After years of reading manga, I'm starting to read a bit of Japanese history. So far, I only have a basic knowledge of that history, but maybe enough to recognize memorable historical figures in stories.
Does anyone know a manga set in some period of Japan's past which tells it's story in a historically accurate way, or close to it?
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The one that comes mind first is Nobunaga no Chef.
Ooku may or may not fit, though it probably fits more than not especially since it does have notes.
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Ooku may or may not fit, though it probably fits more than not especially since it does have notes.
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You can also check out Jin. It progressively deviates from the actual history, but it's a very good series.
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Rurouni Kenshin?
...has a tiny bit of historical accuracy. At least, it says it does.
...has a tiny bit of historical accuracy. At least, it says it does.
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I was kind of hoping to find the events of one of those endless clan fights in the pre-shogun period, or maybe the founding of the shogunate or the Meiji Restoration, narrated in a manga.
It's very hard to remember what happened because it's such a different culture with such unfamiliar names. Seeing the story play out in a manga would help. I guess the Japanese learn those events in school though, so why should they read the same story in a manga?
It was a long shot. Thanks for those who tried though.
It's very hard to remember what happened because it's such a different culture with such unfamiliar names. Seeing the story play out in a manga would help. I guess the Japanese learn those events in school though, so why should they read the same story in a manga?
It was a long shot. Thanks for those who tried though.
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There's Showa: A History of Japan, by Shigeru Mizuki. It's later than you were talking about but because it's during a time the author lived (though he was very young) there's other interesting information and a kind of accuracy you won't find in other historical manga.
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Thank you for Showa, A History of Japan!
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The story of Shinsengumi (Edo/Meiji) is shown in a cool way in Hakuouki, though I would suggest reading the visual novel (there's also anime). This vn is pretty much a history lesson with romance and supernatural elements 
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Ichi also features Shinsengumi.
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