A collection of stories.... more>>

Volume 1:

Cover by

1. HAMADA Kamome 『さよなら恋ヶ窪』

2. HIDAKA Shoko 『Magic Hour』 Magic Hour

3. ABE Akane 『冬融ける』

4. SHIMOTSUKI Kairi 『ROOM 303』

5. MADARAME Hiro 『ノーセンチメートル』

6. FUYUNO Ikuya 『足下のスカイブルー』

7. TANAKAMORI Yokota 『好きになんかならない』

8. KARI Sumako 『春を待つ』

9. CHASHIBU Tam 『きみの好きとはちがう』

10. RIKA Chimaki 『夜には愛を、春には桜を。』

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The main protagonist is an Iga ninja named Saizou, who meets an Izumo priestess and protects her on her short journey to Sanada Yukimura. Sanada... more>> Yukimura is a powerful warlord in the Sengoku era. Sanada wants to gather 10 warriors, a party unrivaled in skill and power, to set his still secret plan into action. <<less

The manga's story follows Kimura Shigenari, a real-life samurai who served Toyotomi Hideyori. Kimura fights in the Siege of Osaka in 1615, but is hit... more>> with a mysterious light. He wakes up in a land ruled by England's legendary King Arthur. <<less

A continuation of Brave 10. The main protagonist is an Iga ninja named Saizou, who meets an Izumo priestess and protects her on her short... more>> journey to Sanada Yukimura. Sanada Yukimura is a powerful warlord in the Sengoku era. Sanada wants to gather 10 warriors, a party unrivaled in skill and power, to set his still secret plan into action. <<less

The strangers clad in black clothes in the organization "Death Edge". Their goal is to murder "Angels". They've killed enough people to fill the park,... more>> for the sake of thrill and adrenaline; These dark fallen Angels have landed on Earth. <<less

There is a legend that on the seventh night where the sky is dyed in rainbow colors, an invitation will be sent to the most... more>> unfortunate person in the whole country. The people of the world dubbed it “The invitation to happiness”. Luludy spends all her fortune to obtain this invitation... but it turns out that not all the legend says is true. Where will it take her? <<less

It is a time of civil war, and the young warlords running Japan are... hopelessly stupid. This manga takes place in the Sengoku (Warring States)... more>> Period in Japan, and is based off the game Sengoku Basara, otherwise known as Devil Kings in the US. Sanada Yukimura, who serves under his master Takeda Shingen, hopes to accomplish his master's dreams of a united Japan. However, he is faced with many obstacles, forcing him to battle against many powerful warriors with the same ambitions. One of these men is Date Masamune; with his flamboyant attitude and his ideal "fun," he stirs up uncontrollable anxiety within Yukimura that draws him into the heat of battle... <<less

A short 8 page story about a commanding officer and a disobedient fighter pilot's concerns regarding death in combat.

Date Bashira is a series of stories about the Sengoku era in Japan. However, unlike most textbooks and historical mangas, Date Bashira does not focus on the Shogun or famous figures in history. Instead, it brings to light the untold stories of the things surrounding these famous figures. For example, one story tells about the role of how beautiful young men were always accompanying the shoguns into battle. As women were not allowed into a battle zone, the warlords would use these teenage boys to satisfy their sexual urges.... more>>

A different chapter tells the history of the wives of the Shoguns and focuses on the female role in the Sengoku era. As young women were forced into arranged marriages, usually as peace offerings or spies, their husbands usually die in battle at a very early age, as it was the era of war. Date Bashira discusses the idea of remarriage for these women and if they were really in love or were playing the role of a wife.

Date Bashira takes a different perspective at one of Japan’s most talked about era and even though it is informative, you never get the feeling of a lecture. The beautiful artwork, splash of comedy and the untold, yet interesting historical information really keeps the reader glued onto the pages. [vyc, mangahelpers] <<less