Historical - Page 88

A period drama set in 17th century Japan ten years after the Battle of Sekigahara, Gaiakitan tells the tale of of Sanada Yukimura assembling his team of ninja, the "Sanada Ten Braves." The story follows a mysterious and talented ninja, Kirigakure, who is reluctantly drawn into Yukimura's rebellion against the Tokugawa clan.

A collection of oneshots. 1. Yume-Zamurai 2. Sengoku Juuhei Magoichi 3. Raiden Tokkou 4-5. Dangan Gaki 6. Chigusa-touge no Arashi 7. Rapid Fire Follows Dolores as she trains in self-defense, and her reasons for doing so. 8. Gaikou-kakkaku (Luminous and brightness)

\"I … ..can\'t live without you.\" A handsome man slides his moist fingers over the smooth skin of a young girl. His eyes are warm and his delicacy is such that you will believe he’s in love. The world divided between the \"World of the Gods\", the \"Other World\", and the \"Earthly World\", was filled with chaos. In the realm of the gods, the gods enjoyed eternal life. The goddess Persephone works hard every day to care for the plants so that her life will sprout on the earth, but the shoots she raised withered. She will be taken over by Hades, the master of the underworld, who has come to welcome \"death\". Persephone laments her grief, but she is moved by Hades\' encouragement, and is drawn to his quiet, calm and gentle side... Meanwhile, Persephone decides to offer her own body to save Hades, who has been caught up in the conspiracy of the divine world.

"Middle Edo Period -- One state becomes the gathering place for sinful martial artists, who believe in nothing other than power, know of no other way of life other than letting oneself go wild in the battle. That state is the Unabara State, the "Haunt of Demons" . . ." Washitzu Naosata, the ruler of the powerful state, Unabara, is looking for his successor. He calls upons all his 31 sons, and tell them to search for whoever they believe to be the strongest martial artist of all. Each of their chosen martial artists then are to fight against each other until only one is left standing. Whoever is the winner, whoever has the strongest martial artist in nation by his side will become his successor . . . Out in the midst of the mountain is the doujo of the "Daigame Ryuu" (Giant Tortoise Style). There lives Kurogane Gama, the son of the legendary swordsman, Kurogane Jinsuke, who is believed to be able to kill 1000 martial artists in Unabara. There, one of the son of Washitzu Naosata, Washitzu Naoshi, comes in search of the legendary swordsman, only to find that he had gone missing several years ago. After seeing the battle style of Gama, he instead chooses to ask Gama to come with him. Wanting to become stronger, Gama agrees to his offer, and that marks the beginning of Gama's battle to become the strongest of all . . . (From Ju-da-su)

A sequel to the original Gamaran manga focusing on Gama\'s former rival, mentor and friend Sengoku Iori.

Short stories showing some of Oku Hiroya's inspirations before he created his famous masterpiece, Gantz. From Baka-Updates: This series tells us stories about the mangaka's (OKU Hiroya) favorite movies and how it helped and lead to the creation of the manga we all came to know & love - Gantz.

N/A

In the aftermath of the Crusades, two travelling Arabic minstrels - Farhad and Saud - arrive at the castle of the melancholic Baron Victor. Over a series of four connected short stories, Victor reveals the reasons for his sadness, the minstrels' own stories are revealed and, in very different ways, this fortuitous meeting allows all three to find a measure of contentment.

<h1>A Silent Garden</h1> Only after losing my daughter and husband did I realize how twisted the world was. By some miracle, I was given a second chance at life. This time I will only live for myself.

The setting is London at the end of the 19th century. A young vagrant boy, Louie, meets Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective who has just opened his own practice, after a murder case. Despite his hatred for Holmes, who does not pay attention to cases involving anything but the upper class, Louie decides to become Holmes\' \"dog\" and work for him in order to gain the ability to protect the homeless children. The splendid tag team of Aosaki Yuugo and Matsubara Toshimitsu presents an underground mystery epic for boys!

Based on a wealth of research, the book examines the life of Mao Zedong, the bright star who laid the foundation of today\'s China. The young Mao Zedong, who carried the banner of revolution through an era of upheaval, is depicted with images of unusual power with distinctive penmanship from Fujiko A, better known for his work in boys comics.

Asa and Kame meet on their first day of serving in the Ooku - and quickly discover that things there are more complicated than they imagined. A strange cult, an unexplained delay in a palace festival, and even samurai in the Ooku are just some of the oddities they encounter. And what does the Medicine Seller, who peddles love potions and mononoke exorcisms, have to do with any of this...?