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Lone Wolf and Cub (manga, Kazuo Koike)

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Alternative title:
El Lobo Solitario y su Cachorro (Spanish)
Kozure Ōkami (Japanese)
Lobo Solitário (Portuguese)
Samotny Wilk i Szczenię (Polish)
Samurai (Swedish)
子連れ狼 (Japanese)
Genres: action
Themes: samurai
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: In the feudal era of Japan, Ogami Itto is the elite executioner for the Shogun until the ruthless Yagyu clan frames him in an attempt to gain the position. His name dishonored and his wife murdered, Itto and his infant son Daigoro wander Japan as assassin for hire Lone Wolf and Cub. Ultimately, Ogami Itto strives for revenge against the Yagyu clan.
User Ratings: 146 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 74 votes (Eng:30, sub:25, dub:13, ?:1, others:5
3 Portuguese
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 30 votes (Eng:20, sub:5, dub:3, others:2
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish
)
 Very good: 19 votes (Eng:13, sub:3, ?:1, dub:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Good: 12 votes (Eng:5, sub:3, dub:2, others:2
1 French
1 Swedish
)
 Decent: 4 votes (Eng:3, dub:1)
 So-so: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Not really good: 1 vote (others:1
1 Swedish
)
 Weak: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 350 users, rank: #232 (of 6865)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.870 (Excellent), std. dev.: 1.648, rank: #263 (of 7714)
Weighted mean: 8.739 (Excellent−), rank: #340 (of 7714) (seen all: 9.34 / seen some: 8.44 / won't finish: 5.93)
Bayesian estimate: 8.711 (Excellent−), rank: #29 (of 3518)
Number of tankoubon: 28
Number of pages: 300
Volumes:
#01. The Assassin's Road
#02. The Gateless Barrier
#03. The Flute of the Fallen Tiger
#04. The Bell Warden
#05. Black Wind
#06. Lanterns For the Dead
#07. Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
#08. Chains of Death
#09. Shadows, Echo
#10. Hostage Child
#11. Talisman of Hades
#12. Shattered Stones
#13. Moon In the East, the Sun In the West
#14. Day of the Demons
#15. Brothers of the Grass
#16. The Gateway into Winter
#17. Will of the Fang
#18. Last Kurokuwa
#19. The Moon In Our Hearts
#20. A Taste of Poison
#21. Fragrance of Death
#22. Heaven & Earth
#23. Tears of Ice
#24. In These Small Hands
#25. Perhaps in Death
#26. Battle in the Dark
#27. Battle's Eve
#28. Falling Tree
Vintage:
1970-09 to 1976-04 (Manga Action)
2000-09 (USA)
2003-11 to 2005-10 (Spain)
Release dates: We have 59
Trivia: We have 1
News: Show:
Mangamo Service Inks Deal With Dark Horse, Adds Lone Wolf and Cub, Appleseed Manga (Dec 3, 2020)
Actor Gō Katō Passes Away at 80 (Jul 9, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 1-7 (Jul 3, 2018)
Seven Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker Attached to Live-Action Lone Wolf and Cub (Oct 17, 2017)
Dark Horse to Release Gallery Edition for Lone Wolf and Cub Manga (Mar 3, 2017)
Director Justin Lin Confirms Development of Live-Action Lone Wolf and Cub (Jul 12, 2016)
Live-Action English-Language Lone Wolf And Cub Film Planned in 2017 (Jun 28, 2016)
Belladonna Screening at Edinburgh Film Festival (May 26, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 10-16 (Apr 12, 2016)
Lone Wolf & Cub's Kazuo Koike Works on New Manga (Mar 7, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 3-9 (Jan 5, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 11-17 (Oct 13, 2015)
Dark Horse Offers New Lone Wolf 2100 Comic by Western Creators (Oct 9, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 28-July 4 (Jun 30, 2015)
Australian Release List - June 2015 (Jun 3, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 29-April 4 (Mar 31, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 4-10 (Jan 6, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 28-October 4 (Sep 30, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 13-19 (Apr 15, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 10-16 (Nov 12, 2013)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 4-10 (Aug 6, 2013)
Comic-Con Int'l to Host Lone Wolf & Cub's Kazuo Koike in San Diego (Jul 6, 2013)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 2-8 (Jun 14, 2013)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 19-25 (May 21, 2013)
Lady Snowblood Double Bill DVD/Blu-ray September 24 (Aug 15, 2012)
Deadline: Lone Wolf & Cub Film Rights Acquired with Justin Lin (Mar 27, 2012)
Yukemuri Sniper Returns in 2nd New Year's TV Special (Jan 2, 2012)
Lone Wolf & Cub's Koike to Create Magical Girl Story (Nov 10, 2011)
Dark Horse Comics Puts Manga in iPhone/iPad App (Nov 3, 2011)
Director Justin Lin Developing Lone Wolf and Cub Film (Aug 22, 2011)
Lone Wolf and Cub is #2 Dark Horse Digital Bestseller (Apr 29, 2011)
Dark Horse Comics Lays Off 7 Employees (Apr 13, 2011)
Discotek Adds 2 Galaxy Express 999 Films, Project A-Ko (Jul 27, 2010)
Shuho Sato Earns Y100,000 on 1st Day of Paid Web Manga Service (Sep 14, 2009)
Shuho Sato Posts About 500 Manga Pages Online for Free (Jul 29, 2009)
Convergence Gets Live-Action Film Rights to Gungrave (Jul 22, 2009)
Futabasha Confirms Support for U.S. Old Boy Film Plans (Jun 30, 2009)
New Say Hello to Black Jack Web Chapters to Be Priced at Y30 (Apr 21, 2009)
Lone Wolf and Cub Anime Adaptation Still in Planning (Apr 20, 2009)
Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato to Post Manga Online (Apr 15, 2009)
Lone Wolf & Cub Collectible Figures Due in Late Summer (Feb 17, 2009)
Yukemuri Sniper Suspense Manga Gets TV Drama Green-Lit (Jan 16, 2009)
Hollywood's Lone Wolf and Cub No Longer in Development (Jan 7, 2009)
Manga Shut Out at Harvey Awards (Sep 30, 2008)
Comic-Con Int'l to Host Bleach's Kubo in San Diego (May 21, 2008)
UK Fans Give Eagle Award to Death Note Manga (May 14, 2008)
Media Blasters Confirms 1973 Lone Wolf & Cub License (Nov 16, 2007)
Media Blasters Indicates Plans for Lone Wolf & Cub TV (Nov 16, 2007)
Lone Wolf and Cub Writer Starts Copyright Info Company (Sep 18, 2007)
Kazuo Koike Panel Recap (Jul 25, 2006)
Kazuo Koike Interview (Mar 17, 2006)
Eisner Awards (Jul 24, 2004)
Lone Wolf and Cub correction (Jun 4, 2003)
