Blade of the Immortal #17

Hiroaki Samura's *Blade of the Immortal* volume seventeen, *On the Perfection of Anatomy*, arrives in 2007 with a cover that commands immediate attention — a scarred, shirtless warrior with a glowing red eye stares down the viewer, his chained wrists crossed before him against a blazing crimson background. The raw intensity of Samura's linework gives the figure a coiled, dangerous energy that perfectly captures the series' brutal, unrelenting tone. At $16.95, this is a compelling entry point — or continuation — in one of manga's most viscerally stunning samurai epics.