At the dawn of the 17th century, at the end of the era of civil wars, in a world of chaos, the epic Battle of Sekigahara was joined. One man emerged from the largest battle ever fought on Japanese soil; a terrible warrior of unspeakable power, he was nicknamed 'the unconquerable.' Kyoshiro is a peaceful medicine peddler who harbors the soul of an assassin. He accompanies a young bounty hunter across Japan in search of a murderer and on a quest to discover the terrible secret of his own identity.
From Attractive Fascinante: Because of Lionel’s viscount status, Ms Elena wanted to get engaged with him. However, Lionel was always in love with his steward, Isaac. Before the day of engagement, Lionel asked Isaac to hold him. Isaac, who was also in love with Lionel, couldn’t reject him. When Ms Elena demanded Lionel’s explanation of breaking off the engagement, Isaac felt hurt when Lionel refused to acknowledge his existence. Will our lovers be true to their own feelings? -- In this volume: • Subete wa Anata no Oose no Mama ni (Obeying Your Every Command) • Shinso no Hana (Treasured Flower) • Ukiyo o Hanarete (To Leave This Transient World) • Pet no Keiyaku (The Pet's Contract) • Kimi to Iru Heya (Living with You)
From Aerandria Scans: “Tales of Moonlight and Rain†is a collection of classical Japanese horror/suspense stories. The stories are simple, but abundant with traditional fictional Japanese characters, such as the half-man half-bird Tengu, white serpents, fantastic carps, goblins and restless ghosts, driven by love or hatred.
Maria is a witch living during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Our young heroine hates war, so to keep the people of the village she protects safe, Maria will use all the power at her disposal to stop the fighting, whether that means conjuring giant dragons or sending her succubus familiar out to mesmerize the warring generals with her charms. But what do the villagers think of her "help"? And what will happen if Heaven notices her interference into human affairs? This story has a funny touch with a little history thrown in!
In an alternate Earth, the armies of the Imperial Alliance have ravaged the entire Europan continent in 1935 EC in the Second Europan War. In the middle of the war, the army invades Gallian territory to acquire a mineral known as ragnite. Standing in their way is a recently drafted militia officer named Welkin Gunther, son of known Europan War I hero Belgen Gunther.
Taking place in 1930s Japan and China, Kasumi Kenshiro (the uncle of the lead from Hokuto no Ken) is forced to leave his teaching job and settle an old gang rivalry with the help of his martial arts. Along the way, he meets the son of one his triad buddies, an old flame, and a mysterious old man who teaches him new techniques which will assist him in his quest.
A reporter discovers an untouched ancient tomb in inland China, which leads to a series of other startling revelations. What do his recurring dreams of the beautiful princess mean? Can modern technology triumph over an ancient curse?....
J'on, a little Chinnkel free from being a slave from the higher races, has been given a mission to tell the people of Daar that if the world does not find peace, the world will be doomed. In order to end the war/unite the peace among the higher races, J'on sets out on a journey to find that answer and to see whether or not he is the chosen one that will free his people from them.. Note: This French comic contains little to some graphic nudity.
[From Omanga]: A coming-of-age story from Jiro Matsumoto (the author of Freesia) about a young, aspiring photographer named Soma. He's going nowhere, stuck in a mire of sex and drugs, until a horrible end to a one night stand sets him on a path that changes his life forever. WARNING: Mature content. Do not be surprised if you come across disturbing imagery.
From Wingtip Cafe: In Heian era, a noble chief councillor of states had 2 children who wished they were opposite gender. Lady Kira is strong, willful girl, while Lord Kira is weak, beautiful boy. Because of their characters, their father raised Lady kira as a boy and Lord Kira as a girl. The manga is based on a novel from late Heian era called “Torikaebaya Monogatari”.
This one-shot is the adaptation of two movies: Zatoichi's Vengeance (Tokuzo Tanaka) and Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (Kazuo Ikehiro).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.
God knows who once said that “To be a scholar is to be at the top of society”, making the entire Feng Dynasty give up on martial arts to focus on education and they even opened the imperial exams to women ! As the last illiterate of her time, the martial artist’s daughter, Cheng Manyi, decided to pretend to be an educated lady to fulfill her father’s wish, for her to marry a scholar—— As a result, many famous scholarly families came to ask for her hand in marriage and now, her husband expects her to succeed the exams and bring honor to his household !
