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Manga-Historical Fiction


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Lone Wolf and Cub: Volume 24: In These Small Hands
Lone Wolf and Cub: Volume 24: In These Small Hands
by Kazuo Koike
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The code of the samurai is complex and rich with irany, which is why so few carry this code through life. But as we draw closer to the conclusion of this epic struggle, the true bushi are stepping forth and showing their colors. It will truly be a light... (read more)

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One Thousand and One Nights #08: One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 8
One Thousand and One Nights #08: One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 8
by Jeon Jinseok
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Sehara's sudden departure leaves the other inhabitants of the palace dumbfounded. Willing himself out of shock, Sultan Shahryar takes matters into his own hands and goes on a journey of his own, only to end up face-to-face with the enemy...and a ghost... (read more)

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Jimmy Corrigan: Or, the Smartest Kid on Earth
Jimmy Corrigan: Or, the Smartest Kid on Earth
by Chris Ware
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This first book from Chicago author Chris Ware is a pleasantly-decorated view at a lonely and emotionally-impaired "everyman" (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth), who is provided, at age 36, the opportunity to meet his father for the... (read more)

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Bride's Story #02: A Bride's Story, Volume 2
Bride's Story #02: A Bride's Story, Volume 2
by Kaoru (crt) Mori
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Though it was only a short time ago that Amir came to the Eihon family to wed her young husband, already she feels like a member of the family. But her happiness with Karluk means little to her family over the mountains. They wish to recall Amir and... (read more)

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Bride's Story #01: A Bride's Story, Volume 1
Bride's Story #01: A Bride's Story, Volume 1
by Kaoru Mori
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Amir is twenty years old when she marries her husband, a boy named Karluk from a neighboring village. Adjusting to life in a new household can be trying for any young bride, but Amir's husband is eight years her junior Amir was a strong, sophisticated... (read more)

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Hagakure: The Code of the Samurai
Hagakure: The Code of the Samurai
by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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Based on William Scott Wilson's definitive translation, adapted by scriptwriter and comic book/manga author Sean Wilson, and with lively drawings by well-known illustrator Chie Kutsuwada, this first-ever graphic treatment of what's considered the most... (read more)

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Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 28: The Lotus Throne
Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 28: The Lotus Throne
by Kazuo Koike
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It's the end of the long path the ronin father and son have been on since the boy's birth. Through unimaginable violence and bad weather, across hundreds of miles of blood-soaked roadbeds, over years of tragedy and anguish, to this final 320 pages of... (read more)

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Lone Wolf and Cub #23: Tears of Ice
Lone Wolf and Cub #23: Tears of Ice
by Kazuo Koike
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Edo is flooded, and by flooded, we mean crazy-flooded, Bridges are crumbing, rivers are washing past retaining walls, and everything in Edo is floating away, including our vengeful ronin, his foe, and his little boy.... (read more)

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Vagabond Vizbig Edition #07: Vagabond, Volume 7
Vagabond Vizbig Edition #07: Vagabond, Volume 7
by Takehiko Inoue
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R to L (Japanese Style). Historical tale of enlightenment by way of the sword - 3 volumes collected in 1 The Distant Ocean: In the aftermath of the bloody Battle of Sekigahara, Sasaki Kojiro, the man destined to be Musashi's opponent in the most famous... (read more)

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Volume 21: Fragrance of Death
Lone Wolf and Cub: Volume 21: Fragrance of Death
by Kazuo Koike
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Lone Wolf and Cub enlist the aid of a tailor to I prepare robes of white silk for what could be their last stand. There's something in the air, and it smells like death.... (read more)

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In the Shadow of No Towers
In the Shadow of No Towers
by Art Spiegelman
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For Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were both highly personal and intensely political. In the Shadow of No Towers, his first new book of comics since the groundbreaking Maus, is a... (read more)

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House of Five Leaves #04: House of Five Leaves, Volume 4
House of Five Leaves #04: House of Five Leaves, Volume 4
by Natsume Ono
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Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T+ With Masa having joined the crew, the fragile bonds between the members of the Five Leaves begin to change. Further changes are promised by the arrival of Ginta, a self-styled “negotiator” who... (read more)

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Black Jack #15: Black Jack, Volume 15
Black Jack #15: Black Jack, Volume 15
by Osamu Tezuka
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Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Through highly trained, he freelances without a license because he disdains the medical establishment. This leads to run-ins... (read more)

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Ride to Glory
Ride to Glory
by Warren Leroi Johns
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Action oriented, splendidly written, highly entertaining. Ride To Glory is a unique examination of the issues involved in the Darwinian hypothesis about the origins of mankind cast in the form of a novel. Action oriented, splendidly written, thoroughly... (read more)

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House of Five Leaves #05: House of Five Leaves, Volume 5
House of Five Leaves #05: House of Five Leaves, Volume 5
by Natsume Ono
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Reads R to L (Japanese Style). As Yaichi's pursuers draw closer, Yagi also steps up his investigation into the man and his past. Masa, who's caught between them, becomes privy to secrets about Yaichi unknown even to the original members of the Five... (read more)

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Message to Adolf, Volume 2 (Adolf)
Message to Adolf, Volume 2 (Adolf)
by Osamu Tezuka
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It is 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany. A Japanese reporter named Sohei Tohge is covering the Berlin Olympic Games for the Japanese press. As he sits in the Japanese press box watching the many track and field events of the day, he receives a call from his... (read more)

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Black Butler #06
Black Butler #06
by Yana Toboso
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The cheer of the holidays has passed, but the Noah's Ark traveling circus has been making the rounds, bringing fun and joy to children of all ages. However, as the ringmaster's cries fade away, a disturbing trend begins to surface in the wake of the... (read more)

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Kaze Hikaru #3
Kaze Hikaru #3
by Taeko Watanabe
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In an era of violent social upheaval, a young girl named Tominaga Sei, hoping to avenge her wrongfully murdered father and brother, disguises herself as a man, takes the name Kamiya Seizaburo, and joins the Mibu-Roshi--soon to be known as the Shinsengumi-... (read more)

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Barefoot Gen Volume 6 : Writing the Truth (08 Edition)
Barefoot Gen Volume 6 : Writing the Truth (08 Edition)
by Keiji Nakazawa
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Gen fights against a corrupt medical system, the discriminatory practices of his neighbors, and the American presence in Postwar Japan. Young adult.... (read more)

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Satsuma Gishiden Volume 2
Satsuma Gishiden Volume 2
by Hiroshi Hirata
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Japan's samurai past is riddled with stories of great fighting prowess and deeply ingrained systems of honor and discipline. But behind the stern demeanor was a society coming apart at the seams. Clashes in class systems and the need for a nation to come... (read more)

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