The Valiant Must Fall Series

“A BEAUTIFUL SWORD CANNOT BE WEAK.”

The indomitable Enka exhibits the power of the semi-hidden in a vicious battle against the Imperial Archives. Meanwhile, Iba Hachiro, Kai’s kinsman, crosses blades with former Shinsengumi captain Fujita Goro to protect Ikumatsu. For a third time, the immortal siblings clash over their ideals. To what future will the ensorcelled Sessho-seki lead the valiant?

“TO THINK LIFE CAN BE THIS FLEETING…”

Hoping to steal back the Sessho-seki, Shino and Haruyasu team up with former Shinsengumi leader Fujita Goro to confront Ikumatsu and his kinsman Kikuji. Their trap works, and a battle breaks out between the two sides! Haruyasu faces Kikuji a second time, and though kinsmen are granted long lives, will letting go of immortal life prove to be the only path forward?

“IT DOES TAKE COURAGE TO PERISH, BUT SURVIVING TAKES COURAGE TOO.”

After Shino confides in her sister, Enka decides to let Shino go, making it clear she will stop anyone who tries to kill their mother. Shino and Haruyasu go to retrieve the sessho-seki that Shino previously hid, but they discover Shino’s brother, Ikumatsu, has stolen it. When Ikumatsu goes rogue, the government sends a new agent—former Shinsengumi captain Fujita Goro!

A FLAWLESS DEATH.

Shino, a semi-hidden, wants to kill her mother, then die herself. To do so, she and Haruyasu steal a special blade from the Meiji government that can kill immortals. The Imperial Archives fiercely pursue them to recover it, blocking the group’s escape more than once, but help comes from an unexpected source—a young boy from Aizu.

SHE WILL KILL HER MOTHER, THEN HERSELF.

Shino wants to end her life, but not before ending her mother’s, saving them both from a fate worse than death. However, they are Adashino, immortals who can’t be slain by ordinary means. That’s why she’s enlisted her new kinsman, former samurai Haruyasu, to steal a sessho-seki, a blade capable of killing the unkillable. But wielding one also claims the bearer’s life. Can Haruyasu help Shino fulfill her duty without sacrificing himself as well?

An action-packed and supernatural historical drama about a samurai-turned-rebel and a mysterious young woman–from the creator of the hit manga and anime Gunslinger Girl!

The Tokugawa shogunate has fallen, and former samurai Haruyasu is adrift in a strange new world, searching for a place to die. But when he attempts to assassinate a government official, hoping this will bring the eternal peace he craves, Haruyasu finds himself at the mercy of the official’s bodyguard, a young woman who claims she’s the daughter of an immortal. What will she ask in return for sparing his life?