Nige Jozu no Wakagimi (Manga)

Nige Jozu no Wakagimi

Name
Kanji	Romaji
逃げ上手の若君	Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi

Information

Author

Yusei Matsui

Volumes

23+

Original Run

January 25, 2021 - Ongoing

Genres

Action, Adventure, Historical, Samurai

The Elusive Samurai (逃にげ上じょう手ずの若わか君ぎみ Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūsei Matsui, which began serialization in January 2021 in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Plot[]

Yusei Matsui, creator of Assassination Classroom and Neuro: Supernatural Detective, is back! Set in feudal Japan in between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, our hero Hojo Tokiyuki is a boy on the run that history all but forgot! When the Kamakura shogunate is overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki's family and standing are visciously taken away from him, and he must flee to the far reaches of the land to survive and seek out his revenge!^[1]

Main characters[]

Manga Guide[]

Main Article: Volumes and Chapters

Main Article: Story Arcs

Gallery[]

Volume Covers[]

Weekly Shonen Jump Covers[]

Color Pages[]

Volume Sales & Circulation[]

On June 03, 2022, it was announced that the series had a total of 1,000,000 copies in circulation.
On March 16, 2023 it was announced that the series had a total of 1,500,000 copies in circulation.
On November 02, 2023 it was announced that the series had a total of 2,000,000 copies in circulation.^[2]
On July 05, 2024 it was announced that the series had a total of 3,000,000 copies in circulation.^[3]
On December 04, 2024 it was announced that the series had a total of 4,000,000 copies in circulation.^[4]
On January 30, 2025 it was announced that the series had a total of 4,500,000 copies in circulation.^[5]
On December 04, 2025 it was announced that the series had a total of 5,000,000 copies in circulaiton.^[6]

Anime[]

On WSJ Issue 16, 2023 it was announced that The Elusive Samurai has an anime adaptation.

References[]

[1] Official MANGAPlus overview

[2] Volume 13 Obi

[3] Yahoo! Japan News

[4] Volume 18 Obi

[5] Volume 19 Obi

[6] Volume 23 Obi

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