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Ichi

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Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 39
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 23, 2008 to Aug 23, 2011
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Drama Drama
Theme: Historical Historical
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Evening
Authors: Shinohara, Hana (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.411 (scored by 11091,109 users)
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Ranked: #36542
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Popularity: #6235
Members: 3,331
Favorites: 28

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Synopsis

Ichi is a lone goze (blind woman singer) who has become separated from her traveling entertainment troupe. Wondering how she will find her place in life, she carries only a shamisen (a traditional Japanese stringed instrument) and a walking stick with a hidden blade inside. When necessary, she uses her exceptional sword skills to fight off yakuza and other villains.

(Source: MU)

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Reviews

Jan 16, 2014
The setting is about historical Japan and its reluctance of accepting foreigners to open up markets and trade possibilities for economic stability. Some don't mind the yellow haired barbarian monkey savages infringing on their land but others hate them. The titular Ichi is a blind swordswoman/goze who does odd jobs around the house and eventually gets involved in a political scheme with Japan's future on the line. That and she fights a battle against herself to overcome a past trauma.

As it was set during the days when some right wing samurai extremists did not take to the foreigners too kindly, there is a good ...

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