Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: Legend of Kamui

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Legend of kamui

カムイ伝
alternative words: The legend of kamui, Kamui den, Kamui-den, Kamuiden
keywords: manga , title
related topics: Sanpei Shirato , Garo , Shonen Sunday
related web sites: http://www.bigcomics.shogakukan.co.jp/bc_shop9810/toshokan/title/kg/kamuiden_bun.html
explanation: Kamui is a "nukenin", i.e. ninja who has escaped from an organization and is tracked by it. By using this ninja manga in Japanese feudal epoch as background, Sanpei Shirato shows his favorite leftist theme like class struggle and oppression of minority. It has been published by the famous avant-garde manga magazine, Garo, between September 1964 and July 71. Some tales have been published on Shonen Sunday as an extra (Kamui gaiden). Kamui means "god" in Ainu language.


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