Zaizen Takashi passes his entrance exams at the top of the heap, and starts his first year in junior high school at Dojuku Gakuen, a 130-year old, highly advanced institute of higher education. The day after...

People are said to spend one third of their lives on the toilet*. Can you make the best of that time? A Hero reincarnated into another world makes dragon scales into toilet seats and slimes into wet wipes as he...

Seventeen years ago, Takafumi’s uncle fell into a coma but now he’s back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers two bizarre things: His uncle treasures video games above all else, and, while...

From MangaHelpers: In early 1941, Krilo is living a quiet life in his hometown in Yugoslavia. He's a bit of a problem student and is influenced by the political ideas brought back by his older brother Ivan, a...

A Sengoku-era romance about the historical artist, noblewoman and teacher Ono Otsū 小野お通 by Yamato Waki, author of the famous illustrated Tale of Genji.

O-Tsuru (the crane), named because she used to stand on one foot to warm the other, was sold by her parents to become a geisha. She will begin as an apprentice (Shikomikka) in an okiya. The house where the...

Three girls on the verge of finishing high school: each contemplating their childhood dreams and aspirations. As they face this time of emotional turmoil and self-doubt, samples of embroidery from different...

An estranged aunt names Jayne the inheritor of her estate. The only condition? Continue to employ the servants.

Born in the small mountain village of Domremy in France, she rose to eventually carry a flag in the front lines of a feudal war, and still stands today as the tragic symbol of freedom in France: Jeanne d'Arc...

Jeong-Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. But she has a lot to learn and a long way...

Messiah, Deceiver, Agitator, or just a man? Who exactly was "Jesus"? Under the rule of the Roman Empire, in Palestine, where Herod the Great reigned. Baptized by the prophet John, and after training in the...

Guided by visions of La Pucelle (the name given to Joan by followers), Emil seeks to unite France under the divine rule of the King. In her quest, Emil goes to the same places Joan had traveled through, and...

In the land now known as the Philippines, there was a time when colonial Spain ruled for more than 300 years. During a period when native Filipinos once called Indios were oppressed, exploited, and stripped of...

Through the biography of the French sovereign Henri Troyat, Ikeda Ryoko decides to transpose the life, the loves and the diplomatic corps of "Catherine the Great" to paper. The result is a historical fresco of...

From Seven Seas: All his life, Duan Ling has been an unwanted child. Abandoned as an infant, he has grown up scrabbling for scraps in the dirt, beaten and abused by his adoptive family. Yet everything changes...

From MangaHelpers: This is the latest story of the famous "Ninpo-cho" series of Yamada Fuutarou. It begins in 1638, during the Shimabara Rebellion, where a powerful swordsman who should have died is instead...

There is laughter and history! A walking tour of the Tokaido! Office worker Kitagawa has moved to a super cheap property in Tokyo. However, it was a property with a reason, where ghosts appeared! Kitagawa...

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]

A series of short stories detailing the exploits of Dr Imibe Kana, a researcher on Japanese mythology and religion, as she travels around the country becoming involved in various occurrences centred around...

From Esthétique: Akechi Mitsuhide, who resided under the roof of Saitou Dousan, hid himself in Nobunaga Oda's palace Owari under the guise of a marriage with Dousan's daughter, Nohime. Before long, that fated...

A group of scattered people who've lived sin-filled lives head off to battle once again after their deaths; each one harboring their own reason to fight. When the fighting is finished and their sins have been...

Set in the 13th-century kingdoms of Armenia, Georgia, and the Mongol Empire.

The Pacific Ocean during World War II. The destroyer Koufu was always on the front line. Right under the bridge, there were men who neither handled weapons nor were involved in operations, but continued to cook...

At times hilarious, at others heartwarming, this collection of short stories penned by one of Japan's most talented artists is a perfect addition to any library! A young girl discovers that new glasses give her...

Sayo Fukushima (27 years old) is a history woman who can't stop talking when the switch is turned on. She usually hides this switch, but for some reason she can't stop talking about history when she meets Mr...