Manga like Shin Goyoukiba

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 , Swordplay , Conspiracy

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

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 , Martial Arts , Nudity , Gore

Yumennaka

Also known as In Dreams.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Winner of the 12th Tetsuya Chiba Awards.

Tags: Seinen , Tragedy , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Samurai , Heterosexual

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

Shichinin no Samurai

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Tags: Samurai , Ensemble Cast