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Innocents Shounen Juujigun

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

The story takes place in Northern France in the year 1212, when the Crusades were in full swing. A 12 year old Shepherd boy named Etienne suddenly claims to be God's chosen child, destined to reclaim the Holy Land of Jerusalem. Thanks to a blood red horn and a letter in Latin, his story is believed, and he and 11 other young boys are sent out on a "Children's Crusade" meant to accomplish what the adults so far had failed at.

Along the way, the Children's Crusade gains strength, including a strange boy named Michael with something to hide, hundreds of loyal, young followers sent by their families for glory, and a knight named Hugo who backs the crusade with the power of the Knights Templar. However, things are not quite as they seem, and very soon, the Children's Crusade runs into trouble beyond their wildest imaginings.

Tags: Historical , War , Tragedy , Religion , Reincarnation , Primarily Child Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Swordplay , Medieval

Hawkwood

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

The story takes place in the 14th century during the 100 years war between France and Great Britain.

Tags: Historical , Foreign , Military , War , Medieval , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Archery , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen

Issak

Also known as Issak.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure

Anno Domini 1620. Europe is riven with the conflagrations that will grow into the Thirty Years War. Catholic and Protestant forces clash across battlefields ruled by sword and gunpowder alike, and mercenaries of every stripe ply their trade. Among them is Issak, a lone Japanese warrior bearing a matchlock of strange design, and fighting in service to his sworn mission—to find and kill the man who murdered his master and fled Japan for the other side of the world. Meticulously researched and gorgeously illustrated, Issak is the next character-driven, historical action epic that fans of Vinland Saga can sink their teeth into.



Tags: Samurai , Historical , War , Guns , Military , Gore , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Archery , Foreign

Ookami no Kuchi: Wolfsmund

Also known as Wolfsmund.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror

Wolfsmund is a story set in the European Alps during the beginning of the 14th century. A ruthless gatekeeper stands watch at Wolfsmund — "the Mouth of the Wolf," a fortress checkpoint at the St. Gotthard Pass going into Italy. Travelers from all walks of life try to pass through the way station, but they must first face interrogation by the gatekeeper. Things rarely end well for those who attempt the passing.



Note: Chapter count includes the chapter "Side Story: The Pope and the Swiss Guard" in volume 4.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Tragedy , Medieval , War , Gore , Revenge , Swordplay , Foreign , Torture , Nudity

GREEN BLOOD

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Thriller

The end of the civil war signaled the start of the industrial revolution in the United States and immigrants from all over the world traveled to find their American dream. But what awaited the majority of them was poverty, discrimination, and hopelessness. Manhattan, New York was full of immigrants flooding through the ports and the 6th district, Five Points, was considered at the time, the world’s worst slum. The mobsters corrupted the entire area, including the police by paying them off; Five Points was the mob’s territory and they were the law.

But even in Five Points, where there seemed to be nothing but robbery, prostitution, and murder, showed some signs of hope. Luke Burns was an honest and righteous teenager who realized that the mob was the cause of the harsh lifestyle and that joining the mobsters would not bring him the American dream. But his older brother, Brad Burns, had become the assassin to the biggest mob group of Five Points, the Grave Diggers, a secret he kept from Luke for his own protection. Brad was known as the Grim Reaper and his reputation preceded him as a ruthless and skilled killer.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , Mafia , Gangs , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Assassins , Anti-Hero , Cowboys , Foreign , Nudity , Tragedy , Police , Time Skip

Innocent

Also known as Innocent.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

In the 18th century, seeking "freedom and equality," the event that gave birth to modern French society, the French Revolution, began. There was one protagonist that lived within the darkness, Charles-Henri Sanson. He was the fourth-generation head of the Sanson family, and the executioner of Paris. This is the story of a man nobly facing his harsh fate...



Notes:
Nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize "Reader Award" in 2014
Nominated for the 8th Manga Taishou Award in 2015.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Coming of Age , Foreign , Tragedy , Gore , Politics , Male Protagonist , Work , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Bisexual , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Torture , Boys' Love

Akame ga Kill!

Also known as Akame ga KILL!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror

Teenage country bumpkin Tatsumi dreams of earning enough money for his impoverished village by working in the Capital--but his short-lived plans go awry when he's robbed by a buxom beauty upon arrival! Penniless, Tatsumi is taken in by the lovely Miss Aria, but just when his Capital dreams seem in reach yet again, Miss Aria's mansion is besieged by Night Raid--a team of ruthless assassins who targets high-ranking members of the upper class! As Tatsumi is quick to learn, appearances can be deceiving in the Capital, and this team of assassins just might be...the good guys?!



Note: Volumes 5 and 8 each contain a bonus chapter.

Tags: Assassins , Shounen , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Gore , War , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Yandere , Love Triangle , Henshin , Kuudere , Crime , Time Manipulation , Military , Conspiracy , Female Harem , Tsundere , Nekomimi , Guns , Dragons , Youkai , Alchemy , Transgender

Deadman Wonderland

Also known as Deadman Wonderland.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The inmates of this insane penitentiary fight for survival every day to provide entertainment for the masses, and terrifying secrets lurk in the shadows. Ganta is determined to survive Deadman Wonderland and clear his name, but the price may be his soul…



Note: Volume 12 contains 6 short side stories, which counts as 1 whole chapter.

Tags: Death Game , Body Horror , Prison , Super Power , Gore , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Torture , Male Protagonist , Dystopian , Shounen , Philosophy , Suicide

Hengoku no Schwester

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

"Iron Maiden" is an instrument of torture modelled after Mother Mary's form. The interior is full with long nails, and people who are enclosed in it would be pierced to death. But the "Iron Maiden" that exists nowadays is simply a counterfeit made by us based off of old tales. The "maiden" who possesses a gentle, loving face as well as a violent "body"... Did the "Iron Maiden" really exist in the past?

This is a story revolving around "her".

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Survival , Religion , Witch , Tomboy , Nun , Seinen , Gore , Historical , Dystopian , Sadism , Torture , Conspiracy , Medieval , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Nudity

Mukurozumi no Borute

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

These are interesting times in the empire of Varnia. The imperial army may have broken the back of the invading army of Nebel, but at tremendous cost. The living weapons born of past wars with the magic-wielding tribes of the south still prowl the ancient forests. And ever since the battle in the northern pass, an avenging phantom has stalked the trails of Varnia, leaving carnage in its wake: The immortal warrior, the last knight of Orgonne... And they call her Slayer Volte.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Revenge , Kemonomimi