Best Historical Fiction Manga Books
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1. Vinland Saga 1
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
470 pages
Hit anime series streaming now from the makers of Attack on Titan! FOR HONOR AND VENGEANCE As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west.
But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band’s leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery…
The land Leif called Vinland.
2. Vinland Saga 5
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
448 pages
A Life Without Purpose After the assassination of King Sweyn and the execution of Askeladd, Thorfinn lost the object of his vengeance, his sense of purpose, and his freedom. Now a broken young man, he labors far from the battlefield, clearing a forest for his slave master’s farm alongside the amiable Einar.
But a sudden and brutal tragedy will shock Thorfinn out of his apathy, and force him to answer the question, Do I still want to live?
3. Vinland Saga 2
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
432 pages
Soon to be a major anime series from the makers of Attack on Titan! ENGLAND AT WAR The foolish King Ethelred has fled, and Askeladd’s band is one of hundreds plundering the English countryside. Yet victory brings no peace to the elderly Danish King Sweyn, who worries that his untested, sensitive son Canute will never be ready to take the throne.
The king’s attempt to force his son to become a man places the young prince within the grasp of the gleeful killer Thorkell! Whoever holds Canute holds the key to the thrones of England and Denmark and Askeladd has his own reasons for joining the fray!”With its rich visual details, emotional pull and strong characters, this historical epic is an instant winner.” – Anime News Network Winner of the Japan Media Arts Awards Grand Prize for Manga and the Kodansha Manga Award From the acclaimed author of Planetes
4. Vinland Saga 3
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
454 pages
Soon to be a major anime series from the makers of Attack on Titan! A BLOODY COMING OF AGEIn a gambit to become the power behind the Danish and English thrones, Askeladd has taken the prince, Canute, and plunged deep into a winter storm behind enemy lines.
Canute’s father, King Sweyn, gives him up for dead in his haste to suppress English resistance. But Askeladd’s small band can’t outrun the tenacious maniac Thorkell forever, and when the warriors finally clash, a storm of sweat and gore ensues that will turn a boy into a man and a hostage into a ruler of men!”Gripping doesn’t begin to describe Vinland Saga.5 stars.
ICv2″Deeply engrossing If you have any interest at all in Vikings, the Medieval period, or pirates, this is not a series you want to miss. Anime News Network”For those who love Berserk, you’ll love this too… Worth the long wait.” A Case Suitable for TreatmentFrom the acclaimed author of Planetes
5. Vinland Saga 4
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
432 pages
A KING IS BORNPushed to the brink of despair after his father attempted to have him killed, Prince Canute has experienced an awakening, transforming him from a timid, gentle boy into a clear-eyed man with the heart of a king.
But a king needs a crown, and Canute now knows that nothing will be given to him. If he wants to rule, he will have to prove his ruthlessness with a plot that will change the fate of the kingdom and spatter the throne with blood!
Meanwhile, Thorfinn watches events unfold that could steal away the vengeance he has waited so long to achieve
6. Vagabond, Vol. 5 (VIZBIG Edition)
Author: by Takehiko Inoue
VIZ Media LLC
English
624 pages
Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue’s epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more! Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy.
But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and to get there through violent means-by way of the sword-makes mere survival an even greater challenge. Glimmering WavesIn a remote seaside village, an abandoned infant is left to the care of a reclusive old man who has all but renounced the ways of the world.
This helpless child is destined to become Sasaki Kojir-the legendary archrival of Miyamoto Musashi. Inoue’s unique take on this enigmatic figure lays the foundation for his fictional account of the most famous rivalry in Japanese history.
7. Vinland Saga 6
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
400 pages
WITHIN THE KING’S GRASPAs Canute plots to become ruler of the entire Danish world, Thorfinn’s only ambition is to see a harvest profitable enough to buy his own life back. But the fates of prince and slave will come together once again, as Canute plans to seize Ketil Farm from its kindhearted master.
What sinister tricks does the have up his sleeve, and could they dash Thorfinn’s hopes for freedom? Meanwhile, Einar’s infatuation with Arnheid takes an unexpected turn when her former husband an escaped slave barges onto the farm, insisting she run away with himA fascinating, violent, and moving story [that’s] firmly among other timeless classics Seriously, I don’t know how many different ways I can say this manga is worth reading.Kotaku
8. Vinland Saga 8
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
416 pages
Troubled Waters Free at last, Thorfinn sets off on an expedition to Vinland, to establish a place free of war and slavery. In an effort to fund his project, Thorfinn visits Iceland where Halfdan, a wealthy man who shared a dark history with his late father, awaits.
