Escape is the ultimate weapon in 逃げ上手の若君, also known as Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi or The Elusive Samurai. Hojo Tokiyuki lost his birthright in the blink of an eye. The Kamakura shogunate crumbled under Ashikaga Takauji's deadly betrayal. The massacre was absolute. Only one boy remains, with an unusual talent for tactical escape. His family was wiped out, and now his very name is a death sentence that haunts him across the land.

Yusei Matsui's narrative breaks the mold of traditional samurai combat. The art is a choreography of constant movement and visceral violence in every panel. Tokiyuki doesn't seek a direct confrontation; he waits for the enemy's fatal mistake to strike where it hurts most. Every page exudes the tension of a feudal Japan that devours the careless. The fate of an empire rests on the shoulders of a fugitive who refuses to die. Strategy and extreme agility are his only allies on this bloody battlefield.

Track down the rightful heir before his pursuers close in. We post the fastest updates so you don't miss a second of this historic manhunt. Read the latest chapters right here and support Tokiyuki's rebellion against the usurpers. Revenge begins with this master of evasion's next move. Jump in now and experience the greatest escape of the Kamakura era.

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