| Lone Wolf and Cub | |
 Cover art byFrank Miller ofLone Wolf and Cub vol. 1 (English version), featuring Ogami Ittō (top) and Daigorō (bottom) | |
| 子連れ狼 (Kozure Ōkami) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuo Koike |
| Illustrated by | Goseki Kojima |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Action |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 10, 1970 –April 1, 1976 |
| Volumes | 28 |
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Lone Wolf and Cub (Japanese:子連れ狼,Hepburn:Kozure Ōkami, "Wolf taking along his child") is a Japanesemanga series created by writerKazuo Koike and artistGoseki Kojima. It was serialized inFutabasha'sSeinen manga magazineWeekly Manga Action from September 1970 to April 1976, with its chapters collected in 28tankōbon volumes. The story was adapted into six films starringTomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, and a television series starringKinnosuke Yorozuya, and is widely recognized as an important and influential work.[3]
Lone Wolf and Cub chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, theshōgun's executioner who uses adōtanuki battle sword. Disgraced by false accusations from theYagyū clan, he is forced to take the path of the assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigorō, they seek revenge on the Yagyū clan and are known as "Lone Wolf and Cub".
Lone Wolf and Cub is considered to be among the most influential manga ever created.[4] It has been cited as the origin for the trope of a man protecting a child on a journey across a dangerous landscape. This is known as the Lone Wolf and Cub trope or genre, which has since inspired numerous books, comics, films, television shows and video games.[5][6][7]
Ogami Ittō, formidable warrior and a master of thesuiō-ryū swordsmanship, serves as theKogi Kaishakunin (the Shōgun's executioner), a position of high power in theTokugawa shogunate during the 1700s.[8] Along with theoniwaban and the assassins, Ogami Ittō is responsible for enforcing the will of theshōgun over thedaimyōs (lesser domain lords). For those samurai and lords ordered to commitseppuku, theKogi Kaishakunin assists their deaths by decapitating them to relieve the agony of disembowelment; in this role, he is entitled and empowered to wear the hollyhockcrest of the Tokugawa clan, in effect acting in place of theshōgun.[9]
After Ogami Ittō's wife Azami gives birth to their son, Daigorō, Ogami Ittō returns to find her and all of their household brutally murdered, with only the newborn Daigorō surviving. The supposed culprits are three former retainers of an abolished clan, avenging the execution of their lord by Ogami Ittō. However, the entire matter was planned by Yagyū Retsudō, leader of the Ura-Yagyū(ShadowYagyu) clan, in order to seize Ogami's post as part of a masterplan to control the three key positions of power: the spy system, the official assassins and the Shogunate Decapitator. During the initial incursion, anihai (funeral tablet) with theshōgun's crest on it was placed inside the Ogami family shrine, signifying a supposed wish for the shogun's death. When the tablet is "discovered" during the murder investigation, its presence condemns Ittō as a traitor and thus he is forced to forfeit his post and is sentenced, along with Daigorō, to commitseppuku.
The one-year-old Daigorō is given a choice by his father: a ball or a sword. If Daigorō chose the ball, his father would kill him to send Daigorō to be with his mother; however, the child crawls toward the sword and reaches for its hilt; this assigns him the path of arōnin. Refusing to kill themselves and fighting free from their house imprisonment, father and son begin wandering the country as "demons"—the assassin-for-hire team that becomes known as "Lone Wolf and Cub", vowing to destroy the Yagyū clan to avenge Azami's death and Ittō's disgrace.
Onmeifumadō ("The Road toHell"), the cursed journey for vengeance, Ogami Ittō and Daigorō experience numerous adventures. They encounter (and slay) all of Yagyū Retsudō's children (bothlegitimate and illegitimate) along with the entire Kurokuwa ninja clan, eventually facing Retsudō himself. When Retsudō and the Yagyū clan are unable to kill Ittō, the shogunate officially proclaims him and Daigorō outlaws with a price on their heads, authorizing all clans to try and arrest/kill them and permitting anyone to go after them for the bounty. The last duel between Ogami Ittō and Yagyū Retsudō runs 178 pages—one of the longest single fight-scenes ever published in a manga.[citation needed]
Toward the end of their journey, Ogami Ittō'sdōtanuki sword is surreptitiously tampered with and damaged by a supposed sword-polisher who is really an elitekusa ("Grass" ninja) of the Yagyū clan. When Ittō is finally attacked by the last of thekusa, the sword breaks and Ittō receives wounds that are ultimately fatal. Deadlocked in mid-battle with Retsudō, Ittō's spirit leaves his body after years of fatigue and bloodshed, unable to destroy his longtime enemy and ending his path ofmeifumadō.
