Manga like Shichinin no Samurai

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

Kuzuryuu

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Kutouryuu, a medicine peddler who kept a kakeba-cho (a list of customers for medicine peddlers) with a kutouryuu on the cover, would sometimes take on troublesome cases as "baiyaku" (purchase) as he traveled from country to country. His goal is to discover the secret of his birth. The only clue to the secret of his birth is a metal fronting "Kutouryuu" on a cigarette case. In search of someone who knows "Kutouryuu," Kutouryuu continues his journey...

Tags: Swordplay , Seinen

Kozure Ookami

Also known as Lone Wolf and Cub.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

An epic samurai adventure of staggering proportions—over 7000 pages—Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima, creating unforgettable imagery of stark beauty, kinetic fury, and visceral thematic power that influenced a generation of visual storytellers both in Japan and in the West.



Tags: Revenge , Samurai , Historical , Swordplay , Assassins , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Seinen , Gore , Ninja , Politics , Nudity , Yakuza , Primarily Male Cast ,

Kubikiri Asa

Also known as Samurai Executioner.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

In a prison world, there are few good stories, and this is the world of Kubikiri Asa, the beheader and master samurai under the Shogun. It's a world full of vengeance, greed, and violence. A world of depravity and sin. One man can set things straight if he can keep his wits. This is a story of extreme proportions, of sword study thick in tradition and with grim purpose, of blood rivers, agonizing screams, bondage, torture, and the evil prevalent in human failure. Drafted by the confirmed masters of the international medium of manga, Samurai Executioner is a shocking combination of darkness and fire, fine lines, and a fine man in the face of human decline.



Tags: Historical , Swordplay , Seinen , Samurai , Episodic , Gore , Philosophy , Nudity , Primarily Adult Cast

Goyoukiba

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Tags: Samurai , Seinen

Satsuma Gishiden

Also known as Satsuma Gishiden.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

This is the Edo-era samurai guts. Controversial, tough, angry, highly skilled and lost in a time of peace, the characters of Satsuma Gishiden tell a quasi-historical tale of social caste and brutal reprisal.

Readers with a taste for Kazuo Koike's gritty Lone Wolf & Cub will go nuts for master gekiga artist Hiroshi Hirata's tome of samurai struggle. Hirata's art and calligraphy leap off the page during scenes of action, only to unfold upon a full bleed that looks like a fine plate print. It's art at is most expressive, accentuating the classic stoic samurai characters you've come to know, only with a little more true society thrown in to help the reader understand what it was really like to be a warrior without a war.



Tags: Historical , Samurai , War , Seinen , Conspiracy , Swordplay

Shin Goyoukiba

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Tags: Samurai , Historical

Kamui Den

Also known as The Legend of Kamui.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

It’s the 17th century in Japan. Child outcast Kamui lives on the fringes of a miserably stratified society. Fueled by pure grit, rage, and a dash of cunning, his only way out is to take up the mantle of ninja. Follow scrappy peasants, cold-blooded ninja, and warriors both disgraced and exalted as they navigate the unforgiving hardships of a violent yet hopeful age. With its vivid and critical attention to social injustice and environmental issues against a backdrop of heart-pounding action and romance, this multilayered gekiga drama not only redefined ninja and samurai fantasy, it also offers astonishing parallels with the modern day.



Tags: Seinen , Historical , Male Protagonist , Ninja , Swordplay , Gore , Nudity , Martial Arts

Shura Yukihime

Also known as Lady Snowblood.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi

A story of pure vengeance, Lady Snowblood tells the tale of a daughter born of a singular purpose, to avenge the death of her family at the hands of a gang of thugs, a purpose woven into her soul from the time of her gestation.



Tags: Revenge , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Historical , Nudity , Assassins , Bisexual , Gore , Swordplay , Yakuza , LGBTQ+ Themes

Ichi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Ichi is a lone goze (blind woman singer) who has become separated from her traveling entertainment troupe. Wondering how she will find her place in life, she carries only a shamisen (a traditional Japanese stringed instrument) and a walking stick with a hidden blade inside. When necessary, she uses her exceptional sword skills to fight off yakuza and other villains.

Tags: Seinen , Historical , Female Protagonist , Swordplay , Samurai , Disability