In the feudal era of Japan, Ogami Itto is the elite executioner for the Shogun until the ruthless Yagyu clan frames him in an attempt to gain the position. His name dishonored and his wife murdered, Itto and his infant son Daigoro wander Japan as an assassin for hire, named Lone Wolf and Cub. Ultimately, Ogami Itto strives for revenge against the Yagyu clan.... more>>

Note: Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2001. <<less

The two genius military advisors who led Toyotomi Hideyoshi to unify the nation, Kuroda Kanbei Yoshitaka and Takenaka Hambei Shigeharu. A dull and unmarried salaryman... more>> in his thirties wake up one day to find that he had become Takanaka HanbeL 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? <<less

Oneshot that came with Keyman volume 2.

"Tenko" is Kohei Horikoshi's – mangaka of My Hero Academia – first published work back in 2007. ... more>>

It stars the eponymous boy that has a tragic past, and his endeavor during war time in feudal Japan. He's the main inspiration behind a character from My Hero Academia that has a similar name. <<less

One shot version of ichigeki

Tokugawa Iemitsu struggles with his fear of death and finds salvation in the young samurai Samon of the Yagyû clan. But their relationship triggers a battle for power and respect, stirring tension between the Shogun and the Yagyû clan.... more>>

In five chapters, the story depicts each of the main characters and follows their downfall as the plot unfolds. <<less

Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a Samurai general in Japan’s Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 demons in exchange for complete domination of the country. When the baby boy is born, Daigo has him thrown into a river, expecting the boy to die. A kind sage, however, finds him and adopts him. The sage fits out his poor son with prosthetics.... more>>

Time goes by and the baby grows into a boy who calls himself Hyakkimaru. Every time Hyakkimaru eliminates a demon, he retrieves one of his body parts. Hyakkimaru rescues a boy thief named Dororo from a band of men whom the young boy tried to rob. Together they travel the countryside in search of the demons who possess Hyakkimaru's parts. Throughout their travels, they face a host of monsters and ghosts.

Note: Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan in 2009. <<less

At the end of the age of shogunates, a great man is given a second chance to restore a crumbling, feudal Japan.... more>>

Toward the end of the Edo Period, samurai and visionary Sakamoto Ryouma led a revolutionary movement to overthrow the Takagawa Shogunate. Inspired by the Western principle of "all men created equal", he envisioned a modern Japanese government, free of oppressive feudalism. In 1867, he and his close friend Nakaoka Shintaro were assasinated before his dreams could be realized.

Tenshou no Ryouma explores the historical alternative-universe where Ryouma is saved through Shintaro's sacrifice. Given this second chance, will Ryouma finally be able to establish a new, modern Japan? <<less

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A collection of short stories drawn by Oda Eiichiro before One Piece became a major hit. Includes chapter called 'Romance Dawn' which was later re-envisioned as 'One Piece'.... more>>

A Collection of One-shots by Oda Eiichiro done prior to the debut of One Piece.

Titles included are:

1) Wanted!

2) God's Gift For The Future

3) Ikki Yako

4) Monsters

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Japan's samurai past is riddled with stories of great fighting prowess and deeply ingrained systems of honor and discipline. But behind the stern demeanor was... more>> a society coming apart at the seams. Clashes in class systems and the need for a nation to come together threaten to break up the old ways of warring samurai--these are tales of such struggles. This is the story of Japan's history, and the beginning of the end of the samurai era. <<less

With this book, Hirata set out to draw a passionate critique of discrimination against the Japanese outcaste community, known as the burakumin, around the character... more>> of Gennosuke, a young buraku whose mission to avenge and uplift his people through the sword goes horribly and gorily wrong. Though clearly intended as an anti-discrimination broadside, Bloody Stumps Samurai rubbed the Buraku Liberation League the wrong way, leading to copies being confiscated and burned and Hirata temporarily blacklisted. <<less

The Japanese-style epic fantasy "Hoshigami no Satsuki" will revolve around a magic sword and "the strongest protagonist."

From the pages of history comes the legend of the Samurai Jubei and the book he was pledged to protect. Now that book has been... more>> stolen and Jubei must retrieve it before Japan descends into bloody civil war. <<less

This manga is the adaptation of two movies: Zatoichi's Vengeance (Tokuzo Tanaka) and Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (Kazuo Ikehiro).... more>>

The Ballad of Zatoichi:

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi." Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels, he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to stay and defend the town or to leave and be on his way.

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage:

After he's ambushed in a small village terrorized by a gang of thieves, the legendary blind swordsman Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man in self-defense. As fate would have it, his travels soon lead him to Okichi, a woman whom Zatoichi discovers is the sister of the young man whose life he stole. In anger, Okichi attacks the blind swordsman, but her conscience gets the better of her, and as she tends his wounds, the two fall in love. <<less

Hunted by the Mings from China, young Kotaro and his dog meet a nameless samurai ("Nanashi") who is constantly being haunted by dreams of the... more>> past which lead him to seal his sword. Among the Mings is a fiercesome Western fighter named Rarou, who desires only to find a worthy opponent. When both groups clash with a Sengoku-era feudal lord, a proud general, and monks torn between faith and survival, the reason behind the Mings' pursuit tests the bond between Kotaro and Nanashi. (A popular movie of this manga has been produced by Bones). <<less

Collection of short stories including:... more>>

• Akatsuki no Fumi

The year is 2435, and Takatsuki Minori has developed a machine that can transport historical figures from their original time to the present. His son, Akira, one day discovers that the machine has gone haywire for no reason and ends up accidentally summoning the 16th century samurai, Mori Ranmaru... <<less

Suzumori Ganjuro is a swordless samurai wandering around with nowhere to go until he stumbles across a wanted poster in the woods. To his fortune... more>> (or ill-fate), he crosses paths with the very man that everyone wants to kill — the Sister Slayer. <<less

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Proud to be a Samurai, even though I'm destitute

As if having giant monsters and robots threatening to destroy it wasn't bad enough, Japan now faces another crisis: demons. ... more>>

Kijimutan tells the story of Yuna, a young samurai woman seeking to feed her own ambitions as well as to fulfill her own sense of self. As Yuna and her faithful friend, Musashi, go on their journey, they come face to face with the Shouki, the evil spirits seeking to destroy the very hearts of the people.

Faced with the possibility that there might be an enemy within every person they encounter, the two warriors will have to struggle in order to succeed. The Shouki may be a great threat, but the greatest peril to their quest might lie within the heart of Yuna herself? <<less

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Apparently when you cross the ghost of a long-dead samurai with an age-old grudge against the legendary swordsman Musashi, you end up with a very... more>> confused teenage girl. Let the fight begin! <<less

Three (3) short samurai stories with seven (7) chapters from Hirata Hiroshi in The Perpetual Cycle of Revenge.... more>>

Stories Include:

1. The Great Hell Castle (Chapters 1-5)

2. The Legend of the Great Sumo Soul: Bloody Daruma Warrior

3. The Legend of the Great Sumo Soul: The World's Greatest Headbutt <<less

A collection of previously published manga and newly illustrated ones based on the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.