It is the Sengoku period. ZubaBan, a wild child who is unbeatable in physical strength, easily swings around his giant sword and cuts down the hordes of enemies! Then, suddenly, Jeanne d\'Arc, a knight clad in western armor, appears, along with Kanchohi, who came from China (?), and the invincible warrior Golongo. This colorful punch joins forces to unite Japan! Zubaban is unbeatable in hand-to-hand combat, but soon the gears of strange fate turn...!? A thrilling, super-period drama depicted on a grand scale!
A historical manga that depicts people who defy fate and live by faith in a world of war. (from MangaUpdates): The classic, long ninja saga. Many intertwined themes and many characters. It is a series that is as well a traditional samurai tale as an attempt of Shirato to uncover the role of revolting peasants in feudal Japan. It was adapted into a film by Nagisa Oshima in 1966. Kagemaru is a fictional samurai, the hero of the story, aiding the peasants in their struggle for life. Nobunaga Oda, the historical 16th century warlord is his opponent.
Set in feudal Japan in between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, our hero Tokiyuki Hojo is a boy on the run that history all but forgot! When the Kamakura shogunate is overthrown by Takauji Ashikaga, Tokiyuki's family and standing are viciously taken away from him, and he must flee to the far reaches of the land to survive and seek out his revenge! (Source: MANGA Plus, edited)
Sequel to . It is set in the Bakumatsu period in the 19th century, and follows the main character Manji, who starts the story in a life of seclusion in the Tosa domain, but heads to the capital for a certain reason. The story will have him confronting the strongest warriors of the time. (Source: ANN)
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. 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. (Source: Vertical Inc.)
