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#1
The Elusive Samurai #1
2021
1333, Kamakura. Au terme d'une insurrection, Hôjô Tokiyuki, jeune garçon dont le destin était d'hériter du shogunat, perd tout : sa famille, sa ville natale, les partisans de son clan... Dernier survivant de sa lignée, il devient alors le fugitif le plus recherché de la région. Mais heureusement, Tokiyuki a un don particulier pour survivre : la fuite. Son histoire est celle de l'errance, de la dissimulation et de la reconquête. Ainsi commence la vie tumultueuse de l'insaisissable prince samouraï !

#2
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 2
2021
SOPRAVVIVERE È DECISAMENTE MEGLIO… Per un samurai cha ha perso tutto in seguito a uno spudorato tradimento, suicidarsi è onorevole, ma non per Hojo Tokiyuki, genio della fuga che ha dalla sua parte un veggente dai poteri divini.
La rivincita del giovane protagonista è appena iniziata nel nuovo manga dell’autore di Assassination Classroom.
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#3
逃げ上手の若君 3 [Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi 3]
2021
諏訪領、北の国境で瘴奸率いる悪党が非道な侵略を開始し、大人は皆殺しにされ、幼子だけが村に残されていた。時行は二刀使いの青年・吹雪と出会い、彼の緻密な策略で悪党の追撃を凌いでいたことを知る。時行の逃げ上手に着目した吹雪は、敵大将を討ち取る奥義を授ける…!

#4
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 4
2022
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
Kiyohara, the malicious and decadent governor of Shinano, is determined to crush any dissent within the province. When Hoshina Yasaburo, a member of the Suwa sect, rises up in rebellion, Suwa Yorishige dispatches Tokiyuki and the Elusive Warriors on a clandestine mission to aid the rebel leader. But how can Tokiyuki help the Suwa sect when its soldiers are more determined to die in battle than to achieve victory?

#5
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 5
2022
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
In order to seize the Suwa domain, the conniving governor of Shinano, Ogasawara Sadamune, seeks to prove that Tokiyuki, in his guise as Chojumaru, is a Hojo clan survivor. Tokiyuki must face the all-seeing gaze of his adversary, as well as Sadamune’s equally perceptive henchman. And even if Tokiyuki can escape Sadamune’s machinations, his trials are far from over. When Suwa’s hard-pressed allies come under attack from superior enemy forces, Tokiyuki and the Elusive Warriors must ride to their aid. Can they snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

#6
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 6
2022
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
Suwa allies Shinomiya and Hoshina have lost ground in their battle with the Kokushi’s forces. But the outcome could have been worse if not for Tokiyuki’s quick thinking. And even in defeat, Tokiyuki has learned valuable lessons about strategy from his nemesis, the wily Shokan. Now new battlefields await, and with spies everywhere in Suwa, Tokiyuki must head for Kyo, the capital city of his enemy Takauji! Though the capital is the center of arts and culture in Japan, danger still lurks at every turn…

#7
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 7
2022
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
With Shinano under intense surveillance by enemy spies, Yorishige has sent Tokiyuki to Kyo, the capital city of Japan, to stay until things cool down. Accompanied by his uncle, Hojo Yasuie, Tokiyuki must learn all he can about his enemy’s intentions. Entranced by the sights and sounds of the city—and the flashy hostess of a gambling den—Tokiyuki discovers even more about his own ability to get people on his side. Surrounded by Ashikaga Takauji’s intrigues in Kyo, he’ll need all the allies he can get!

#8
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 8
2022
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
The time has come for Tokiyuki and Yorishige’s allies in Shinano to make their move against their enemies, the devious governor Ogasawara and the evil kokushi, Kiyohara. But in order to get the campaign going, Tokiyuki must earn the respect of Yorishige’s warriors, and to do that, he’ll need to engage his old nemesis, the wily Shokan. Shokan is no fool, however, and Tokiyuki will have to come up with an unexpected and dangerous tactic to achieve success.

#9
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 9
2023
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
At last, Tokiyuki has revealed himself to Yorishige’s allies and supporters as the Hojo heir. The time has come for Suwa province to rise up and for Tokiyuki to march against Ashikaga Takauji and the Mikado. Alongside Yorishige, Tokiyuki now rides at the head of the army in a move to retake Kamakura and restore the shogunate. But there is still much hard fighting ahead, and the next obstacle is the Kanto Hisashiban, a group of dazzling—and unusual—young warriors who serve Takauji!
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#10
逃げ上手の若君 10 [Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi 10]
2023
様々な奇策が投じられ、女影原の戦いは激しさを増していく。弧次郎と庇番衆・渋川の一騎討ちをはじめ、強敵・岩松や石塔との激戦も完全決着! そして間髪をいれず、時行一行の前に立ち塞がる新たな庇番衆! 馬と共に戦場を駆ける今川、人造武士を操る上杉…。恐るべき力を目の当たりにした逃若党の対抗策とは──!?

