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Historical settings on the plains with strong female leads, tribal conflicts, political upheavals and wonderful stories with great art. Song of the Long March ( aka Choukakou) is much darker with more warfare while Otoyomegatari is not as tragic with more detailed art. Both these series feature strong female leads. In Choukakou, she is a leader and lives as a man keeping her female identity hidden and there is no romance, while in Otoyomegatari the girls are strong but it is not a gender bender and they do have relationships. Still, I think that fans of
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Song of the Long March and Otoyomegatari are both iconic manga detailing the life of those who have historically lived in Central Asia. Both series take great care with how they characterize their female characters with good attention to historical context and interesting relationship exploration. Politics? Drama? Memorable side characters that leave you aching for a spin off? They both have them! The light-hearted yet serious nature of Otoyomegatari is a welcome respite after the strong emotion evoked in Song of the Long March. For those who're tired of worrying about the Russian invasion knowing how the Russian invasion historically ended and ruined the Aral
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