Crying Freeman, Vol. 3

Crying Freeman, Vol. 3 by Kazuo Koike. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9781593074890.

A failed assassination attempt brings into Freemans possession Muramasa, the Devils Sword, an ancient samurai blade that brings misfortune and death to any who possess it. Wishing to spare Freeman and tame the swords malevolent spirit, Tiger Orchid, Freemans wife, takes the blade to Kowloon to train with a legendary swordmaster. But shell need to find him in Kowloon Castle, a slum so riddled with crime and destitution that it does not officially exist. But its dangers are all too real, and even a possessed sword may not be enough to stop a gun-toting criminal army bent on selling Tiger Orchid into slavery! Written by the legendary Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, and illustrated by the incomparable Ryoichi Ikegami, Crying Freeman is adult manga at its most challenging: dark, violent, morally complex, erotically charged and regarded worldwide as one of the classics of adult graphic fiction.