Manga like Date Masamune

Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Keicho era, with the Toyotomi and Tokugawa armies poised to clash at the edges of Sekigahara .... Jirosaburo, a wandering warrior, is by Tokugawa Ieyasu's side at the head of the army as his shadow. The two men are so similar that few can tell them apart -- save for the sharp eye of an assassin, lurking among the troops. When the real Tokugawa Ieyasu falls to the assassin's blade, Jirosaburo throws away his identity and assumes Ieyasu's destiny of conquest and unification.

Tags: Historical , Military , Swordplay

Sengoku

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Mounted warriors line up and rush to the assault. Brandishing swords on horseback, the warriors slash at each other... This kind of image of feudal combat is all a lie. Well, then, how did Samurai really fight? A declaration of war has now been made against the lie of combat that was forged during the Edo period, and continued uncontested to this very day.

Tags: War , Male Protagonist , Historical , Seinen , Swordplay

Hana no Keiji: Kumo no Kanata ni

Also known as The Magnificient Bastard: The Legend of Keiji.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

Long before the Japan of today, there was a land riven by a century of war between hundreds of feudal lords. Standing astride this most chaotic and storied era in Japanese history was a samurai unlike any other—courageous, free-spirited, and peerless on the battlefield, Keiji Maeda had a bombastic style and a penchant for outrageous antics as well as incredible feats of daring. Beloved by his friends, admired by his enemies, and utterly confounding to authority figures, he went out of his way to break every rule but one—his warrior’s code. Adapted from a classic historical novel by the iconic artist of Fist of the North Star, there’s never been a more thrilling way to experience the golden age of the shogun, samurai, and ninja than this larger-than-life legend of the wildest samurai who ever lived!



Tags: Historical , Shounen , Swordplay , Samurai , War , Pirates , Foreign

Sakon: Sengoku Fuuunroku

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Shima Sakon was a brave and honorable samurai, and grandfather of Yagyuu Yoshikane (Yagyuu Renyasai). He was a capable subordinate of Ishida Mitsunari, and fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the battle of Sekigahara. Some history books tell us Sakon had died in that battle. Others say he survived and escaped to Kyoto with the Yagyuu family. And others...?

Tags: Historical , Swordplay , Military

Takeda Shingen

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

This is a story set in the dangerous Sengoku period, featuring the famous historical figure of Takeda Harunobu, later called Shingen. When he was fifteen, he accompanied his father to the Battle of Un no Kuchi, where he won his first victory as his father retreated. After that, his relationship with his father, Takeda Nobutora, changed. He heard rumors that his father wanted to give his inheritance to Harunobu's younger brother. Soon, Harunobu became certain that he must do something about his father...

Tags: Historical , Male Protagonist , Seinen

Ginga Densetsu Weed: Orion

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The sequel to Ginga Densetsu Weed, Ginga Densetsu Weed: Orion follows the story of Weed and Koyuki's puppies: Orion, Bellatrix, Rigel, and Sirius.

Tags: Assassins , Coming of Age , Snowscape , Revenge , Ninja , War , Gore , Natural Disaster , Rural , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Animal Cast , Male Protagonist , Animals , Seinen

LORD

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The story is set in the period from the end of the Later Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms Period in China. In 184 AD, a brave general of the Nanukoku Kingdom, who contributed to Himiko's unification of Japan, decides to take over the "hegemony" of the Later Han Dynasty. He travels alone to Yushu in the Later Han Dynasty, where he meets the three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He works with these three brothers, but soon learns that Liu Bei is an evil person. One day, Liu Bei tries to kill a criminal to test his new sword, but Pei Yu stops him and even cuts off Liu Bei's head. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are outraged, but Pei Yu sees and points out that the two were not following Liu Bei out of pure heart. Afterwards, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei witnessed Puo Yu's actions and thoughts and decided to make Puo Yu the new Liu Bei, and the three of them took a new oath of brotherhood in Taoyuan.

Note: The story is loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period, using both real and original characters and events from the historical period in Chinese history and folklore of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Ancient China

Uruwashijima Yumemonogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

The introduction of western culture into Japan brought extreme changes to their society. From shifts in political power to the people quickly accepting Christianity, the country saw drastic transformations. However, there were just as much people accepting the change as there were people opposed to it. The pirate Iori has been rebelling against the westerners and those allied to them. During one of the raids, Iori finds two foreign prisoners and saves them. They are secretive about their identity but Iori soon becomes invested in their mission.

Tags: Historical , Foreign , Pirates

Mikawa Monogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Part of the Manga Japan Classic series.

Tasuke, who came to Edo from Mikawa to become a samurai, ends up in a fight over a minor issue - until none other than Ookubo Hikozaemon steps in to stop it. This marks the beginning of their fateful encounter...

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