1999 · Project Kyo · Adventure · Fighting

Samurai Deeper Kyo

Samurai Deeper Kyo (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 1999 to May 2006, with its chapters collected in 38 tankōbon volumes. Set during the Edo period, the series follows Demon Eyes Kyo, a feared samurai seeking to regain his body after his soul is sealed inside the body of his rival, Kyoshiro Mibu. Demon Eyes Kyo is joined in his search by the bounty hunter named Yuya Shiina, the heir to the Tokugawa shogunate named Benitora and a known rival of the Tokugawa shogunate named Yukimura Sanada.

Released: 15 October 1999
Platforms: Game Boy Advance PlayStation
Genres: Adventure Fighting Ninja
Developers: Project Kyo
Publishers: Bandai
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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Story

Set in Edo period, Yuya Shiina, a bounty hunter, is searching for her brother's murderer. However, Yuya quickly meets a medicine peddler named Kyoshiro Mibu, who turns out to be sharing a body with the feared samurai Demon Eyes Kyo. The only wish Demon Eyes Kyo has is to regain his own body. Following this path leads Demon Eyes Kyo, Yuya and a variety of fellow travelers into conflict with both the Tokugawa shogunate and the Mibu Clan, a race of violent superhumans who have run Japan from the shadows for millennia.