Rurouni Kenshin Uramaku: Honoo wo Suberu - Recommendations

• Vol: 4; Ch: 24
• 1999 - 2004

Long, long ago, a woman who had coupled with a strange beast gave birth to a Saishi, a half-human half-beast creature, whose body was filled with venom. These brutal creatures were used in battle during times of unrest, but during times of peace, they were shunned and hated. Indeed, they were cursed. A Ronin samurai called Gen Tsukinosuke is one of the few surviving Saishis and the owner of a magnificent sword, the "Fangs of God." He travels in search of his estranged sister and sleeps with women who yearn for death, killing them with his deadly poison. The story takes place in the war-torn days at the end of the Edo period. With a destiny to be a Kaishi, Tsukinosuke is also being swallowed up by the harsh flow of history.

• Vol: 25; Ch: 266
• 2005 - 2011

During the political upheavals and social strife at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan (1855), two parent-less brothers Yukimura Shoutarou and Yukimura Gentarou struggle to survive in these turbulent times. With their only possession being their deceased father's sword and clinging onto the wisdom of their mother's final words, the brothers seek to embark on the Path of the Warrior: Sidooh.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 14
• 2013

Wandering traveller Kurotsuki Yukiji goes from town to town enjoying the women, food, and culture each has to offer. He is the master of the Kurotsuki style martial art where instead of using brute force, it uses the aiki form where you use the opponent's strength and manipulate their force against them. It focuses on settling the conflict without hurting both sides and harnessing the "bladeless soul." Yukiji is travelling to perfect this style and trouble usually finds him despite his peace-loving nature.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 5
• 1977

In Kyoto, in the late 1800s, the son of a local book-binder, Kyujuro Fukakusa sees his father murdered before his eyes and vows revenge. In his quest for justice, he answers the recruitment call of the Shinsengumi (or "The new squad") a newly-formed special brigade of samurai loyal to the shogun. There he meets fellow recruit and proficient swordsmen, the enigmatic Daisuke Kamakiri. Despite the gap in their fighting skill levels, the two forma close bond, but can it survive the age of upheaval that is descending on "The Wolves of Mibu?"

• Vol: 2
• 2001 - 2003

Tokugawa Era came to the end when the Meiji Restoration began. The manga describes the admirable personality of Ryouma Sakamoto, Oryou, and Shintaro, and other men, men who were called "dogs."

• Vol: 7; Ch: 47
• 2016 - 2020

A martial arts historical series about a peasant turned samurai and caught in the turmoil of the final year of the Edo Period (1868).

• Vol: 6+; Ch: 44+
• 2019 - ?

Set in the Bakumatsu period in the 19th century, and follows Manji, who starts the story in a life of seclusion in the Tosa domain, but heads to the capital for a certain reason. The story will have him confronting the strongest warriors of the time. 

• Vol: 1; Ch: 5
• 2010

• Vol: 6; Ch: 29
• 1999 - 2001

After young Tetsu sees his parents murdered in front of him by a Choushuu assassin, he is torn between joining the Shinsengumi, a vicious troop of special police, and leaving his rage behind him to become a peacemaker.

• Vol: 5
• 2009

At the end of the age of shogunates, a great man is given a second chance to restore a crumbling, feudal Japan. Toward the end of the Edo Period, samurai and visionary Sakamoto Ryouma led a revolutionary movement to overthrow the Takagawa Shogunate. Inspired by the Western principle of "all men created equal", he envisioned a modern Japanese government, free of oppressive feudalism. In 1867, he and his close friend Nakaoka Shintaro were assasinated before his dreams could be realized. Tenshou no Ryouma explores the historical alternative-universe where Ryouma is saved through Shintaro's sacrifice. Given this second chance, will Ryouma finally be able to establish a new, modern Japan?