The Sword of Shibito
| The Sword of Shibito | |
Cover of the first Japanese volume | |
| しびとの剣 (Shibito no Ken) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Illustrated by | Missile Kakurai |
| Published by | Gentosha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Comic Birz |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1999 – 2002 |
| Volumes | 8 |
The Sword of Shibito (Japanese: しびとの剣, Hepburn: Shibito no Ken) is a manga series written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Missile Kakurai (加倉井ミサイル). It was serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Comic Birz from 1998 until 2002.[1][2] The Sword of Shibito was also licensed in English by Central Park Media and in French by 12 Bis.[3]
The manga takes place in the Edo period of Japan.[4]
List of Volumes[5]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 September 1998 | 978-4796297417 | January 4, 2005 | — |
| 2 | 29 July 1999 | 978-4789781404 | April 20, 2005 | 978-1586649913 |
| 3 | 29 January 2000 | 978-4789782258 | July 27, 2005 | 9781578007202 |
| 4 | 29 August 2000 | 978-4789782913 | ||
| 5 | 27 February 2001 | 978-4789783408 | ||
| 6 | 29 August 2001 | 978-4789783743 | ||
| 7 | 23 March 2002 | 978-4344800410 | ||
| 8 | 21 November 2002 | 978-4344801561 |
Reception
Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga for its art, which is "a horrible mess".[6] Animefringe's authors agreed and noted that "the cover art looks great and you get two pages in the manga that look excellent so it’s upsetting to see this".[7]
References
- ^ "Sabre de Shibito (le) ( KAKURAI Missile KIKUCHI Hideyuki )" (in French). Manga news. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ しびとの剣 1 (スコラSC) (in Japanese). ASIN 4796297413.
- ^ "Le Sabre de Shibito 2 / Editions 12bis" (in French). 12 bis. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ Thompson, Jason. Manga: The Complete Guide. — Del Rey, 2007. — P. 165. — ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8
- ^ "魔界都市＜新宿＞ 菊地秀行コミックリスト". www.cwo.zaq.ne.jp. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Sword of Shibito Vol. #01 - Mania.com". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ Janet Crocker; Adam Arnold; Shannon Fay; Maria Lin; Joe Luscik; Megan Sutton. (April 2005). "Manga Shorts. The Sword of Shibito Vol. 1". Animefringe. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
External links
- The Sword of Shibito (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia