In Feudal Japan, the people of Edo are under siege by giant insects that ravage the land. The people desperately beg the government to do something about it. Thus the Insect Magistrate Office is established, gathering strong warriors to defend against the onset of pests.... more>>

Jinbee Tsukishima is a young man following the belief that a weak warrior isn't a warrior at all and strives to be a master swordsman just like his father. To atone for a horrific incident that occurred at his fault, Jinbee seeks to take his father's place as a member of the Insect Magistrate Office. On his journey there, he meets the lovely Haru, a young woman who helps manage her family's tea house, and is forced to put his sword to good use in saving her from a grisly fate. This act of bravery earns him a spot in the Insect Magistrate. Will this rookie exterminator be able to rid the land of the horde of insects swarming in? <<less

140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, man slayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji . Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.... more>>

Ten years later, a young woman's life is saved when she happens upon a strange wandering swordsman named Kenshin. The young woman accepts the wanderer into her dojo, despite his secretive past, and the two become fast friends. As their relationship grows, they meet and make more friends (as well as enemies), and they grow accustomed to their life together.

However, one man can only run from his past for so long, and it isn't long before Kenshin is forced to face the life he thought he'd left behind. Now, together with his friends, he must fight the ghosts of his past if he wants the people he loves to have any kind of future.

Contains a side story called Yahiko no Sakabato. <<less

Oneshot that came with Keyman volume 2.

"To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!" Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins when a young girl seeks his help in taking revenge on her parents' killers... and his quest won't end until the blood of a thousand has spilled.... more>>

Note: Won an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival. Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2000. <<less

During the Edo period, Japan is suddenly invaded by alien creatures known as the "Amanto." Despite the samurai's attempts to combat the extraterrestrial menace, the Shogun soon realizes that their efforts are futile and decides to surrender. This marks the beginning of an uneasy agreement between the Shogunate and Amanto, one that results in a countrywide sword ban and the disappearance of the samurai spirit.... more>>

However, there exists one eccentric individual who wields a wooden sword and refuses to let his samurai status die. Now that his kind are no longer needed, Gintoki Sakata performs various odd jobs around town in order to make ends meet. Joined by his self-proclaimed disciple Shinpachi Shimura, the fearsome alien Kagura, and a giant dog named Sadaharu, they run the business known as Yorozuya, often getting caught up in all sorts of crazy and hilarious shenanigans.

Volume 2 contains Shirokuro

There is a young professional "curser" who, trought mystical methods and a baseball bat, brings punishment to what law doesn't punish, and to bring calm to hateful hearts. She meets a demon that tells her to give up her "work," to keep the harmony between the human and supernatural worlds.

Volume 24 contains 13 (サーティーン)

Volume 38 contains Bankara (ばんから)

The cyber revolution seems to be a new weapon that school delinquents take advantage of and cause damage. A chair woman named, Miyamoto Shizuka, possesses the power to keep things in order. But what will happen to the fate of the school when she mistakenly lets the rumored legendary BANKARA, named Gouda Takeru, free? <<less

Shana Ou Yoshitsune is an alternative story to the popular historical figure Minamoto no Yoshitsune along with his servants, including the renown Benkei who lived in the Heian Era. In this version, Yoshitsune was actually a weak, sickly boy who met an exact body replica in Hyouta, a traveling orphan who earn his living on the street. Being physically stronger, Hyouta was led to become a replacement for Yoshitsune, eventually claiming the name as his own.... more>>

This manga is a fictional story (albeit with many historical references) of his journey to restore the honor of Genji (Minamoto) Clan.

Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2004. <<less

As a result of a strange encounter with a mysterious carcinogenic fetus he found inside a patient’s skull, brain surgeon MINAKATA Jin has slipped back through time. Equipped with modern medical knowledge, he faces various fatal diseases and injuries. Then, he meets the ordinary people of Edo as well as illustrious figures, and his surgical knife carves out a new history and story of life.... more>>

Note: Won the Grand Prize at Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011.

Released in English by the Artist on his Patreon: <<less

Yoh Asakura is a shaman--one of the gifted few who, thanks to training or natural talent, can channel spirits that most people can't even see.... more>> With the help of his fiancée, Anna, Yoh is in training for the ultimate shaman sports event: the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," the once-every-500-years tournament to see who can shape humanity's future and become the Shaman King. But unfortunately for Yoh, every shaman in the world is competing for the same prize… <<less

A collection of short stories drawn by Oda Eiichiro before One Piece became a major hit. Includes chapter called 'Romance Dawn' which was later re-envisioned as 'One Piece'.... more>>

A Collection of One-shots by Oda Eiichiro done prior to the debut of One Piece.

Titles included are:

1) Wanted!

2) God's Gift For The Future

3) Ikki Yako

4) Monsters

5) Romance Dawn <<less

"Tenko" is Kohei Horikoshi's – mangaka of My Hero Academia – first published work back in 2007. ... more>>

It stars the eponymous boy that has a tragic past, and his endeavor during war time in feudal Japan. He's the main inspiration behind a character from My Hero Academia that has a similar name. <<less

Yoichi Karasuma has spent all of his life in the mountains, training in the Soaring Wind, Divine Wind swordsmanship style. Under his father's guidance, he is able to master the technique at the age of 17. With nothing left to learn, Yoichi is sent to a new dojo located in the city so he can continue to train and gain an understanding of modern society.... more>>

Unfortunately, Yoichi has no idea how to act or speak to anyone in the present day and acts like a samurai, complete with odd speech and traditional clothing. As he goes to live with the Ikaruga sisters Ayame, Kagome, and Chihaya, at the dojo, Yoichi, clueless on how to interact with others, is constantly hurtled in hilarious misunderstandings. <<less

Kasane is your average kendo-obsessed girl, when a brush with a mysterious sword sends her back in time to the Sengoku Era. Stuck in an... more>> unfamiliar time and place, Kasane also has the poor luck of winding up right in the middle of the turmoil that surrounded Oda Nobunaga's rise to power! <<less

At the dawn of the 17th century, at the end of the era of civil wars, in a world of chaos, the epic Battle of Sekigahara was joined. ... more>>

One man emerged from the largest battle ever fought on Japanese soil; a terrible warrior of unspeakable power, he was nicknamed 'the unconquerable.'

