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Over 600 blood-soaked pages, collecting Hiroaki Samura's captivating "Secrets," "Fall Frost," and "Beasts" story arcs! Rin's purportedly immortal protector, Manji, was enlisted to help her hunt down the ruthless Itto-ryü sword school that murdered her parents. With Rin searching for the eccentric Itto-ryū leader Anotsu Kagehisa on her own now, Manji joins forces with Magatsu--a charming, fan-favorite killer--to take on the evil Shira! Hyakurin and her fellow Mugai-ryū warriors tangle with the d...

The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun! Action, romance, and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, the tale of a wandering swordsman set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, one of the most popular Shonen Jump titles among fans to date. Himura Kenshin, once an assassin (or hitokiri ) of ferocious power, now fights to protect the honor of those in need. Kujiranami, the giant whose right arm Kenshin severed during the Bakumatsu,...

Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue’s epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more! Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy. But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and to get there through violent means--by way of the sword--makes mere survi...

Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue’s epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more! Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy. But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and to get there through violent means--by way of the sword--makes mere survi...

A tale of high adventure and survival! In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure! Captured by renegade soldiers from the 7th Division, Sugimoto’s life now rests in the hands of Asirpa and “Escape King” Shiraishi, who must work together to sa...

In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away! In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to...

A down-and-out samurai who can’t even hold a sword enters a strange world of magic searching for honor and redemption. Down-and-out samurai Ryudo Konosuke has a supernatural gift, but it is a power that has ruined his life. After fighting off a bizarre attack by a troupe of manzai comedians, Konosuke and Aki realize the forces of the Tsuchimikado clan are after them. The Tsuchimikado oversee all of the onmyoji and the gifted throughout Japan, and Konosuke realizes finding Tsuki means confronti...

Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on thenineteenth-century Silk Road continues. Pariya's budding romance with Umar isoff to a rough start due to her brash personality and lack of confidence. But ifshe can't figure out how to say what she wants with words, then perhaps the oldadage is true--the way to a man's heart is through his stomach!Crafted inpainstaking detail, Ms. Mori's pen breathes life into the scenery andarchitecture of the period in this heart-warming, slice-of-life tale tha...

Motoharu, second child and successor of the Tsujimura clinic, has always held his childhood friend, Akira Hazumi, close to his heart.   Unfortunately, when Motoharu realized his affections towards Akira were more than just simply friendship, and confessed, their relationship became strained. Unable to reciprocate Motoharu’s feelings, Akira turned him down, and they slowly grew apart from one another.   Despite the ongoing tension between them, Motoharu still decides to enroll in the same univers...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated historical mystery series! Maomao succeeds in saving Jinshi from a horrific fate, proving herself indispensable to the palace once more!   But while she is given the chance to explain herself, Maomao has yet to learn that the treachery of the plot she has uncovered is woven deep into the...

A thirteen-year-old medical genius gives a boy on death row a chance at life after death! Two years after Justine's death, David snapped in a fit of rage and killed three men on her behalf. However, another murder in David's past comes to haunt his present even more... Victoria learns the heartbreaking truth and decides to travel with Henry to Europe. Will Eins arrive at the ship in time to change Victoria's mind and save her from Henry's newest creation?!

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated historical mystery series! Maomao has proven her worth to the denizens of the palace time and time again, but she's got her work cut out for her on this occasion!   When the ever luminous Jinshi asks for Maomao's help in disguising himself to take care of business outside the palace wall...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated historical mystery series! When two beautiful foreign envoys with designs on the Emperor come calling with a tale of old about a spellbinding courtesan who captured the imagination of their family patriarch, it’s up to Maomao to concoct a theatrical scheme to give the ladies a whopper of...

While en route from Austria to marry Louis XVI and become the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette’s carriage is intercepted by blood thirsty zombies. The sole survivor of the attack is Marie’s twin brother, Albert. He heads for Versailles in his sister’s gown - and instead of continuing life as himself, decides to take his sister’s place. Now at the heart of the French royal court, Albert must face the undead horrors as the man who would be queen.

A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft.

Youko Tama and her younger step brother, Jinka Sendou, are two demon siblings traveling through sengoku-era Japan to keep the peace and battle evil. Joined by Hyoudou Shinsuke, a cowardly swordsman, the people they meet, places they see, and creatures they battle will be legendary!

England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. The two have a fairly typical relationship... until the day Alice begs Hanako to kill her. As Hanako tries to figure out why her mistress would make such a terrible request, she and Alice grow closer until an entirely new feeling begins to blossom between them. Don’t miss this poignant tale about women falling in love in historical Britain.

Orphaned at a young age, Alice has lived with her aunt for most of her childhood. But her uncle is abusive and resentful, and at fifteen years old, Alice decides to return home to Kyoto and train as a maiko, eventually hoping to become a geisha.But when she arrives back to the city where she was born, she finds that Kyoto has changed quite a bit in the eight years since she left it. Almost as if it's a completely different world...

In this Mature-rated manga series by the creator of Cat in a Hot Girls’ Dorm, journey to the fictional “Ero” period of Japanese history, where sexy ninja battles await!   In the bustling city of Ero, danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Arakusa, a young woman in ninja school, hasn't even completed her training when she is called upon to serve the shogunate—doing everything from fetching his favorite erotica manga to facing off against an orgiastic church of Western invaders!

WHEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS CLASH After so long on the run, Marbus and his allies finally face the Sword Cross Knights, and the power of the Thirteen Calamities of the Wasteland is revealed. As Marbus and his friends struggle to defend themselves, more miracles emerge from the conflict.

With a camera in hand, Mr. Smith and his entourage finally arrive at afishing village by the Aral Sea. Upon arrival, they find the dark-skinnedtwins, Laila and Leily-to their great surprise! To celebrate their nostalgicreunion, the twins and their new husbands host a delectablebanquet!

After her confrontation with Prince Theodore in the slums, Rishe was finally able to end the feud between him and his brother Arnold. Most people would take a break after an ordeal like that, but Rishe is not most people! So when they return to the castle and Arnold offers her any gift she’d like, it’s not jewelry or trinkets she asks for, but a duel! Later on, another ghost from Rishe’s past arrives in Galkhein. This time it’s the prince of a neighboring country who claims he’s there to congrat...

Determined to get to the bottom of a mysterious pandemic, Keiun leads a top-secret mission into the neighboring Plum Province to investigate rumors of a “mountain curse” that has already claimed many lives. Discovering it was a contagious disease all along, Keiun also uncovers a scheme to conceal the spreading sickness as well as the Stem Sect’s hidden movements in the shadows. Left with no choice, Keiun uses the last ace left up his sleeve...