Thread 281531121

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this is it, the end of meifumadou!

Oh shit man!
End of the road!

for fuck sake there's more!?

oh shit

>>281531370
Retsudo you bitch

>>281531435
:O
OH SHIT

>>281531397
He had all these ninja die for him just so he could win in a swordfight.

look how proud he looks. I somehow share his happiness, they actually managed to do what all their brethren failed since the very beginning.

the dark road to hell...

;_;

>>281531121 (OP)
We set out, one last time, on the road to meifumado.

>>281531798
>Shut up, kid

fuck off retsudou, you sent them to their deaths.

>>281531798
One of the most discreetly great pages IMO. We've seen him exhausted and ill, but never tired like this. Almost as though Daigoro roused him back from the dead.

>>281532060
yeah, he's at the end of his strength.

>>281531443
DAIGORO NO

>>281531528
>>281531537
>>281531546
Nice sentiment

>>281531201
It was a short battle, but man was it fucked up!

yooooo Itto wtf resourceful as fuck

>>281531258
It's like a suicidal hydra.
>>281531267
At last they have the courtesy to wait for them to dress up.

>>281531285
Always together. As it should be.

>>281531304
What kind of sword is that?
>>281531370
Oh, that makes sense.

>>281531121 (OP)
The road to meifumado ends today!

>>281531423
>>281531435
>The sword is a bushi's soul
>Diagoro and Itto seperate when it break
CINEMA!

>>281531499
>It's all part of the game, right?
Itto still proves himself to be a real one time and time again.

>>281531537
Why, indeed.

>>281531657
>>281531664
They did well in portraying the feeling of desperation here. Poor kid

>>281531836
Itto spend most of the time looking stoic. So the few times where he display emotion are notable. This one page especially is great.

>>281531905
>>281531914
ENTER!
THE FINAL BATTLE!

>>281532547
>I'm ashamed of my tapir drawing

>>281532547
What does the tapir symbolize?

>>281531951
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miUKO5g0ONk

>>281532576
It was some sorta Japanese dream eating monster.

>>281532005
That was what bushido dictated!

they're just like us

>>281532650
These fucking shits

>>281532662
>Duel so great that all of Edo, from the lowest guy to the shogun himself, are waiting on the result
Love it.

>>281531370
Retsudo, you cheating bastard.

The suspense is killing me!

>>281532805
All according to bushido!

>>281532846
Finally someone with integrity

>>281531397
I like how Ogami and Retsudo are exemplary samurai on opposite ends of the spectrum.

>>281532918
Persona_5_Morgana.png

>>281531435
fucking Yagyu

>>281532951
>Words
Damn. That's the bushido code's kryptonite!

>>281533023
>>281533040
You just can't keep a good fightfag down.
>>281533050
Lmao, it's those long pants again.

>>281533092
I AM THE STATE

>>281531798
Ogami Itto had a hard life.

the ol' reliable failed!?

>>281533219
DAIGOROOOOOO!!!!!

>>281533280
How you gonna replant old man? Go full Kogan and spread your SEED?

>>281531905
>>281531914
What an ENTER

>>281533292
>u die
>no u

>>281533350
The Shogun MOVED!?

lol what sort of analogy is that?

>>281533426
An accurate and unflattering one

>>281533426
But what if it was swimming against the current?

>>281531121 (OP)
What is the meaning of this?

>>281533509
A spark is floating into an open barrel of gunpowder

this is so fucking cool

>>281533578
>>281533594
>>281533606
The audience has arrived. WITNESS

>>281533310
isn't the village of the yagu women left?

>>281533683
BITE HIS BALLS OFF DAIGORO

>>281533701
Retsudo mainting his balance while kicking Daigoro is a great feat, honestly.

>>281533732
Daigoro is still in the fight!

>>281533594
>Nothing ever happens

>>281533750
How many times are we going to do the spinnaroni!?

>>281533870
Oh how the turn tables!

literally forced to kneel

>>281533092
Retsudo did a number on this man's mind holy shit

>>281533882
Does anyone know if assassinating shoguns was a common ocurrence at the time? They seem to have a lot of rules that are supposed to be meant as a sign of respect but are just there to make it impossible to strike quickly
>putting swords aside
>sitting on your legs
>emptying stirrups
there was also that thing about not standing with a bare sword towards the shogun right?

