It's unfortunate that this series was cut short. It had potential. I mean, cyborg samurai riding gigantic robotic beasts with their magical space princesses and wielding soul-powered swords?
It's a very cool concept. And I'm always a big fan of the traditional-futuristic hybrid aesthetic. Undoubtedly, the biggest draw for me was the worldbuilding, which seemed to have had a lot of care put into it, with many setups put in place (that were of course left without a resolution). It felt like we had a whole wild world to explore, akin to some other space opera manga.
The few characters that got the time to have ...
Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Samurai Eight Japanese: サムライ8 八丸伝 InformationType: Manga Volumes: 5 Chapters: 43 Status: Finished Published: May 13, 2019 to Mar 23, 2020 Theme: Samurai Demographic: Shounen Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly) StatisticsScore: 5.741 (scored by 7,145 users) 1 indicates a . Ranked: #189892 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1254 Members: 15,486 Favorites: 158 Available AtResources |
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