#11
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 11
2023
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
The battle for control of Kamakura has been joined! The Hojo and Ashikaga forces clash as Tokiyuki and his Elusive Warriors take on the members of the infamous Kanto Hisashiban, and Kojiro has engaged Kagetada, a warrior twisted by Uesugi’s chemical experiments. Meanwhile, Genba skirts the edges of the battle, trying to track down another Ashikaga ninja. After Tokiyuki’s inspiring race around the battlefield, his opponent, the horse-mad samurai Imagawa, moves in for the kill. Even Tokiyuki’s famed elusiveness may not save him this time…

#12
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 12
2023
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
After years of training and deadly battles, the combined Hojo and Suwa army, with Tokiyuki at its head, has defeated Ashikaga Takauji’s forces and retaken the city of Kamakura! Tokiyuki and his retainers celebrate their return, then they seek the services of the legendary swordsmith Masamune, asking him to forge personalized weapons. Meanwhile, Emperor Go-Daigo, shocked and confused by the defeat, orders Takauji himself to ride forth at the head of his army to attack and destroy Tokiyuki once and for all!

#13
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 13
2023
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he does best—run away!
The Hojo return to Kamakura was glorious but short-lived. Calamity has fallen upon Tokiyuki and his allies once again after losing the Battle of Sagami River. Yorishige realizes his time has come and moves to cover Tokiyuki’s withdrawal, but the young lord isn’t giving up yet. Hoping to rescue Yorishige, Tokiyuki heads straight for his enemy, Ashikaga Takauji, to issue his challenge—“Kill me and you win! But if I escape, you lose everything!”
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#14
逃げ上手の若君 14 [Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi 14]
2024
中先代の乱から二年後、伊豆に潜伏していた時行達は鎮守府大将軍・北畠顕家から朝敵解除の許しを得て、尊氏討伐へ動き出す! そして南朝方となった時行は曲者ひしめく顕家軍に加入し、斯波家長率いる足利軍との決戦に出陣! 二年間の耐忍を経て一段と成長を遂げた新生逃若党が見せる活躍やいかに──!?

#16
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 16
2024
ALLA VOLTA DELLA CAPITALE. Il momento del confronto con Ashikaga Takauji, responsabile della caduta di Kamakura, è sempre più vicino. Durante il viaggio, Tokiyuki scopre le barbarie a cui i soldati sono costretti dalla guerra e giunge a conoscenza del passato di Kitabatake Akiie, il cortigiano guerriero.

#17
The Elusive Samurai - Tome 17
2024
Face à la formidable puissance de Toki Yoritô, les troupes de Tokiyuki ne parviennent pas à exécuter leur plan d'évasion et se retrouvent en fâcheuse posture. C'est alors qu'Akiie apparaît dans toute sa splendeur sur le champ de bataille, au son d'une musique élégante. La bataille, qui se transforme en festival coloré, se dirige vers son dénouement !
Mais alors que Tokiyuki et les siens franchissent la porte de Fuwa, un assassin glacial, envoyé par la capitale, se met en travers de leur route…

#18
The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 18
2024
GUAI IN ARRIVO PER L’ESERCITO DEL CORTIGIANO KITABATAKE AKIIE! A un passo dalla capitale, la strada è sbarrata dagli spietati fratelli Kono, al servizio di Ashikaga Takauji. Dopo aver constatato la potenza del nemico, la giovane Shizuku decide di compiere una mossa azzardata che lascia tutti a bocca aperta…
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#19
逃げ上手の若君 19 [Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi 19]
2025
大乱戦の様相を呈する石津の戦い。郎党一丸の結束で猛攻を凌ぐ顕家軍に対し、師直は天狗衆と精鋭部隊を一挙投入し、総攻撃で決着を図る。しかし、これにも雫の大胆な秘策で切り返すと、時行たちは反転攻勢に打って出る! 果たして南北朝の覇権争いを大きく左右する激戦の行方は──!? 北畠顕家編、堂々完結!!
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#20
逃げ上手の若君 20 [Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi 20]
2025
師直との決戦に敗れ、南朝の本拠地・吉野へと逃げ落ちた時行。顕家の遺した上奏文を携え後醍醐天皇に物申すも、その怒りを買い、死罪の危機に!? そして、相次ぐ敗戦を挽回すべく、顕家の父・親房は大船団を結成し東国制圧を目指す! しかし、時行達が出航してほどなく、魅摩の神力による激烈な嵐が襲い掛かり──!?
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#23
逃げ上手の若君 23 [Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi 23]
2025
師冬の野心を断ち切るべく、鬼心仏刀を炸裂させた時行。かつての郎党との一騎打ちは壮絶にして静かな終幕へ――。一方、失脚した直義派だったが、直冬らの奮闘で尊氏軍を退け、戦局は打出浜での決戦へ突入! そして、高一族討伐の好機を得た時行たち。混沌極まる大乱戦の行方は――!?
