Golden Kamuy, Vol. 2, Paperback/Satoru Noda

A tale of high adventure and survival on the Japanese frontier In the early 20th century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of the Japanese frontier of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure On the trail of a hoard of hidden gold, Saichi ``Immortal`` Sugimoto and the Ainu girl Asirpa have already tracked down some of the escaped prisoners whose tattoos form a map to the lost treasure. But their search has caught the attention of a group of rogue Japanese soldiers from the legendary 7th Division. Their leader, the utterly cold-blooded and driven Lieutenant Tsurumi, will stop at nothing to find the gold. And Tsurumi is not the only formidable opponent Saichi and Asirpa must deal with--a former samurai who escaped with the prisoners is carving his own path to the loot. These enemies will put Saichi's ``Immortal`` nickname to the test...