Kogan cares nothing for his daughter, Mie, seeing her only as a tool to continue his bloodline. Mentally unbalanced most of the time, he regains his sanity most often in the period between fall and winter. Kogan Iwamoto ( 岩本 虎眼, Iwamoto Kogan) Voiced by: Seizō Katō (Japanese) Jerry Russell (English) The Grandmaster of the Kogan-Ryuu school.
A hulk of a man, Ushimata uses an immensely large wooden sword (Seigen comments that it appears to be a suburitō) which he wields with ease. Bruce Elliott (English) A master of the Kogan-Ryuu school and Gennosuke's senior. Gonzaemon Ushimata ( 牛股 権左衛門, Ushimata Gonzaemon) Voiced by: Yusaku Yara (Japanese) R. Years before, he joined the Kogan-Ryuu school afterwards and was eventually picked to become the successor over Gennosuke Fujiki, but he and Kogan had a falling out which resulted in his present-day blindness. In the present time, he is blind and has a deep cut in one of his feet. Michael Tatum (English) An ambitious man who seeks to raise his status unlike Gennosuke, who has genuine love and respect for the school and its fortunes, Seigen cares for very little besides the wealth that will come his way if he can rise through the ranks. Seigen Irako ( 伊良子 清玄, Irako Seigen) Voiced by: Nozomu Sasaki (Japanese) J. Fujiki is very loyal to Kogan (his master), and is said to be most likely to succeed as the school's master. In the present time in his duel with Seigen he has only one arm but it is noted that his back muscles could theoretically make up for lost strength. The story arc is a typical revenge story, something that you have heard a million times before, but the way it was executed, the the story unfolds in an interesting manner, Shigurui deserves to be read by those who wanted some guilty pleasure fun and violence.Gennosuke Fujiki ( 藤木 源之助, Fujiki Gennosuke) Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese) John Burgmeier (English) The stoic star pupil of the Kogan dojo. Five volumes in, the Shigurui proves to be violent, full of guts (literally) and death.
Shigurui has lots of it and more than that. The story arc is a typical revenge story, something that you have heard a million times before, but the way it was executed, the the story unfolds in an interesting manner, Shigurui deserves to be read by those who wanted some guilty If you are reading this review, you probably have an interest or lookong for a good historical fiction manga about samurais and duels. If you are reading this review, you probably have an interest or lookong for a good historical fiction manga about samurais and duels.
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