Editing Lone Wolf and Cub (section)

{{Short description|1970–1976 manga about a rōnin assassin and his baby}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image           = Lone Wolf manga.jpg
| caption         = Cover art by [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]] of ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' vol. 1 (English version), featuring Ogami Ittō (top) and Daigorō (bottom)
| ja_kanji        = 子連れ狼
| ja_romaji       = Kozure Ōkami
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<ref name="Vol12"/>|[[Epic (genre)|Epic]]<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Rourke|first=Shawn|title=Lone Wolf and Cub Part 2: Revenge in the Epic Narrative Tradition|url=https://www.popmatters.com/118105-revenge-in-the-epic-narrative-tradition-2496143918.html|website=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=September 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030205014/https://www.popmatters.com/118105-revenge-in-the-epic-narrative-tradition-2496143918.html|archive-date=October 30, 2020|date=January 20, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS: A&M]]. -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Kazuo Koike]]
| illustrator     = [[Goseki Kojima]]
| publisher       = [[Futabasha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher| NA= [[Dark Horse Comics]]}}
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]}}
| magazine        = [[Manga Action|Weekly Manga Action]]
| first           = September 10, 1970
| last            = April 1, 1976
| volumes         = 28
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
|title           = Sequels
|content         =
* ''[[New Lone Wolf and Cub]]'' (2003–06)
* ''Soshite Kozure Ōkami: Shikaku no Ko'' (2007–10)
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Lone Wolf and Cub'''''|子連れ狼|Kozure Ōkami|"[[Japanese wolf|Wolf]] taking along his child"|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series created by writer [[Kazuo Koike]] and artist [[Goseki Kojima]]. It was serialized in [[Futabasha]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Manga Action|Weekly Manga Action]]'' from September 1970 to April 1976, with its chapters collected in 28 ''{{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}}'' volumes. The story was adapted into six films starring [[Tomisaburo Wakayama]], four plays, and a television series starring [[Yorozuya Kinnosuke|Kinnosuke Yorozuya]], and is widely recognized as an important and influential work.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/07/19/father-knows-best/|title=Father Knows Best|last=Bernardin|first=Marc|date=July 19, 2002|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229104052/https://ew.com/article/2002/07/19/father-knows-best/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Lone Wolf and Cub'' chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, the ''[[shōgun]]''{{'}}s executioner who uses a [[dōtanuki]] battle sword. Disgraced by false accusations from the [[Yagyū clan]], he is forced to take the path of the assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigorō, they seek revenge on the Yagyū clan and are known as "Lone Wolf and Cub".

''Lone Wolf and Cub'' is considered to be among the most influential manga ever created.<ref name="animenation"/> It has been cited as the origin for the trope of a man protecting a child on a journey across a dangerous landscape. This is known as the Lone Wolf and Cub trope or genre, which has since inspired numerous books, comics, films, television shows and video games.<ref name="slashfilm"/><ref name="hollywoodreporter"/><ref name="mashable"/>