Meanwhile, the marriage between Halfdan’s son Sigurd and Leif ‘s relative Gudrid are well under way, but Gudrid dreams of becoming a sailor, not a bride. A battle soon breaks out as Gudrid attempts to escape aboard Leif ‘s ship.
With Sigurd hot at their tail, Thorfinn and the crew press eastward to the city of Miklagard, picking up an orphaned baby and a dog along the way…
9. Vinland Saga 10
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
400 pages
One of the greatest European historical epic comics ever written continues. After months of hard labor as a farm slave, Thorfinn begins to realize what his father meant by the words, “A true warrior needs no sword.” Perhaps he can find a new purchase on life in the mysterious land he heard tell of in his childhood: the continent to the west known as Vinland.
10. Vinland Saga 9
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
400 pages
Fighting for a FutureThorfinn and his crew are on their way to Greece, the first leg of their expedition to Vinland. Having landed near Bergen, in Norway, Thorfinn is attacked by a bear, only to be saved by a fierce huntress named Hild.
While sharing a meal together, Hild recounts how her village and family were massacred many years agoa story Thorfinn knows quite intimately. Now, Thorfinn must face Hild and his own violent past in order to press forward. As his journey progresses, Thorfinn encounters more factions that do not share his vision, and a war in the name of Vinland may be looming on the horizon.
11. Vinland Saga 7
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
400 pages
DEATHS AND DECISIONSHis army starving for resources, King Canute schemes to confiscate Ketil’s farm. Ketil and his sons become fugitives, barely escaping the capital aboard Leif Ericson’s ship, but Canute follows in pursuit with his best men. Upon Ketil’s return, he finds his beloved slave Arnheid has helped her former husband, a runaway who has killed many of Ketil’s bodyguards, escape.
Beset by betrayal on all sides, there may be no way out for Ketil, but Thorfinn finally has his freedom. Yet, the son of Thors feels bound to Denmark by his unfinished business with Canute
12. Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 1
Author: by Hiroaki Samura
Dark Horse Manga
English
576 pages
Blade of the Immortal returns in deluxe hardcover editions, collecting Hiroaki Samura’s epic series for the first time in its original 7×10 serialized format. A cursed, seemingly immortal warrior aids a young girl in her quest for revenge, as the students of a brutal new sword school tear a bloody path across Japan.
Hiroaki Samura’s massive manga series spawned two anime adaptations, a spinoff novel, an art book, and a live-action film! Samura’s storytelling tour-de-force also won Japan’s Media Arts Award, several British Eagle Awards, and an Eisner Award, among other international accolades.
Intense and audacious, Blade takes period samurai action and deftly combines it with a modernist street idiom to create a style and mood like no other work of graphic fiction. Collects Blade of the Immortal volumes 1 to 3 in the original 7×10 serialized format, in a faux-leather hardcover treatment, and with a bookmark ribbon.
13. Vinland Saga 11
Author: by Makoto Yukimura
Kodansha Comics
English
384 pages
One of the greatest European historical epic comics ever written continues. The Mighty Laid LowThanks to his claim by lineage, the attackers surrounding Jomsborg want Thorfinn to be their leader, but it is a mantle he intensely rejects. When the battle for leadership over the powerful Jomsvikings reaches a stalemate, Thorfinn must make a critical decision.
With Gudrid held captive within the fortressed city, walking away will not be an option. He must infiltrate Jomsborg to break her out, and the ensuing battle will leave the greatest mercenary force in the North Sea changed forever…
14. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 4 (4)
Author: by Ryosuke Takeuchi
English
200 pages
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The untold story of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock’s rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of controlwill Moriarty’s dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a heroor a monster?
Mycroft Holmes gives MI6 a top secret mission to put an end to the Third Anglo-Afghan War. William believes Colonel Moran, who once fought in the war, is the right man for the job and asks Albert to recruit the colonel.
But will old memories from Moran’s past hinder his efforts to assist the mission? Meanwhile, more dark figures lurk in London’s nobility, spreading further chaos in the country
15. Vagabond (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 12 (12)
Author: by Takehiko Inoue
VIZ Media LLC
English
632 pages
Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue’s epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more! Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy.
But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and to get there through violent means-by way of the sword-makes mere survival an even greater challenge. Invincible Under the SunAt seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi-still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takez-was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword.
In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takez finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takez’s vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal.
At this crucial crossroads in Takez’s life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way.