>>281533941
>>281533954
It keeps happening

>>281533968
shit!

>>281531809
>You're Spanish now

>>281533968
OH NO!

>>281533966
A lot of ancient customs are based on this idea in various cultures. Like, people in Chinese courts grew these long, impractical fingernails to show they were unable to grasb weapons easily and were therefore harmless.

>>281534003
How do we know that, did someone specifically mention that? Maybe theyn ust wanted to show off their status, like
>look, I don't work

>>281534093
There is that too.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I'M ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT HERE!!!!!

>>281533633
It's not enough to father a successor, but you also have to raise him to not be a fuckup while keeping the clan in good standing. That kid would have to rebuild everything the Yagyu had from scratch. Retsudo doesn't have 20+ more years left in him.

>>281534192
>MATTA!

>>281534154
>you also have to raise him to not be a fuckup
on that note, how did retsudo fuck it up so bad the first time? he had like 5 sons and among them there was maybe one who wasn't a complete retard

>>281534226
>unlimited power

>>281533509
The masks go hard.

>>281534276
It's over

>>281534309
OOOOOOOOOOO

>>281534309
Look at that face!
He is summoning ever ounce of life he still has inside of him.

>>281534339
No, he's already dead and that's a demon from hell who took his place to finish the job

>>281534397
You scared old fuck!

>>281534563
F

>>281534563
>Not even Daigoro calling woke him up
It truly is over...

>>281534309
One last bite from the wolf!

>>281534718
Get up, Itto! Get up you bum!

>>281534563
>>281534582
EXIT
A true bushi, no other will be like this man.

>>281534909
I believe in you!

>>281534859
>>281534845
>>281534815
>>281534792
>>281534769
10/10

>>281534990
[Slow heavy metal music playing]

>>281535013
Wait, is he just letting it happen?

>>281535013
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>281534909
>>281534927
The final boss has stepped onto the stage.

>>281535049
Like hell he would.

>>281535087
And now the cover finally makes sense

>>281534410
It looks clear who won the Oscar...

>>281535166
Lament the death of a REAL bushi!

>>281535166
>>281535190
Who do they mourn?

holy fucking shit.

that's it. the wolf prevailed against all odds and cut down his enemies, but left the cub to finish the job.

holy crap, I have no words to praise this manga enough. Goseki's art is out of this world, every panel is a masterpiece. he sets the scene with the huge spreads of nature, buildings, people, then shifts to fast paced action that you can follow every move of the fight. like others pointed out his style feels very cinematic, like the "camera" panning around or having hexagon shapes like a lens flare on some panels. he's also incredibly creative with the presentation, like those flashbacks scenes that fade in and out appear floating on the characters heads or the maps appearing when someone is traveling. I love it so much, it's awe inspiring.
koike's writing was very surprising, from the premise alone I didn't expect it to pull so many punches. itto's tough stoic stance contrasted so well with daigoro trying to imitate him but still being just a little kid, and it's delightful when that facade broke down a little. my favorite stories are those anthologies with random characters that are affected by lw&c in some way or another, you never knew if the ending was going to be happy or soul-crushing. also the attention to detail and the historical anecdotes were really fun to read. I love that the translators left so many unchanged words that you had to refer to a glossary to understand what was going on, I just really like this sort of stuff.
there were a few moments I felt it dragged on a little too much, like when they enter edo and have to deal with retsudou and abe for much longer than expected. but this feeling goes away as soon as the gears shift towards concluding the plot and it does it in such a strong fashion. this manga feels truly monumental, its influence is felt all around the world.

anyway, what did you guys think? thanks for reading along this crazy ride, may we yet meet somewhere in the six paths and four lives...

>>281535233
I'm speechless, man.

>>281535233
This ending sequence still gets me a little emotional.

>>281535298
>what did you guys think?
I think I'm going to clear space on my shelves to buy the Deluxe Editions once Dark Horse starts publishing those.
I thank you for your service and leave you with this greeting

>>281535210
Holy mother of acceptance speeches!

