In the visual essay manga series, Mizuki tells of his peaceful childhood, his experience in World War II, his poor life afterward, and his foray into kamishibai picture stories.

It's the Meiji Era in Japan, a time of unrest and civil war. The people of Aizu have been defeated and their way of life is threatened. Their only hope for survival lies in… America? Read this deep and...

The first story in this anthology, Who Fighter, is a play on the legendary "Foo Fighters," the nickname given to the mysterious, UFO-like fireballs that were sighted by World War II pilots. An ace Japanese...

“I Will Become a Demon”. A young man named Won-soo, known from the terrible legends of Murim, shows his way in this story. Original Webtoon:Mootoon, Naver Series, KakaoPage

Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year old Oniyasha has one problem—he doesn't know what the point of any of it is. "Why must I step with the left...

From: Easy Going Scans The story begins with the eradication of Qing-cheng martial art faction by a group of martial art fanatics from Wudang, whose master and disciples only has one belief – to become the...

China is a county with a deep history. This land has had many emperors, but only one "empress regent"...... and her name was "Wu Zetian." Set in China at the beginning of the Tang dynasty, this is the...

First year of the Kanei Era (1624). What if Jubei Yagyu, the swordsmanship instructor of the Tokugawa family, had been a female? Jubei has kept this fact to herself, but one day the shogun Tokugawa...

From the pages of history comes the legend of the Samurai Jubei and the book he was pledged to protect. Now that book has been stolen and Jubei must retrieve it before Japan descends into bloody civil war.

Tokugawa Iemitsu struggles with his fear of death and finds salvation in the young samurai Samon of the Yagyû clan. But their relationship triggers a battle for power and respect, stirring tension between the...

Toshikane Yagyu, later known as Renyasai, heads for Edo in order to become the Owari Tokugawa clan’s combat instructor. A comic about genuine sword techniques by one of the masters of period dramas! English...

An adaption of various short stories written by Yamada Fuutarou. First story: "Kunoichi Kokihei"This story begins the year before the Battle of Sekigahara, in the pleasure quarters of the capital.Kagerou, a...

(from ebookjapan): Prince Ousu (later Yamato Takeru), who has been on an expedition to Nukuni in his father's name, is troubled by a nearby bandit, Kawakami Takeru, and his attempt to capture a fortress...

Nagamitsu Bakushuu is an adviser in the "Clean Break Helpline" (commonly called "Ashinuke Call")—a special unit in the Organized Crime Department at Tokyo Metropolitan Police which helps those who want to make...

The story is set in Providence, Rhode Island, which is author H. P. Lovecraft's hometown and a common setting in his books. Robert Blake, a young man with an interest in the occult, becomes fascinated by a...

The shogunate installed by the Tokugawa is abiding order, the people live in peace and in a relative prosperity. However, the dark part of the human heart does not cease to arouse their cupidity : it is the...