One shot. The story continues Shuriken’s adventures from Shuriken Cold Steel and is continued in Shuriken vol.2.

A serial killer is loose and the police are baffled as to how to catch him. Detective Doug Jordan, the lead investigator on the case, has had problems with his self-confidence ever since he froze as his girlfriend, a rock star named Joan Harlowe, was attacked. He feels he has failed as a man.

Harlowe returns after a long tour to meet with Doug. She is constantly shadowed by her friend, a deadly female martial artist named Kyoko Shidaro, a.k.a. Shuriken. When the three decide to dine at a popular night-spot, they are attacked by the killer, or so they think. Doug doesn’t freeze this time and shoots the perpetrator instantly. Later, when the detective inspects the body, he realizes that the man he shot was a copycat criminal. This means that Joan and Kyoko are alone, and in danger…

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  3/19/2022