The story finishes with Daigorō taking up Retsudō's broken spear and charging in fury. Retsudō opens his arms, disregarding all defense, and allows Daigorō to drive the spear into his body. Embracing Daigorō with tears, Retsudō names him "grandson of my heart", closing the cycle of vengeance and hatred between the clans and concluding the epic.
Many of the stories are written in a non-chronological order, revealing different parts of the narrative at different times. For example, Ogami's betrayal is not revealed until the end of the first volume, after many stories have already passed.
In crafting a weakness for his protagonist (in order to make the story interesting), writerKazuo Koike was inspired by the legendarySigurd, who is made invulnerable by bathing in a dragon's blood—except for where a leaf shields part of his back and retains his mortality. The character of Daigorō was created to satisfy this need.[10]: 2:00
Koike stated in an interview that he crafted the manga to be based upon the characters themselves and that the "essential tension between [Ittō's] imperative to meet these challenges while keeping his son with him on the journey" drove the story.[11] According to Koike, "Having two characters as foils of each other is what sets things in motion" and that "If you have a strong character, the storyline will develop naturally, on its own."[11]
Less than a year after the manga's debut,Tomisaburo Wakayama came to Koike to propose starring in the films, to which he immediately agreed.[10]: 4:00
According to Koike, he knew from the beginning that being killers themselves, both Ogami and Retsudō must die at the end, while Daigorō should survive. Both the producers of the 1970s television series and magazine publisher opposed this, so he had to end his story in his way "without their permission".[10]: 9:00
Written byKazuo Koike and illustrated byGoseki Kojima,Lone Wolf and Cub was serialized inFutabasha'sSeinen manga magazineWeekly Manga Action. Its first installment was published on September 10, 1970.[12][13] The series finished with the 145th installment published on April 1, 1976.[14][15][16] Futabasha collected its chapters in 28tankōbon volumes, published from May 1972 to May 1976.[17][18] WhenLone Wolf and Cub was first released inJapan in 1970, it became wildly popular for its powerful, epicsamurai story and its stark and gruesome depiction of violence duringTokugawa era Japan. As of October 2006, the manga had sold 8.3 million copies in Japan, and 11.8 million worldwide.[19]
Lone Wolf and Cub is one of the most highly regarded manga due to its epic scope, detailed historical accuracy, masterful artwork and nostalgic recollection of thebushido ethos.[citation needed] The story spans 28 volumes of manga, with over 300 pages each (totaling over 8,700 pages in all). Many of the panels of the series are depictions of nature, historical locations in Japan, and traditional activities. A couple of years into the series, a story depicts the fate of Yamada Asaemon, the main character ofSamurai Executioner, also created by Koike andKojima.[20][21] One reviewer notes that Asaemon looks different in this appearance, apparently due to Ogami Ittō having been designed so similarly to the original Asaemon.[22]
Lone Wolf and Cub was initially released in North America in a translated English edition byFirst Comics in 1987.[23] The monthly series of comic-book-sized issues featured covers byFrank Miller,Bill Sienkiewicz,Matt Wagner,Mike Ploog, and Ray Lago. Sales were initially strong but fell sharply as the company went into a general decline.[citation needed] First Comics shut down in 1991 without completing the series, publishing less than a third of the total series over 45 issues.
Starting in September 2000,Dark Horse Comics began to release an English translation of the full series in 28 smaller-sized trade paperback volumes with longer page-counts (from 260 to over 300 pages), similar to the volumes published in Japan. Dark Horse completed the presentation of the entire series, fully translated, with the publication of the 28th volume in December 2002. Dark Horse reused all of Miller's covers from the First Comics edition, as well as several done by Sienkiewicz, and commissioned Wagner,Guy Davis, andVince Locke to produce new covers for several volumes of the collections. In October 2012, Dark Horse completed the release of all 28 volumes in digital format, as part of their "Dark Horse Digital" online service.
