A down-and-out samurai who can’t even hold a sword enters a strange world of magic searching for honor and redemption.

Daruma Matsuura was born in 1984 in Kanagawa prefecture. Her debut series, Kasane, was serialized in 2013 and made into a live-action film in 2018. Other works include Imakako and Utakata to Tomoshibi. Steel of the Celestial Shadows is currently serialized in Big Comic Superior from Shogakukan. Her favorite sushi is uni.