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, in a tale of dark ambition and political intrigue. Witness the tragic tale of the Women of Sodeshi. Stalk alongside a deep-cover ninja as he chases his brother who has fled his station, while a group of shadow warriors prepare for a suicide mission to find a secret gold mine - guarded by the Lone Wolf! America's best-selling graphic novel series continues to gain legions of fans. Don't miss the largest volume of LW&C yet, for the same low price! This volume contains the following stories: The Castle of Women The Women of Sodeshi Brothers of the Grass Five Wheels of the Yagyu Incense for the Living

Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima. Creating unforgettable imagery of stark beauty, kinetic fury, and visceral thematic power, the epic samurai adventure has influenced a generation of visual storytellers both in Japan and in the West.