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Yuya discovers that the man before her is no longer Kyoshiro, but Onime-no-Kyo. Kyo defeats the Bantouji brothers easily and viciously and turns to face the last person alive: Yuya. Kyo spares her, promising to watch as she hunts for her brother's killer and to kill her if she fails. Once he puts his sword away, Kyo is gone and the spirit of Kyoshiro returns to his body. Kyooshiroo leaves the town before the spirit of Kyo can harm his friends, but Yuya insists on traveling with him since there is a huge bounty on Kyo.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #854038 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-12
• Released on: 2003-08-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 18
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

SDK
Mibu Kyoshiro, a peaceful,cowardly medicine peddler, and Demon Eyes Kyo, the killer of one thousand men, are two spirits that share the same body. The personality of Kyo comes forth everytime Kyoshiro's life is in danger, leaving nothing but a pile of bodies behind him. But how did this happen?

In this 2nd volume Kyoshiro is still doing his best to hold Kyo back while heading to Edo with Yuya, a bounty hunter looking to claim the 1 million ryo on Kyo's head + the 100 mon on Kyoshiro's . While on their way, Kyoshiro runs into Jimon,a defeated opponent of Kyo's who's mastered the Hien Ken technique & is looking for a rematch. If that wasn't bad enough Kyoshiro must also protect an elderly woman from the Three-Color Gang all while trying to keep Kyo at bay.

Samurai Deeper Kyo is a great action-packed manga that continues to get more interesting with each read. I have heard its been compared to a Kenshin ripoff, but other than them being samurai's the difference is obivious. It has a great story, action,comedy, fun characters, & fanservice. If you're in to any of that stuff, then you should pick this up & at least check it out.

Draw your sword
Apparently life on the road with mild-mannered, lecherous medicine peddler Kyoshiro Mibu is never boring -- when attacked, he might just turn into the killer of a thousand men, Demon Eyes Kyo. And "Samurai Deeper Kyo, Book 2" has Akimine Kamijyo smoothing out his rookie bumps, even as he introduces some interesting new enemies -- both old and new -- for Kyoshiro/Kyo to deal with.

Kyoshiro desperately tries to fend off the crazed Jimon without releasing Kyo, but when Jimon reveals the bloody extend of his obsession Kyoshiro stops trying to hold back the inner killer ("You got what you wanted. You woke me up!"). Jimon has a perfected, near-impossible technique to use against Kyo, and even if he defeats this guy, he's still got to deal with the incredibly creepy miko who has a message from his past.

Then Yuya gets a chance to shine: She becomes involved in the fate of a young boy and his baby sister, who have become ensnared in a gang of thieves run by a cruel prostitute. Temporarily blinded, Yuya can't see to fire her gun -- but she may be able to take out the gang leader anyway.

And after rescuing a little old lady from some thugs, Yuya and Kyoshiro learn that the old woman's home mountain is coveted by a local gang called the Kidou Clan. One of their assassins, the icy White Crow, gives the old lady three days to vacate her house -- but when he tells his master of Kyoshiro's creepy presence, another assassin called Black Scorpion decides to take the young man out. And I don't mean in a romantic way.

"Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 2" is a smoother ride than the debut volume -- there's less frenetic flipflopping between comedy and gory action, and the two (or is it three?) main characters seem to have settled into their niches. And while he doesn't provide any answers yet, Kamijyo also drops more hints of the conflicts in Kyo and Yuya's pasts -- particularly a mysterious "he" that seems to inspire earthshattering rage in Kyo.

Kamijyo also blends together humor ("But Demon Eyes Kyo is so SHY!"), drama and some heartrending moments (such as Kouta and his bizarrely tiny little sister). And the bloody action goes up a notch with the introduction of the Three Colors Gang -- not only do we have the bloody sword-swinging and slashing from Kyo and Jimon, but we have a guy who can spew thousands of poisoned needles from his mouth. I can only imagine what the other two are capable of.

Despite seemingly being a wuss, Kyoshiro does demonstrate in this volume that he has a lot of courage -- he almost lets himself be beaten to death rather than endanger innocent villagers by releasing Kyo. He's still a huge lech, though -- and it turns out, so is Kyo. Yuya turns out to be less mercenary than she acts, and Jimon turns out to be WAY crazier than even those wide insane eyes would imply. To make it even more embarrassing, his great enemy doesn't even remember him ("Who the hell are you?").

"Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 2" smooths out the initial ripples of the series, and introduces some hyperpowerful new villains for the next time. This series is definitely fleshing out nicely.

Well, Samurai Deeper Kyo
If Samurai Deeper Kyo is going to be any sort of rip off, its a mix between Trigun(Kyoshiro's attitude) and Kenshin(samurai qualities). I highly recomend this series to anyone who enjoys Kenshin or a lot of strange happenings. I'm still left puzzling over the ending of this manga. Well, thats my reveiw. If you like Kenshin, well, this is for you. Unless you're some sort of anti-similarity goon(in which case you should stay away from the Shark Attack movie series). -DeNae