A collection of WWII-themed short stories, usually focusing on individual fates of soldiers on each and every side of the conflict. Three of the best-known stories were adapted into a critically acclaimed OVA...

What will the cruel fate of Michi and his friends be, living as they do in the debris left by the war?

In The Unwomanly Face of War, Alexievich chronicles the experiences of the Soviet women who fought on the front lines, on the home front, and in the occupied territories. These women—more than a million in...

At the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1868), when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga decides to hold a fighting tournament. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords, but this...

From Etc: Based on historical setting of Korea during the Josun Age. Long ago, in Jushin, secret royal inspectors named "Angyo Onshi" wandered the country and restored the order. But now that Jushin is...

Omnibus stories from sengoku era, depicts the death of Matsunaga Hisahide, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Sugitani Zenjubo, Torii Suneemon, Oda Nobutaka & Natsume Yoshinobu.

The personal stories and military feats of the Soviet Union's first female pilots during World War II.

Takano Shoko is a beautiful girl born between a rebellious critic and a famous geisha in Yanagibashi. When her father disappeared, Shoko lost her mother in an air raid and became a vagrant child, becoming the...

Highly recommended by Ryoichi Ikegami! "The man, sometimes with a sharp glance, quietly gazes at us living in the present..." In downtown Tokyo just after the defeat in World War II - in a burnt-out area where...

Contains six short stories: • Kuzeinke no Saidai no Show • Seifuku wa Hugenai • Brigit no Bansan (Brigit's Supper) • Shizuru Cinema • Kasou Senryaku - Kagami-uchi (Mirror Play) • EmeraldWho cheated? Who Won...

A semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of WW2, based on the author's experience. Note: Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material at the Eisner...

The strongest pilot in the skies of WWII: Rudel, Demon King of the Blue Sky! Join Rudel as he goes through fierce battles as a Stuka dive bomber in the midst of World War II as he tries to escape from the...

In the middle of the Edo period, there was a person with a keen eye. The Ronin called himself "Soldier" and belonged to no one, but was a fierce swordsman who faced evil by following his anger against injustice...

A story of a young man who lacks a sense of reality after being dumped by his lover. He was visiting a seminar on cultural anthropology with his fellow classmates when he discoveres an ancient wall painting...

Set in 1940, Yusaku runs a trading company in Kobe, Japan and he is married to Satoko. While on a business trip in Manchuria, Yusaku learns of a horrific national secret. For the sake of justice, he decides to...

Yasuori Kato, an oni who mastered the art of onmyodo and shugendo, is determined to destroy the Imperial Capital Tokyo to appease the grudges of his ancestors. To accomplish this, he attempts to awaken a...

The year is 1903. Half a year before the start of the Russo-Japanese War, an academic research team from Japan was in Manchuria, near the Korean Peninsula. Their objective was the "King Kota Monument.The main...

The story is about conjoined twins, a boy and a girl, and how they - in the wake of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 - come to live with a travelling freak show. -from Caterpillar

Cursed to stand alone against monstrous creatures called Tengu, Yamaemori Mamoru is ready to sacrifice everything if it means keeping his younger brothers safe. In the mountains above Japan, Yamaemori Mamoru...

Collection of five short stories depicting Nagasaki and Auschwitz during World War II, and the life of children living in Japan immediately after the defeat.Included Stories: Diabolic (ディアボリク)Sensai Vagabond...

The year is 1949. Japan had been defeated in World War II and was occupied by Allied Forces consisting of American, Australian, British, Indian and New Zealander troops. A young woman meets a young man. Both...

“I shall destroy the factions of justice and avenge the deaths of my comrades!” Jeonghwa, the captain of the Black Serpent Squad, loses everyone she grew up with when the lawful factions betray them after the...