In the feudal era of Japan, Ogami Itto is the elite executioner for the Shogun until the ruthless Yagyu clan frames him in an attempt to gain the position. His name dishonored and his wife murdered, Itto and...

In a prison world, there are few good stories, and this is the world of Kubikiri Asa, the beheader and master samurai under the Shogun. It's a world full of vengeance, greed, and violence. A world of depravity...

A condensed biography of Kublai Khan, as told by Professor Munakata. This is the second tie-in to NHK's Road of Civilization special.

A sengoku period set historical manga about a beast-like wild boy raised by wolves.

From Sura's Place: In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire led by Genghis Khan, rapidly expanded its territory. Goryeo (Ancient Korea) was no exception from its claws. One of early clashes between the Mongolian...

A series following a knight in service to the Duke of Somerset, one of the supporters of the House of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses, a conflict in 15th-century England between the supporters of two rival...

Just a stone´s throw from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom and its master, one Ciel Phantomhive. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria’s faithful...

Short stories of love and lovesickness set in Turkey from the Ottoman Empire to modern day.

Edo period, a young draftsman, Sutehachi, arrives at Katsuhika Hokusai' s house, the genius of the print and his daughter O-ei. If the boy's passion for drawing does not give way to that of the master, haunted...

From Ivyscan: The story of Mitsuko who was born with a 'star' on her palm. It's believed that those who are born with this mark will live to fly high, holding the stars within their grip. However she is just...

A widow is forced to spend the rest of her life in the mountains to honour her late deceased husband's spirit. As she tends to her crumbling shrine, she is told by a servant that brings her food from the...

In the mystical Taihang Mountains, where magic flows and powerful yao roam, Hongjun has grown up sheltered from the human world. A half-yao himself, he’s never had reason to leave—until the mountain’s ruler...

The story was set in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and at the beginning of the Nuzhen (Jurchen 女真) Invasion of northern China. The first part of the novel revolved around the friendship of two young village men...

When the meanest, orneriest, no-good black hat, known as the melon kid comes into town up looking for trouble, the townsfolk look to their sheriff, the famous civil war hero, the lemon kid to protect them. With...

An insight to the past of Li Mu and Hai Yin as they resist the forces of the Xion Nus. A one shot situated in ancient china, around the Spring and Autumn period. A new general gets assigned to guard the...

Born into a musical family, Gu Si was known as a genius, but was never recognized by his father because of the lack of emotion in his music. In order to overcome this shortcoming, Gu Si began to study the music...

A fanciful retelling of the life of a young Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Butterfly is a young geisha in training. She loves and admires her childhood friend, Chinatsu-san. He’s a tattoo artist, and he paints butterflies on her arms and is kind to her. One day she visits Chinatsu and...

From MangaHelpers: This is a fictional re-telling of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with a new twist. Mozart was actually born a girl, but her father chose to pass her off as a boy when he witnessed her...

In the 1990s, in a rural town in Germany, a man named Theo leaves his hometown as if on the run... His traveling companion is a bipedal talking cat. These two strange travelers meet a mysterious girl who is...

A year has passed since the legendary Battle of Sekigahara. Now, under the Tokugawa Shogunate, all is peace in the Land of the Rising Sun. But the dashingly arrogant Maeda Keiji is finding this new world...

From Yen Press: Joan of Arc is revered as a hero of the Hundred Years' War and a saint of the Catholic Church. But her leadership and strength of character in her time did not escape the notice of Kyubey, who...

The "witch hunts" in the 16th century, when tens of thousands died after being persecuted. There was a doctor who tried to save people who were condemned as witches in that crazy era with the power of medical...