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Kounosuke Ryuudo is a samurai who is stuck in perpetual poverty. Looking for a job is fruitless, as he cannot wield a blade. Quite literally, in fact. One day, after being accosted by some criminals and wishing to only reach the sweet embrace of death, he receives a marriage proposal from a mysterious woman… ___ **Consultants:** [Mizutani Toshiki](https://mangadex.org/author/8181e726-1b50-4a31-9ce5-bb3d1f46769a), [Hisayama Noboru](https://mangadex.org/author/106bc518-0b08-4a7d-81ea-488f1354bee7)

It was the Sengoku Era, a time when warring Daimyō usurped each other constantly. There was a man whose soul was overtaken by the ways of tea and material greed as he strenuously worked his way up towards greater power and status. His name was Furuta Sasuke, a vassal of Oda Nobunaga in the Yamashiro province. With his world broadened by Oda's genius and Tea Master Sen no Sōeki's spiritual insight, Sasuke travelled the road of the Hyouge Mono or "comical fellow". To live or not to live. For power or the arts. That is the question! --- - **2009 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize winner** - **2010 14th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Grand Prize Award winner**

Anthology of shorts based on Shin Megami Tensei IV.

Wanted! is a collection of One-Shots created by Eiichiro Oda, the mangaka of One Piece. It includes Romance Dawn, the pre-serialization chapter for One Piece, and a few others.

In Feudal Japan, the people of Edo are under siege by giant insects that ravage the land. The people desperately beg the government to do something about it. Thus the Insect Magistrate Office is established, gathering strong warriors to defend against the onset of pests. Jinbee Tsukishima is a young man following the belief that a weak warrior isn't a warrior at all and strives to be a master swordsman just like his father. To atone for a horrific incident that occurred at his fault, Jinbee seeks to take his father's place as a member of the Insect Magistrate Office. On his journey there, he meets the lovely Haru, a young woman who helps manage her family's tea house, and is forced to put his sword to good use in saving her from a grisly fate. This act of bravery earns him a spot in the Insect Magistrate. Will this rookie exterminator be able to rid the land of the horde of insects swarming in?

Second-year high school student Rakuro Hizutome loves nothing more than finding so-called "trash games" and beating the crap out of them. When he decides to change things up by playing a new, "god-tier" VR game known as Shangri-La Frontier (aka. SLF), he does what he does best: min-maxes, skips the prologue, and jumps straight into action! Rakuro may be a seasoned gamer, but a meeting with an old rival will change the fate of every SLF player forever. Clad in nothing but shorts and a bird mask, Rakuro (player name: Sunraku) launches into the world of SLF. Things are going well at first as he takes down a goblin, a bunny, and even a python. But then Sunraku comes up against a huge, hard-hitting wolf known as Lycagon the Nightslayer. Will Sunraku's years of "trash game" experience be enough, or is he about to suffer a rude awakening just a few hours into his SLF adventure?

Volume 5 : Japanese Style and Samurai 1. The Overnight Rain Stops by Minekura Kazuya (or "Last Night's Rain Lifts") 2. Our Detective Story by Saeki Yashiro 3. The Thunder God and the Wind God by Gunjou 4. Samurai Soul by Asada Yasuka 5. Takeda-sama, the Town Magistrate by Mazaki Haruka 6. Tenmatsu, the Kabuki Actor with a Charming Figure by Ueda Shinshu 7. Mushroom and Kappa - Arcana Compilation for Ninjas on Business Trips by Magami Guriko 8. Confetti in the Fish Tank by Akanatsu 9. Moonlight Sei-kun by Aoto Takane 10. Urahara by Kouzuki Leo 11. Pure Land Eye Story by Kayase Shiki 12. The Queen’s Dog by Araishi Ikkyou & Oshino Hikaru 13. Kakure Oni by Mikanagi Touya 14. Absolute Obedience, The Peach's Rebellion by Yoshizawa Tomoya 15. Miokuribana by Kikuta Yui 16. Swordplay by Shindou Arashi

Mounted warriors line up and rush to the assault. Brandishing swords on horseback, the warriors slash at each other… This kind of image of feudal combat is all a lie. Well, then, how did Samurai really fight? A declaration of war has now been made against the lie of combat that was forged during the Edo period, and continued uncontested to this very day.

Resist, the late-blooming "fierce dragon of the north"! At the end of the Sengoku period, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was finally about to take control of the world -- but the roar of a one-eyed dragon echoed from far away in the land of Oshu!!

