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Determined to prove she's worthy of attending a prestigious samurai school, 16-year-old Chihiro teams up with her former idol, Tatsuo, on a treacherous journey rife with battles and conspiracies, forcing them to put aside their differences to save their village and face the demons of the past.

"Her name is Mirai Yoshida. She was not born in Japan. She is not supposed to be in 1864. But, through a time-travel mishap, Mirai is stuck with no way out. Help may be found when she befriends Hatsu, a humble tea mistress harboring a dangerous secret. Yet time is running short for the entire nation, because Mirai knows that the shogunate is about the fall. Learning the way of the sword might be her only path toward survival"--Back cover.

Follows the adventures of Ogami Itto, a samurai framed and forced into exile with his infant son, as he pursues his quest for revenge against those who murdered his wife.

The wandering life of a ronin is often a lonely one, and Usagi has been on that path a long time. Usagi's travels next take him to a town torn apart by street gangs searching for a dead gang boss's stash of gold.