Set in the Heian period, A Un is the story of two prominent Buddhist monks: Saichou, who built the Enryaku Temple, and Kuukai, who established the Mt. Kouya retreat. Note: For the meaning behind the title, ...

This manga tells the story of Hatshepsut, a woman who reigned successfully over Egypt for many years. The story begins when she is a young woman, marrying her half-brother Thutmose II and thus ensuring his r...

In the fifteenth century, claiming that the Earth revolves around the sun was a heresy that could get believers burned at the stake. Child prodigy Rafal is introduced to the truth about the universe by his m...

KNOW THY FATHER The book opens with some childhood thoughts of Yoichi Yamashita spurred by a phone call at work informing him of his father's death. So, he journeys back to his hometown after an absence of w...

"If nothing changes whether one laughs or cries, then in this lifetime, I refuse to cry." This collection consists of six historical short stories which tragicomically depict people trying to do their best i...

Sorry, I know you must've been lonely. Don't worry. I won't keep you waiting long." Maruyama, Nagasaki's pleasure district — where the music of shamisens mingles with the language of foreign lands. From ar...

The adventures of an orphan who joins a Russian circus.

This is a group of short stories centered around different sad-sack or comedic people in the waning days of World War II and the recovery after.

The story of a female knife expert (刀子匠, Korean: 도자장 (Dojajang) / Chinese: daozijiang) who makes eunuchs in the west of the 19th century Qing Dynasty palace. Original Webtoon: Lezhin, Bomtoon O...

In the Pleasure District of Yoshiwara courtesans and their clients meet in the ancient city of Edo. From the most popular teahouses to the most infamous, in each room, a woman and a man talk to each other, b...

A martial arts historical series about a peasant turned samurai and caught in the turmoil of the final year of the Edo Period (1868). Included one-shot: Inu no Seikatsu. Torch Web Releases

The manga tells of the "life and death" voyages of Ming Dynasty Chinese explorer Zheng He. The first chapter features a trip to Japan. [ANN]

Collection of short stories, including; - Flower - Memories - SOUND OF SAND - Farewell To Weapons - Hair - Electric Bird Land - MINOR SWING - Chronicle of The Planet TAKO - Chronicle of The Planet TAKO, Cha...

A bright-spirited young historical scholar, Iba, disappears while on a lone expedition to study the ancient Silk Road. A year later his girlfriend, Kyoko, sets out for the Silk Road in order to find clues th...

At certain period of time in the Shogunate, fighters in the battlefield would have nothing personal against each other, but fighting in name of a different master. This led to a convoluted type of trade in t...

"To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!" Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must s...

Time is the Meiji era--Tokyo is a city where gas lights are lit and the night darkness is much brighter. However, youkai still existed in the streets. What is the strangeness that Tanuki Houshi and his dis...