Ryunosuke Yamazaki

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suwa and take his wife as a concubine. He then convinces the widow, Princess Yu, to accept this arrangement and to bear Takeda a son. He pledges them his life. He then spends years using treachery, poetic sensibility, military and political strategy to expand Takeda's realm, advance the claim of Yu's son as the heir, and prepare for an ultimate battle with the forces of Echigo. Has Kansuke overreached? Are his dreams, blinded by love, too big?

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.

In pursuit of clues to find his father, Ging, Gon sets his sights on the legendary Hunter-exclusive video game, Greed Island. Together with Killua, he heads to Yorknew City to bid for it at the world's greatest auction. After a costly conflict with the Phantom Troupe leaves them bankrupt on auction day, the duo shifts tactics. They join the game as hired players for Battera, the billionaire who purchased every copy. Inside Greed Island, Gon and Killua clash with skilled participants like Genthru, Tsezguerra, and Goreinu. Their journey takes a decisive turn when they meet Biscuit Krueger, a formidable trainer who puts them through a grueling regimen. As their combat abilities soar, they must confront the game's formidable enemies and unravel its secrets. The ultimate challenge awaits: Can Gon clear the game and finally meet Ging?