Hanzou no Mon
Path of the Assassin
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Hanzou no Mon

Alternative Titles

Japanese: 半蔵の門
English: Path of the Assassin
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 19
Chapters: 62
Status: Finished
Published: 1978 to 1984
Genres: Action Action, Drama Drama
Themes: Historical Historical, Martial Arts Martial Arts, Military Military
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: None
Authors: Koike, Kazuo (Story), Kojima, Goseki (Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.391 (scored by 456456 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #39432
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #7743
Members: 2,420
Favorites: 9

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Preliminary Spoiler
Feb 10, 2016
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (Unknown/62 chp)
A manga by superstar team Kazuo and Goseki, I went into this one having loved Lone Wolf & Cub but having hated Samurai Executioner. Overall, I'm finding Path of the Assassin to be somewhere in between.

I think the biggest reason this comic is significantly better than Samurai Executioner is that it actually has a story. I think the reason it's not quite as good as Lone Wolf & Cub is because the story is meandering and tends to dwell in tedious, exposition-heavy places.

This is a fictionalized account of the end of the Sengoku period, when numerous Japanese warlords fought for control of the country. Joining ...