Manga like Hana no Keiji: Kumo no Kanata ni

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

Cyber Blue: Ushinawareta Kodomo-tachi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

A remake and re-imagining of the original series by Hara Tetsuo (Hokuto no Ken, Hana no Keiji) which ran from 1988-1989, with new art by Yoshihara Motoki. Cyber Blue: The Lost Children follows the story of Blue, a descendant of colonists from Terra who settled the distant world of Tinos in the 22nd Century. The brutal environment of Tinos forces humanity to rely on an artificial life support system implanted in the chest called the Biomatrix, in order to survive.

In the 25th Century, Tinos is ruled by a Planetary Government bent on eradicating The Lost, dissidents who refuse to submit to its autocratic rule and are hunted down by its military for extermination. Through total control of Biomatrix production and issuing them to only those who submit to its authority, the Planetary Government enforces its will in an effort to finish off the Lost and their descendants, the Lost Children once and for all.

Set in the dystopia of Junk City, Blue encounters Fats, a powerful robotic Artificial Intelligence, and the story of their meeting will change both man and machine, the fate of the Lost Children, and the course of human evolution forever.

Tags: Seinen

Nobunaga wo Koroshita Otoko: Honnouji no Hen, 431-nenme no Shinjitsu

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Out of all Japanese historical figures, Oda Nobunaga is probably the one with the widest range of interpretations. But what was the real Nobunaga like, and why was he really betrayed and murdered? While a lot of manga make their stories more interesting by taking historical liberties, this one does the opposite, using historical research to paint a clearer - yet more intriguing - picture of the man behind the myth.

Tags: Historical , Tragedy , Military , Seinen , Samurai , Politics

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

Date Masamune

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

A seminal history of Date Masamune (Not as awesome as he was in Sengoku Basara, admittedly). Yokoyama has a plain and matter of fact style for history without really trying to dramatize it.

Tags: Historical , Seinen

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

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

Sengoku Basara Ranse Ranbu

Also known as Devil Kings.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

It is a time of civil war, and the young warlords running Japan are... hopelessly stupid. This manga takes place in the Sengoku (Warring States) Period in Japan, and is based off the game Sengoku Basara, otherwise known as Devil Kings in the US. Sanada Yukimura, who serves under his master Takeda Shingen, hopes to accomplish his master's dreams of a united Japan. However, he is faced with many obstacles, forcing him to battle against many powerful warriors with the same ambitions. One of these men is Date Masamune; with his flamboyant attitude and his ideal "fun," he stirs up uncontrollable anxiety within Yukimura that draws him into the heat of battle...

Based on the video game.

Tags: Seinen , Swordplay

Ikusa no Ko: Oda Saburou Nobunaga Den

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

It follows the life of the conqueror and first great unifier of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, starting from his rambunctious childhood and first experience with a European.

Tags: Seinen , Historical