| The Sword of Shibito | |
| Ja Kanji: | しびとの剣 |
| Ja Romaji: | Shibito no Ken |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Illustrator: | Missile Kakurai |
| Publisher: | Gentosha |
| Demographic: | Seinen |
| Magazine: | Comic Birz |
| First: | 1999 |
| Last: | 2002 |
| Volumes: | 8 |
is a manga series written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by . It was serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Comic Birz from 1998 until 2002.[1] [2] The Sword of Shibito was also licensed in English by Central Park Media and in French by 12 Bis.[3]
The manga takes place in the Edo period of Japan.[4]
Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga for its art, which is "a horrible mess".[5] Animefringes authors agreed and noted that "the cover art looks great and you get two pages in the manga that look excellent so it’s upsetting to see this".[6]