Manga like Ryuurouden

Gunjou Senki

Also known as War of the Youths.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery

Seitoku High School in Shiga Prefecture is a powerhouse in sports. With dreams of the national championships at Koshien, the National Stadium, and Hanazono, its students shine as they chase the glory of competing on the national stage… until now. One afternoon after regular club activities, a crimson rain suddenly pours down, and the entire school is shrouded in mist. Strange, monstrous samurai attack the campus out of nowhere?! And looming just beyond the school grounds is… Azuchi Castle?! Has the entire school been transported back to the Sengoku period?!

Far removed from the stage they’d dreamed of, the students must now adapt if they don’t want to die!! “Warlords vs. High School Athletes” — the battle begins!!



Tags: Historical , Seinen , School , Male Protagonist

Kingdom

Also known as Kingdom.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama

Xin is a war orphan in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. He has big dreams of becoming a great general, and when his best friend’s life is cut short by political machinations, Xin sets off to find a deposed ruler and help restore his place on the throne, while working his way up through the ranks of the Qin kingdom’s army to do what no one has ever done before—unify China.



Tags: Military , Historical , War , Ancient China , Politics , Royal Affairs , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Coming of Age , Seinen , Tragedy , Foreign , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Spearplay , Fugitive , Heterosexual , Conspiracy , Archery , Ensemble Cast , Body Horror , Torture , Assassins , Time Skip , Nudity , Crossdressing , Magic

Kurogane no Valhallian

Also known as Black Iron Einheri.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Tetsujiro Soma, a samurai from the Kamakura era who survived the Mongol Invasions of Japan, suddenly finds himself in an unfamiliar place. A mysterious girl named Hrist tells him that he is in Valhalla—a hall where the souls of fallen warriors gather. Thrown into the battle-crazed hall of Norse mythology, Tetsujiro must battle “einherjar” from various eras in order to return to life!


Tags: Samurai , Afterlife , Foreign , Isekai , Swordplay , Mythology , Seinen

Tekken Chinmi

Also known as Ironfist Chinmi.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

Chinmi is a young Chinese boy devoted to martial arts training. Word of his skill reaches the kung-fu masters at the famous Dailin temple who invite him to study with them. Through his own dedication and the guidance of his teachers, Chinmi becomes one of the top students at the temple. Eventually the time comes for him to leave Dailin and make a pilgrimage. On his journey he faces a number of dangers that test his skills, but he also meets many people who inspire him in different ways. A chastened but determined Chinmi returns to Dailin for advanced training. But soon his skills are needed again - the Mongol hordes are nearing the temple.



Tags: Shounen , Wuxia , Martial Arts , Historical , Ancient China , Drugs , Male Protagonist

Sanzokuou

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Follow the journey of the boy of the star clan, Itsuki Nagato, as he seeks revenge for the death of his father.

Tags: Shounen , Historical

Nobunaga Concerto

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance

History classes have never interested Saburo. He never saw the point of learning something that happened in the past, let alone a few hundred years ago. But when he falls off a wall, he travels through a wormhole and ends up in 16th century ancient Japan. He meets a very young Oda Nobunaga, one of the most influential figures in Japanese history, who turns out to be identical in appearance as Saburo. The real Nobunaga, sick of the castle life and wanting to travel, orders Saburo to take his place. Without knowing how to get back to his time, Saburo tries to make sure history isn’t rewritten for the infamous Oda Nobunaga.



Note: Won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen.

Tags: Shounen , Historical , Anachronism , Time Manipulation , War

LORD

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The story is set in the period from the end of the Later Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms Period in China. In 184 AD, a brave general of the Nanukoku Kingdom, who contributed to Himiko's unification of Japan, decides to take over the "hegemony" of the Later Han Dynasty. He travels alone to Yushu in the Later Han Dynasty, where he meets the three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He works with these three brothers, but soon learns that Liu Bei is an evil person. One day, Liu Bei tries to kill a criminal to test his new sword, but Pei Yu stops him and even cuts off Liu Bei's head. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are outraged, but Pei Yu sees and points out that the two were not following Liu Bei out of pure heart. Afterwards, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei witnessed Puo Yu's actions and thoughts and decided to make Puo Yu the new Liu Bei, and the three of them took a new oath of brotherhood in Taoyuan.

Note: The story is loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period, using both real and original characters and events from the historical period in Chinese history and folklore of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Ancient China

Sangokushi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, starting in 168 AD and ending with the reunification of the land in 280 AD. Yokoyama Mitsuteru's adaption begins from the decline of the Han Dynasty until the fall of Shu-Han.



Tags: Historical , Classic Literature , War , Military , Foreign , Ancient China , Politics , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Royal Affairs , Swordplay

Sangokushi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

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Shana Ou Yoshitsune Genpei no Kassen

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

In feudal Japan, Hyouta used to be a traveling acrobat. He meets Ushiwakamaru, an ill boy of royalty who is being held captive by the lord of that land. As they look exactly alike, Hyouta agrees to swap places, but when Ushiwakamaru dies of his illness, Hyouta agrees to carry on his dream and stay in his position.

Years later, Hyouta has become Minamotono Yoshitsune and with his advisors, Musashibou Benkei and Isesaburou Yoshimori, he brings peace to his lands by solving crimes and problems. A secret messenger arrives to see Yoshitsune and informs him of a coming war. This is Yoshitsune's story in one of the biggest wars in feudal Japan.

Tags: Historical , Shounen