Samurai Crusader
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. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 3, 1991 to March 11, 1992.[1] The series has been compiled into three tankōbon volumes.[2]
| Samurai Crusader | |
 Volume 1 of Viz's Samurai Crusader | |
| 王立院雲丸の生涯 (Ōritsuin Kumomaru no Shōgai) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroi Oji |
| Illustrated by | Ryoichi Ikegami |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics Special |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| English magazine | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | July 3, 1991 – March 11, 1992 |
| Volumes | 3 |
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 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.
References
- 週刊少年サンデー 王立院雲丸の生涯 昭和雄雲録(池上遼一 ／ 広井王子) (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "王立院雲丸の生涯 其ノ3 人の巻 (少年サンデーコミックススペシャル)" (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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