Manga like Ichigeki

Mugen no Juunin

Also known as Blade of the Immortal.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal will keep you on edge! 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!



Notes:
The magazine release contains 219 chapters, which includes a prologue.
The tankoubon release re-arranges the manga into 207 total chapters across 30 volumes.
The Dark Horse release re-arranges the manga into 208 total chapters across 31 volumes.

Tags: Tragedy , Martial Arts , Revenge , Samurai , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Historical , Gore , Demons , Philosophy , Prison , Urban Fantasy , Fugitive , Torture

Shigurui

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological

The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament.



Tags: Tragedy , Swordplay , Revenge , Samurai , Disability , Gore , Anti-Hero , Psychosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Class Struggle , Nudity , Philosophy , Historical , Seinen , Body Horror , Sadism , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Cultivation , Martial Arts , Torture , Achronological Order , Suicide , Arranged Marriage , Ero Guro , Love Triangle , Cannibalism , Time Skip , Rural , Oiran

Shinsengumi

Also known as The Shinsengumi.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

In Kyoto, in the late 1800s, the son of a local book-binder, Kyujuro Fukakusa sees his father murdered before his eyes and vows revenge. In his quest for justice, he answers the recruitment call of the Shinsengumi (or "The new squad") a newly-formed special brigade of samurai loyal to the shogun. There he meets fellow recruit and proficient swordsmen, the enigmatic Daisuke Kamakiri.

Despite the gap in their fighting skill levels, the two forma close bond, but can it survive the age of upheaval that is descending on "The Wolves of Mibu?"



Tags: Historical , Shounen , Samurai , Primarily Male Cast

Vagabond

Also known as Vagabond.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword.

In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezo's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. At this crucial crossroads in Takezo's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way.



Tags: Samurai , Swordplay , Seinen , Historical , Philosophy , Travel , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Rehabilitation , Tragedy , Survival , Disability , Cultivation , Biographical , Gore , Rural , War , Heterosexual , Outdoor Activities , Ghost , Agriculture , Classic Literature , Orphan , Language Barrier , Fugitive , Nudity , Afterlife ,

SIDOOH

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

During the political upheavals and social strife at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan (1855), two parent-less brothers Yukimura Shoutarou and Yukimura Gentarou struggles to survive in these turbulent times. With their only possession being their deceased father's sword and clinging onto the wisdom of their mother's final words, the brothers seek to embark on the Path of the Warrior: Sidooh.

Tags: Swordplay , Seinen , Historical , Samurai , Orphan , Cult , Revenge , Religion , Nudity , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Ships , Delinquents , LGBTQ+ Themes

Sengoku Youko

Also known as Sengoku Youko.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her stepbrother Jinka, however, hates humans, despite mostly being one. The siblings are joined by a cowardly swordsman named Shinsuke, who wants to learn how to become strong.

The people they meet, places they see, and creatures they battle will be legendary!



Tags: Demons , Samurai , Shounen , Cultivation , Gods , Kemonomimi , Time Manipulation , Dragons , Revenge , Youkai , Ensemble Cast , Amnesia , Male Protagonist , Historical , Time Skip , Meta , Anti-Hero , Astronomy , Shapeshifting , Martial Arts

Miyamoto Musashi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Musashi Miyamoto was a Japanese swordsman and samurai famed for his duels and distinctive style.

Tags: Swordplay , Samurai , Historical , Biographical , Philosophy

Bushido

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

The first year of the Meiji Period. A young boy named Shinnosuke, survivor of the Byakkotai, sets out to Hokkaido seeking a place to die, and there meets Hijikata Toshizou. The battle of the samurai who have turned their backs on the new era begins now!

Tags: Samurai , Male Protagonist , War , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Historical , Nudity , Swordplay

Ganon

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Tags: Seinen , Historical , Samurai , Swordplay

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Also known as Rurouni Kenshin.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

One hundred and forty 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, manslayer! 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.



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (second one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls a "side-story")
Volume 3: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (first one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls the "pilot")
Volume 6: Sengoku no Mikazuki (Nobuhiro Watsuki's debut one-shot)
Volume 28: Meteor Strike

Tags: Swordplay , Historical , Samurai , Shounen , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Ninja , Assassins , Tragedy , Gore , Military , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle , Cultivation