Samurai Crusader

Samurai Crusader
Volume 1 of Viz's Samurai Crusader
王立院雲丸の生涯 (Ōritsuin Kumomaru no Shōgai)
Genre	Action, Adventure
Manga
Written by	Hiroi Oji, Ryoichi Ikegami
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	^NA Viz Media
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
English magazine	^NA Manga Vizion
Original run	1991 – 1992
Volumes	2

Samurai Crusader: The Kumomaru Chronicles (Japanese: 王立院雲丸の生涯 Hepburn: Ōritsuin Kumomaru no Shōgai) is a shōnen manga by Hiroi Oji and Ryoichi Ikegami. The manga has been released in its entirety by Viz Media in the United States.

Plot

The story follows Kumomaru, a Japanese samurai who travels to Europe in during the 1930s and becomes embroiled in a plot to steal the legendary Japanese sword Kusanagi. While in Europe, Kumomaru befriends Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso and attempts to stop Major General Kamishima and his Nazi allies from conquering China.

External links

• Ikegami Fan