Masterless samurai Masanosuke Akitsu' life is changed after a chance encounter with Yaichi, who offers the timid swor...

Masanosuke begins to grow more comfortable within the world of the Five Leaves, but despite his efforts to learn more...

Thanks to Yaichi, Masanosuke's found a job as a bodyguard at a rice wholesaler. The work is steady and the samurai ho...

Masanosuke gets hired as a bodyguard at the brothel where Yaichi lives. If he can keep from getting fired, he'll be a...

Masanosuke recuperates from an illness at the Elder's house, where he is encouraged to leave the world of the Five Le...

Masanosuke's still healing at the Elder's house, and while Umezo occasionally visits to check up on him, Yaichi remai...

Masanosuke's back in Edo after recovering from his recent illness, but the samurai finds he still has problems when a...

When Matsukichi hears that Kiku-ya's owner is having problems, his decision to try and help out results in even bigge...

Masanosuke sets out to rescue Matsukichi and settle the matter of the stolen wooden tags. Meanwhile, Sachi, Masanosuk...

Yaichi's strange behavior is becoming a concern for people at Katsura-ya. Meanwhile, Masanosuke learns more about Yag...

Masanosuke begins to understand what motivates Yaichi to keep kidnapping, even when the rest of the gang sees no need...

Yaichi joins Yagi for a drink, where they reminisce about the past and old friends. Later, tensions escalate after a ...