Blade of the Immortal #1 was published by Dark Horse Comics on June 1, 1996, as part of a series that began in 1996. Dana Lewis and Hiroaki Samura write, and art comes from Wayne Truman. This 44-page issue features Manji, Machi, Yaobikuni, Gyobutsū Johnny and O-yō, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.