"This book is printed 'manga-style' in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format"--Colophon.

"Kyoshiro Mibu is a carefree, somewhat inept medicine peddler who does his best to stay out of trouble, but when he draws his sword he becomes the infamous samurai Demon Eyes Kyo, killer of a thousand men, and all hell breaks lose [sic]. But what would happen if their positions were reversed? Kyoshiro's latest adversaries, the fearsome Three Color Gang and their employer Genma Kidou, have been making life quite difficult for our hero. It's almost as if they are more interested in Kyo than the treasure they claim to be after. Kyoshiro has managed to fend off two members of the Three Color Gang without drawing his sword, but his foes grow impatient. For the final battle against the deadly White Crow, Lord Genma has taken measures to ensure that Demon Eyes Kyo will be unleashed ..."--Cover, P. [4].