:Samurai Legend

{{Short description|Japanese manga}}

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{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name =

| image = Samurai Legend.jpg

| caption = Cover of the 1992 release

| ja_kanji = 風の抄

| ja_romaji = Kaze No Shō

| genre = Adventure, Martial arts

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Kan Furuyama

| illustrator = Jiro Taniguchi

| publisher = Akita Shoten

| publisher_en = {{English anime licensee | NA= Central Park Media}}

| demographic = Seinen

| magazine =

| published = 1992

| volumes = 1

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{nihongo|Samurai Legend|風の抄|Kaze no Shō|lead=yes}} is a one-shot Japanese manga written by Kan Furuyama and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. The manga is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Central Park Media,{{cite web|url=http://www.centralparkmedia.com/cpmdb/cfcpm.cfm?Cat=CMX_63801G|title=Samurai Legend (GN)|publisher=Central Park Media|access-date=2009-03-06|archive-url=https://archive.today/20030407195024/http://www.centralparkmedia.com/cpmdb/cfcpm.cfm?Cat=CMX_63801G|archive-date=April 7, 2003|url-status=dead}} licensed for a French-language release in France, Italian-language release in Italy and Portuguese-language release in Brazil by Panini Comics{{cite web|url=http://www.paninicomicsfrance.com/Titolo.jsp?IdTitolo=22485|title=KAZE NO SHO 1|publisher=Panini Comics|language=French|access-date=2009-03-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/productDetail?viewItem=29228|title=IL LIBRO DEL VENTO|publisher=Panini Comics|language=Italian|access-date=2009-03-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.universohq.com/quadrinhos/2006/review_LivrodoVento.cfm|title=O LIVRO DO VENTO|publisher=universohq.com|language=Portuguese|access-date=2009-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623220911/http://www.universohq.com/Quadrinhos/2006/review_LivrodoVento.cfm|archive-date=2007-06-23}} and a Spanish-language release in Spain by Editorial Ivrea.{{cite web|url=http://www.editorialivrea.com/ESP/noticias_tomos_unicos.htm|title=TOMOS ÚNICOS|publisher=Editorial Ivrea|language=Spanish|access-date=2009-03-06|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070702045148/http://www.editorialivrea.com/ESP/noticias_tomos_unicos.htm|archive-date=July 2, 2007|url-status=dead}}

Manga

Akita Shoten released the manga's single tankōbon originally in September 1992;{{cite book | url=http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000002199932-00 | title=風の抄 : 柳生秘帖 | year=1992 | publisher=National Diet Library | access-date=2014-11-30}} it was re-released on October 8, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.akitashoten.co.jp/comics/4253178367|script-title=ja:風の抄 柳生秘帖 |publisher=Akita Shoten|language=Japanese|access-date=2013-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000334/http://www.akitashoten.co.jp/comics/4253178367|archive-date=2013-12-31}} Panini Comics released the manga in France on October 12, 2006, in Italy on August 23, 2005 and in Brazil in June 2006.

Characters

  • Lord Mitsuyoshi/Yagyū Jūbei - the protagonist. He is the master of "Yagyu Shinkagery" sword style and the one responsible for guarding the Yagyu Secret Chronicles.
  • Lord Gomino - the main antagonist and the former emperor. He resides in Kyoto and attempts to start a rebellion against the Tokugawa bakufu which is the reason as to why he sent his lackey Yashamaro to steal the Yagyu Secret Chronicles.
  • Lord Rokumaru - Jubei's younger half-brother and chief monk of the Hotokuji Temple. He aides his brother in retrieving the Yagyu Secret Chronicles.
  • Yashamaro - Gomino's ninja whom he sent to steal the Yagyu Secret Chronicles. He is Jubei's foe.
  • Yagyū Munenori - Jubei's father and katana instructor for the Shogun and watcher of all feudal lords. He is also the leader of the secret organization of Shadow Yagyu.
  • Lady Tsukinowanomiya called Miya-sama (it is one of the ways to address a Prince or Princess of the Imperial Family) - Gomizunono's daughter and granddaughter of Tokugawa Hidetada. She was once the Empress Myosho but retired. She is an old friend of Jubei.
  • Katsu Kaishū - the narrator of the story.

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