Historical
Pilgrim Jager
2011-01-14
From Wikipedia:Pilgrim Jäger is a historical fiction that takes place in Europe in the year 1521, at the time of the Protestant Reformation. The story follows two women, Adele the acrobat and Karin the fortuneteller. Afraid of being accused of witchcra
Yeonmo
2011-10-13
The impossible happens in 15th century Korea.A princess who was disguised as her dead twin brother by her mother became king. Once her true gender is found out, the female king is sentenced to death by drinking a lethal dose of poison.This story details the events of that forgotten king's life.
Innocent (sakamoto Shinichi)
2013-09-12
In the 18th century, seeking "freedom and equality," the event that became the starting point of modern French society, the French Revolution, began. There was one more protagonist that lived within the darkness, Charles-Henri Sanson. He was the fourth generation family head of the Sanson Family, and executioner of Paris. This is the story of him nobly facing his harsh fate...
Embalming: The Another Tale Of Frankenstein
2011-01-14
A story based on the concept of Frankenstein. The late scientist Victor Frankenstein's papers on the creation of a "frankenstein" are being put to use, and Fury Flatliner, motivated by revenge, sets out to kill them and their creator.
Drifters
2011-01-14
Plot: The story of Drifters takes place during Japan's Sengoku period (roughly XV to XVII century), a time of constant warring between the island's states, and a natural setting of choice for samurai stories.
Hanzou no Mon
2011-02-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Path of the Assassin, called Hanzo no Mon in Japan, is the story of Hattori Hanzo, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu was the shogun who would unite Japan into one great nation. But before he could do that, he had to grow up and learn how to love the ladies.
Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu
2015-01-07
During the feudal era, warlords were not only in danger from enemies outside the castle, but also from within like their own lieutenants they trusted. To protect themselves, they secretly began to use decoys of themselves. Honda Masanobu was part of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s council and also his closest friend. However, to defend his home country from Oda Nobunaga’s campaign, he leaves his position. During the 10 years on the battlefield, he meets Jirosaburo Motonobu who looks almost identical to his former master. Masanobu comes to realize that Jirosaburo must become Ieyasu’s shadow because of his trustworthy character and battle experience.
The Great Merchant Kim Manduk Manhwa
2011-01-14
The Great Merchant Kim Manduk portrays the story of a poor young girl who, despite the misfortunes she had to face in life, made it to become the best merchant in Joseon. We will see her undergoing many troubles and hardships, as well as finding true love when she least expects it.
House of Five Leaves
2011-12-05
From Viz:Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has time and again caused him to be let go by the lords who have employed him. Hungry and desperate, he becomes a bodyguard for Yaichi, the charismatic leader of a gang called "Five Leaves." Although disturbed by the gang's sinister activities, Masa begins to suspect that Yaichi's motivations are not what they seem. And despite his misgivings, the deeper he's drawn into the world of the Five Leaves, the more he finds himself fascinated by these devious, mysterious outlaws.
Rengoku ni Warau
2014-07-28
The story is set 300 years before Donten ni Warau, during the Tensho Period. At Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, the battle with Orochi ensued.Sequel:> Donten ni Warau( http://www.mangago.com/read-manga/donten-ni-warau/ )
Joou No Hana
2012-03-22
From Transcendence:Long ago, there existed a land divided into four countries: Sou, Kou, Do, and Ah. The King of Ah took on a wife from Kou and soon thereafter one from Do, creating a shaky alliance between the three nations. When the Second Queen gave birth to a son, the King cast aside the sickly First Queen and her daughter Aki into the depths of the Palace. But as Fate would have it, Princess Aki encounters a slave named Hakusei, who has peculiar golden hair and sky blue eyes. He promises his life to her and helps her train in the Six Arts under the guidance of the enigmatic merchant Seitetsu. However, when Aki outshines the Prince during a hunt in an attempt to gain her father's acknowledgement, she sparks a war by besmirching Do's honor and drives the Second Queen to poison her mother. With nothing left but her faithful Hakusei, Aki is banished to the small country of Kou with a vow to return to Ah one day for revenge. But in the face of the mighty allied nations of Do and Ah, will the two survive long enough to carry out Aki’s vow?
Nobunaga Kyousoukyoku
2014-05-18
History classes have never interested Saburo. He never saw the point of learning something that happened in the past, let alone a few hundred years ago. But when he falls off a wall, he travels through a wormhole and ends up in 16th century ancient Japan. He meets a very young Oda Nobunaga, one of the most influential figures in Japanese history, who turns out to be identical in appearance as Saburo. The real Nobunaga, sick of the castle life and wanting to travel, orders Saburo to take his place. Without knowing how to get back to his time, Saburo tries to make sure history isn’t rewritten for the infamous Oda Nobunaga.
