historical
The setting of a historical manga takes place at some point in Earth's past. The level of dedication to portraying the lifestyles, societies, and technologies of past periods and peoples accurately or believably can vary greatly between different works.
Akkanbe Ikkyuu
Status: Completed
This is a biography of the famous Buddhist monk Ikkyu from the late Hisashi Sakaguchi. Set in 14th century Japan, Ikkyu must learn to live and excel as a monk, despite the fact that his father is the emperor. His intelligence and purity help him succeed, b... Show more
Melancholic Princess
Status: Completed
A reporter discovers an untouched ancient tomb in inland China, which leads to a series of other startling revelations, of the princess of Guangyu, Li Ying, and how she appears in the dreams of Yong Qian, a young teenage girl. Is it possible for modern tec... Show more
Taishou Mugen Kitan
Status: Completed
Taisho Mugen Kitan is a collection of 4 short stories, loosely based around historical/supernatural themes.
Taisho Dream Stories - Yin & Yang: In the Taisho Era (1912-1926 CE), a young noble called Sakuya is traumatised by a recurring dream in... Show more
Taisho Dream Stories - Yin & Yang: In the Taisho Era (1912-1926 CE), a young noble called Sakuya is traumatised by a recurring dream in... Show more
Abe Seimei Koikatari
Status: Completed
In the Abe Seimei Koikatari series
V.1 - Hana no Utage
1. Feast of the Flowers
Ming became blind after an unknown illness two years ago. One night, she meets a man in her dreams who restores her sight. She falls in love with him, but ... Show more
V.1 - Hana no Utage
1. Feast of the Flowers
Ming became blind after an unknown illness two years ago. One night, she meets a man in her dreams who restores her sight. She falls in love with him, but ... Show more
Niji no Ikusa
Status: Completed
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A 59 pages story set in feudal Japan about a love story between Nohime and Nobunaga, two historical figures during that era.
First published in volume by year 1979 in a collection bearing the same name, along with Christmas ... Show more
A 59 pages story set in feudal Japan about a love story between Nohime and Nobunaga, two historical figures during that era.
First published in volume by year 1979 in a collection bearing the same name, along with Christmas ... Show more
The Shadow of Moon
Status: Unknown
From Evil Flowers:
Yang Sohwa could see ghosts ever since she was little. For the past few years her visions have stopped, but now they are reappearing and she’s about to find out the tragedy that occurred hundreds of years ago on her school gro... Show more
Yang Sohwa could see ghosts ever since she was little. For the past few years her visions have stopped, but now they are reappearing and she’s about to find out the tragedy that occurred hundreds of years ago on her school gro... Show more
Gin no Toge
Status: Completed
One day, Watanabe Tsuna went to visit Katsuna hime-sama. To his horror, he chanced upon a man drinking blood from his beloved Katsuna hime-sama! In a fit of fury, he cut of the man's hand only to realize the man was none other than his childhood friend Iba... Show more
Kaze no Sonata
Status: Completed
Alice is a rich man's daughter. She dreams becoming a pianist, but her life changed when her father went bankrupt. Mansion in London was taken in the form of debt, and family moved to villa in small town...
Hi no Tori
Status: Unknown
"All things are born and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire called the Phoenix is the eternal spirit of life, death and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of ... Show more
Ishi no Hana
Status: Completed
From MangaHelpers:
In early 1941, Krilo is living a quiet life in his home town in Yugoslavia. He's a bit of a problem student and is influenced by the political ideas brought back by his older brother Ivan, a college student in Zagreb. Even thoug... Show more
In early 1941, Krilo is living a quiet life in his home town in Yugoslavia. He's a bit of a problem student and is influenced by the political ideas brought back by his older brother Ivan, a college student in Zagreb. Even thoug... Show more
Under the Rose
Status: Ongoing
In the late 19th century England, Grace King was the daughter of a declined Marquis and also the mistress of Count Arthur Roland. After her mysterious death, her sons Linus and Lawrence were taken under custody of their father Earl Roland, who has a sick w... Show more
Aza
Status: Completed
Tokugawa Era came to the end when the Meiji Restoration began. The manga describes the admirable personality of Ryouma Sakamoto, Oryou, and Shintaro, and other men, men who were called "dogs."
The Pearl Grudge
Status: Completed
This is based on a legend in Ancient China:
Luuzhu (Green Pearl) is a beautiful pearl gatherer from a small Southern village in Ancient China. Due to her family's poverty, she was sold by her parents to be the mistress of the wealthy but abusive a... Show more
Luuzhu (Green Pearl) is a beautiful pearl gatherer from a small Southern village in Ancient China. Due to her family's poverty, she was sold by her parents to be the mistress of the wealthy but abusive a... Show more
The Black Cat
Status: Completed
Kuro Neko. Oneshot.
The story is based on the classic work of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe. This is an original rendition of the traditional story. It is NOT for the faint of heart!
The story is based on the classic work of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe. This is an original rendition of the traditional story. It is NOT for the faint of heart!
Drahen no Kishi
Status: Completed
Two men work together to reveal the outrageous falsification of the history of a German town, Hammelburg, which took place eight hundred years ago.
Kindai Nihon Bungaku Meisakusen
Status: Completed
Ryôichi Ikegami's compilation of stories adapted from literary works by five acclaimed Japanese writers:
Jigokuhen (Akutagawa Ryuunosuke), Osei Toujou (Edogawa Ranpo), Tojuro no Koi (Kikuchi Kan), Matsukaze no Mon (Yamamoto Shoguro) and Tenshu M... Show more
Jigokuhen (Akutagawa Ryuunosuke), Osei Toujou (Edogawa Ranpo), Tojuro no Koi (Kikuchi Kan), Matsukaze no Mon (Yamamoto Shoguro) and Tenshu M... Show more
Otoko no Senshutsu
Status: Completed
Part of the 2 volume "Aoyagi Yuusuke Sakuhinshuu".
Vol. 1 - Otoko no Senshutsu
Vol. 2 - Otokotachi no Koukai
This volume contains the following short stories:
1. Mikaeri Sakura (みかえり桜)
(1993, Big Gold)... Show more
Vol. 1 - Otoko no Senshutsu
Vol. 2 - Otokotachi no Koukai
This volume contains the following short stories:
1. Mikaeri Sakura (みかえり桜)
(1993, Big Gold)... Show more
Otokotachi no Koukai
Status: Completed
Part of the 2 volume "Aoyagi Yuusuke Sakuhinshuu".
Vol. 1 - Otoko no Senshutsu
Vol. 2 - Otokotachi no Koukai
This volume contains the following short stories:
1. 分校魂火
(1992, Big Comic)
2. Shioka... Show more
Vol. 1 - Otoko no Senshutsu
Vol. 2 - Otokotachi no Koukai
This volume contains the following short stories:
1. 分校魂火
(1992, Big Comic)
2. Shioka... Show more
Kin no Alexandra
Status: Completed
From xkazemg:
Alexandra was the only daughter of Venice’s wealthiest merchant. When her father re-married, Alexandra dreamed to leave Venice and set sail for the seven seas… But first, she was determined to visit the magical Egypt, her birth place ... Show more
Alexandra was the only daughter of Venice’s wealthiest merchant. When her father re-married, Alexandra dreamed to leave Venice and set sail for the seven seas… But first, she was determined to visit the magical Egypt, her birth place ... Show more
Sakamoto Ryouma
Status: Completed
This new line of Edu-Manga* features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding of the life lessons these historical figures ... Show more
Pablo Picasso
Status: Completed
This new line of Edu-Manga* features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding of the life lessons these historical figures ... Show more