ULTIMO

12 primary works

ULTIMO, Vol. 1

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 2 February 2010

In 12thcentury Kyoto, the bandit Yamato encounters Dunstan, carrying with him two life-size figures. They are the Karakûri Dôji, mechanical boys named Ultimo and Vice that embody pure good and pure evil. Fast forward to modern times, where an average schoolboy, also named Yamato, comes across Ultimo in a glass case in an antique shop.

Ultimo, Vol. 2

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 5 August 2010

Things just keep getting more complicated for Yamato since Ultimo showed up. Now Yamato and Ultimo must face new doji and deal with people whose intentions aren't always clear. Can Yamato find the strength to meet these challenges and solve the mysteries of the Karakuri Doji?

Ultimo, Vol. 3

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 6 January 2011

Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. Yamato's best friemd Rune is now a doji master to the envious trickster Jealousy. But why is Rune using Jealousy to attack Yamato and Ultimo? The answer lies deep in the past and will shock everyone... even Rune! Plus, meet Murayama, a warrior with prophecy that could spell some serious trouble for the entire world.

Ultimo, Vol. 4

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 14 April 2011

Karakuri New Dawn Yamato wakes up again on the 21st century day that he first encountered Ultimo, and soon learns that he was sent back in time and it's up to him to prevent total world annihilation. But does he really have the ability to stop the apocalypse--and save Ultimo!--in just 24 hours? On a breakneck tour to meet up with all the dôji, Yamato gets into a skirmish with Iruma and Jealousy and must again go back (way back) in time to make things right...

Ultimo, Vol. 5

by Hiroyuki Takei and Stan Lee

Published 23 June 2011

Returning from his time travels, Yamato lands back on the day before the Hundred Machine Funeral. Will his newfound knowledge about Iruma help him divert the inevitable, or will it only help him mess things up more? In a fierce continuation of the battle that started Yamato's first time around, both Maruyama and Yamato are injured. Sensing weakness, Vice takes things into his own hands...

Ultimo, Vol. 6

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 15 September 2011

Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. Just when Jealousy and Rune get Yamato in their nasty clutches, his ancient self awakens to save the day. But does the bandit Yamato from nine hundred years ago have the same priorities and desires as our modern-day unlikely hero Yamato? And even if he can keep his mind on the business of stopping the Hundred Machine Funeral, Désir - now with a comely human accomplice - has a plan to sidetrack him yet again!

Ultimo, Vol. 7

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 16 August 2012

As Vice and his cohorts gather to plan their strike against Ultimo, puppet master Dunstan tells them he's planned the Hundred Machine Funeral as an epic battle in which fighters for good and evil must convince one another to switch sides! Meanwhile, Yamato's crush Sayama discovers that she too was involved in Yamato's heroic struggle in a past life…

Ultimo, Vol. 8

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 1 January 2013

Future events that led to the creation of Ultimo and Vice turn out to be part of the tragic past that haunts Musashi, a mysterious police-officer from the 29th century. Back in the present, a funeral service is about to begin, but it seems the deceased went to the grave possessing a cosmic secret that may have given Ultimo the edge and tilted the battle in favor of good…is it too late to go back, again?!

Ultimo, Vol. 9

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 21 November 2013

Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe

Ultimo, Vol. 10

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 20 November 2014

Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe.

Locked in a battle that spans the ages, Vice and Ultimo, along with their human proxies, duel in the wartime arena of Tokyo, 1947. Among the bombs and destruction, dôji masters on both sides seek to convince their counterparts to switch teams - good to evil and vice versa. Which force holds ultimate sway over human history?

Ultimo, Vol. 11

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 17 December 2015

Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe.

Ultimo, Vol. 12

by Hiroyuki Takei

Published 12 January 2017

Robotic incarnations of pure good and pure evil battle to the death to determine which force is the most powerful in the universe. Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. In a desperate bid to avert disaster, Ultimo’s master Yamato tries to convince his high school crush to join him on the side of good! Meanwhile, Ultimo is challenged to a duel by Vice, and the battle between good and evil resumes in earnest. Will the Karakura Doji finally break free of their dastardly puppetmaster’s grand plan?