Tail of the Moon Prequel: The Other Hanzo(u)

[kel aka gandy]

1 :: Story
2 :: Creator
3 :: Volumes

 

[kel aka gandy]

Story

Set in feudal Japan, a young woman is found with a huge scar on her back and no memory of who she is. She’s given the name "Kaguya" and taken in by a local brothel where she's put in charge of babysitting and housekeeping duties. Hanzou, the head guard of the nearby castle, starts to pursue her and realizes later that they’ve actually met before...and are enemies! (It turns out this young woman is one of Oda Nobunaga's daughters--Princess Sara.)In the second story, Oda Nobunaga sends Sara to infiltrate the ninja town of Iga to steal a secret gunpowder formula. She is to go under the guise of being the prospective bride of Hanzo Hattori, one of the high-ranking ninja leaders of Iga. Sara willingly goes along with the plan because she doesn't realize that she's got her Hanzo(u)s mixed up!  

[kel aka gandy]

Creator

Rinko Ueda is from Nara prefecture. She enjoys listening to the radio, drama CDs, and Rakugo comedy performances. Her works include Ryo, a series based on the legend of Gyojo Bridge, Home, a story about love crossing national boundaries, and Tail of the Moon (Tsuki no Shippo), a romantic ninja comedy.  

[kel aka gandy]

Volumes
Status in Japan :: complete at 1 volume
Status in US :: 1/1 released

Set in feudal Japan, a young woman is found with a huge scar on her back and no memory of who she is. She’s given the name "Kaguya" and taken in by a local brothel where she's put in charge of babysitting and housekeeping duties. Hanzou, the head guard of the nearby castle, starts to pursue her and realizes later that they’ve actually met before...and are enemies! (It turns out this young woman is one of Oda Nobunaga's daughters--Princess Sara.) In the second story, Oda Nobunaga sends Sara to infiltrate the ninja town of Iga to steal a secret gunpowder formula. She is to go under the guise of being the prospective bride of Hanzo Hattori, one of the high-ranking ninja leaders of Iga. Sara willingly goes along with the plan because she doesn't realize that she's got her Hanzo(u)s mixed up!  

[Clayra]

I'm actually quite happy about this prequel. I really like Tail of the Moon and I always enjoyed stories about the second hand people in mangas. I always wondered about them.  

[maple_chan]

There's a prequel? Awesome! I love Hanzou!! =^_^=  

[panda21]

Another reason to look forward to summer! 3nodding  

[writerserenyty]

I didn't really read Tail of the Moon while it was serialized, so the story is new to me. However, the prequel in the latest issue was really good! I really liked it, so I think I ought to go back and read Tail of the Moon again.  

[maple_chan]

This was alright, but not as good as the original Tail of the Moon series.  

[protecterofelements]

i looked through it and thought that it looked cool  

[Kanna_chisamii]

I really liked tail of the moon, so when I heard there was going to be a prequel, I was tempted to buy it lol
But this was a good manga...can't wait for her new series to come out in April (?)