It is 1866, the third year of King Gojong’s reign. It is also the second year Gyeom has been waiting for his lover, Jung, who left to learn and study about literature by himself. Finally, Jeong has come back...

A Drunken Dream is a collection of literary short stories by Hagio falling into multiple genres, created between 1971-2007. The stories were selected by translator Matt Thorn to be an introduction to Hagio for...

A story about the eunuch Army Inspector Huai En and the General Hua Shichen as they fight traitorous court officials, battle the northern barbarians, guard the frontier, and make their love and ideals a reality...

This is a biography of the famous Buddhist monk Ikkyu, created by the acclaimed mangaka Sakaguchi Hisashi. Set in 15th century Japan, the story follows Ikkyu as he strives to live and excel as a monk, despite...

"I will become emperor and bring peace to the world!" A vivid depiction of the life of the Byzantine princess Anna Comnena, the only known female historian of the Western Middle Ages!

To this day "The Tale of Genji," a story written as a picture scroll in Japan's Heian period (794-1185), is regarded as the most important work in ancient Japanese literature. A shining baby boy is born to the...

A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the...

Ashura is an unrelentingly dark drama that follows the struggles of a young boy who did whatever it took to survive during a time of war and famine in medieval Japan.

Aya and her twin brother Aki thought they were going to a celebration of their sixteenth birthday at their grandfather's home but the funeral-like atmosphere tips them off that something's not right. Their...

Azumi focuses upon the life of the titular young female assassin. The manga begins an indeterminate number of years after the Battle of Sekigahara. As Azumi begins her duty, the manga introduces its...

Both a sequel and a reboot of Azumi. The series ties into Oi! Ryouma, as Sakamoto Ryōma co-stars, and transplant the setting from the 17th to the 19th century.

His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked...

Includes the following stories: Bakuhatsu GaishaBell to Mike no OhanshiCool CatPorch de Shoujo ga Koinu toSutekina MahouYuki no KoLulu to Mimi Volume 1 of Hagio Moto Works: BiankaTou no Aru IeCake Cake CakeSara...

After everything Jaxon has done for Declan over the past three years, all he ever gets is pain and heartbreak. When his wedding ring breaks, it breaks everything that he has been holding onto. Declan learns the...

Gerun Fortress, under the command of stand-in officer Leonard de Limbourg, is attacked by the prestigious general Jamal Jan of the Middle Eastern Empire. With no hope of winning, Leonard hopes to negotiate with...

Kang San is a Bottom 1% Tanker with NO TALENT, ABILITIES, or SKILL. Misfortune follows him until a divine messenger appears before him one day. “You Were The Blood Demon In Your Past Life”. To atone for his...

12 members of the Fujimigahara Girls' Academy's Naginata club arrive at a remote island belonging to the club president's family. Legend has it that the remote island had long ago been the hideout of a group of...

Every year, Lord Nicola A. Bradherley, one of Europe's leading aristocrats, sends his coach round to various orphanges to adopt young girls and trains them to join his opera troupe. But most of these girls...

Osamu Tezuka’s vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his epic of Siddhartha’s life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject...

In a small country on the border where the scars of war have yet to heal, Princess Yato, who is called a "shinigami" (a goddess of death), has been married to the feudal lord. A Buddhist image maker named Obito...

Chang An in the Tang Dynasty of China (618-907): The demon star is passing through the sky, calamity is about to befall the Tang Dynasty - because of a woman. Skilled in martial arts and war tactics, Princess...

After fleeing from his home during a family feud, Boris Jineman is left with only his brother and Winterer, the family's treasured sword. But when his beloved brother sacrifices his life for him, 12-year-old...

Boy! You absolutely must survive! After his family is destroyed by his uncle, all Boris is left with is his sword, Winterer, which has been passed down from his ancestors. However, this priceless artifact is...

"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 artist...