Honorable Baek Dong Soo
2011-07-01
Plot: Some corrupted high ranked officers within the palace are accusing the crown prince Sado of high treason and ask for his death! What will the Emperor do to save his son?A fusion heroic historical about a crown prince in a wooden chest about to meet death, but actually turns out he has bigger influence and authority beyond imagination.Adapted to K-Drama.
Kainushi wa Akuma
2014-02-04
From Phoenix Serenade Scans:Most people love red hair. It's so vibrant and striking. But not our protagonist Nora. Many people in her village hate her because she has red hair because of an old legend in the village. Though some people hate her, she still pulls on. But her not -so-ordinary life might become mysterious and dangerous soon...in more ways than one?!
Spriggan
2011-01-14
Plot: Many years ago, an ancient civilization once ruled Earth. They were known for advanced artifacts and machines, but were destroyed in the end due to the misuse of their creations. Creating indestructible message plates written in Hebrew, these people left messages for later generations, informing them that if they could not find a good use for their creations, they should be destroyed.Various entities such as paramilitaries, national armies and armed private forces began to secretly search for these "mysterious" artifacts in order to be used for their own good and against their enemies after the end of the Cold War. Only the ARCAM Corporation can stop these forces from destroying themselves with these "advanced" machines. With the help of its military arm, the ARCAM Private Army and their elite secret agents known as Spriggans (or Strikers), ARCAM plans to turn the tides of battle against those who would threaten the safety of humanity by using the dangerous artifacts.Spriggan, known for a short time as Striker in Canada, France, the Netherlands and the US, was censored in the North American market for excessive violence, blood and quesitonable content (The prominent example: The use of a black ops unit in the US Army with the majority of its soldiers revealed to be brainwashed children and teenagers under the age of 18).
Hidamari No Ki
2013-05-23
Hidamari no Ki is about a friendship between a samurai and a doctor in the final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate.It received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1984 for general manga.
Pansy
2011-01-14
Plot: Pansy is a little girl who was raised by the chimpanzees. She was found in Africa by Mark who always try to reveal Pansy's origin. Pansy's wild behaviour was suddenly changed when she heard Traumerei sing. She cried sadly...
To All the Corners of the World
2015-04-18
This successor of the long selling Heisei classic “Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms†is a family drama set in Hiroshima's military city Kure during the war. Protagonist Suzu marries and moves from Hiroshima City to Kure, where she encounters uncertainty in her new family, her new city, and her new world. However, she manages to live each day healthily and happily.
The Celestial Zone I
2014-07-24
This series relates the camaraderie and heart-stopping exploits of the Celestians, extraordinary people who live during the tumultuous Warring States Era. Living in a world of their own - a place known as the 'Celestial Zone' - they cultivate special powe
Emma
2011-01-14
The "Emma, Further Tales" manga fills in details from the "Emma" manga, both before and after the events in that storyline, now concluded.Each chapter explores the motivations or simply shows a day in the life of a particular character from the story.Find out about the romance between Doug and Kelly in their early days, or follow the adventures of Eleanor as she overcomes her heartache and begins to live again, or visit with Tasha and her family on her day off.
Eroica Yori Ai Wo Komete
2011-01-14
What happens when a gay art thief and a conservative NATO officer cross paths? Disaster, of course. Dorian is an aristocrat, a thief and a hedonist; Klaus is a duty-driven espionage agent with no patience for fools. Follow them as they chase each other across the globe -- from Britain to Baghdad, from Alaska to Alexandria, from Moscow to Madrid. Spectacular locations and non-stop adventures await!*Volume 2 contains Ivy Navy, an unrelated oneshot.*Volume 15 (not yet published in English) contains The Tale of a Priest and a Doctor, an unrelated oneshot
Netsuno Ori (Yaoi)
2016-04-03
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. World War II has broken out and Germany is rife with Nazi activity. Once an accomplished and praised pianist, Ernst now spends his time confined in the home of his past pupil, Albert.As the Nazi party begins its last march towards the annihilation of the Jewish people, Ernst struggles to survive with Albert, a man whose beliefs and feelings strongly contrast. Will Ernst ever fly free, or will Albert cut his wings and tie him to his side forever more?(from Blissful Sin)
Oukoku no Ko
2014-10-31
One country‘s cruel custom: “leading the life of a stand-in……“. Away from the center of the city in a theater, an actor, a boy called Robert, is asked to become the stand-in of Elisabeth who has the right of succeeding to the throne. “I will definitely survive and come backï¼â€œ. Is Robert to be swallowed by the things to come as the wheel of fortune starts to spin? Deceit, traps, hatred. The long-awaited 1st volume that portrays human relationships tainted with greed.
