Samurai Deeper Kyo

Description

At the dawn of the 17th century, at the end of the era of civil wars, in a world of chaos, the epic Battle of Sekigahara was joined.
One man emerged from the largest battle ever fought on Japanese soil; a terrible warrior of unspeakable power, he was nicknamed 'the unconquerable.'
Kyoshiro is a peaceful medicine peddler who harbors the soul of an assassin. He accompanies a young bounty hunter across Japan in search of a murderer and on a quest to discover the terrible secret of his own identity.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Samurai Deeper Kyo เคียว

SDK

サムライディーパーKYO

サムライディーパーキョウ

鬼眼狂刀

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Latest Release(s)

c.206 by Basement Scan 16 years ago

c.204 by Basement Scan 16 years ago

c.203 by Basement Scan 16 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

38 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1

User Reviews

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Forum

3 topics, 10 posts

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User Rating

Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (719 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.84 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 2nd, 2023 1:01pm PDT - 2 years ago

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Genre

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Ecchi Fantasy Historical Romance Shounen
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

Del Rey (Defunct / Vols 35–38 - Complete)

TokyoPop (Canceled / Vols 1–34)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #694

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Monthly Pos #1886 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3085

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6 Month Pos #4287

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Year Pos #5327

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List Stats

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the story seemed ok but had to drop cos of the scans

by anjvmx
1 year ago

Rating: N/A

the scans are so offputting i genuinely cannot look past how bad they are and continue to read for another 300 chapters, especially when they only get worse. such a shame because the story did somewhat intrigue me.

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Gary Sue

by Acradnxy
5 years ago

Rating: N/A

I love the art. This is one of only few mangas that stay consistence to its art from the first volume till the end. Kyo, as a Gary-Sue, never lost his wits, always acting cool and many people worship him. His only development is when he's with Yuya which I really think it's ridiculous

Back when I was a teenage, this is pretty cool manga. But now, as I'm older, this is trash.

... Last updated 2 years ago

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This is slept on

by Beccahill995
6 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

Yeah it's kind of got the feeling of a generic shounen, but this manga was great. It starts out really slow and boring, but gets much much better. You could also say there's "too many characters" but unlike a lot of shounen, I felt like I could connect with each one. The story got really convoluted and all over the place towards the end but it fit together. Yeah, way too many asspulls, and most of the free scanalations were awful!! But honestly the character growth and story was amazing. I really think people don't give this one much of a chance. I didn't expect it to be good, but I couldn't help but binge read to finish and see all the mysteries unraveled.
Ending was good but

really wished I could have seen more of Kyo and Yuya possibly even their children. The ending gave off the impression they didn't see each other often. Sorry I just love the ship so much.

Good things about this manga
-Kyo/Kyoshiro duality
-demon eye Kyo!!!
-most of the characters
-the lore
-character growth and development
-nice artwork
-happy ending
-emotional as hell
-good mysteries
-back stories weren't too bad
-very valuable lessons to learn

Bad things
-some of the scans towards the end are awful and ruin the experience
-asspull after asspull
-constant "wAnNa Be StRoNgEr"
-slow begining
-a lot of fights dragged the hell out
-can be confusing at times
-everyone knows each other it's weird
-some unresolved backstories and other issues for some characters

what happened before Yuya found her brother? Who is Kyo related to to be last of True Mibu? Where are Yuya Kyo kids? What is Kyo doing at the end? Why did Akira fear Yuya? I need answers I binged this in two nights 😭

Anyways end of my probably incoherent ranting, give SDK a chance.

... Last updated 6 years ago

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The SHIT

by jackalan
6 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

It was one of my fav shounens back in middle schools - possibly when I just started reading into shounen genre. So at the time it was so cool and new and good. But it didn't get a proper publication (not yet finished then). I let it die/cool down. Then finally, a few years ago, I saw completed scanlation. I looked into it for real this time. Holy SHI-ET.

The art is still really good. Compare to the blue flame thingy the mangaka did later. This one's art is pretty intact from start to finish, of good quality. All characters are well designed and sleek. And that is the ONLY positive thing I have.
The plot, development and characters are shit. They have no progress whatsoever! What bugs me the most: the battles. Like if it is a good characters (deemed by the mangaka), that person will WIN NO MATTER WHAT. There's no beat-down. There's no fail to gain and learn from lesson. Only MIRACULOUSLY gaining some Super Saiyan continuous level-up power (like untapped after untapped potentials - like unlimited cash cows) to turn the table, especially the protagonist Kyo, as they are about to be defeated by some extremely strong guys out of nowhere with just brief explanations/introductions (like the brief underwear, that's how slight and shallow their characterisations are). COME. ON.

I just can't with this manga. I used to be madly in love with Kyo. Now I drop him like he's hot: hot mess, a shitty mess no less.

... Last updated 6 years ago

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Good Manga, Horrible Scans

by churchoftom
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

Its a good manga, Generic Shounen 7, but Good
The problem is that its scans range from great to the worst I've ever seen
Past chapter 235 I wanted to stop reading entirely because the scans were so horrible
I've literally seen troll scans be like 10X better and more legible

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Terrible Battle Manga

by HoneyDippedLemons
12 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

This manga was terrible to me, it has barely any plot and just goes from one senseless battle to another. Which would be fine if at least the battle scenes were cool, but they were lame as hell. The story simply isn’t interesting, the protagonists are led by... their own craziness I guess and the villain is awful. Waste of time!

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rated 10 ! !

by shines
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

i loved the characters they are soo cool
the story has a nice touch of romance and provides suspense
the characters are great and compliment each other
the art is good and i recomend watching the anime as well
the story and emotions are well displayed and the action is exciting
so this manga is definately a 10
and the ending was worth the wait

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Nice romance for a shounen!

by jurippe
12 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

The only shounen manga that made me liked the tsundere relationship between the main lead & the heroine. As much as I love the fight scenes what hooks me to this manga is the romantic sub plot. So yeah I recommend this manga for those who looks for shounen with good romance, epic fight scenes, non slutty female lead & mature tsundere hero.

SDK might be typical but you will grow to love the story as it progresses and additional factor is the ending of the manga was wrapped up nicely without any loose ends.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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I would have liked it if...

by theLettuceGarden04
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

it wasn't too long. Unfortunately, I don't have the attention span for mangas as long as this, so I had to drop it. Nevertherless, I still liked it, even though I hate some parts- like the comparison between Kyo's first woman and Yuya, if it was me, I would HATE to be compared to someone else. Like someone else said, I was disappointed with Yuya's degrading from a badass to weak heroine. Other than that, I do love the art- it's pretty decent and the story is fine too, but obviously not mind bending, or overly unique, just normal. Everyone also said some more useful reviews about this so I'll leave it to this...

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Good read

by hyunwon88
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The very first shonen that I completely read and love.
The main character is a badass anti hero at first but as the story progresses he develops appreciation for friendship and love.

Although there are some long fights that took 3O chapters or more of this manga but I don't see anything wrong with it since it's a shonen manga.
Anyway I gave this manga 10 because I love Kyo and Yuya's subtle romance and the side characters that made this manga worth the read.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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