The Sword of Shibito
| 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 | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Birz |
| 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]
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
- ↑ "Sabre de Shibito (le) ( KAKURAI Missile KIKUCHI Hideyuki )" (in French). Manga news. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ "しびとの剣 1 (スコラSC)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ "Le Sabre de Shibito 2 / Editions 12bis" (in French). 12 bis. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ Thompson, Jason. Manga: The Complete Guide. — Del Rey, 2007. — P. 165. — ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8
- ↑ http://www.mania.com/sword-shibito-vol-01_article_81793.html
- ↑ Janet Crocker, Adam Arnold, Shannon Fay, Maria Lin, Joe Luscik, Megan Sutton. (April 2005). "Manga Shorts. The Sword of Shibito Vol. 1". Animefringe. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
External links
- The Sword of Shibito (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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