The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 21 - Paperback

by Yusei Matsui (Author)

In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away!

In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best--run away!

After several setbacks, Tokiyuki and his retainers retreat to the mountains of Shinano. In order to provide a safe haven for Prince Muneyoshi, Kosaka Takamune offers his secret base to Tokiyuki. Holding this mountain stronghold against Takauji's forces won't be easy, especially when an old enemy of Tokiyuki's appears once again. Though Tokiyuki outwitted him many times in years past, the All-Seeing Demon, Ogasawara Sadamune, isn't about to let Tokiyuki slip through his fingers!

Author Biography

Yusei Matsui was born on the last day of January in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He has been drawing manga since elementary school. Some of his favorite manga series are Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Ultimate Muscle. Matsui learned his trade working as an assistant to manga artist Yoshio Sawai, creator of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. In 2005, Matsui debuted his original manga Neuro: Supernatural Detective in Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2007, Neuro was adapted into an anime. His next series, Assassination Classroom, captured imaginations worldwide and was adapted to anime, video games, and film. In 2021, The Elusive Samurai began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump.