Historical - Page 269

Till death us do part. A solemn wedding vow, and one Lord Deverell's young bride ardently wishes to bring about - sooner rather than later! Only minutes after the wedding, Alexandra is brandishing a pistol at her husband, accusing him of ruining her father and killing her brother. So Deverell makes one more, wholly unexpected, vow: that he's completely innocent of both crimes and will prove it.

[from FantasticFiction] Princess Marie-Therese and her brother elude their escorts to spend seven carefree days in Paris before she becomes engaged to an English Duke. In the glittering world of gaiety that marked the Second Empire, the Princess pretends to be Zena, her brother's mistress. This farce brings unexpected problems, especially when she falls in love with the Comte de Graumont. Can love triumph over a royal decree and her father's anger?

Ancient Greece. In a time when women were not even permitted to step foot outdoors on their own... Erinna is a bit of a strange girl who aspires to join the ranks of Greece's finest artistsーthe poets. Taken under the wing of Sappho, the greatest poetess of her day, Erinna wholeheartedly ignores her maidenhood and domestic training to throw herself into song and harp! She'll be participating in a choir competition in the spring, but...?! Set in an Ancient Greek girls' school, experience the story of Erinna's wonderful youth with her best friend and upperclassmen!

Tsukumogami Karuta is a Karuta card that was attached with the divine spirits of Tsukumogami. It has been passed down in the Kawazuya, a spirit medium family, for generations. However, by the Meiji period, the family had lost 41 of 49 cards. That is until they were found in the Kawazuya vault 100 years later by the 6th generation, Shiro Kawazuya! To collect the scattered 99 gods of Karuta, Shiro is wandering around Nara city together with Miyabi, the rich girl whose sixth sense just got awaken!

Chapter 5 - "Firefly Inn of Horror": hapless Meiji-era man stumbles into a Western-style mansion. Does hilarity or hotness ensue? Mayhaps BOTH?

“Warning: Yuri content: This manga contains materials that might not be suitable to children under 17. By proceeding, you are confirming that you are 17 or older.” For my country, I was prepared to sacrifice myself, even for marriage. But the one I had to marry happened to be a girl. I had thought I had pranked the goddess pranker, but unexpectedly the goddess had pranked me.

From Iskultrip Scans: A collection of short stories: 1) Kobore Mono (Things That Drip) 2) Kimochi Kurabe: Natsu (A Measure of Feelings: Summer) 3) Hitosaki no Hana (A Single Bloom) - Oohime - Yoshitaka - Sakura Shibe Furu (Falling Sakura Pistils)

The end of the Edo period, the Bakumatsu (between 1853 and 1867), was an era of uncertainty and chaos, a time when the line between right and wrong was indistinguishable. During this era, Hijikata Toushizou, determined to live by his own rules, led his reformed Shinsengumi--formerly a ragtag group of mercenaries that became the elite Samurai fighting force of the shogunate--to glory. This is the story of his life.

Mangaupdates: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 no Kiseki 1975, Ojousan wa Genshijin 1970, Monkey Rock 1970 and Miuchi Suzue shi Chousa Houkoku(Essay by IMAI Kaoru). On Hana to Yume Comics. Recently reprinted on Suzue Miuchi Best Works 6 (1997).This is the 5th volume of the Miuchi Suzue Masterpiece Collection1: 聖アリス帝国 (Sei Alice Teikoku)2: アマランスの女王 (Amaranth no Jou)3: 日本列島一万年 (Nihon Rettou Ichimannen)4: バラ物語 (Bara Monogatari)5: 虹の戦 (Niji no Ikusa)6: 雪の音 (Yuki no Oto)7: すばらしき遺産 (Subarashiki Isan)

The manga and the movies of the same name are both based on the Onmyouji novels by well known Japanese science fiction writer Yumemakura Baku. All three concern the adventures of Abe no Seimei, an onmyouji (magician) serving the imperial court during the Heian period and his friend nobleman Minamoto no Hiromasa. Both men are historical figures who appear in various sets of tales. Many of the early chapters of the manga closely follow stories in the Konjaku Monogatari or Uji Shui Monogatari. Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 1997 and the Seiun Award for best comic of the year in 2006.

London, 1888 A.D. The entire city is consumed by fear of a serial killer known only as Jack the Ripper. He mutilates female prostitutes with extreme brutality. However, his victims hide a terrifying secret and Jack’s destiny is to continue hunting them down

Four hundred years back into the past... In a countrified corner of merry olde England lives Jacqueline, the daughter of a grand duke. She is infatuated with Raymond, a beautiful youth in a certain theatre troupe. Full of turbulent adventures, the fascinating tale of a tomboy-princess who dreams of love!