In the middle of the 19th century, the merciless wind of change reached the shores of Japan, which for several centuries had been in the dormant constancy of the era of the Tokugawa shoguns. Now the young Emperor Meiji begins a new era that will forever change the life of an enchanted, protected country. Skilled artisans, warriors most brilliant in their devotion, even the ghosts of unfortunate souls and demons of deserted valleys will have to change themselves or sink into the abyss of the past. The cover design uses the painting “Under the Autumn Maple Tree” by Takeshi Keishu.