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The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 22

by Yusei Matsui

A changing political landscape for Tokiyuki

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A changing political landscape for Tokiyuki

Volume 22 moves between shifting Ashikaga alliances and the personal choices facing an older Tokiyuki. The conflict between Tadayoshi and Moronao brings the question of Takauji’s role into focus, while Tokiyuki must consider his future marriage. A siege in 1351 brings a lost comrade back into the story. Set against medieval Japan’s struggles over power and succession, this installment links court and clan politics with the life decisions of its central figure.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Manga readers following Tokiyuki’s efforts to reclaim his birthright
  • Readers interested in medieval Japanese history and political conflict
  • Readers following the series’ Ashikaga-era alliances and characters

Themes

Political alliances and power strugglesSuccession and birthrightMarriage and personal choiceLoyalty and reunion

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Book overview

In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away!

In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best--run away!

Forced out of his mountain defenses in Shinano, Tokiyuki goes on the run once again. After the death of Emperor Go-Daigo in 1339, political alliances shift again and again, even within the Ashikaga. When tensions arise between Takauji's brother, Tadayoshi, and his steward Moronao, only bloodshed will settle things. Did Takauji orchestrate it all? The years pass by, and Tokiyuki, now an adult, must decide who he will take as his wife--Shizuku, Ayako, or Mima--or...all three? Then in 1351, Tokiyuki encounters a lost comrade during a siege...
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