The Sword of Shibito | |
![]() Cover of the first Japanese volume | |
しびとの剣 (Shibito no Ken) | |
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Genre | Fantasy |
Manga | |
Written by | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
Illustrated by | Missile Kakurai |
Published by | Gentosha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Comic Birz |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1999 – 2002 |
Volumes | 8 |
The Sword of Shibito ( Japanese: しびとの剣, Hepburn: Shibito no Ken) is a manga series written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Missile Kakurai ( 加倉井ミサイル). It was serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Comic Birz from 1998 until 2002. [1] [2] The Sword of Shibito was also licensed in English by Central Park Media and in French by 12 Bis. [3]
The manga takes place in the Edo period of Japan. [4]
Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga for its art, which is "a horrible mess". [5] Animefringe's authors agreed and noted that "the cover art looks great and you get two pages in the manga that look excellent so it’s upsetting to see this". [6]
The Sword of Shibito | |
![]() Cover of the first Japanese volume | |
しびとの剣 (Shibito no Ken) | |
---|---|
Genre | Fantasy |
Manga | |
Written by | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
Illustrated by | Missile Kakurai |
Published by | Gentosha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Comic Birz |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1999 – 2002 |
Volumes | 8 |
The Sword of Shibito ( Japanese: しびとの剣, Hepburn: Shibito no Ken) is a manga series written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Missile Kakurai ( 加倉井ミサイル). It was serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Comic Birz from 1998 until 2002. [1] [2] The Sword of Shibito was also licensed in English by Central Park Media and in French by 12 Bis. [3]
The manga takes place in the Edo period of Japan. [4]
Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga for its art, which is "a horrible mess". [5] Animefringe's authors agreed and noted that "the cover art looks great and you get two pages in the manga that look excellent so it’s upsetting to see this". [6]