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The story begins with a mysterious invitation sent to the most miserable people in the world. With this letter, a girl is invited on a journey aboard a strange, enigmatic train. (Source: Anime News Network)
The manga's story follows Kimura Shigenari, a real-life samurai who served Toyotomi Hideyori. Kimura fights in the Siege of Osaka in 1615, but is hit with a mysterious light. He wakes up in a land ruled by England's legendary King Arthur. (Source: Anime News Network)
Date Bashira is a series of stories about the Sengoku era in Japan. However, unlike most textbooks and historical mangas, Date Bashira does not focus on the Shogun or famous figures in history. Instead, it brings to light the untold stories of the things surrounding these famous figures. For example, one story tells about the role of how beautiful young men were always accompanying the shoguns into battle. As women were not allowed into a battle zone, the warlords would use these teenage boys to satisfy their sexual urges. A different chapter tells the history of the wives of the Shoguns and focuses on the female role in the Sengoku era. As young women were forced into arranged marriages, usually as peace offerings or spies, their husbands usually die in battle at a very early age, as it was the era of war. Date Bashira discusses the idea of remarriage for these women and if they were really in love or were playing the role of a wife. Date Bashira takes a different perspective at one of Japan’s most talked about era and even though it is informative, you never get the feeling of a lecture. The beautiful artwork, splash of comedy and the untold, yet interesting historical information really keeps the reader glued onto the pages.
The borderline between life and death that we are usually unaware of. When a person who is supposed to be living an ordinary life is drawn into malice and hatred by a single trigger, they quickly cross the boundary between life and death... Omnibus psycho-suspense horror drawn by the beautiful artist Kairi Shimotsuki!
The story centers on a group of youkai and the members of a basketball team known as the "Hiroe Industry of 5 Fouls" who always lose. (Source: Anime News Network)
A side story of Thunderbolt Fantasy from Dan Fei's perspective.
