What is Sengoku Period manga?

The Sengoku period (戦国時代, Sengoku jidai) or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference to the Warring States period in Chinese history (Sengoku jidai (戦国時代) in Japanese) which preceded the unification of China. Likewise, the Sengoku period in Japan would eventually lead to the unification of political power under the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Vagabond

(Vagabond)

8.34

Description:

In 16th century Japan, Shinmen Takezou is a wild, rough young man, in both his appearance and his actions. His aggressive nature has won him the collective reproach and fear of his village, leading him and his best friend, Matahachi Honiden, to run away in search of something grander than provincial life. The pair enlist in the Toyotomi army, yearning for glory—but when the Toyotomi suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Tokugawa Clan at the Battle of Sekigahara, the friends barely make it out alive. After the two are separated, Shinmen returns home on a self-appointed mission to notify the Hon'iden family of Matahachi's survival. He instead finds himself a wanted criminal, framed for his friend's supposed murder based on his history of violence. Upon being captured, he is strung up on a tree and left to die. An itinerant monk, the distinguished Takuan Soho, takes pity on the "devil child," secretly freeing Shinmen and christening him with a new name to avoid pursuit by the authorities: Musashi Miyamoto. Vagabond is the fictitious retelling of the life of one of Japan's most renowned swordsmen, the "Sword Saint" Musashi Miyamoto—his rise from a swordsman with no desire other than to become "Invincible Under the Heavens" to an enlightened warrior who slowly learns of the importance of close friends, self-reflection, and life itself. (Source: MAL)
Type

manga

Volumes

37

Chapters

327

Status

finished

Started

1999-03-23

Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan: Noukou Giga

(A Tale of a Small Town hardship in Sengoku Era - An Agriculture Comic)

7.99

Description:

One fateful day, a girl time slipped into the Sengoku Era. It was an abrupt enough event to be dubbed god's whim, done to sate hellish boredom. The girl has no power to change the world. She was a very ordinary, common, and plain girl that can be found anywhere. And that girl can do no more than a single thing. Survive the Sengoku Era --- that's all. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2017-05-26

Sekiro Gaiden: Shinazu Hanbei

(Sekiro Side Story: Hanbei the Undying)

7.74

Description:

The Sengoku Era…A time when losing a battle meant losing it all. The Sword Saint, Isshin Ashina, aims for world domination…That is, until he encounters a certain Samurai… (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

8

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2019-05-27

Nejikemono

7.39

Description:

The time is the Sengoku era, the place is the country of Kyushu, Hyuga. Kagashi is asked to exterminate a fox youkai, enters the mountains, and encounters a strange woman. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

14

Rating

Violence

Status

finished

Started

2016-12-09

Orient

6.98

Description:

The fantasy series takes place during Japan's Warring States Period, where Japan is ruled by Demons. A 15-year-old boy named Musashi will stand up to the demons with the help of a certain special power. (Source: Mangadex)
Type

manga

Rating

Status

current

Started

2018-05-30

Nobunaga wo Koroshita Otoko: Honnouji no Hen 431-nenme no Shinjitsu

(The Man Who Killed Nobunaga: The Truth of Honnouji Incident Found After 431 Years)

0

Description:

Out of all Japanese historical figures, Oda Nobunaga is probably the one with the widest range of interpretations. But what was the real Nobunaga like, and why was he really betrayed and murdered? While a lot of manga make their stories more interesting by taking historical liberties, this one does the opposite, using historical research to paint a clearer - yet more intriguing - picture of the man behind the myth. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

8

Chapters

47

Status

finished

Started

2016-08-02

Sanzokuou

0

Description:

Follow the journey of the boy of the star clan, Itsuki Nagato, as he seeks revenge for the death of his father.
Type

manga

Volumes

13

Chapters

50

Rating

Status

current

Started

2001-01-01

Sengoku Basara 2

0

Description:

With the death of Nobunaga, Japan is thrown into a mist of battle once again as the many warlords of the nation try to unite it as one. But can any succeed when faced against Nobunaga's sucessor, Toyotomi and his lust for power thats sets the flame for war as he try to take over the world fulfilling his ambitions of absolute power? (Source: Bliss)
Type

manga

Volumes

4

Chapters

23

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2007-01-01

Dororo to Hyakkimaru-den

(The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru)

0

Description:

During Japan’s tumultuous Sengoku period, one man sells his son to a pack of devils in exchange for the power to rule. Forty-eight devils take forty-eight pieces of young Hyakkimaru, and the boy is left for dead. But through the assistance of a sage and a series of inventive prosthetics, Hyakkimaru survives. Together with the young thief Dororo, the now-grown Hyakkimaru embarks upon a quest to slay all the demons and retrieve the stolen pieces of his body. This classic story from Osamu Tezuka, the father of modern manga, is now reimagined in this gorgeous new adaptation by Satoshi Shiki. (Source: Seven Seas)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2018-10-19

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