Blade of the Immortal #128 (Mr)

(W) Hiroaki Samura (A) Farel Dalrymple. The "Badger Hole" is a tunnel of death that leads into the bowels of Edo Castle* where Kagimura and Burando have been killing scores of prisoners in their attempts to transfer and duplicate the "kessen-chu immortality effect" that runs through Manji's veins. Mutilated body after body has been dragged out of the "Badger Hole" by prison guards and beggars* as most of the immortality experiments have been failures. Rin and D a begin a reckless descent into this darkness* hoping to find their captive friends* Manji and Isaku. The girls are reckless* indeed* but they're not going without a few new tricks up their sleeves! * 2006 Eagle Award winner for "Favourite Manga Title" Featuring a wraparound cover and the beginning of a new story arc!