This is my first review and English isn't my first language, so I hope you all understand what I write..

Samurai Deeper Kyo (SDK) is a typical mainstream battle shonen manga and one of my favorite. I was still a middle schooler when I first read this manga, but until know i'm still influenced by it. Reading manga it's been my hobby until know so I know great Samurai mangas like Rurouni Kenshin, Gintama, and Vagabond that have different strong point one of another. But I think SDK is one epic manga too. While Kenshin is best in their story, gintama in enjoyment, and Vagabond in art, then SDK is best in their Character.

Story (7) :
SDK plot is historical fiction 4 years after war of Sekigahara. Story is not the strong point from SDK, like the other mainstream battle manga, SDK storyline is always fighting. I think many people give low rating to this manga it's because their look only in the story in the beginning and dropped it. And yes I think the early story when the main characters is still few maybe i'ts not good enough. But later on the story when SDK's Characters introduced one by one it became more and more entertaining.

Art (9) :
No complain for the art, each panel draws cleanly. To be honest, I be hooked by the art the first time I saw it in volume 16 when Kyo fighting Hotaru, it's really great.

Character (10) :
Now, it's the strong point of this manga, The Character. SDK have many main character. Some of them like Yukimura Sanada and Masamune Date named from Japanese history. Some other like clan mibu's are fictional character. The character have their own unique characteristic, Kyo himself is typical badass main character but also childlish when he gets angry, the other character like 'Shisheiten' is really good expecially Hotaru because he's my best character. Not only the main protagonist, the supporting character even the antagonist are really likeable. I can't explain it all because every one of them indroduced later in the series, so it's maybe contain spoiler. I suggest you to read it yourself and you see how great the character is.

Enjoyment (9) :
The Battle scene in SDK is something memorable. I really enjoy every character whose fight and show their skill. Every time kyo is fighting I'm really thrilled because he can always defeat his enemy in cool style. Not only Kyo, the other character have their own thrilling battle too.

Overall (8.75)
If you look for mainstream battle manga and that have ended beautifully, you should read SDK. Maybe other battle manga like Naruto and Bleach are good too, but maybe they can't keep their goodness forever like recent chapter of naruto. SDK is become better and better every chapter, every volume you read, and the ending is really good. I hope my review can give you a little explanation about this manga. So from now, try to read it.