Samurai Executioner, Volume 5 Book

Volume 5 does not typically follow a long chapter pattern that dominates the previous 4 books. Instead, shorter chapters are written - like sushis of history rather than a bento of the past.

As always, the stories are beautifully written with an equally realistic artwork. The Koike-Kojima tandem by now has grown into me, a part of my life and a literary standard I set when looking for other manga titles.

The only drawback is for those who seek a serialized story rather than an episodic one. Samurai Executioner lacks story arcs that conclude after a few volumes. Halfway through the whole story, one would kinda expect that volume 5 has a sort of mid-season finale. But this doesn't have that. Book 5 just ends the way a volume of Samurai Executioner ends - a decapitation by Kubikiri Asa.