Lion at Dawn

March 1882. Dreaming of becoming an army general, a 17-year-old young man, proud of his jujutsu skills, arrived in Tokyo from Aizu. His name was Shiro Shida.

At the Kodokan, founded by Jigoro Kano, a master who excelled in both martial arts and academic studies, we encounter him in his youth under the name Shiro Saigo, who would later become one of the men known as the “Four Heavenly Kings of the Kodokan.”

From “art” to “the Way.” The story of men who set out in search of something important will now unfold before us…

The long-awaited manga adaptation of an epic martial arts saga by the author of Garouden, which has been enjoying a successful run in Shūkan Taishū!