The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator, aided by the blind master swordsman Ichi. They deal with a wild variety of macabre mysteries and sordid crimes. Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate. The situations they deal with often shine a mournful and cynical light on the human condition, but the staunch friendship between Sabu and Ichi helps them cope. The manga gives a strong portrait of life in Tokugawa Edo, enhanced by the artwork which draws on Japanese traditional art. **Note**: From 1966-1967, the manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. From 1968-1972, the serialization was moved to Big Comic, causing a shift in demographic. Periodic one-shots with the two leads were still published after in different magazines. --- - **Won the 13th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen in 1967**

What would happen if you took a normal three-year old Japanese kid, flew him to Nevada, and then raised him on stories of feudal Japan? "I'm Doushirou" would happen. Now, twelve years later, Doushirou is back in Japan and is facing the difference between what he's been told all his life and what his own eyes and ears are telling him.

When childhood innocence gives way to a blinding thirst for revenge, is it worth the price of one's humanity? Tetsunosuke and Tatsunosuke are the sons of a diplomat who sought to bring peace and prosperity to Japan during the early Meiji Restoration. But when their parents are murdered before their very eyes, Tetsu seeks to join the Shinsengumi, the unofficial police who are capable of the same brutality as his parents' murderers. Wading through a sea of espionage, deception and bloodshed, the young boy must choose: should he take a step on the path to becoming a demon…or give up his rage and transform into the ultimate Peacemaker?

We start with our main protagonist, Shichimi, bidding farewell as he readies for his journey into Edo (on our Earth, Edo was the old name of Tokyo before it became the capital of Japan). His mother has just died, only leaving him a walnut and a request for him to go to his half-siblings. Shichimi bids farewell to a sternly old man, who is a firefighter. We can tell this from the symbol on his cloak. This symbol is also on Shichimi's cloak. Upon reaching the town of Edo, Shichimi meets a mysterious man, who ridicules the peace of the world as an illusion. --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Elex Media as **Natane** (1993: tankoubon; 2011: bunkouban)

Ataru Moroboshi is the unluckiest man alive... and the most lecherous. In a race deciding whether alien oni will take over the Earth, he ends up representing Earth. His opponent? Lum, an oni girl! Despite the weight of the world on his shoulders, Ataru's stupidity (and lechery) get the better of him, and before he knows it, he and Lum are now married! On top of that, Ataru's unluckiness attracts all sorts of hijinks, chaos, and mayhem. Petty rivalries, exorcisms, period dramas, swim meets... Will it ever end? --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen/Shojo in 1981** - **Won the 18th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 1987**

"To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!" Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins when a young girl seeks his help in taking revenge on her parents' killers… and his quest won't end until the blood of a thousand has spilled! [Official English](https://digital.darkhorse.com/series/373/blade-of-the-immortal) --- - **Won the 1st Japan Media Arts Award Division Excellence Prize** --- AnimeNewsNetwork Links: [Anime](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9691) [Live-Action Movie](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18861)

Shima Sakon was a brave and honorable samurai, and grandfather of Yagyu Yoshikane (Yagyu Renyasai). He was a capable subordinate of Ishida Mitsunari, and fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the battle of Sekigahara. Some history books tell us Sakon had died in that battle. Others say he survived and escaped to Kyoto with the Yagyu family. And others…?

A spin-off work starring Kamui, one of the main characters of Kamui-den. The first 2 volumes were published in a Shounen magazine and ended with the 20th chapter in 1971. The manga changed art style and direction when it switched to a Seinen publication in 1988. The violent and sexual explicit part of the narrative was the basis for the American adaptation by Eclipse Comics in the 1980s and its unedited Viz re-release in 1999.

Hirata Hiroshi chronologies 1970 - 1971

A compilation of short stories by Keiichi Koike. - **Knockin' on Heaven's Door** - **3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother** - **Lazarus Franco's 4 A.M.** - **The Ronin and the Sea** - **Looper** - **Kenbo's Diary** - **Sponge Generation** - **Airway** - **Stereo Scope** - **Horizon** - **Landed** An astronaut sent on a space mission promises his wife and child that he will come back to them. Published in English in Epic Illustrated #26, October 1984 [Official English](https://lastgasp.com/products/heavens-door-extra-works)

Hyakkimaru is boy befallen and surrounded by tragedy. Before he was born, his father Daigo aspires to rule Japan and does so by making a pact with 48 majin. His side of the bargain? 48 of the body parts of his soon-to-be born son. Hyakkimaru, now a disfigured and horrid looking infant that can no longer be called human, is cast away by his family. Years later, Hyakkimaru, now a young man, makes it his life goal to hunt down the 48 majin and restore his body parts, having already gained some by the time we see him. Along this journey, he comes across a brat in danger who goes by Dororo. After being rescued, Dororo becomes a pest that Hyakkimaru can't seem to shake. With Dororo's cunning, and Hyakkimaru's wit, the two head off into a long and perilous journey. --- **Volumes 147-150 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

A story set in the Edo period about youth, by Sakura Sawa. This is the Bakumatsu. Two childhood friends, Junnoshin and Hisashi, with their pride as warriors on the line, engage in friendly rivalry. There’s the bright and trustworthy Junnoshin, and the dignified and steely Hisashi. The two of them spent many moments in their explosive youth together. Despite the days they spent together, Hisashi struggles with his thoughts as he believes that he should not lay with Junnoshin. “The two of us do not see the same thing.” “The two of us are seeing the same thing.” A tale of the innocence and burning passion between two friends who understand each other, yet walk slightly different paths.

