Manji

==Summary==
Manji (卍, Swastika) is the main protagonist of Blade of the Immortal. Manji once served Hatamoto Horii Shigenobu, a local daimyo. Until he discovered his master was corrupt and killed him. Because of this, he was labeled an outlaw and chased by the same clan, earning him the moniker "Killer of 100". He planned to flee to his sister's house even though she had married a law officer, Saitō Tatsumasa. In self-defense, Manji killed his brother-in-law. His sister went insane after seeing the brutal event. Manji settled down to care for her.
At some point, he met Yaobikuni (her name means "nun of eight hundred years"), who gave him the kessen-chu, or sacred bloodworms that made him practically immortal. Despite the seeming benefits of near-invincibility, he ultimately bargains with Yaobikuni to remove the kessen-chu. If he kills 1000 bad guys to make up for the 100 good people he killed, Yaobikuni will remove his immortality. After his sister was slain in retribution for his misdeeds, Manji encountered Rin. He became her bodyguard and continued his journey of redemption.
Manji wields various weapons, many stolen from slain foes. Shidō (four paths), his two short hooked swords. Imo-no-Kami Tatsumasa (Sister Defender Tatsumasa), two standard blades. Mumei (nameless), his two linked scythes. Kotengu (Little devil), his double-bladed sword-breaker. His weapons are mostly hidden under his shirt, despite their quantity, strange forms, and absence of sheaths. Manji's hallmark move is to pull any of his concealed weapons from his sleeves into one or both of his hands.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Manji, epithet The hundred man slayer
Origin: Blade of the Immortal
Age: 26 - 29 (main story), 109 (Bakumatsu arc), 119 (epilogue)
Gender: Male
Classification: Human, Swordsman, Immortal, Rin's bodyguard
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Skilled Swordsman (Can use various other weapons as well), Immortality (Type 1 & 3), Regeneration (High-Low)
Attack Potency: Street level
Speed: At least Subsonic movement with Supersonic reactions, likely higher
Lifting Strength: Peak Human
Striking Strength: Street level
Durability: Street level, regeneration makes him hard to kill
Stamina: Large, his restoration further compliments his stamina
Range: Extended to a few meters depending on the weapon
Standard Equipment: His eight weapons, which include a katana, a pair of sickles, some short blades, a dagger, etc. After the battle against Ittoryu, Manji obtained Anotsu's weapon along with some others.
Intelligence: Skilled combatant, has dozen of years of experience in the art of killing
Weaknesses: The weaknesses of his immortality are being burned to ashes, exposure to extreme cold, severe damage to the vital organs including decapitation, food starvation, suffocation, being crushed to a pulp, and drowning.
==Notable Matchups==
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