| 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. The Sword of Shibito was also licensed in English by Central Park Media and in French by 12 Bis.
The manga takes place in the Edo period of Japan.
Reception
Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga for its art, which is "a horrible mess". 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".
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
- "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
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