>>281535298
thanks for the dump reading this manga is always a great experience. Will you do the sequel as well?

>>281535233
I...
I can't say it man.

>>281535298
Thanks OP
Really great manga and i see why people still talk about it so much the ending truly brought me tears, if anyone wanna read something alike check the Hiroshi Hirata's works they also talk about the bushido in its own special way

>>281535210
As much as I dislike Retsudo making any sort of claim over Daigoro, Daigoro has achieved far more than any of his sons and daughter.
>>281535298
Thanks OP
>anyway, what did you guys think?
Great series, and I am lucky not to have been born in feudal Japan.

>>281535298
Thank you for sharing this masterpiece, OP.

>>281535298
any plans to do Samuai Executioner or Path of the Assassin?

>>281535298
Still a masterpiece
Did you guys know there is not one, but TWO sequels? I don't know if the second one is scanlated tho but they both follow daigoro, sadly goseki isn't responsible for the art in either of them
Also the manga about Yamada Asaemon has a spinoff about the cop and his wife, I mention kubikiri ada because it's likely tied to Lone wolf (asa gets killed by Ogami in the budda statues duel) but then again I once heard there were multiple yamada asaemons and it's entirely possible he was not the same guy

>>281535298
Thank you, OP. Thank you for letting us read this masterpiece with you.
Can't really add much to what you said. I think this series is a monument when it comes to both art and story. It's no wonder that it influenced storytelling as much as it did.

>>281535298
This was a great re-read. It's helped me reconsider some of the things I didn't quite get the first time, and it's given me a deeper appreciation for it. Thanks for seeing it through. Now I'm going to shill The Legend of Kamui since volume 2 just came out in English. If you liked LW&C, you owe it to yourself to read Kamui.

>>281535607
>I once heard there were multiple yamada asaemons
Yeah the name was passed on with the title so it's not the same guy

>>281535840
Kamui is amazing too, reading it for the first time with this new release.

>>281535378
I'm considering it, but I don't know if I take a break to post something different before or just continue straight on. regardless my next weekend is full so it would be on the one after it.
>>281535469
Hirata is great, I have my eyes on reading Satsuma Gishiden someday
>>281535560
definitely, I can't get enough of Goseki's art style. it's the least "cartoony" style I've ever seen.
>>281535840
Kamui is on my list even before LW&C, but I couldn't find good scans of the first publications. the new editions are great, I'll definitely post them sometime.

>>281516005
>>281519322
by the way, I think I managed to set up things for streaming the movie. 19:00 GMT on /meifumado/ on cytube, be there or lose face.

>>281531951
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KolfEhV-KiA&t=19s

>>281536369
I'll be there when it gets up.

>>281536636
there's one / too many

>>281534224
Retsudo is a bit of an egomaniac.

Thanks bro!

>>281532832
There's that talk of losing face again.

>>281533882
>>281533892
>>281533901
>Everyone was kneeling out of respect

>>281537927
Loss of face could mean loss of cake... We must be very careful.

>>281535233
Absolute cinematique

>>281535534
It also implies in a roundabout way that Retsudo recognises Itto as a son (hence Daigoro -> grandson), which further dunks on his actual children

>>281538308
isnt Itto supposed to be Retsudo's son-in-law?

>>281538411
i dont think so

>>281538411
No

>>281538693
>>281538718
so he just said that on a whim?

>>281534226
the empty meets the empty, the real meets the real

>>281538767
he wishes he had the father-son relationship that Itto and Daigoro have with his own children, whom he all sacrificed in his obsession to kill itto. at least that's the way i see it

So did everyone just go home then

>>281538767
Ogami's charisma stat is so unbelievably high that he managed to seduce Retsudou

>>281539259
find out in the sequel

>>281539290
It picks up right there?

>>281535840
>>281535992
Hara's Keiji is alaso getting a new English release. It's a good time to be a samurai manga fan

>>281539310
Yeah, starts with them dealing with the bodies

>>281538308
Retsudo must see himself as the secondary influence on raising Daigoro after Ogami's primary influence and therefore named himself as figurative grandfather. He is not wrong.

