''Sensei'' is a four-issue

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published by

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from March 1989 to August 1989. Created by writer Roger Salick and artist

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, it was a mix of

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and

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culture as well as the second in First's ''First Fiction'' line of prestige-format mini-series. Cover illustrations for the series were produced by KevinDavie

Plot synopsis

The series follows Tadashi Natori, a person who feels that he was born in the wrong time. Despite being born in the late twentieth century, Natori is trained in the ancient art of

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, "the way of the warrior" that is the basis of the

lifestyle. He spends his life yearning to live in ancient Japan where he thinks he would feel more comfortable and would have the opportunity to put hard-learned skills to use. Tadashi Natori gets his chance to experience life in another time when his twin brother, Ken, invents a time machine. Natori uses this machine to send himself back in time to 1860s

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and experience the

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. While there, he is forced into a deadly confrontation with a crew of murderers. This, coupled with a lab accident back in his native time period, changes history and throws Natori into a barbaric New California in the year 2129.

References

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External links

Roger Salick's WebsiteWebsite for Kevin Davies, the cover artist for the ''Sensei'' series
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