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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 , Swordplay , Revenge , Foreign , Torture , Nudity

Otome Sensou: Dívčí Válka

Also known as Dívčí válka: Maidens' War.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

In 1420 Bohemia, 12-year-old Šárka's world is shattered when her family falls victim to the ravages of war. Guided by the legendary Hussite hero Jan Žižka, she joins a band of rebels in their fight against Catholic oppression.

This gripping historical epic, derived from the Hussite Wars that sparked the Protestant Reformation, offers a harrowing glimpse into 15th century warfare through the eyes of a young girl. Based on actual events, this unflinching tale brings to life one of Europe's bloodiest conflicts in stunning detail.



Tags: Foreign , Historical , Seinen , War , Ensemble Cast , Military , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Politics , Gore , Nudity , Tragedy , Survival , Medieval

Youjo Senki

Also known as The Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy

What would an ultra-rational Japanese salaryman do if he was reborn as a girl in a world where magic was real? Obviously, become the Empire's most feared magic soldier, while climbing the army career ladder at the ripe old age of nine. The only things standing in Tanya Degurechaff's way are a world war and maybe a supernatural being or two. But Tanya isn't about to let artillery shells or deadly spells stop her when a cushy desk job is calling!



Tags: War , Military , Reincarnation , Magic , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Religion , Politics , Historical , Isekai , Gods , Foreign , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Gender Bending , Tragedy , Satire

Hakurai no Kishi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

In the "quintessential fantasy of sword and sorcery, and of humans and beasts," a wise king named Carliga and a hero named Jack are enmeshed in a conflict over the Holy Sword, a relic of a great war. The sword will once again bring together the ambitions of two great nations, and a woman bandit named Zety will also become involved in the conflict.



Tags: Female Protagonist

Youhei Pierre

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance

In the fifteenth century, when the French and English were at war, there appeared a woman claiming to be a visionary of God. She was Joan of Arc.

Tags: Medieval , Historical , Seinen , War

Historie

Also known as Historie.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Psychological

After shocking the world with Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki is back with a series he's been aching to tackle since even before his pro manga debut! A historical epic set in ancient times, Historie tells the story of Eumenes, a young man with quick wits and a vast destiny to fulfill. In time, he'll become a famed army commander and personal secretary to Alexander the Great—but the road to this glory is fraught with danger… "



Note: Won the 16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Grand Prize in 2012. Won the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Politics , Foreign , Slavery , War , Medieval , Time Skip , Dissociative Identities , Nudity , Gore , Body Horror

Heureka

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Heureka is a manga set in antiquity, during the Second Punic War between the small city state of Syracuse and the Roman Empire. The comic is based around the life and times of the famous mathematician Archimedes. Archimedes was not only a gifted mathematician but also an engineer of repute. During the conflict with the Romans, Archimedes was supposedly responsible for creating a number of war machines that devastated the Roman legions before they eventually got the upper hand. The exact nature and use of these devices is controversial, and exists more in the realm of legend than actual historical fact.

Tags: Historical , Foreign , War , Seinen , Tragedy , Military , Gore

Jeanne

Also known as Joan.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama

Set in Medieval France during the Hundred Years War, Joan is the story of Emil, a young woman raised as a man by Baudricourt, the same person who took Joan of Arc under his wing. Guided by visions of La Pucelle (the name given Joan by followers), Emil seeks to unite France under the divine fule of the King. In her quest, Emil goes to the same places Joan had traveled through, and gains her own followers in the process. However, Emil is opposed by the dauphin Lous, a brute enforcer who fears no divine power and wishes to make his own bid to rule the country.

Tags: Medieval , Gender Bending , Historical , Full Color , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Cesare: Hakai no Souzousha

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Bookish and naive, Angelo da Canossa is unprepared for life as a student in a university that hums with tension and intrigue in Renaissance Italy. Will his innocence remain intact when a chance encounter with the charismatic Cesare draws him ever deeper into the darker side of the Renaissance?

Souryo Fuyumi collaborated with a Dante scholar while creating Cesare, in order to portray Renaissance Italy as accurately as possible.

Tags: Historical , Politics , Philosophy , Medieval , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Swordplay , College , Nudity