Kyoshiro is a peaceful medicine peddler who harbors the soul of an assassin. He accompanies a young bounty hunter across Japan in search of a murderer and on a quest to discover the terrible secret of his own identity. <<less

Hinata Saotome is suddenly asked out by En Shinohara, a gorgeous boy in her grade. What she doesn’t know, though, is that his hobby is cross-dressing! En has always hated men, and whenever he sees his own reflection, he punches out whatever is doing the reflecting (windows, mirrors…). To combat this hatred, he dresses up as a girl. Hinata decides to go out with him anyway, despite his weird hobby.... more>>

Also included are the following unrelated short stories:

• Sweets Honey (V.08)

Serizawa gets sick whenever she smells something sweet, but she likes a boy named Miura who has an extremely sweet tooth.

• Boy's Lily (V.16)

A spin-off of Usotsuki Lily where En is a normal guy who recently started dating Hinata whose hobby is dressing like a guy.

• Amber (V.17)

Mio Hasekura is a helpful high school girl who is very fond of her late father who died when she was younger, and hopes to find a guy like him someday. On her way to school one day, she comes across a man collapsed on the side of the road and Mio helps him out. <<less

A dramatization of the real life of Yaeko Yamamoto. Over 100 years ago, Yaeko broke traditional Japanese stereotypes, gender, and honor to become a gun-warrior... more>> in defense of her homeland of Aizu. <<less

Early on New Year's morning, the ronin Senou Souichirou appears in Edo's Katagi tenements. Initially, the inhabitants regard him with fear and suspicion: Kankichi, the carpenter's son, thinks he may not be human; the neighborhood cats remark that he reeks of blood. But soon Souichirou pawns his sword, and, with a bamboo replica at his waist, settles down to a quiet life as the neighborhood school-teacher. Months pass, and all appears to be well. But trouble will not leave the Katagi tenements alone.... more>>

Note: Won the Grand Prize at 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011. <<less

Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a Samurai general in Japan’s Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 demons in exchange for complete domination of the country. When the baby boy is born, Daigo has him thrown into a river, expecting the boy to die. A kind sage, however, finds him and adopts him. The sage fits out his poor son with prosthetics.... more>>

Time goes by and the baby grows into a boy who calls himself Hyakkimaru. Every time Hyakkimaru eliminates a demon, he retrieves one of his body parts. Hyakkimaru rescues a boy thief named Dororo from a band of men whom the young boy tried to rob. Together they travel the countryside in search of the demons who possess Hyakkimaru's parts. Throughout their travels, they face a host of monsters and ghosts.

Note: Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan in 2009. <<less

In the eleventh year of the Meiji era carrying swords was forbidden by the government and those known as samurai were slowly fading away. However... more>> there were plenty that didn’t like those changes taking place in Japan and inevitably the crime rates increased. Japan’s only resolve was an inescapable lake prison. While the prison had no other way to access it but only through water, the 3 boys of the Kumo family were assigned to transport the criminals to their new "home". Although... is that the only thing they were doing...? <<less

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... more>> stolen and Jubei must retrieve it before Japan descends into bloody civil war. <<less

Prayers follows Jonathan and another young boy named Asuma, who both seek to become Samurai. A mysterious samurai saves them when they were young from... more>> the fallen angel Amy. <<less

Three (3) short samurai stories with seven (7) chapters from Hirata Hiroshi in The Perpetual Cycle of Revenge.... more>>

Stories Include:

1. The Great Hell Castle (Chapters 1-5)

2. The Legend of the Great Sumo Soul: Bloody Daruma Warrior

3. The Legend of the Great Sumo Soul: The World's Greatest Headbutt <<less

He can't run! He can't eat hard food. You can't get any weaker than the boy named Hachimaru. But his dream is to become a... more>> samurai. For a boy who can't even survive without the help of his father, that dream seemed impossible. But when a samurai cat appears before him, his whole life will change! A legendary manga creator and a rising star come together to bring you this science fiction samurai epic! <<less

In the Sengoku Period (1579), there is a young woman who has lost everything, and dedicated herself to seeking strength and a death on the... more>> battlefield. Reiri once lived happily with her family, until the day soldiers came by after a battle. Her father, mother and brother sacrificed themselves in order for her to survive. She was only saved with the intervention of Okabe Tanpa no Kami, who had been sheltering in the village. In his service, she grew and learned to fight well, chasing her goal of a death in battle. However, her path to death may not be as short and straight as she hopes. <<less

A samurai manga about a boy named Zan. Zan's father was a legendary swordsman who used a sword which had no blade (think Sakabatou from Ruroken). Zan's father died one day, and ever since, Zan has wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps.... more>>

The manga starts off with Zan being transfered to a new high school in his second year. When pushed, Zan somehow becomes super strong and has incredible sword technique that allows him to beat his enemies. <<less

Compilation of short stories:... more>>

1) Samurai Darling

Amiko saw a boy dressed like a samurai at a school festival. What will she do?

2) Toumei Shoujo (Lucid Girl)

Yuki rejects a present from his childhood friend Risa, but something happens and he sees things from a different point of view.

3) Some Kind of Childhood

Rika doesn't understand the point of kissing. Will she change her mind? <<less