Blade of the Immortal

"Blade of the Immortal" (Japanese: 無限の住人, Mugen no Jūnin) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. Set in Japan during the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate period, it follows the cursed samurai Manji, who must kill 1,000 evil men to regain his mortality. He encounters Rin Asano, a young girl seeking revenge for her parents' murder, and together they embark on a brutal journey of vengeance. The manga was serialized in Kodansha's "Monthly Afternoon" from 1993 to 2012, with 30 collected volumes. Renowned for its unique art style, profound themes, and exploration of bushido and revenge, it won the Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival and the 2000 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material. "Blade of the Immortal" has also been adapted into multiple anime series, a live-action film, and a novel.