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.)
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)
In his pocket is a black iron pistol. In his heart a jet black soul. The story takes place in Edo in 1853. Nicknamed Zangetsu, Rouji is a young chief in charge of the Mitakaya wholesale shipping agency. He has a bright future ahead of him, but behind his affable mask hides an important member of the Yoshihira faction, rice brokers who control the Edo underworld. He plans to rise through the ranks of the organization, and his weapon of choice is the Colt M1851 Navy, the most advanced revolver of the time! With his skill in handling weapons and his composure, Rouji tries to make his way in the Edo underworld.
An exhibition catalog that details the background of the \"Inoue Takehiko: The LAST Manga Exhibition,\" held in the early summer of 2008 at the Ueno Royal Museum, through photos and text. It reveals why the exhibition was held at this time, and unveils Takehiko Inoue’s struggles and resolve. The first of two exhibition catalogues (Crescent Moon and Full Moon).
Fans of Fate/Grand Order—rejoice! A new side story appears...with all the twists and turns you might expect! Epic of Remnant is here!
GUDAGUDA Taikou Legend ZIPANG (ぐだぐだ太閤伝ZIPANG) is a manga written and illustrated by Keikenchi, serialized on the magazine Comptiq and the web magazine TYPE-MOON Comic Ace. It is a side story of Koha-Ace serialized in 2022 featuring a Holy Grail War set during the Sengoku period.
The strongest swordsman of the Warring States period, transferred to another world. At the end of the Warring States Period, Ginko, the greatest swordsman of the time, was always hungry for a fight to the death with someone stronger than herself. After cutting and cutting and cutting, she finally despairs that there is no one stronger than her in this world, and then she is transferred to another world! Before her eyes - a dragon!
During the closing years of the civil war period and uneasy reign of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, when men high and low scramble to follow conventional propriety so that they don\'t attract undue notice (or death) to themselves, there is one very bizarre individual who is known for his legendarily outlandish and wild personality, physical appearance and behavior. This series traces the dramatic adventures of Keiji Maeda from personal conflicts with his adopted Maeda family, brave combat exploits, travels to the capital, and relationships with famous existing figures such as Iyeyasu Tokugawa, Rikyuu the tea master, and Hideyoshi himself, to experiences with the foreign and Japanese Christian faithful.
In the Edo period, there was a shrine maiden called \"Itsukihime\" in the mountain village of Kadono. Jinta, a young man who acts as the shrine maiden\'s guardian despite being a stranger, encounters a mysterious demon who speaks of the far future in the forest where he went to defeat it. From Edo to the Heisei era, this huge Japanese fantasy series follows a demon man who travels through time while continuously questioning the meaning of wielding a sword.
The spine-chilling influence of Japanese horror cinema has taken hold in Western audiences with hit films like The Ring that are based on Japanese films adapted from classic manga stories. And the master of horror manga is Umezu Kazuo-known as the \"Stephen King of Japan,\" with several of his stories being adapted to film-and Dark Horse Manga is proud to bring his Scary Book horror anthology to Western readers for the first time. This first volume, Reflections, presents two feature-length tales of terror. In \"Mirror,\" a narcissistic girl\'s reflection begins to take mean-spirited command of her life; and in \"Demon\'s Revenge,\" a sadistic samurai master bent on seeking retribution for his son\'s injuries finds the tables of vengeance turned against him.
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.
Gotsuji and Uruka, two exorcists, spend their days hunting down and banishing \"evil spirits.\" Their mission is to track down and slay a specific malevolent spirit. At the heart of this quest lies Gotsuji\'s deep, unresolved grief and vengeance for a woman who died long ago. While Gotsuji is consumed by a thirst for revenge, Uruka, who struggles to understand this obsession, faithfully stays by his side. Together, these two exorcists are bound on a journey, but where will it lead?
