Does the Shigurui Manga Have an Official English Translation? No. Shigurui has never been officially licensed or published in English. As of 2025, no English-language manga publisher — not Viz Media, not Yen Press, not Kodansha USA, not Dark Horse, not Seven Seas — has picked up this series. Here’s what does exist: French edition … Read more
What Happens in Shigurui Manga Chapter 1 The short version: Chapter 1 drops you into a real-sword tournament at Sunpu Castle in Suruga Province (a region in central Japan), 1629. Two maimed samurai — one-armed Fujiki Gennosuke and blind Irako Seigen — face each other in a death match ordered by the sadistic lord Tokugawa … Read more
Shigurui Manga Review — The Verdict in 30 Seconds Shigurui is one of the most striking samurai manga ever put to paper. It is also one of the most punishing things you will ever read. Those two facts are inseparable. Here’s what you need to know right now: 15 volumes, 84 chapters, completed in 2010. … Read more