The samurai didn’t stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone’s swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Gintoki “Gin” Sakata do to make ends meet? Take any odd job that comes his way, even if it means losing his dignity.

Ten years have passed since the end of Bakumatsu, an era of war that saw the uprising of citizens against the Tokugawa shogunate. The revolutionaries wanted to create a time of peace, and a thriving country free from oppression. The new age of Meiji has come, but peace has not yet been achieved. Swords are banned but people are still murdered in the streets. Orphans of war veterans are left with nowhere to go, while the government seems content to just line their pockets with money. One wandering samurai, Kenshin Himura, still works to make sure the values he fought for are worth the lives spent to bring about the new era. Once known as Hitokiri Battousai, he was feared as the most ruthless killer of all the revolutionaries. Now haunted by guilt, Kenshin has sworn never to kill again in atonement for the lives he took, and he may never know peace until killing is a thing of the past. Now in the 11th year of Meiji, Kenshin stumbles upon Kaoru Kamiya, owner and head instructor of a small dojo being threatened to close its doors. The police force is powerless to stop the string of murders done in the name of her dojo by a man claiming to be the famous Battousai. Kenshin's wanderings pause for now as he joins Kaoru to clear both their names. But how long can he stay before his past catches up to him?

The delusions of Keikenchi, author of the Koha-Ace series, are finally a reality!? A new Holy Grail War begins in a parallel Imperial Capital during wartime! The curtain draws on a struggle between new Servants like Okita Souji and Oda Nobunaga as they battle for the Holy Grail in Japan!? (Fifth Volume of Koha-Ace, following Koha-Ace XP. Adaptation of Koha-Ace EX's Imperial Capital Holy Grail Strange Story, which would eventually become the basis for Fate/Type Redline)

Joan of Arc, the hero who saved France, was sentenced to be burned at the stake. But at the moment of her death, a demon sent her to another world. There, she found 32 women from across history, known as "witches". ___ **Alt Official Raw:** [MangaHot](https://mangahot.jp/site/works/z_R0171) **Official English Volumes:** [Yen Press](https://yenpress.com/series/the-war-of-greedy-witches)

Tokugawa, the ruler of Japan wants to keep Japan isolated from the rest of the world, however there are those who oppose this decision and plot to usurp Tokugawa's authority. It's the job of one of Tokugawa's bodyguards to stop these evil plots.

Kuroda Kanbei Yoshitaka and Takenaka "Hanbei" Shigeharu are the two genius military advisors who led Toyotomi Hideyoshi to unify the nation. A dull and unmarried salaryman in his thirties wake up one day to find that he had become Hanbei! He had been reborn along with seven other men of the same age and circumstance! That night, he suddenly found himself in an empty room with a PC with a chatroom called "Tea Room' open. Apparently, he could use this to chat with his fellow reincarnators? Will they be able to survive in this era of battle and strife?

One of Go Nagai's first works, this violent period piece takes place in the 1500s and stars a talented low ranking ninja named Shishimaru. In it, Shishimaru fights against Ginnai Doma (an immortal samurai who, despite being butchered multiple times, doesn't die) because Ginnai murdered his comrades. Despite being set in historical times, it has machine guns/lasers/robots/atomic reactors with no real explanation. **Note:** Scanlator is using the 1992 Aizouban 1 volume reprint by Chuko. Cover images below: 4 Volumes (Complete, by Kodansha in 1978) 4 Volumes (Reprint, by Asahi Sonorama in 1984) 1 Volume (Aizouban, by Chuko in 1992) 3 Volumes (Bunkoban, by Chuko in 1995) 2 Volumes (Konbini-ban, by Shimanaka Shoten in 2003)

At the behest of his father, Tamekage, Kagetora (Kenshin Uesugi) was sent to Rinsenji Temple from an early age to study Buddhism and the art of war. However, after the death of Tamekage, someone came to seek for Kagetora to be the daimyo of Tochio Castle. Kagetora struggles between being a Buddhist priest and a military commander... How was a genius of war born to live righteously? This is a super epic Sengoku picture scroll depicting the young days of Kenshin Uesugi, a brilliant and witty shogun who lived through a tumultuous and tumultuous life! (Source: ebookjapan)