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In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away!
About the author
Yusei Matsui was born on the last day of January in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He has been drawing manga since elementary school. Some of his favorite manga series are
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo,
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and
Ultimate Muscle. Matsui learned his trade working as an assistant to manga artist Yoshio Sawai, creator of
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. In 2005, Matsui debuted his original manga
Neuro: Supernatural Detective in
Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2007, Neuro was adapted into an anime. His next series,
Assassination Classroom, captured imaginations worldwide and was adapted to anime, video games, and film. In 2021,
The Elusive Samurai began serialization in
Weekly Shonen Jump.
Summary
In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away! In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away! Tokiyuki has emerged from hiding and joined forces with Kitabatake Akiie. He has also sworn allegiance to Go-Daigo’s southern court in order to seek revenge upon Ashikaga Takauji. With Akiie’s rowdy troops in the vanguard, Tokiyuki is chosen to lead the attack and attempt to seize Kamakura once again. But the pass is guarded by a former member of the Kanto Hisashiban, and breaking through will force Tokiyuki to risk his life in a one-on-one duel to the death!
