The Sword of Shibito
The Sword of Shibito is a manga series written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Missile Kakurai. It was serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Comic Birz from 1998 until 2002. Originally, the series was released by, however, the company went bankrupt in 1999. The Sword of Shibito was also licensed in English by Central Park Media and in French by 12 Bis.
The manga takes place in the Edo period of Japan.
Characters
;Saezuki Shibitei;Kinzō
;Yurihime
;Ranken
;Oda Nobunaga
;Takeda Shingen
;Tobi Katō
;Sarutobi Sasuke
;Katagiri
;Two Monks
Media
Original Series
Originally, the series was published by Schola, however, the company went bankrupt in 1999, publishing only one volume, Gentosha began to publish the series from then on in Comic Birz.| # | Original release date | ISBN |
| 1 | 16 September 1998 | |
| 2 | 29 July 1999 | |
| 3 | 29 January 2000 | |
| 4 | 29 August 2000 | |
| 5 | 27 February 2001 | |
| 6 | 29 August 2001 | |
| 7 | 23 March 2002 | |
| 8 | 21 November 2002 |
The New Sword of Shibito
A sequel series titled The New Sword of Shibito was released by Gentosha and serialised in Comic Birz.| Vol. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | August 24, 2003 | |
| 2 | March 24, 2004 |