Books like Blade of the Immortal, Volume 1: Blood of a Thousand

3.5 stars so I rounded up.Ok. So to put this bluntly, this is a manga about a douchebag, who has been made immortal, so he can redeem himself and avenge his sister's death. He meets a very naive girl, who is hellbent on revenge for her father's murder, and together, she does stupid things, and he ends up jumping in to save her. Personally, I'd rather have a badass female main character, instead of a weaker female, in need of a man to help her. This girl is good with a sword, but not as good as necessary to take on all these swordsmen. Plus she is young and her mind is weak. I'm not against having a strong male lead character, I'm simply against the trope of a simple, stupid woman, getting in over her head, and needing a man to dig her out of her hole. It was more enjoyable toward the end though, and the art is good, hence the half star and round up. This book was readable, and if a man saving a helpless woman is your thing, feel free to pick this one up. I will be giving the second volume a go, just to see if maybe I judged it a little too harshly at first. In all honesty though, if you want to read about a male samurai who is reluctant to fight, but will do so if pushed, or to protect his loved ones, and with a strong female lead, I recommend reading Rurouni Kenshin instead.