Reimei No Arcana
2011-01-14
"On that day, I became the enemy's possesion," Nakaba thought as she stood there, knowing her destiny was to be married for convenience to keep the peace between her country Senan and Prince Caesar's country, Belquat.Between the two countries there has been a constant war for 200 years and Nakaba has become a sacrificial goat for her country despite the discrimination to her red hair and to the 'sub-person' (half-human, half-animal) Loki, who is her only friend and attendant at Caesar's estranged palace.But what will Nakaba do when she foresees an event pertaining to Prince Caesar's demise? Will she save him? Or let him die in return to all the hate directed towards her by the people of Belquat?
Saver Manhwa
2011-01-14
Lena Ha is a beautiful and tough girl who is the captain of the kendo team. She meets Hye-Min Kang, the son of the president of a large company in Korea, and the two seem to feel love at first sight. But when Lena learns that she and Hye-Min are half-siblings, a string of unfortunate occurrences lead to terrible consequences. Lena tries to do everything she can to prevent them, but she ends up falling in a strange body of water in result. When Lena awakes, she finds herself in a strange kingdom...and learns that she may be its only hope. Left with few options, Lena is forced to disguise herself as a man. She must face many challenges and experience more than she ever would have expected. Adventure is on the forecast.
Toraware no Minoue
2011-01-14
Megumi is a descendant of Kuronekomaru, a famous thief who stole an heirloom from a samurai s mansion. When he opened the scroll, the familys guardian dragon appeared and cursed Kuronekomaru and his descendants: his family is destined to serve Kougami s family for one hundred generations. Megumi is living the high life, since the last of the Kougamis vanished two years ago. However, when Suzuka-the current generation of the Kougamis-returns home, Megumi has built up no resistance to the curse, so he is forced to serve her with a slave-like obedience.
Serendipity
2011-03-18
About a man unable to open his heart to others and a woman who is poor but lives life filled with love and hope.
Otto Carius
2011-12-13
Hayao Miyazaki's comics version of the memoirs of the German tank ace Otto Carius in Estonia, not long before the end of WWII. All characters are drawn as pigs. Miyazaki lets his tank fandom loose.
Kurogane Pukapuka Tai
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Taken from solelo:" It’s about the travels of the crew on a cruiser that’s supposed to disrupt trade during WWII. "
The Queen's Knight
2011-01-14
From Tokyopop:When Yuna Lee's mother moves to Germany to pursue a music degree, she's left to stay with her father, a university professor, and her three older brothers, who are fiercely overprotective of her.During her summer vacation, she visits her mother in Germany, where she falls off a cliff and is rescued by Rieno, an 18-year-old knight living in the land of Phantasma. Rieno makes a deal with Yuna that because he has saved her life, she must marry him and become his queen. Indebted to him for saving her life, Yuna is torn between her normal world back home and life as Phantasma's Queen
Le Chevalier D'eon
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. This is the era of Louis XV the Sun King. Mystical Poets write their poems in the blood of young maidens in order to gain power. The poems are a call for an uprising against the government.The police force and French army have proved useless in stopping
Katana
2011-01-14
A unique owner with an unusual talent, a boy is able to see the Katana's true form! Behold the strange tales of a sword sharpening meister!
