Editing Lone Wolf and Cub (section)

====Sequels and follow-up series====
In 2002, a "reimagined" version of the story, ''Lone Wolf 2100'', was created by writer Mike Kennedy and artist Francisco Ruiz Velasco with Koike's indirect involvement. The story was a [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] take on the tale with several differences, such as a female cub and a worldwide setting: Daisy Ogami, daughter of a renowned scientist, and Itto, her father's cybernetic bodyguard and Daisy's subsequent protector, attempt to escape from the Cygnat Owari Corporation's schemes.

Dark Horse announced at the 2006 [[New York Comic Con]] that they had licensed ''[[New Lone Wolf and Cub]]'', Kazuo Koike and [[Hideki Mori]]'s follow-up to ''Lone Wolf and Cub'', starring Ogami Itto's son Daigoro, the famous child in the baby cart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/8289.html|title=Dark Horse to Double Manga Output in '06|date=February 27, 2006|website=[[ICv2]]|access-date=2009-10-26|archive-date=November 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108051155/http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/8289.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In this new series, which picks up immediately after the climactic battle of the original series, the bodies of Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo are left lying on the beach with Daigoro left alone standing over his father's body (since no one, for political reasons, dares to bury either body or take charge of Daigoro). A bearded samurai, Tōgō Shigetada of the Satsuma clan and master of the ''[[Jigen-ryū]]'' style of swordsmanship (based on the actual historical personage Tōgō Shigetaka, creator of ''Jigen-ryū''), wanders onto the battlefield and assists Daigoro with the [[cremation]]/funeral of Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo. Tōgō, who is on a training journey and also carries a ''dotanuki'' sword similar to Ogami's (and crafted by the same swordsmith), then assumes guardianship of Daigoro, including retrieving the baby cart and teaching/training Daigoro in ''Jigen-ryū''.

The two soon become enmeshed in a plot by the Shogunate conceived by the ruthless [[Matsudaira Nobutsuna]] and spearheaded by his chief henchman [[Mamiya Rinzō]] (also based on an actual historical character) to topple the Satsuma clan and assume control of that fiefdom's great wealth, using Tōgō as an unwitting pawn. When Tōgō discovers that he has been tricked and used, he and Daigoro embark on the road of ''meifumado'' in a quest to kill the Shogun (which would force Matsudaira out into the open). However, Rinzō, who is not only a master of disguise but also Matsudaira's natural son, may have an even more devious plan of his own, including subverting the Shogun's own ninja and using [[opium]] to ensnare and enslave the Shogun himself. This series also introduces non-Japanese characters into the plotlines. Dark Horse began publishing the follow-up series, ''New Lone Wolf and Cub'', in June 2014;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/13-998/New-Lone-Wolf-Cub-Volume-1-TPB|title=New Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 1|website=Dark Horse Comics|access-date=29 December 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231202421/http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/13-998/New-Lone-Wolf-Cub-Volume-1-TPB|url-status=live}}</ref> the eleventh and last volume was released in December 2016.

A second sequel series, titled {{lang|ja|そして――子連れ狼 刺客の子}} ({{ill|Soshite Kozure Ōkami: Shikaku no Ko|ja|そして - 子連れ狼 刺客の子|lt={{Transliteration|ja|Soshite Kozure Ōkami: Shikaku no Ko}}}}, {{lit|More Lone Wolf and Cub: Eyes of the Child}}), was serialized in {{ill|Koike Shoin|ja|小池書院}}{{'}}s manga magazine ''Jin'' from January 20, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:時代劇漫画 刃-JIN-: ０７年３月号発売中！|url=http://jidaigeki-jin.cocolog-nifty.com/jin/2007/01/post_a46c_1.html|website=Jidaigeki Manga Jin|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226162530/http://jidaigeki-jin.cocolog-nifty.com/jin/2007/01/post_a46c_1.html|archive-date=December 26, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> until the magazine's last issue, released on May 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:刃　休刊のお知らせ|url=http://jidaigeki-jin.cocolog-nifty.com/jin/2008/06/index.html|website=Jidaigeki Manga Jin|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002093809/http://jidaigeki-jin.cocolog-nifty.com/jin/2008/06/index.html|archive-date=October 2, 2008|language=ja|date=June 19, 2008}}</ref><ref name="JinEnds">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Kazuo Koike's Jin Historical Manga Magazine Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-06/kazuo-koike-jin-historical-manga-magazine-ends|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 31, 2023|date=June 6, 2008|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216052813/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-06/kazuo-koike-jin-historical-manga-magazine-ends|url-status=live}}</ref> The series resumed on {{ill|eBookJapan|ja|イーブックイニシアティブジャパン}}{{'}}s online manga magazine ''Katana'' on April 14, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:有料ウェブマガジンのニューカマー「KATANA」創刊|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/15171|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 31, 2023|language=ja|date=April 7, 2009|archive-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702233117/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/15171|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Lone Wolf and Cub Manga Resumes in Katana Web Mag|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-14/lone-wolf-and-cub-manga-resumes-in-katana-web-mag|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 31, 2023|date=April 14, 2009|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216051310/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-14/lone-wolf-and-cub-manga-resumes-in-katana-web-mag|url-status=live}}</ref> and finished on July 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:Web Magazine KATANA 31号|url=https://ebookjapan.yahoo.co.jp/books/113323/A000043606/|website=eBookJapan|access-date=December 31, 2023|language=ja|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231231082337/https://ebookjapan.yahoo.co.jp/books/113323/A000043606/|archive-date=December 31, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Five volumes were released by Koike Shoin from July 27, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『そして――子連れ狼 刺客の子』第１巻 発売！|url=http://www.koikekazuo.jp/cp-bin/blog/index.php?eid=92|website=Kazuo Koike's First Blog|publisher=Soeisha|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926071815/http://www.koikekazuo.jp/cp-bin/blog/index.php?eid=92|archive-date=September 26, 2007|language=ja|date=July 27, 2007}}</ref> to September 28, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【9月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/77263|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 31, 2023|language=ja|date=September 28, 2012|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104071418/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/77263|url-status=live}}</ref> This series has not currently been translated into English.