by Hiroaki Samura, 227 pages As Anotsu negotiates with the master of a dojo in Kaga and Rin, doggedly on his trail, struggles to adjust to traveling alone, Manji recovers from his less than successful battle on the road, learns a few interesting things about the Mugai-Ryû from his crazy but genial host, and finds himself face-to-face with a man he thought was dead.
Booyah!! Manji and Magatsu! Shira-assassination squad, unite! My squeal of joy at this revelation was a little disturbing, to be sure, but seriously--that man is a danger to anyone unfortunate enough to cross his path. Since they're heading out after Rin, anyway, maybe they'll find her before they find Shira (or he finds her--gah! that would be bad!) and then the three of them can each land a blow for all those he's unrepentantly trespassed against in the past.
For some reason, I was distracted by the size of everybody's ears in this volume. :P I'm still impressed with Samura's panel perspectives. He uses everything from tight shots to long ones, from straight-on, above, below, the side, cock-eyed, level, upside-down, whatever works. The reader's eyes never get bored, but neither do they get overwhelmed or too confused by all the variation, either, because he uses them in the right places and makes them feel natural.
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