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

In 1830, a 14-year-old girl named Lottie begins working with Ollivier, Paris' greatest young tailor. Ollivier, while handsome, is a chronic womanizer with a sadistic streak. Despite the troubles that Ollivier...

A feudal tale. Because of his status as an illegitimate child, Nobuhira is forced to join a temple. Not wanting to become a monk, at age 15, he flees Kyoto to go to Edo with the help of his elder sister Takako,...

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...

A retelling of Genji Monogatari. The young Hikaru no Kimi, who grows up to become Genji of Genji Monogatari is the illegitimate son of the king. He grows up unloved and yearning for his father's approval. One...

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.

Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she doesn’t long for a life of...

From J-Novel Club: In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an...

In the imperial court, Maomao, a young woman is put into servitude. The tale is just beginning for the woman doctor/pharmacist from the red-light district, as rumors circulate about the emperor's children's...

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...

Princess Akashita, who was born into a lower class aristocrat, suddenly decided to join the group due to the number of people. At the court where there are all the candidates from the great noble family, but...

It all started back in the middle ages in Italy, the fabric of human relationships . And now, Gepettos's suffering has just begun.

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...

Lala is Ramdane's twin sister, and she has been betrothed to Wolsey, the son of a wealthy merchant family. However, Lala has feelings for someone else. For her to safely elope, her brother, Ramdane, steps in as...

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...

Six years ago, Noah vanished after stealing a treasured heirloom from the Shire family—and left behind the boy he couldn’t bring himself to kill. Now, a washed up alcoholic and consumed by guilt, Noah hears...

The mighty Medicine Faction has fallen to the evil hands of the Venom Clan. As they travel across the land, taking out each clan under the faction, Zhen Ziqiang becomes a test subject for the Elder of the Venom...

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...

General Temedes devoted his absolute loyalty to his country, which was put above everything else in his life. But as he found himself falling in love with Matia, the girl whom was rumored to become a great...

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...