The Sword of Shibito

The Sword of Shibito
Cover of the first Japanese volume
しびとの剣
(Shibito no Ken)
GenreFantasy
Manga
Written byHideyuki Kikuchi
Illustrated byMissile Kakurai
Published byGentosha
English publisher
MagazineComic Birz
DemographicSeinen
Original run1999 – 2002
Volumes8

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]

Reception

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]

References

  1. ^ "Sabre de Shibito (le) ( KAKURAI Missile KIKUCHI Hideyuki )" (in French). Manga news. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. ^ しびとの剣 1 (スコラSC) (in Japanese). ASIN 4796297413.
  3. ^ "Le Sabre de Shibito 2 / Editions 12bis" (in French). 12 bis. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  4. ^ Thompson, Jason. Manga: The Complete Guide. — Del Rey, 2007. — P. 165. — ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8
  5. ^ "Sword of Shibito Vol. #01 - Mania.com". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ^ Janet Crocker; Adam Arnold; Shannon Fay; Maria Lin; Joe Luscik; Megan Sutton. (April 2005). "Manga Shorts. The Sword of Shibito Vol. 1". Animefringe. Retrieved 5 September 2010.


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