Manga like Kaina: Surugajou Gozen-Jiai

Genres: Drama

What is Kaina: Surugajou Gozen-Jiai about?

Status: Finished

This manga features violent stories of passion and swordsmanship, set in the Kan'ei era (1624-1643). It opens with a match between two damaged swordsmen. Irako is blind, and his opponent, Fujiki, is missing an arm. It has been decreed that their match will be fought with metal swords, instead of wooden, so one of these men will die. The story that led them to this final match, and gave them their handicaps, involves ambition, the selection of the heir for a dojo, and the passion of two women-- one the dojo master's daughter, and the other his lover.

Tags: Swordplay , Historical , Samurai , Seinen
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Kaina: Surugajou Gozen-Jiai

Shigurui

Shigurui

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror

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.



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Soldier

Soldier

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

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During his journey, this Funeral Soldier, named Okasa Haminosuke, saved a woman who had been swept away by the Setagawa River near Ise. Through this encounter, he met a woman named Okimi and a female merchant named Genshi. Genshi would sell Okimi to a brothel, receive payment, and then help her escape, only to repeat the process with another brothel, earning money along the way. At first glance, it seemed like a simple relationship between a female merchant and a woman being sold, but their lives were intertwined with the horrifying reality of famine, a tale they couldn't share with anyone else.

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Lone Wolf and Cub

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Also known as Lone Wolf and Cub.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

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