1. The Assassin's Road | 8. Chains of Death | 15. Brothers of the Grass | 22. Heaven & Earth |
Starting in May 2013, Dark Horse began publishing their translated editions ofLone Wolf and Cub in value-priced Omnibus editions.
| Vol. | Volumes Collected | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3* | 978-1-61655-134-6 | May 2013 |
| 2 | 3*, 4, 5 | 978-1-61655-135-3 | August 2013 |
| 3 | 6, 7, 8* | 978-1-61655-200-8 | November 2013 |
| 4 | 8*, 9, 10* | 978-1-61655-392-0 | April 2014 |
| 5 | 10*, 11, 12 | 978-1-61655-393-7 | July 2014 |
| 6 | 13, 14, 15* | 978-1-61655-394-4 | October 2014 |
| 7 | 15*, 16, 17* | 978-1-61655-569-6 | January 2015 |
| 8 | 17*, 18, 19* | 978-1-61655-584-9 | April 2015 |
| 9 | 19*, 20, 21* | 978-1-61655-585-6 | July 2015 |
| 10 | 21*, 22, 23 | 978-1-61655-806-2 | October 2015 |
| 11 | 24, 25, 26* | 978-1-61655-807-9 | January 2016 |
| 12 | 26*, 27, 28[1] | 978-1-61655-808-6 | April 2016 |
Partial volumes collected in Omnibus form are marked with an asterisk (*).
In 2002, a "reimagined" version of the story,Lone Wolf 2100, was created by writer Mike Kennedy and artist Francisco Ruiz Velasco with Koike's indirect involvement. The story was apost-apocalyptic take on the tale with several differences, such as a female cub and a worldwide setting: Daisy Ogami, daughter of a renowned scientist, and Itto, her father's cybernetic bodyguard and Daisy's subsequent protector, attempt to escape from the Cygnat Owari Corporation's schemes.
Dark Horse announced at the 2006New York Comic Con that they had licensedNew Lone Wolf and Cub, Kazuo Koike andHideki Mori's follow-up toLone Wolf and Cub, starring Ogami Itto's son Daigoro, the famous child in the baby cart.[24] In this new series, which picks up immediately after the climactic battle of the original series, the bodies of Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo are left lying on the beach with Daigoro left alone standing over his father's body (since no one, for political reasons, dares to bury either body or take charge of Daigoro). A bearded samurai, Tōgō Shigetada of the Satsuma clan and master of theJigen-ryū style of swordsmanship (based on the actual historical personage Tōgō Shigetaka, creator ofJigen-ryū), wanders onto the battlefield and assists Daigoro with thecremation/funeral of Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo. Tōgō, who is on a training journey and also carries adotanuki sword similar to Ogami's (and crafted by the same swordsmith), then assumes guardianship of Daigoro, including retrieving the baby cart and teaching/training Daigoro inJigen-ryū.
The two soon become enmeshed in a plot by the Shogunate conceived by the ruthlessMatsudaira Nobutsuna and spearheaded by his chief henchmanMamiya Rinzō (also based on an actual historical character) to topple the Satsuma clan and assume control of that fiefdom's great wealth, using Tōgō as an unwitting pawn. When Tōgō discovers that he has been tricked and used, he and Daigoro embark on the road ofmeifumado in a quest to kill the Shogun (which would force Matsudaira out into the open). However, Rinzō, who is not only a master of disguise but also Matsudaira's natural son, may have an even more devious plan of his own, including subverting the Shogun's own ninja and usingopium to ensnare and enslave the Shogun himself. This series also introduces non-Japanese characters into the plotlines. Dark Horse began publishing the follow-up series,New Lone Wolf and Cub, in June 2014;[25] the eleventh and last volume was released in December 2016.
