New Lone Wolf and Cub

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = New Lone Wolf and Cub 01.png

| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover

| ja_kanji = 新・子連れ狼

| ja_romaji = Shin Kozure Ōkami

| genre = {{ubl|Adventure{{cite web|title=New Lone Wolf & Cub Volume 1 TPB|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/13-998/New-Lone-Wolf-Cub-Volume-1-TPB|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-date=October 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011014236/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/13-998/New-Lone-Wolf-Cub-Volume-1-TPB|url-status=live}}|Historical|Samurai}}

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Kazuo Koike

| illustrator = Hideki Mori

| publisher = Shogakukan

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Dark Horse Comics}}

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}

| imprint =

| magazine = {{ill|Weekly Post (Japanese mangazine)|lt=Weekly Post|ja|週刊ポスト}}

| first = November 10, 2003

| last = December 18, 2006

| volumes = 11

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| title = Soshite Kozure Ōkami: Shikaku no Ko

| type = manga

| author = Kazuo Koike

| illustrator = Hideki Mori

| publisher = {{ubl|{{ill|Koike Shoin|ja|小池書院}}|{{ill|eBookJapan|ja|イーブックイニシアティブジャパン}} (digital publication)}}

| publisher_en =

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}

| imprint =

| magazine = {{ubl|Jin {{noitalic|(2007–2008)}}|Katana {{noitalic|(2009–2010)}}}}

| first = January 20, 2007

| last = July 20, 2010

| volumes = 5

| volume_list =

}}

{{Nihongo|New Lone Wolf and Cub|新・子連れ狼|Shin Kozure Ōkami|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Hideki Mori. It is a sequel to Koike's manga series Lone Wolf and Cub. It was serialized in Shogakukan's {{ill|Weekly Post (Japanese mangazine)|lt=Weekly Post|ja|週刊ポスト}} from November 2003 to December 2006, with its chapters collected in 11 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. It was licensed in North America by Dark Horse Comics. A sequel series, titled Soshite Kozure Ōkami: Shikaku no Ko, was published in {{ill|Koike Shoin|ja|小池書院}}{{'}}s Jin (2007–2008) and {{ill|eBookJapan|ja|イーブックイニシアティブジャパン}}{{'}}s digital manga magazine Katana (2009–2010), with its chapters collected in five volumes.

Plot

In this series, which picks up immediately after the climactic battle of the original series, the bodies of Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo are left lying on the battlefield with Daigoro left alone standing over his father's body (since no one, for political reasons, dares to bury either body or take charge of Daigoro). A bearded samurai, Tōgō Shigetada of the Satsuma clan and master of the Jigen-ryū style of swordsmanship (based on the actual historical personage Tōgō Shigetaka, creator of Jigen-ryū), wanders onto the battlefield and assists Daigoro with the cremation/funeral of Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo. Tōgō, who is on a training journey and also carries a dotanuki sword similar to Ogami's (and crafted by the same swordsmith), then assumes guardianship of Daigoro, including retrieving the baby cart and teaching/training Daigoro in Jigen-ryū.

The two soon become enmeshed in a plot by the Shogunate conceived by the ruthless Matsudaira Nobutsuna and spearheaded by his chief henchman Mamiya Rinzō (also based on an actual historical character) to topple the Satsuma clan and assume control of that fiefdom's great wealth, using Tōgō as an unwitting pawn. When Tōgō discovers that he has been tricked and used, he and Daigoro embark on the road of meifumado in a quest to kill the Shogun (which would force Matsudaira out into the open). However, Rinzō, who is not only a master of disguise but also Matsudaira's natural son, may have an even more devious plan of his own, including subverting the Shogun's own ninja and using opium to ensnare and enslave the Shogun himself.

