Less than a year and a half since the manga first appeared in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump, a new promotional video commemorating Kagurabachi ‘s fifth volume release in Japan today confirmed that the battle action series has accumulated 1.3 million copies sold/in circulation (including digital).
The manga recently topped the Next Manga Awards 2024’s Print category.
Viz Media publishes an official English version of Takeru Hokazono’s Kagurabachi manga and describes the story:
As a young boy, Chihiro trains every day under his father to become a swordsmith. Although different in temperament, the two spend peaceful days laughing and working together. But one day, tragedy strikes… Now Chihiro burns with hatred and sets out to exact revenge. Following clues left behind by a ruthless yakuza organization, Chihiro confronts the Hishaku, a deadly group of sorcerers that may be behind his father’s murder!
Source: Comic Natalie
