The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 04

The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 04

“IT DOES TAKE COURAGE TO PERISH, BUT SURVIVING TAKES COURAGE TOO.”

After Shino confides in her sister, Enka decides to let Shino go, making it clear she will stop anyone who tries to kill their mother. Shino and Haruyasu go to retrieve the sessho-seki that Shino previously hid, but they discover Shino’s brother, Ikumatsu, has stolen it. When Ikumatsu goes rogue, the government sends a new agent—former Shinsengumi captain Fujita Goro!

Series Overview: The Tokugawa shogunate has fallen, and former samurai Haruyasu is adrift in a strange new world, searching for a place to die. But when he attempts to assassinate a government official, hoping this will bring the eternal peace he craves, Haruyasu finds himself at the mercy of the official’s bodyguard, a young woman who claims she’s the daughter of an immortal. What will she ask in return for sparing his life?

Biographical Notes:

Yu Aida is a Japanese manga creator best known for being the author & artist of The Valiant Must Fall, 1518!, and Gunslinger Girl.

Title Notes:

By the Creator of manga/anime hit Gunslinger Girl.

DELUXE RELEASE: oversized paperback with French flaps.

Perfect for fans of Blade of the Immortal, Lone Wolf and Cub, MARS RED, The Tale of the Outcasts, The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru, Kijin Gentōshō.

Popular in Genres of supernatural, action, historical settings/period pieces (especially from Japanese history), drama, anti-heroes, unlikely duos.

The Valiant Must Fall started in Hakusensha’s seinen manga magazine Young Animal on February 26, 2021. Hakusensha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes.

This title is rated Older Teen (15+).