Continues the epic samurai adventure.

A frenetic mix of samurai honor, base violence, and the blood of beheading, Samurai Executioner, is not for the faint of heart. For those who love blood and guts crime drama, historical fiction, and brutal action, this is right up your alley. The men who brought you Lone Wolf & Cub also created Kubikiri Asa, a young ronin samurai who helps keep the peace by putting the fear of beheading into Edo's criminals. But it doesn't always work, and so he has...

Water, death, and angry ninja take the foreground in this exciting volume of the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub series! A pitiful ferryboat girl discovers the tragic ways of "A Wife of the Heart," as the Lone Wolf, Ogami Itto, stands against the man she loves. In "Wayward Swords," a rogue swordsman-for-hire learns a valuable lesson about Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, from the Lone Wolf. Afterwards, Ogami once again must face the treachery of the Kurokuwa...

As the flames draw nearer, the fire gets hotter. Ronin assassin Ogami Itto seeks to learn what's written on the secret messages from the corrupt Yagyu clan to the Shogun, and leaves a river of blood in his path. Elsewhere, a shamed woman attempts to force her husband to name his own child, but his job and honor stand in the way. Daigoro makes a new friend in another samurai fated to seppuku - ritual suicide - and defends the honor of a young playmate....

"Double agent Kaji has revealed to Shinji the terrible knowledge Gendo and his erstwhile secret masters have long possessed-- and awakened Shinji's memory of the price his mother paid to create the Evangelion. Now the next sacrifice demanded for the program is Shinji's best friend ..."--Cover, P. [4].

Cardcaptor Skura has collected all of the Clow Cards that escaped from the magical book, but her quest is not over. Unless she can pass the final trial, the cards will unleash a terrible curse on all those who have seen them. Sakura has proven her bravery in countless battles with the Clow Cards, but her opponent, Yueh, the Judge, doesn't think she has what it takes to make the cards her own. With her friends' and family's safety on the line, Sakura...