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From Beautiful Soup: A 16th-century warlord and his page-boy commit suicide to avoid falling into the hands of the enemy and are reincarnated in present-day Japan. This series has ample wit, a good plot and some poignant moments. Highly recommended!
With the (non-accidental) death of Claudius, the emperor of Rome, his emotionally and psychologically unstable adopted son Nero takes the throne. A historically based Roman adventure, full of political intrigue, murder, rebellion, incest, and all the things a boy wants!
This is the era of Louis XIV the Sun King. Mystical Poets write their poems in the blood of young maidens in order to gain power. The poems are a call for an uprising against the government. The police force and French army have proved useless in stopping these murderous Poets. Only one person is able to rise against them, and she's dead. She fights through her brother d'Eon de Beaumont's body, slaying the Poets and retrieving their poems for revenge, as the Poets were the ones who took her life.
From CMX: In Victorian-era England, a young girl is rescued from a life of destitution and raised to become a proper British maid. Emma meets William, the eldest son of a wealthy family, and immediately falls in love with him. William shares her feelings, but the strict rules of their society prevent their relationship from ever coming out in the open. Traditional class distinctions and rich, historical details provide the backdrop for this appealing romance. Note: Volumes 8-10 are "Emma: Further Tales". They fill in details from the Emma manga, both before and after the events in that storyline. Each chapter explores the motivations or simply shows a day in the life of a particular character from the story. Find out about the romance between Doug and Kelly in their early days, or follow the adventures of Eleanor as she overcomes her heartache and begins to live again, or visit with Tasha and her family on her day off. - IIChan
Prince Suou is betrayed by the Empress' aide, Ryuu. But what is the reason for Ryuu's treachery?
Jubei is a painter of cats in Edo. Accompanied by Nita, a mythical two-tailed monster cat that can speak human language, Jubei encounters various cats in the city of Edo.
The day of the coronation has finally arrived, but peace is nowhere in sight. The King is still under attack by a mysterious faction that is trying desperately to put an end to his life. And this time around, the trials facing them might just be too great to overcome. His Majesty and his "Right Eye" both have secrets they're keeping from each other; secrets that could tear them apart... and destroy the kingdom!
As part of the Manga Classic Literature (Koten Bungaku) series, Ikeda adapts for manga the tale of the bamboo cutter. This is a Japanese folk-tale dating from the 10th century. One day, an old and childless bamboo cutter discovers a child inside a glowing bamboo plant. The child grows up into a beautiful lady, Kaguya Hime (Princess Kaguya) and the news of her unusual beauty spreads around...
This is a novel shot, so basically there are not much pictures and the shot only consist of words and very little illustrations. 11 Pages altogether, inclcuding the cover page. This is about two childhood friends who meet up.
The story of how the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing (The "Brave Witches") formed, prior to the events of the Brave Witches anime.
A soul from a different world was summoned to the world of cultivation. The female immortal gave her the inheritance of 10,000 years, so that she embarked on the cultivation unexpectedly! Hold on, how could there be such a good thing? The female fairy also gave her a task to save the “evil Lord”... How could she make up for the guilt from her previous life? How would she do when facing the love debts that she couldn’t avoid nor pay back?
Vampire Hunter: The legendary Van Helsing. In order to save people, he is also a vampire who tonight beat this way and that. "Gag" Battle of vampire hunter VS over over a century!
