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"Sorry—I know you must've been lonely. Don't worry. I won't keep you waiting long..." Maruyama, Nagasaki's pleasure district—where the music of shamisens mingles with the language of foreign lands. From artist Kan Takahama comes a tale of love and death: a beautiful courtesan, a man on his deathbed, and their secret past... (Source: comiXology)
Having lost both parents, Miyo Yamaguchi ends up in the care of an aloof uncle and a stern aunt who is impatient to find her a job. After consecutive failed attempts, luck finally smiles on the wretched orphan when she lands a sales clerk position at a curiosity shop. Despite not meeting the requirements, Miyo possesses a rare ability that piques the interest of the shop's proprietor Momotoshi Koura: upon touching an object, she can tell who its past and future owners are. Along with the exotic merchandise from distant countries, Momotoshi's whimsical demeanor and his assistant Ganjii's menacing appearance cause Miyo to feel like Alice straying in Wonderland. Nonetheless, the two prove to be very supportive—guiding her through this fascinating environment. As she adjusts to her new tasks, little does Miyo know the descent into the rabbit hole opens not only an exciting chapter in her life, but also the doors to a miraculous world that is bound to change her destiny forever. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
The blade arts of the "Devil" tasked with striking down evils threatening a peaceful Edo! Heizou Hasegawa, upholding the role of chief officer protecting against crime and arson! In 1783, the heart of the Tenmei era, Hasegawa held the office of chief director of the department charged with sustaining safety in the region, suppressing the most vile of thieves and criminals, an individual largely feared, renowned as Devil Heizou... (Source: Jmanga)
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Toshikane Yagyuu, later known as Renyasai, heads for Edo in order to become the Owari Tokugawa clan's combat instructor. A comic about genuine sword techniques by one of the masters of period dramas! (Source: Jmanga) Included one-shot: Volume 3: Yagyuu Jitsuwa: Oni no Houchou
Remake of the original series from 1973. The manga follows a man named Kazuryuu. Kazuryuu's mother, who was murdered, left him with a memento of the mystery of the "sculpture of the nine-headed dragon." Kazuryuu becomes a medicine seller and an assassin named "Baiyaku" in order to travel Japan and find out the secret of his birth, his name, and his mother's murder. (Source: ANN)
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The manga is based on the book by Edo-era samurai Sakai Banshirou, where he describes the daily life and eating habits of an Edo samurai on duty in a feudal lord's estate in Edo. In the manga, Banshirou travels from Kishuu domain to Edo, and begins chronicling the food he eats on duty. (Source: ANN)
The final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the capital of Edo (present-day Tokyo). Uncomfortable with society's expectations of her gender, Suzu Kanchiku becomes the only woman in a sword training school and devotes herself tirelessly to her art until she can even defeat men. Outside the confines of the dojo, she faces other challenges such as samurai who seek to woo her, and she carves out her own path as she realizes what it means to "live as a woman" in her day and age. Through the lives of female martial arts masters, prostitutes, shop clerks, Buddhist nuns and swords-for-hire, Hinatsuba conveys the strength, resilience and kindness of the various women who lived in Edo at the end of the mid 19th century. (Source: grape Japan)
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The threat of a "great uprising" begins to stir as a result of the aftermath of Hideyoshi Toyotomi's "Imjin War" which left public opinion at an all-time low. Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first of the Five Grand Elders, and Mitsunari Ishida, the first of the Five Magistrates, both scramble to prevent a return of the war-ridden era. However, this eventually leads to the uprising that divides the country in two... (Source: Leed-sha, translated)