>>281538308
Retsudo is also a man with nothing left. Itto has become closer to him than anyone else in spirit so Daigoro is also like his kin, the three of them, in spirit.

>>281531121 (OP)
Damn i missed whenever you were posting these

Bumping for readers

>>281536369
If you do dump the sequel, it's going to be a raws dump I assume? Because it is untranslated.

Movie doko?

>>281541561
14 more minutes.

>>281541624
Understood, O-OP

>>281541670
Am I in wrong server, or is there just 4 of us in waiting room right now?

>>281541561
starting in 10 minutes

>>281541745
Yep, it's that one.
>Cytube links are considered spam for some reason

>>281541077
oh, I didn't know that. that wouldn't really make sense then, what a shame.

>>281541828
Shogun Hiro's ninja slit the throats of every messenger we send here to tell O-anons about /meifumado/ on cytube.

>>281533065
It thinks is a bit late to worry about loosing face, Ogami single handily crippled every single shougn fighting force, and Retsudo made a fool out of him.

>>281533901
You know a fight is good when everybody forgets what they originally came to do, and just sits quietly to enjoy the match.

>>281541077
Shin kozure ookami has official english release, new lone wolf and cub
>>281541842

>>281542940
Oh, I didn't know that.

Live action Daigoro was cute!

Great movie night, I just wish Google-dono would stop sending ninjas to kill my browser and deny me movie watching with chat on same screen.

Alas, see you on the path of Meifumado one day two weeks really. Anon-dono!

>>281535233
damn this was kino.
does it have an anime?

>>281535298
Thank you for the storytime, OP. I've never read anything like it. I won't forget it.

>>281544555
>I just wish Google-dono would stop sending ninjas to kill my browser
The struggle is real.

Pure kino

I can't believe I lived to see the day my two favorite manga (LW&C and Ooku) were storytimed on /a/.

>>281552013
oooku was one hell of a ride too.

>>281534563
>>281534582
Chaddest goddamn death in Manga history. I wonder how many "He died standing up" scenes this inspired

>>281535298
Man I should have been in these threads from the start but I just want to say Lone Wolf and Cub is easily my second favorite manga of all time. Absolute fucking masterpiece

>>281535607
I remember the second one got weird like
the new villain's plan is to make an army of Half Japanese half literally every other race/nationality super soldier ninja to take over Japan weird

>>281544555
>without a cart, you can't go anywhere you want
Kek, quick someone mention backpacks before the Yoriki arrive!

>>281552301
>"He died standing up" scenes
This is a reference to the death of Benkei, a fictional warrior who appears in a 14th-century novel.

>>281553556
>fictional
I won't tolerate slander against Saito "pincushion" Benkei in this thread.

One more bump for the road.

>>281532183
I’ve never noticed the sword peeking out of the panel here before

>>281554652
This is the first time I've seen this man referred to as Saito Benkei. He is usually known as Musashibo Benkei or simply Benkei. While some people occasionally call him Saito no Musashibo Benkei, the first word Saito is the name of the place where he lived during the first half of his life, and it differs from Saito, a common surname.

>>281557685
As a side note, Musashibo is also a kind of nickname, not his family name.

>>281552414
I guess Kojima had some input into writing and reeled Koike in towards realism because every manga I've read from Koike is like what you described

>>281556787
Without peeking it would looknlike it's not broken, still very nice 3d effect

Itto's last combo before death reminded me of the Hand's last combo in Furi. Putting one last effort before death and leaving your son.
>https://youtu.be/MhbpSCo6Hvw?si=QXSaMSb3rbiNW4SG&t=310

>>281535298
Thanks for dumping OP. I've had this series sitting in my reading list for a while, so I'm glad to have finally experienced the glorious bullshido

Till we meet again in meifumado.

One last bump for the early morning readers.

>>281562047
Arigato.

>>281561049
Abayo!

What happened to the Yagyu IRL? I don't remember seeing any mentions of them in the Bakumatsu stuff that I've seen.

>>281539456
NTA but that's good to know.

>>281535298
Thanks for all the storytimes.

>>281556787
Enough detail that you have to read it more than once to catch everything.

>>281561049
Saraba!