A second sequel series, titledそして――子連れ狼 刺客の子 (Soshite Kozure Ōkami: Shikaku no Ko [ja],lit. 'More Lone Wolf and Cub: Eyes of the Child'), was serialized inKoike Shoin [ja]'s manga magazineJin from January 20, 2007,[26] until the magazine's last issue, released on May 21, 2008.[27][28] The series resumed oneBookJapan [ja]'s online manga magazineKatana on April 14, 2009,[29][30] and finished on July 20, 2010.[31] Five volumes were released by Koike Shoin from July 27, 2007,[32] to September 28, 2012.[33] This series has not currently been translated into English.
A total of sixLone Wolf and Cub films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ogami Ittō and Tomikawa Akihiro as Daigoro were produced based on the manga. They are also known as theSword of Vengeance series, based on the English-language title of the first film, and later as theBaby Cart series, because young Daigoro travels in a baby carriage pushed by his father.
The first three films, directed by Kenji Misumi, were released in 1972 and produced byShintaro Katsu, Wakayama's brother and the star of the 26-partZatoichi film series. The next three films were produced by Wakayama himself and directed byBuichi Saitō,Kenji Misumi, and Yoshiyuki Kuroda, released in 1972, 1973, and 1974, respectively. Wakayama quit making the films after the popular television series began to air.[34]
Shogun Assassin (1980) is an English language compilation for the American audience, edited mainly from the second film, with 11 minutes of footage from the first. Also, the third film,Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades was re-released on DVD in the US under the nameShogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death.
| No. | English Title | Year | Japanese | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | 1972 | 子連れ狼 子を貸し腕貸しつかまつる | Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru | Wolf with Child in Tow: Child and Expertise for Rent |
| 2 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx | 1972 | 子連れ狼 三途の川の乳母車 | Kozure Ōkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma | Wolf with Child in Tow: Baby Cart of the River of Sanzu |
| 3 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades AKAShogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death | 1972 | 子連れ狼 死に風に向う乳母車 | Kozure Ōkami: Shinikazeni mukau ubaguruma | Wolf with Child in Tow: Baby Cart Against the Winds of Death |
| 4 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril AKAShogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage | 1972 | 子連れ狼 親の心子の心 | Kozure Ōkami: Oya no kokoro ko no kokoro | Wolf with Child in Tow: The Heart of a Parent, the Heart of a Child |
| 5 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons AKAShogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold | 1973 | 子連れ狼 冥府魔道 | Kozure Ōkami: Meifumado | Wolf with Child in Tow: Land of Demons |
| 6 | Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell AKAShogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell | 1974 | 子連れ狼 地獄へ行くぞ!大五郎 | Kozure Ōkami: Jigoku e ikuzo! Daigoro | Wolf with Child in Tow: Now We Go to Hell, Daigoro! |
| 7 | Shogun Assassin | 1980 | An English language dubbed film with 12 minutes fromSword of Vengeance and most ofBaby Cart at the River Styx. | ||
In 1992 the story was again adapted for film,Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict also known asHandful of Sand orA Child's Hand Reaches Up (Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki te ni, literallyIn That Little Hand), directed byAkira Inoue and starringMasakazu Tamura as Ogami Itto.
| English Title | Year | Japanese | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict | 1993 | 子連れ狼 その小さき手に | Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki te ni | Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict |
In addition to the six original films (andShogun Assassin in 1980), varioustelevision movies have aired in connection with thetelevision series as pilots, compilations or originals. These include several starringKinnosuke Yorozuya (see sectionTelevision series), in 1989 a TV movie calledLone Wolf With Child: An Assassin on the Road to Hell better known asBaby Cart In Purgatory whereHideki Takahashi plays Ogami Ittō andTomisaburo Wakayama co-stars as Retsudo Yagyu.
In the 2000s,Darren Aronofsky attempted to get an official Hollywood version ofLone Wolf and Cub off the ground, but could not secure the rights.[35][36]
In March 2012,Justin Lin was announced as the director on an American version ofLone Wolf and Cub.[37] In June 2016, it was announced that producerSteven Paul had acquired the rights,[38] and in October 2017, it was announced thatAndrew Kevin Walker was writing the script.[39]
Two full-fledged television series based on the manga have been broadcast to date.
