Samurai Deeper Kyo

About “Samurai Deeper Kyo”

Samurai Deeper Kyo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 1999 to May 2006, and later collected in 38 tankōbon volumes. The story is set during the Edo period and follows Demon Eyes Kyo, a feared samurai who seeks to regain his body after his soul is trapped inside his rival, Kyoshiro Mibu. He is joined by Yuya Shiina, a bounty hunter, Benitora, the heir to the Tokugawa shogunate, and Yukimura Sanada, a known rival of the Tokugawa. The manga was licensed in North America by Tokyopop and Del Rey Manga. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)