Ichi the Killer

Story & Art by Hideo Yamamoto

In Shinjuku Kabuki-Cho, the biggest sin town in Japan, there are two crazy guys. Ichi is a coward and a wimp, but once he breaks into tears, he turns into a human weapon. With great martial arts skill and a blade hidden in his boots, he butchers a bunch of enemies into mincemeat in the blink of an eye. His arch enemy is Kakihara, a yakuza boss who's tired of everything, including himself. Only when he pierces, cuts, and burns his own and other people's bodies does he feel that he is alive.

Volumes

0 in the canonical sequence

English packaging

6 books, 6 releases

Publishers

Seven Seas Entertainment

Also known as

Koroshiya Ichi, 殺し屋１