The first,Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Ōkami), was produced in a typicaljidaigeki format and broadcast for three seasons from 1973 to 1976, each episode 45 minutes long. Season one originally aired 27 episodes, but the original 2nd episode "Gomune Oyuki (Oyuki of the Gomune)" was subsequently deleted from all rebroadcasts in Japan and VHS and DVD releases; the reasons why this episode has been excluded are currently unclear. Seasons two and three ran for 26 episodes each.Kinnosuke Yorozuya played Ogami Ittō, and later reprised the role in a 1984 TV movie; Daigoro was played by Katzutaka Nishikawa in the first two seasons and by Takumi Satô in the final season.
The series was co-produced by Union Motion Picture Co, Ltd. (ユニオン映画) and Studio Ship (スタジオシップ), a company formed by manga author Kazuo Koike, and originally aired onNippon TV in Japan. It was subsequently broadcast in the United States asThe Fugitive Samurai in the original Japanese with English subtitles, and released for the Toronto, Canada market by CFMT-TV (nowOMNI 1) in the original Japanese with English subtitles asThe Iron Samurai. It has also been aired in Germany dubbed in German, in Italy dubbed in Italian; around 1980, a Portuguese dub was aired in Brazil asO Samurai Fugitivo (The Fugitive Samurai) on TVS, actually SBT, and in Spanish, asEl Samurai Fugitivo on the American Spanish TV station Univision.
The first season was released on DVD in Japan on December 20, 2006, apparently without subtitles. Twelve of the first 13 episodes were released on DVD in Germany asKozure Okami, with audio in Japanese and German. In the U.S.,Media Blasters released the first season on DVD on April 29, 2008, under itsTokyo Shock Label, containing the original Japanese with English subtitles. All of these releases excluded the deleted-from-distribution second episode "Gomune Oyuki".
The latest television series, also titledLone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Ōkami), aired from 2002 to 2004 inJapan onTV Asahi withKin'ya Kitaōji in the role of Ogami Ittō and Tsubasa Kobayashi as Daigoro. This series has not yet been made commercially available on DVD or Blu-ray; however, beginning in September 2023 English-subtitled episodes began being uploaded to the YouTube website, courtesy of the "Samurai vs. Ninja" YouTube Channel,[40] and currently all three seasons of the series have been uploaded.
In 1987,video game manufacturerNichibutsu released abeat 'em uparcade video game based on the series, namedKozure Ōkami in Japan[41] andSamurai Assassin overseas.[42] Players guide Ogami Itto through an army of assassins while carrying his infant son on his back.[43] A baby cart powerup enables Ookami to mow down enemies with blasts of fire. The game was only released in arcades.
In 1989,Mayfair Games publishedLone Wolf and Cub Game, a board game designed by Matthew Costello based on the franchise.[44] GM Magazine reviewed the game, highlighting the illustrations, well-written encounters, and sturdy components; however, the reviewer found that the basic rules and limited options made for a dull experience on repeat plays.[45]
In the 2001PlayStation 2 video gameFinal Fantasy X bySquare Enix, there is anaeon named Yojimbo, a being the summonerYuna can summon to battle, along with his dog Daigoro. He must be paid the game's form of money to use attacks varying in strength and weapon. With his design resembling that of Ancient Japanese designs, his worker-employer relationship with Yuna, the aesthetic with his weaponry and mannerisms, and the name of his dog, many elements from Ittō were used to design this summon.
