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The Elusive Samurai (manga)

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Alternative title:
Nigejōzu no Wakagimi (Japanese)
逃げ上手の若君 (Japanese)
Themes: historical, samurai
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: In 1333, the child heir to the Kamakura shogunate, Hojo Tokiyuki, was abruptly orphaned and deprived of his heritage. Fleeing to another province, the young man begins to grapple with his new circumstances as he builds a following. But Tokiyuki's no fighter, so he's going to rely on what he does best to win his war: run away.
Chapter titles: We have 157
Vintage: 2021-01-25 (serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump)
Release dates: We have 23
Review:
The Elusive Samurai GN 1-2 (Nov 1, 2022)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 5-11 (May 8, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 4-10 (Feb 7, 2024)
Frieren, Elusive Samurai, Trillion Game, Sūji de Asobo. Win 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards (Jan 18, 2024)
12 Works Including Frieren, Elusive Samurai, Ya Boy Kongming! Nominated for 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards (Dec 7, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 5-11 (Nov 8, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 3-9 (Sep 5, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 2-8 (Jul 6, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 30-May 6 (May 2, 2023)
Yusei Matsui's The Elusive Samurai Manga Gets TV Anime at Cloverworks (Mar 19, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 5-11 (Mar 7, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 1-7 (Jan 3, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 30-November 5 (Nov 1, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 3-9 (Jul 5, 2022)
Viz Announces Summer 2022 Book Releases Including Junji Ito's The Liminal Zone, Takashi Shiina's Yashahime Manga (Oct 9, 2021)
Viz Media to Publish Yusei Matsui's New Manga in English (Jan 22, 2021)
Interest:
Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2021 (Jun 21, 2021)
Press Release:
All Chapters of Series in English Are Now Available on the Manga Plus by Shueisha App (Jan 30, 2022)
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Graphic novel
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 1) 2022-07-05 (from $9.99)
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 2) 2022-09-06 (from $8.09)
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 3) 2022-11-01 (from $8.79)
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 4) 2023-01-03 (from $8.99)
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 5) 2023-03-07 (from $8.69)
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 6) 2023-05-02 (from $9.99)
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 7) 2023-07-04 (from $9.89)
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 8) 2023-09-05 (from $9.99)
    The Elusive Samurai (GN 9) 2023-11-07 (from $9.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Yūsei Matsui

Design: Yuki Matsumoto (Banana Grove Studio)
Editing: Riki Azuma
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shueisha
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Christine Dashiell (chapters 125-126)
John Werry

Adaptation: John Werry
Design: Jimmy Presler
Editing: Mike Montesa
Lettering: Annaliese Christman (chapters 49-51, 92, 129-130)
Touch-up Art & Lettering:
Chi Wang (Graphic Novel Edition vol. 2)
John Hunt (Shonen Jump Series chapters & Graphic Novel Edition vols. 1, 3+)
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
Online Distribution: MANGA Plus
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher: Planet Manga
Italian cast
(none)

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