Thursday, January 13, 2011

No Need for Bushido

The story of No Need for Bushido starts with the daughter of a Feudal Japanese Lord running away rather than being forced into marriage. After an incident with several bandits, she finds herself in the company of a Samurai. A seemingly incompetent one. After several inn's and ninja attacks later, they've found themselves in the company of a blind Taoist Monk who speaks slightly garbled sayings, and a drunken Ronin.

While the art starts out a bit rough and contains a few small mistakes (I believe), as the story progresses, so does the art. It eventually becomes a manga-esque design, while still clearly being unique both to the form and artist (my lack of artistic knowledge is really killing me here, pointers, anyone?).

What starts off as a semi-silly comic featuring a Samurai, a Ronin, a Monk and a Princess eventually evolves into an intricate story line with an excellent mix of action, adventure, comedy, and even a splash of romance. I recommend this to anyone new to web comics, or anyone who enjoys a good manga.