Series · Kodansha
Sayabito Vol. 1: Swords of Destiny
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
Constructed solely for war, sayabito are fearsome human weapons who are tightly bonded to those who wield them. In the wake of a great war, fiery and impatient Rivia and her willowy, cautious partner Kuifa roam the land in search of sayabito who lost their wielders in the conflict, in order to register and protect these vulnerable sayabito before they wither away or are exploited. Though Rivia and Kuifa frequently exasperate each other with their clashing approaches, they share one common goal: to carve out a life in the peacetime for which they, and others like them, were never meant.
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Sayabito Vol. 2: Swords of Destiny
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
With the war over and no battlefields remaining, where do the sayabito belong? In order to manage these weapons, Kuifa and Rivia journey across the world to protect unregistered sayabito on behalf of the government organization, the Protettori. When rumor swirls around an aging horticulturist, the pair go knocking on his door. The girl who answers, however, is the spitting image of the man's late daughter… Before long, Kuifa and Rivia learn that not all the sayabito they meet want to be saved, and some are even moved to take matters into their own hands.
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Sayabito Vol. 3: Swords of Destiny
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
A mix-up at a coffee bar sends Kuifa and Rivia on the run, but it seems Kuifa's body is beginning to betray him. He comes down with a fever and is now immobilized, leaving Rivia to make decisions and face vicious creatures on her own. Alone for the first time in a long while, Rivia begins to question just how little she knows about Kuifa, about sayabito, about herself… As political unrest stirs back at Protettori headquarters, a mysterious sayabito finds work watching over a newborn boy-leading to a decades-long bond that will change the course of the man's life forever.
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Sayabito Vol. 4: Swords of Destiny
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
After lazing about at Protettori headquarters, Rivia is sent to help stonemasons fix a long-neglected main road in town. As she navigates big personalities in the crew, she learns what it's like to build something not only beautiful, but also integral to the community. However, when the police crash onto the scene, Rivia realizes she must act fast, with or without Kuifa. Later, at the capital's renowned opera theater, a familiar man lurks through the halls with a cloaked figure in tow-a sayabito who's been waiting to strike its predecessor…
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Sayabito Vol. 5: Swords of Destiny
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
Her recovery uncertain after a brutal battle, Rivia's thoughts wander to when she awakened long ago. In the dreary underground halls she's confined to, Rivia learns a grim truth-that she's to be a mindless puppet meant to further her addo's ambitions. But by the time his scheme falls apart, Rivia is utterly broken-tormented by the voices of those she was forced to kill. Before she can begin her journey of healing, her new companion Kuifa must help her back on her feet.
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Sayabito Vol. 6: Swords of Destiny
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
A date with May turns deadly when Rivia is suddenly cornered by the enemy and given a choice-to return to her former addo or die. And ignorant of the danger they're in, Kito and Swito take in a stranger they find out in the bitter cold. Their acts of kindness help the sayabito recover, but can they warm his heart enough to quell the killer voices in his head?
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Sayabito Vol. 7: Swords of Destiny
Graphic Novel
Feb 17, 2026
Forced to disband by pressure from above, the Protettori hide from the authorities while tracking down the unseen enemy responsible for their downfall... but their only lead is an old acquaintance of Rivia's-one whose life she inadvertently ruined. As they close in on the truth, Leon unveils a shadow of his past that haunts him and Rivia to this day. The same person who now wants him dead was once torn from him-a loss that shaped his ideals and forged the connections that fuel his fight to protect sayabito.
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Sayabito Vol. 8: Swords of Destiny
Graphic Novel
Apr 21, 2026
A spy in their midst threatens to tear apart what remains of the Protettori. But after a royal conspirator reveals the full extent of the church's corruption, they unite with a common purpose-to take down the one at the heart of it all, Godofredo. As battle erupts and the final showdown unfolds, Rivia learns the truth behind Kuifa's purpose, their promise, and the origin of sayabito. Now, with the monster inside of her unleashed, Rivia lays it all on the line to save the world from certain destruction.
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