Manga like Huo Feng Liao Yuan

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

Chang Ge Xing

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Chang An in the Tang Dynasty of China (618-907): The demon star is passing through the sky, clamity is about to befall the Tang Dynasty - because of a woman.

The story is set in early Tang Dynasty, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, in which Li Shimin the prince of Qin, killed the crown prince and usurped the throne soon after. It is under such background that our female protagonist set out to discard her former identities and seek revenge against the most powerful man in her world.

Note: This story was put on hiatus on March 2016. The author's contract with SUMMERZOO ended in Sept 2017 and she has since founded her own studio. Until she is able to get the rights back to Chang Ge Xing (and Zi Bu Yu), she won't continue publishing it, but she has promised and reassured that it lives on somehow.

Tags: Ancient China , Historical , Female Protagonist , War , Revenge , Philosophy , Martial Arts , Survival , Politics , Indigenous Cultures , Royal Affairs , Conspiracy , Fugitive , Crossdressing , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Foreign , Age Gap , Acting , Classic Literature

Biaoren

Also known as Blades of the Guardians.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama

The word "Biao" (镖) can refer to armed guards, the person or cargo they escort, or sometimes a target wanted by the government. On the eve of civil chaos during the last years of the Sui dynasty, a bloody storm raged in the underworld, as longstanding grudges and vengeance boil over…

Tags: Swordplay , Martial Arts , Historical , Wuxia , Samurai , Tragedy

Blood and Steel

Also known as Blood and Steel.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The story begins with an eradication of Qingcheng by a group of martial art fanatic from Wudong, whose master and disciples only has one belief – to become the strongest. In order to maintain the supremacy, it takes over all the other martial arts group and kill those refuse to yield themselves to it.

Yan Heng, a young swordman in Qingcheng, was saved by ‘Wudang Hunter' Jing Lie, who also lost his fellows because of Wudong. Being the only remnant of their groups, the two allied and start their journey of revenge.

Tags: Martial Arts , Wuxia , Swordplay , Historical , Revenge , Gore

Ad Astra: Scipio to Hannibal

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Psychological

This is the story of two of the greatest military commanders in history: the Roman Publius Cornelius Scipio and the Carthaginian Hannibal. The story follows the two of them from their early life on. Hannibal is initially shown as a strangely silent infant, who seemed like the gods forgot to put a soul in his little body. However, he soon begins to speak in a way that shows his remarkable abilities. Hannibal and Scipio are driven enemies, and their struggle shaped an era.



Tags: Military , Historical , Seinen , Foreign , War , Revenge , Medieval , Politics , Tragedy , Animals , Survival , Biographical , Primarily Adult Cast , Religion , Time Skip

Bu Shi Ren

Also known as Unhuman.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Before he started The Ravages of Time, Chen Mou penned a two volume series called Unhuman. The volumes are broken up into three seperate stories, each focusing on a different character.

Summary from Manga Updates

Tags: Historical

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

Souten Kouro

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

China 2A.D.: the corrupting Han Dynasty has thrown the entire country into chaos. Peasants revolt against the government. Into such an age, the ruthless and infamous hero, Cao Cao Mengde is born. Destroying old customs and values, he tries to unite China, with a band of promising and intellectual followers, handpicked for their individual talents and potential. Generally thought a villain, Cao Cao Mengde is portrayed as a hero in this story, which focuses on what kind of person he actually was. There are two other protagonists: Liu Bei Xuande and Sun Quan Zhongmou. Liu is a man of high morals and infinite potential. His servant, Zhuge Kongming is a mysterious man, who helps Liu to become a king who is loved by millions. Sun is the third descendant of the Sun family. A young and immature king also comes into the picture, creating more chaos. This is a Tale of the Three Kingdoms ("Sanguozhi") in which these three men rage war throughout China.

Tags: Military , Seinen , Historical , Classic Literature , Male Protagonist

1624 Nanren Yu Dao

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Forty years before Koxinga, a silent revolt is brewing in Formosa against the East India Company and its Dutch governor.



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1661 Guoxing Laixi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

At the end of the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company extended its influence across half the globe, leaving a bloody trail wherever it encountered resistance. However, in 1661, a force arrived in the south of the paradise island of Formosa (the Dutch name for Taiwan). Frederick Coyett, the last Dutch governor of Taiwan, faced 25,000 Chinese soldiers. Across the battle lines from him stood Koxinga, the young Ming loyalist and son of a pirate who would eventually found his own kingdom in Taiwan. Tempers flared and blood was shed as a war for resources turned into a struggle for self-determination and liberation from oppression.



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