Set in the same feudal Japanese world of "Legend of the Scarlet Blades" and "Izuna," comes an origin tale, full of the universe's signature magic and blood.

Mythical tales of bloodshed set in a Feudal Japan that runs rampant with spirits both demonic and heroic fighting for the fate of their world, from acclaimed creator Saverio Tenuta. Set in the same feudal Japanese-influenced world of The Scarlet Blades and Izuna comes an origin tale, full of the universe’s signature magic and blood. Nobu Fudo has worn the pale, wooden mask since childhood, when he was still known as Shinnosuke. He was just a poor boy who dreamed of becoming a powerful samurai. When his sister is attacked, his inner warrior awakens and his anger is unstoppable. But something else has also awakened. Something dark and terrible.

Mythical tales of bloodshed set in a Feudal Japan that runs rampant with spirits both demonic & heroic fighting for the fate of their world, from acclaimed creator Saverio Tenuta.

Set in the same feudal Japanese world of "Legend of the Scarlet Blades" and "Izuna," comes an origin tale, full of the universe's signature magic and blood.

Nobu Fudo has worn the pale, wooden mask since childhood, when he was still known as Shinnosuke. He was just a poor boy who dreamed of becoming a powerful samurai. When his sister is attacked, his inner warrior awakens and his anger is unstoppable. But something else has also awakened. Something dark and terrible.

These 130 articles Aisan mythologies and cover such topics as Buddhist and Hindu symbolic systems, myth in pre-Islamic Iran, Chinese cosmology and demons, and the Japanese conceptions of the afterlife and the "vital spirit". Also includes myths from Turkey, Korea, Tibet, and Mongolia. Illustrations.

In Fables in Ivory, delightful Japanese legends are accompanied With dozens of color photographs and extensive historical background. To introduce netsuke sculptures to a wider audience and, at the same time, to tell some of the legends that inspired their creators, Adrienne Barbanson presents here a collection of superb photographs accompanied by a narrative text designed to enhance the reader's appreciation of this remarkable by relatively unfamiliar art.