Green Blood
2012-05-28
From MangaHelpers:The end of the civil war signaled the start of the industrial revolution in the United States and immigrants from all over the world traveled to find their American dream. But what awaited the majority of them was poverty, discrimination and hopelessness. Manhattan, New York was full of immigrants flooding through the ports and the 6th district, Five Points, was considered at the time, the world’s worst slum. The mobsters corrupted the entire area, including the police by paying them off; Five Points was the mob’s territory and they were the law.But even in Five Points, where there seemed to be nothing but robbery, prostitution and murder, showed some signs of hope. Luke Burns was a honest and righteous teenager who realized that the mob was the cause of the harsh lifestyle and that joining the mobsters would not bring him the American dream. But his older brother, Brad Burns, had become the assassin to the biggest mob group of Five Points, the Grave Diggers, a secret he kept from Luke for his own protection. Brad was known as the Grim Reaper and his reputation preceded him as a ruthless and skilled killer. [vyc]
Peace Maker
2011-01-14
NOTE: Not to be confused with Peacemaker KuroganeTells of a lone gunman named Hope Emerson, the son of legendary gunfighter Peace Emerson. Known for the Spot Burst Shot, a technique that involves the firing of multiple bullets at a rapid pace while fanning the revolver s hammer.Emerson gets drawn into a mysterious conflict when he defeats a gunslinger named Hans -Grim Reaper- Giles in a duel after surviving a gunshot due to his bulletproof jacket. Hans had been part of a private mercenary force known as the Crimson Executioners, raised by millionaire Phillip Crimson.
Paladin: Inevitable Destiny
2011-07-14
Plot: The country of Greenland, after losing the war to the Imperial Army, were in agony and despair for what will the future bring them. They had hired mercenaries to help them during the war and now they've come back to collect their reward while the country were still picking up their pieces of their broken dreams. By that time, the King has passed away and his heir was still too young to take up on the throne. After hearing the news of the King's death the mercenaries decided to take over the throne and rule in his place. But there was an obstacle in their way... The Oracle!Original webcomic
Anuki
2011-01-14
Anuki is a boy caught in a war between two countries. When he is small he is abandoned by his father so a princess could be saved. This event triggered amnesia so he doesn't remember his childhood before this event.When he grows up he joins a flight mercenary unit to be trained as a pilot so he can help in the war, there he becomes the ace pilot.
Date Masamune (YOKOYAMA Mitsuteru)
2012-04-05
A seminal history of Date Masamune (Not as awesome as he was in Sengoku Basara, admittedly). Yokoyama has a plain and matter of fact style for history without really trying to dramatize it.
Threads Of Time
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Tokyopop:High school student Moon Bin Lee has difficulty sleeping due to a recurring nightmare: he's stranded over a thousand years in the past chasing a dark-haired girl into a deep abyss.Before long, the nightmare overwhelms him, and he is unab
Count Cain - GodChild
2011-01-24
Deep in the heart of 19th Century London, a young nobleman named Cain walks the shadowy cobblestone streets of the aristocratic society in which he was born. Forced to become an Earl upon the untimely death of his father, Cain assumes the role of head of the Hargreaves, a noble family with a dark past. With Riff, his faithful manservant, and Mary Weather, his 10-year-old half sister, Cain investigates the mysterious crimes that seem to follow him wherever he goes. (Source: Viz)
Otome Sensou
2014-04-25
The story begins in 1420, right as what would be known as the Bohemian War began. A young girl named Sharka is raped and left for dead among the corpses of her whole town, but she manages to survive. She is picked up by the Bohemian forces, who put a gun in her hands and take her on board as a soldier. Will Sharka be able to fight and take her vengeance?
Ryou
2011-01-14
Ryo thinks she is a normal girl living a normal highschool life in modern day Tokyo. But is she? On a school trip, a mysterious man attacks her and claims that he is Benkei, the legendary warrior monk who collected 999 of his opponents' swords in battle during the Heinan era. And he also claims that she is Ushiwakamura, the 1000th opponent, that according to folklore, beat Benkei and became his master. But...Ushiwakamura was a man! And Benkei and Ushiwakamura existed in 13th century feudal Japan!
Harukanaru Toki no Naka
2011-12-04
Motomiya Akane, a normal high school student, finds herself summoned to another world along with her friends Tenma and Shimon. In this world, Akane finds herself worshipped as the Dragon Priestess (Ryuujin no miko) who will expel the demons inhabiting the world. Reluctant at first, Akane soon realises her duties as a sacred child, and meets Akram, leader of the demons who wishes to use her for his own gain. Luckily, Akane has the Hachiyou, a group of 8 powerful men who possess the powers to protect her. As tensions mount, Akane finds herself dangerously and equally attracted to Akram's evil, but magnetic charisma, as well as to the true, pure goodness of some men of the Hachiyou. When the time comes, who will Akane finally choose?
Azamaru
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Esthétique:1185. After a very bloody war, two heroes, moreover enemies,are reincarnated in order to continue their eternal fight. Who will be the winner: Benkei, the soldier-monk, or Yoshitsune, the dethroned brother of the current shogun? The onl
Jin
2011-09-06
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. As a result of a strange encounter with a mysterious carcinogenic fetus he found inside a patient’s skull, brain surgeon MINAKATA Jin has slipped back through time. Equipped with modern medical knowledge, he faces various fatal diseases and injuries. Then, he meets the ordinary people of Edo as well as illustrious figures, and his surgical knife carves out a new history and story of life.