In 2012, apachinko game adaptation calledKozure Ōkami was released in Japan.[4]
By 1990, many libraries understood the rise of graphic novels as a medium.[46] Many were advised to purchase copies of various graphic novels to keep up public demand, listing many popular publications. One of the most prominent graphic novels listed wasLone Wolf and Cub, focusing on the Japanese elements in the storytelling. They would continue to add the volumes of the graphic novel well into 2003.[47]
Lone Wolf and Cub is considered to be among the most influential manga ever created, having inspired numerous artists, animators and filmmakers across the world,[4] as well as creating the "Lone Wolf and Cub" trope.[7]
Lone Wolf and Cub has influenced American comics, notably Frank Miller in hisSin City andRonin series.[48] Other examples of artists inspired by it include filmmakers such asHong Kong action cinema'sJohn Woo when he producedHeroes Shed No Tears (1986), Americancomic book artists such asJustin Jordan andMike Kennedy, and animators such as Russia'sGenndy Tartakovsky.[4] Indian comic-book writerSuhas Sundar acknowledged that he drew some inspiration fromLone Wolf and Cub to create hisOdayan comic book series.[49]
Homages toLone Wolf and Cub have appeared in many works. Examples include a 1973 television commercial for Momoya chansai seasoning,episode 77 of the anime seriesUrusei Yatsura (1983),Samurai Champloo episode 22 (2005),Gintama episode six (2006), the third season ofCrayon Shin-chan Gaiden (2017) subtitled "Kazokukure Ōkami" ("Lone Wolf and Family"),Busō Shōjo Machiavellism episode six (2017),Hug! Pretty Cure episode 44 (2018), andRick and Morty: The Anime episode "Samurai & Shogun" (2020).[4]
Lone Wolf and Cub has been cited as the origin for the narrative trope/genre where a man, skilled in violence, protects a child on a journey across a dangerous landscape.[5][6][7] Known as the Lone Wolf and Cub trope or genre, it has since been used in numerous works, with examples including films such asLéon: The Professional (1994) andLogan (2017), television shows such asStranger Things andGame of Thrones, and media franchises such asThe Witcher andThe Last of Us.[7][50][51]
The samuraianime filmSword of the Stranger (2007) has been described as "Lone Wolf and Cub" meetsRurouni Kenshin.[52] There are also variations of the Lone Wolf and Cub trope involving a mother and daughter, with examples including films such asBirds of Prey (2020) andGunpowder Milkshake (2021).[7]
NovelistMax Allan Collins acknowledged the influence ofLone Wolf and Cub on his graphic novelRoad to Perdition (1998). In an interview to the BBC, Collins declared that "Road to Perdition is 'an unabashed homage' toLone Wolf and Cub".[53][54] In turn, writerNeil Druckmann citedRoad to Perdition as a direct influence onThe Last of Us video game (2013) andtelevision show (2023);[5]The Last of Us actorPedro Pascal citedLone Wolf and Cub as the origin of the trope of a man protecting a child on a journey across a dangerous landscape.[6]
"Wolf and Cub" is an episode from the first season of the TV seriesPerson of Interest; the title is assumed to be inspired byLone Wolf and Cub. Themes of vengeance and being a rōnin are interspersed throughout the episode.[55][56]
Episode 20 of the fifth season of the television seriesBob's Burgers, "Hawk & Chick", is a parody inspired byLone Wolf and Cub.[57] A follow-up episode, "The Hawkening: Look Who's Hawking Now!" from the show'stenth season, features a missing scene that parallels the suppressed episode of the 1973Lone Wolf and Cub TV series.
TheStar Wars streaming seriesThe Mandalorian has a premise influenced byLone Wolf and Cub, withthe titular character guardingan alien child from various threats.[58] TheMandalorian spin-off seriesThe Book of Boba Fett includes a scene modeled on Daigorō's choice between ball and sword as depicted inSword of Vengeance.[59][60]Obi-Wan Kenobi also uses a variation of the trope.[50]
The Lone Wolf and Cub trope has also been used in numerous video games. Examples include the adaptationKozure Ōkami (1987),[41]Hanjuku Hero 4 (2005) bySquare Enix,[4]The Witcher series,[7]The Last of Us,[6]Hideo Kojima'sDeath Stranding (2019),[61] andFromSoftware'sSekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019).[62]
In February 2001,Lone Wolf and Cub won the best comic reprint at the 2000 Squiddy Awards,[63] The manga received multiple award at AnnualHarvey Awards, In 2001, 2002 and 2003, it won three awards for "Best American Edition of Foreign Material" and in April 2002, at the 15th Annual Harvey Awards, the manga won the "Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work".[64][65][66][67][68] in July 2001, theLone Wolf and Cub manga won anEisner Award in the category ofBest U.S. Edition of Foreign Material and at the 2004 Eisner Awards category, it received as one of the Hall of Fame title.[69][70]
漫画アクション1976/04/01
子連れ狼・最終回/其之百四十五腕（かいな）・後編
