Crying Freeman is bold, confident and grand in its scope. Yet whether it is deliberately done by Kazuo Koike or not, it is also funny. From melodramatic villains to unexpected sci-fi stuff, this volume of Crying Freeman is thoroughly entertaining. 
 This manga is my guilty pleasure. It has so many sensual scenes that may in fact be cringe-worthy for others (I too, experience such in his other works: Lady Snowblood and Path of the Assassin in particular), but here I embrace such. For one, the women are downright strong here. You should not mess with them or else your life will be sent to the deepest levels of hell! 
 The other reason why I enjoy reading Crying Freeman so much is its art. Ryoichi Ikegami draws so well, with confidence, detail and finesse. Ryoichi Ikegami's art is certainty. There is so much power and sexiness that manages to come out from each of his illustrations. His style is oozing with 70s to 80s manga and fashion, something that I have just felt and seen from the early years. 
 The story of Crying Freeman now takes us back to where it all started. The tattooed assassin is now the leader of the 108 Dragons. He unexpectedly made some unexpected alliances and acquired a cursed weapon that her wife has sworn to be her possession. There is also some science stuff that is going on. So everything's even crazier than before! 
 If you get a copy of this amazing series, read it right away. Treat it as an entertainment piece as what it should be.