What is this genre all about? 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.
We present you the list of Sengoku Period manga you should read right now.
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Top 9 Sengoku Period manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
9. Vagabond
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.
Vagabond has finished publishing and it has 327 Chapters. It is also Known as: バガボンド, Vagabond
8. Orient
Musashi is a teenager living under demon rule. As children, he and his best friend made a promise: to become the greatest warriors in the world and overthrow the demons. But life intervenes, and five years later, he finds himself about to become a miner.
Orient has finished publishing and it has 156 Chapters. It is also Known as: オリエント, Orient
7. Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan: Noukou Giga
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.
A Tale of a Small Town hardship in Sengoku Era - An Agriculture Comic is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 戦国小町苦労譚 農耕戯画, Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan: Noukou Giga
6. Dororo to Hyakkimaru-den
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.
The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: どろろと百鬼丸伝, Bio of Dororo x Hyakkimaru, Сказание о Дороро и Хяккимару, 多羅羅與百鬼丸傳, 多罗罗与百鬼丸传
5. Nejikemono
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.
Nejikemono has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: ねじけもの, Neji Kemono, Nejike Mono
4. Sekiro Gaiden: Shinazu Hanbei
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…
Sekiro Side Story: Hanbei the Undying has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: SEKIRO 外伝 死なず半兵衛, Sekiro Gaiden: Shinazu Hanbei
3. Nobunaga wo Koroshita Otoko: Honnouji no Hen 431-nenme no Shinjitsu
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.
The Man Who Killed Nobunaga: The Truth of Honnouji Incident Found After 431 Years has finished publishing and it has 47 Chapters. It is also Known as: 信長を殺した男～本能寺の変 431年目の真実～, The man who killed Nobunaga, 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~, 信長を殺した男
2. Sanzokuou
Follow the journey of the boy of the star clan, Itsuki Nagato, as he seeks revenge for the death of his father.
Sanzokuou is currently publishing and has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: 山賊王, King of Bandits, King of Thieves, Sanzoku ou
1. Sengoku Basara 2
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?
Sengoku Basara 2 has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: 戦国BASARA2, Sengoku Basara 2
