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Karakuridôji Ultimo
Series · 10 books · 2008-2016

Books in series

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Karakuridôji Ultimo, #1

2008

Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Pure Vice vs. Pure Virtue. Can one win without corrupting the other? Kurenai Doji: With girl and money troubles, life is hard enough for hgh school student Yamato, but then he stumbles upon Ultimo, a peculiar-looking puppet. Things only get stranger when Ultimo awakens and his archenemy Vice shows up. Will this be the battle that finally decides good versus evil, or is this just the beginning of a fantastic adventure?
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Karakuridôji Ultimo, #2

2010

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T audiences. A Master on the Edge: Things just keep getting more complicated for Yamato since Ultimo showed up. Now Yamato and Ultimo must face new doji and deal with people whose intentions aren't always so clear. Can Yamato find the strength to meet these challenges and solve the mysteries of the Karakuri Doji?
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Karakuridôji Ultimo, #3

2010

Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. Yamato's best friemd Rune is now a doji master to the envious trickster Jealousy. But why is Rune using Jealousy to attack Yamato and Ultimo? The answer lies deep in the past and will shock everyone... even Rune Plus, meet Murayama, a warrior with prophecy that could spell some serious trouble for the entire world.
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Karakuridôji Ultimo, Vol. 4

2011

The creator of Shaman King joins forces with Stan Lee to create the ultimate manga! Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T Karakuri New Dawn Yamato wakes up again on the 21st century day that he first encountered Ultimo, and soon learns that he was sent back in time and it's up to him to prevent total world annihilation. But does he really have the ability to stop the apocalypse—and save Ultimo!—in just 24 hours? On a breakneck tour to meet up with all the dôji, Yamato gets into a skirmish with Iruma and Jealousy and must again go back (way back) in time to make things right...
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Ultimo, Vol. 7

2012

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen. Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe.
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Ultimo, Vol. 8

2013

Ultimo Volume 8 <> Paperback <> HiroyukiTakei <> VizMedia
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Ultimo, Vol. 9

2013

An unprecedented east and west storytelling collaboration from famed comics legend Stan Lee and Shaman King-creator Hiroyuki Takei. Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. Yamato decides that the only way to return his life to normal is to defeat the dastardly puppet master Dunstan, and to do that he'll need all the doji on his side. Unfortunately, he hasn't quite figured out yet what is good and what is evil! Memories from past lives reveal centuries-long love-hate relationships between doji and their masters—both good and evil! Untangling the threads is a battle in itself… Reads Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen plus audiences.
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Ultimo, Vol. 10

2014

Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. Locked in a battle that spans the ages, Vice and Ultimo, along with their human proxies, duel in the wartime arena of Tokyo, 1947. Among the bombs and destruction, doji masters on both sides seek to convince their counterparts to switch teams—good to evil and vice versa. Which force holds ultimate sway over human history?
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Ultimo, Vol. 11

2015

Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe.
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Ultimo, Vol. 12

2016

Robotic incarnations of pure good and pure evil battle to the death to determine which force is the most powerful in the universe. Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. In a desperate bid to avert disaster, Ultimo’s master Yamato tries to convince his high school crush to join him on the side of good! Meanwhile, Ultimo is challenged to a duel by Vice, and the battle between good and evil resumes in earnest. Will the Karakuri Dôji finally break free of their dastardly puppet master’s grand plan?

Authors

Hiroyuki Takei
Hiroyuki Takei
Author · 87 books
Hiroyuki Takei (武井宏之 Takei Hiroyuki) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime Shaman King. His brother, Hirofumi Takei (武井宏文) is also a manga-ka.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Author · 469 books

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

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