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Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Ōkami) is an iconic manga created by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, describing the adventures of Ogami Ittō, former executioner for the Shogun, and his son Daigorō. Ittō, after being framed for treason against the shogunate by the Yagyū clan, faced a choice between death and dishonor. Instead, Ittō took a third option: Abandon Bushido to follow "Meifumado" - roughly, either "the way of the demon" or "the road to hell". He would become a ronin assassin, walking the earth while planning his vengeance.

On this cursed journey for vengeance, Ogami Ittō and Daigorō experience numerous adventures, encountering (and slaying) all of Yagyū Retsudō's children and the entire Kurokuwa ninja clan, and eventually facing Retsudō himself. The last duel between Ogami Ittō and Yagyū Retsudō runs 178 pages - one of the longest single fight-scenes ever published in comics.

The series has been a big influence on Frank Miller, and has directly inspired "Road to Perdition".