A Kiss To My Prince
2011-01-14
Everyone always says to set high goals for oneself. Sei-Ann, an orphaned young lady who was raised in the care of a noblewoman, does just that when she decides she’ll become the prince’s bride. With above average looks and ambitions that would rival that of a king, Sei-Ann is determined to leave her social status behind and become the wife of the next Crown Prince. Ever since she was a child, she knew that she was somehow special and was meant to go places. And even if it meant enduring a marriage with the most hideous looking prince, she feels it would be a small price to pay to claim her fate as the First Lady of the kingdom.
Rose Of Versailles
2011-01-14
Oscar, the story's central character and a creation of Ikeda, is a girl raised by her father as a man, who commands the palace guards at Versailles. Her beauty, ambiguous sexuality, and noble spirit makes her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women, but herself is often torn between her chosen life of service and duty to her class and country, and her own heart and desires. She lives a splendid life as a noble among the opulence of Versailles and as a close confident of the Queen. But this cannot blind her keen senses and compassion to the appalling poverty endured by the French people. Oscar's struggle with this duality in her world and within herself is the center about which the story turns.
Liselotte to Majo no Mori
2011-07-30
They say that in a place far, far away; in the east, of the east, of the east? there is a forest where witches dwell. They are said to bestow blessings or inflict curses, brew potions in steaming cauldrons, practice their magic? and fly their brooms into the night sky. This is where Liselotte has decided to live, in the small chance that she may one day revisit a certain person from her past ? but only if the witches don?t get to her first?
Now Manhwa
2011-01-14
From Anime News NetworkIn Korea in 668 AD North Star, using the martial arts discipline of Sashinmu, went into a beserker rage and massacred 100 of the most skilled martial artists of his time. After the massacre North Star and the lethal art of Sashinmu disappeared. Now it is 20 years later and a text of Shashinmu has surfaced again and a mysterious cadre will do anything to gets its hand on it and learn the deadly art. Meanwhile it is up to the books protectors, Rin Yhun and Bi-ryu, to destroy it before the forces of evil get their hands on it. But should the secrets of Sashinmu be destroyed forever or should rather the art be mastered and used by the books protectors? [Sequel to ChunRangYulJun]
Sakurahime Kaden
2011-01-14
Sakura is a princess who lives alone with a few maids in a mansion deep in the mountains. She's been engaged to the prince of the country since she was born. She doesn't like that fact, as she wants to decide her fate on her own. However, one day, a messe
black museum springald
2014-01-12
From MangaHelpers:The Black Museum holds criminal memorabilia from the many cases that have been investigated by Scotland Yard. In this fictional re-imagining of the popular legend, a visitor comes to see a piece of particular interest, the leg of Spring-Heeled Jack. When the curator guides him to the piece, he begins to tell his story of the case of Spring-Heeled Jack, which began in the late 1830s.The earlier adventures of Spring-Heeled Jack involved an eccentric nobleman named Walter, who used his specially made suit to harass women. After an encounter with a very strong-willed woman named Margaret, Walter hung up his Spring-Heeled suit for good. Three years later, Spring-Heeled Jack returns, this time with a penchant for murder. Detective James Rockenfield first suspects Walter, but soon it begins to seem that someone else has taken up the mantle... [tethysdust]
Hadashi De Bara Wo Fume
2011-01-24
Sumi Kitamura is a poor average girl living in Meiji Era. To make it worse, she has 6 unrelated by blood baby brothers and sisters, and an older brother that left the town trying to get away from his debts, leaving them on her. In order to get money , Sumi goes wandering through the streets trying to sell herself for two thousand yen (equivalent to 3 million yen in modern-day Japan). Almost being raped by a man that will not pay, a man suddenly appears, saying that he will pay that amount if she marries him and throws all her love away for money....Read this manga from right to left
Annyeong, Pi
2012-02-28
Gi-Hyun encounters a talking chick one day. The talking chick, whose name is Bok, claims that Gi-Hyun is his master in their previous lives.Bok (The talking chick) has been reborn as a chicken in order to fullfil his duty which he failed in his previous life. His duty is to protect Gi-Hyun from the assassin who killed him in his previous life.And so, their ordeals begin.Â