Publication

Written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Hideki Mori, New Lone Wolf and Cub was serialized in Shogakukan's {{ill|Weekly Post (Japanese mangazine)|lt=Weekly Post|ja|週刊ポスト}} from November 10, 2003,{{cite web|script-title=ja:「子連れ狼」復活！|url=http://www.10daysbook.com/html/lwp/news.html|website=Kazuo Koike Official Website|access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040109095459/http://www.10daysbook.com/html/lwp/news.html|archive-date=January 9, 2004|language=ja|date=October 25, 2003}} to December 18, 2006.{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊ポスト 2007年1月5日号|url=http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_magnew?sha=1&zname=2005&type=s&keitai=0|website=s-book.com|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229120624/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_magnew?sha=1&zname=2005&type=s&keitai=0|archive-date=December 29, 2006|language=ja}} Shogakukan collected its chapters in eleven {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from September 30, 2004,{{cite web|script-title=ja:新・子連れ狼ーLONE WOLFー　 / 上|url=http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_detail?isbn=4091874215|website=s-book.com|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106110558/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_detail?isbn=4091874215|archive-date=November 6, 2004|language=ja}} to June 29, 2007.{{cite web|script-title=ja:2007年06月29日のアーカイブ|url=http://manganohi.jp/2007/06/29/|website=manganohi.jp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016174004/http://manganohi.jp/2007/06/29/|archive-date=October 16, 2007|language=ja|date=June 29, 2007}} In North America, the manga was licensed by Dark Horse Comics.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Dark Horse Adds New Lone Wolf and Cub, Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-29/dark-horse-adds-new-lone-wolf-and-cub-hatsune-miku/unofficial-hatsune-mix-manga|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 31, 2023|date=March 29, 2013|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223184044/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-29/dark-horse-adds-new-lone-wolf-and-cub-hatsune-miku/unofficial-hatsune-mix-manga|url-status=live}} The eleven volumes were released from June 4, 2014,{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 1–7|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-03/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-1-7/.75173|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 31, 2023|date=March 29, 2013|archive-date=March 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306033658/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-03/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-1-7/.75173|url-status=live}} to December 14, 2016.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 11–17|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-december-11-17/.109867|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 31, 2023|date=December 13, 2016|archive-date=February 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208033521/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-december-11-17/.109867|url-status=live}}

=Sequel series=

A sequel series, titled {{Nihongo|{{ill|Soshite Kozure Ōkami: Shikaku no Ko|ja|そして - 子連れ狼刺客の子}}|そして――子連れ狼刺客の子||{{lit|More Lone Wolf and Cub: Eyes of the Child}}}}, picking up after the climax of this series, was serialized in {{ill|Koike Shoin|ja|小池書院}}{{'}}s manga magazine Jin from January 20, 2007,{{cite web|script-title=ja:時代劇漫画刃-JIN-: ０７年３月号発売中！|url=http://jidaigeki-jin.cocolog-nifty.com/jin/2007/01/post_a46c_1.html|website=Jidaigeki Manga Jin|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226162530/http://jidaigeki-jin.cocolog-nifty.com/jin/2007/01/post_a46c_1.html|archive-date=December 26, 2007|language=ja}} until the magazine's last issue, released on May 21, 2008.{{cite web|script-title=ja:刃　休刊のお知らせ|url=http://jidaigeki-jin.cocolog-nifty.com/jin/2008/06/index.html|website=Jidaigeki Manga Jin|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002093809/http://jidaigeki-jin.cocolog-nifty.com/jin/2008/06/index.html|archive-date=October 2, 2008|language=ja|date=June 19, 2008}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Kazuo Koike's Jin Historical Manga Magazine Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-06/kazuo-koike-jin-historical-manga-magazine-ends|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 31, 2023|date=June 6, 2008|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216052813/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-06/kazuo-koike-jin-historical-manga-magazine-ends|url-status=live}} The series resumed on {{ill|eBookJapan|ja|イーブックイニシアティブジャパン}}{{'}}s online manga magazine Katana on April 14, 2009,{{cite web|script-title=ja:有料ウェブマガジンのニューカマー「KATANA」創刊|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/15171|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 31, 2023|language=ja|date=April 7, 2009|archive-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702233117/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/15171|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Lone Wolf and Cub Manga Resumes in Katana Web Mag|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-14/lone-wolf-and-cub-manga-resumes-in-katana-web-mag|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 31, 2023|date=April 14, 2009|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216051310/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-14/lone-wolf-and-cub-manga-resumes-in-katana-web-mag|url-status=live}} and finished on July 20, 2010.{{cite web|script-title=ja:Web Magazine KATANA 31号|url=https://ebookjapan.yahoo.co.jp/books/113323/A000043606/|website=eBookJapan|access-date=December 31, 2023|language=ja|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231231082337/https://ebookjapan.yahoo.co.jp/books/113323/A000043606/|archive-date=December 31, 2023|url-status=live}} Five volumes were released by Koike Shoin from July 27, 2007,{{cite web|script-title=ja:『そして――子連れ狼刺客の子』第１巻発売！|url=http://www.koikekazuo.jp/cp-bin/blog/index.php?eid=92|website=Kazuo Koike's First Blog|publisher=Soeisha|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926071815/http://www.koikekazuo.jp/cp-bin/blog/index.php?eid=92|archive-date=September 26, 2007|language=ja|date=July 27, 2007}} to September 28, 2012.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【9月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/77263|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 31, 2023|language=ja|date=September 28, 2012|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104071418/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/77263|url-status=live}}