More Live Action Lone Wolf and Cub (May 31, 2003)
Lone Wolf and Cub Movie (May 24, 2003)
Dark Horse Adds Manga to Free Comic Day Pot (Apr 23, 2003)
University Pushlishes Manga Magazine (Nov 1, 2002)
Road to Perdition Manga Connection (Jun 20, 2002)
Lone Wolf and Cub Wins Two Harvey Awards (Apr 27, 2002)
Viz Titles nominated for Eisners (Apr 26, 2002)
May Manga sales (Apr 26, 2002)
Lone Wolf and Cub wins a Squiddie (Apr 19, 2002)
April Manga Sales (Apr 2, 2002)
Harvey Award Nominees Announced (Mar 7, 2002)
Matt Wagner For Lone Wolf and Cub Cover Art (Feb 6, 2002)
This Week's Releases (Jan 30, 2002)
February Manga Releases (Dec 5, 2001)
Top Manga Sales (Dec 3, 2001)
This Week's Anime and Manga Releases (Oct 31, 2001)
January Manga Releses (Oct 31, 2001)
Dark Horse Releases Manga Sales Numbers (Oct 12, 2001)
January Dark Horse Manga Releases (Oct 9, 2001)
December Releases (Sep 30, 2001)
Dark Horse December Manga Release (Sep 7, 2001)
October Anime Merchandise from Diamond (Aug 21, 2001)
Dark Horse November Manga Releases (Aug 18, 2001)
Lone Wolf And Cub Manga Wins Eisner (Jul 25, 2001)
Astro Boy Manga aquired by Dark Horse (Jul 16, 2001)
Dark Horse Press Releases (Jul 14, 2001)
Lone Wolf and Cub wins Harvey Award (Apr 30, 2001)
Dark Horse July Releases (Apr 10, 2001)
Mangas Nominated for Harvey Awards (Feb 27, 2001)
Lone Wolf and Cub best comic reprint (Feb 8, 2001)
Dark Horse Manga releases for May (Feb 6, 2001)
Manga Spring preview (Jan 4, 2001)
Dark Horse PR (Dec 19, 2000)
March Manga releases (Dec 5, 2000)
Dark Horse Announcements (Apr 17, 2000)
Press Release:
Lone Wolf and Cub Author Kazuo Koike Brings Back Series (Feb 28, 2016)
Other articles: Show:
Report: Kazuo Koike and Gen Urobuchi Chat (Jan 29, 2012)
The Mike Toole Show - Manga in the USA (Jan 1, 2012)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Manga and Mega Comics (Oct 13, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Lone Wolf and Cub (Jul 14, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Wild 7 (Jul 7, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Raika (Jun 9, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga Special: Salaryman Kintaro and Quiet Don (Feb 3, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (Jan 13, 2011)
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RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Short and Bittersweet (Aug 19, 2004)
Theatrical Anime (Jan 22, 2004)
From the Gallery - J-Dramas in North America (Oct 26, 2003)
The Month in Review - June 2002 (Jul 13, 2002)
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Graphic novel
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 1) 2013-07-16 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 2) 2013-08-20 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 3) 2013-11-13 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 4) 2014-04-15 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 5) 2014-07-15 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 6) 2014-10-01 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 7) 2015-01-20 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 8) 2015-04-21 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 9) 2015-07-14 (from $15.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 10) 2015-10-27 (from $19.99)
    Lone Wolf & Cub [Omnibus] (GN 12) 2016-04-26 (from $18.05)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Assassin's Road (GN 1) 2000-09-13 (from $7.78)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - The Gateless Barrier (GN 2) 2000-10-11 (from $6.48)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - The Flute of the Fallen Tiger (GN 3) 2000-11-15 (from $3.37)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - The Bell Warden (GN 4) 2000-12-27 (from $2.64)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Black Wind (GN 5) 2001-01-31 (from $6.37)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Lanterns for the Dead (GN 6) 2001-02-28 (from $2.93)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger (GN 7) 2001-03-28 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Chains of Death (GN 8) 2001-04-25 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Echo of the Assassin (GN 9) 2001-05-30 (from $15.91)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Hostage Child (GN 10) 2001-06-27 (from $3.84)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Talisman of Hades (GN 11) 2001-07-25 (from $15.95)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Shattered Stones (GN 12) 2001-08-29 (from $8.16)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - The Moon in the East, the Sun in the West (GN 13) 2001-09-26 (from $27.00)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Day of the Demons (GN 14) 2001-10-26 (from $10.05)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Brothers of the Grass (GN 15) 2001-11-23 (from $6.83)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Gateway into Winter (GN 16) 2001-12-21 (from $23.99)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - The Will of the Fang (GN 17) 2002-01-25 (from $17.22)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Twilight of the Kurokuwa (GN 18) 2002-02-22 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - The Moon in Our Hearts (GN 19) 2002-03-27 (from $6.80)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - A Taste of Poison (GN 20) 2002-05-13 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Fragrance of Death (GN 21) 2002-06-10 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Heaven and Earth (GN 22) 2002-06-26 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Tears of Ice (GN 23) 2002-07-26 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - In These Small Hands (GN 24) 2002-08-23 (from $4.64)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Perhaps in Death (GN 25) 2002-09-20 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Struggle in the Dark (GN 26) 2002-10-25 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - Battle's Eve (GN 27) 2002-11-22 (from $67.65)
    Lone Wolf and Cub - The Lotus Throne (GN 28) 2002-12-26 (from $7.76)
    Lone Wolf and Cub [Omnibus] (GN 11) 2016-01-26 (from $20.75)

Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Publisher:
Futabasha (Serialization, Tankoubon)
Koikeshoin Corporation
Japanese cast
(none)
English staff
English cast
Art Director: Mark Cox
Translation: Dana Lewis

Book Design: Darin Fabrick
Consulting Editor: Toren Smith
Cover Art:
Bill Sienkiewicz (vol.13-18)
Frank Miller
Guy Davis (vol.27-28)
Lynn Varley
Matt Wagner (vol.19-26)
Vince Locke (vol.27-28)
Editing:
Dan Harris
Mike Hansen
Tim Ervin-Gore (vol.15-28)
Editing Assistant:
Jeremy Barlow (vol.15-25)
Mike Carriglitto (vol.26-28)
Tim Ervin-Gore
Publisher: Mike Richardson
(none)
English companies
Lettering & Retouch: Digital Chameleon
Licensed by: Dark Horse Comics
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Panini Comics
French cast
(none)
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Translation:
Geni Bigas (Spain)
Yayoi Kagoshima (Spain)

Editing: Jaime Rodriguez (Spain)
Editorial Director: Jesús Pece (Spain)
Lettering: Eduard Solé (Spain)
(none)
Spanish companies
Cover Design: A&J Torres (Spain)
Design: Estudi d'Art-Tres (Spain)
Publisher:
Panini Comics (Mexico; Colombia; Chile; Peru)
Planeta DeAgostini Comics
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher: Panini Comics
Italian cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
Translation: John Schmitt-Weigand
(none)
German companies
Publisher: Planet Manga
Polish staff
Polish cast
Translation: Cezary Komorowicz
(none)
Polish companies
Publisher: Mandragora
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Publisher:
Cedibra (Brazil)
Editora Nova Sampa (Brazil)
Edrel (Brazil)
Planet Manga
Portuguese cast
(none)
Swedish staff
Swedish companies
(none)
Publisher: Epix Förlag
Swedish cast
(none)

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