Kazuo Koike
Written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Kazuo Kamimura, "Lady Snowblood" was serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Playboy" magazine between February 29, 1972 and March 6, 1973. The chapters were collected and published under the Playboy Zōkan imprint in two volumes on December 10, 1972 and March 15, 1973. Since then the manga has been republished in various editions by different publishers, including a 1976–1977 three volume edition by Akita Shoten, a five volume 1985 edition by Takeshobo, and a two volume 2001 edition by Kadokawa Shoten.