Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru
Viz · 2020–2021 · 5 issues
About the series
From 2020 to 2021, Viz Media released Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, a five-issue comic series written by Masashi Kishimoto and Stephen Paul, with art by Akira Okubo. This sci-fi samurai saga, rooted in Kishimoto's signature shonen storytelling, blends feudal honor with futuristic technology, offering a compact but ambitious world of warrior monks and cybernetic powers. It stands as a distinctive, visually striking collaboration from a celebrated creator, exploring themes of destiny and transformation in a fresh, standalone format.
