24 Manga Like Ooi! Ryouma

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

MangaDrama

Shared themes: Historical.

In a certain imperial court, it has been a few months since a 17-year-old girl known as Maomao was kidnapped and forced to work as a low-level servant at the emperor's palace. Still, she manages to retain her curious and pragmatic spirit, planning to work unti

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Koukyuu Nazotoki Techou

MangaDrama

Shared themes: Historical.

In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace woul

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Touge Oni

MangaAdventure

Shared themes: Historical.

In the ancient kingdom of Yamato, between the eras of gods and men, there was a time when the two coexisted. Miyo is chosen to serve as a human sacrifice to her village's god, Kippuuson-no-Mikoto, but she's not ready to die! Can Ozuno, a monk with the ability

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Kimi wa Nazotoki no Ma Chérie

Manga45 chMystery

Shared themes: Historical.

During the 1930s, a period of rampant shifts is reshaping Japan's societal structure. Mitsuko Hoshino is a prime example of such change, being the first female detective to ever exist in the country. Despite receiving back-handed compliments on a daily basis r

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Issak

Manga100 chAction

Shared themes: Historical.

During the 17th century, Europe is being devastated by the Thirty Years' War. Although the Netherlands send reinforcements to The Holy Roman Empire, almost all of them end up deserting, with the exception of a single Japanese man. Travelling all the way from E

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Katabami to Ougon

Manga72 chDrama

Shared themes: Historical.

Ireland, 1849. The country is currently amid the Great Famine. Caused by a potato blight, hundreds of thousands have died due to starvation and other deadly disorders. Due to these circumstances, paying rent has become difficult for farmers, resulting in the e

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#DRCL Midnight Children

MangaHorror

Shared themes: Historical.

As Mina struggles to find her place as Whitby School's first and only female student, a devilish horror is unleashed upon the academy and its unsuspecting students: Count Dracula. However, when this unspeakable evil lays claim to her beloved Lucy Westenra, Min

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Peleliu: Rakuen no Guernica

Manga87 chDrama

Shared themes: Historical.

The Battle of Peleliu was fought on the lovely Pacific island of that name by Japanese and American forces toward the end of the Pacific War. A work of fiction based on historical fact, this manga views the battle through the eyes of Tamaru, a 22-year-old sold

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Sousei no Taiga

Manga

Shared themes: Historical.

A story of a young man who lacks a sense of reality after being dumped by his lover. He was visiting a seminar on cultural anthropology with his fellow classmates when he discovers an ancient wall painting, but afterward, a cave-in occurs cutting them off from

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Dororo to Hyakkimaru Den

Manga82 chAction

Shared themes: Historical.

Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a Samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 demons in exchange for complete domination of the country. When the baby boy is born, Daigo has him thrown into a river, ex

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Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai

Manga57 chSupernatural

Shared themes: Historical.

Mameda is a tanuki who was born in the wrong era - all she wants is to trick humans, but that age of tanuki shenanigans is over. But one woman, a rakugo master named Bunko, shows Mameda it's still possible to cast magic on humans...only with words, not illusio

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Taiyou to Tsuki no Hagane

Manga

Shared themes: Historical.

In early 19th-century Japan, a down-and-out samurai named Kounosuke Ryuudo struggles through his hardscrabble life. His dear departed mother's last hope was for him to live his life as a splendid warrior, but a cruel curse repels and distorts any metal that ge

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Ichigeki

Manga49 chDrama

Shared themes: Historical.

A martial arts historical series about a peasant turned samurai and caught in the turmoil of the final year of the Edo Period (1868). (Source: Batoto) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Inu no Seikatsu (A Dog's Life)

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Shuumatsu no Walküre: Lu Bu Housen Hishouden

Manga29 chAction

Shared themes: Historical.

The ultimate Shuumatsu no Walküre spin-off!! Lu Bu was the first to fight for the mortals in the final battle between god and man, Ragnarok. The legends of his martial prowess are portrayed in this Three Kingdoms Wuxia story! (Source: Coamix, edited)

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Olympia Kyklos

Manga34 chComedy

Shared themes: Historical.

Demetrios, a timid and kind vase painter in Ancient Greece who dislikes sports and competitions, is one day forced to come up with a game to compete with the mayor of the neighboring town, in order to save his village. While hiding inside a large vase outside

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Yuuki Aru Mono yori Chire

MangaAction

Shared themes: Historical.

The Edo period has ended, and former samurai Haruyasu is adrift in a strange new world. Not even the promise of rebellion can cure him of his desire for death. But after an assassination gone wrong, Haruyasu finds himself at the mercy of his intended victim's

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NeuN

Manga49 chDrama

Shared themes: Historical.

The story takes place in 1940 Germany under the Nazi regime, when SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler commanded a top secret mission in Wewelsburg, under the Führer. (Source: ANN)

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Appare-Ranman!

Manga20 chAdventure

Shared themes: Historical.

Appare Sorano's dreams are big—bigger than his village, bigger than the sea, bigger than the Earth itself. So when fate sweeps him away to Los Angeles without a penny to his name, Appare sees not catastrophe but an opportunity. Likewise, when he hears talk of

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Mushishi Bangai Tanpen: Chi Kakeru Kage

Manga1 chMystery

Shared themes: Historical.

Seven years since the rare solar eclipse occurred, Adashino continues to assist those in medical need. After visiting a patient at a beachside home, the tactful doctor notices a shadow resembling a bird. This spontaneous sighting leads Adashino to reminisce ab

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Marie Antoinette

Manga4 chDrama

Shared themes: Historical.

The series focuses on the lives of the titular queen Marie Antoinette and her husband King Louis XVI.

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Enshoku no Mandara

Manga6 chAdventure

Shared themes: Historical.

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Nejikemono

Manga14 chAction

Shared themes: Historical.

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

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Killer Ape

Manga47 chAction

Shared themes: Historical.

In the distant future, advances in AI technology led to wars being fought without human soldiers. However, at the end of the 22nd century, a mysterious aircraft called "Gayla" shut down all AI, and humanity now must relearn how to wage war. Teppei Sakamoto joi

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Mugen no Juunin: Bakumatsu no Shou

Manga60 chAction

Shared themes: Historical.

Sequel to Blade of the Immortal. It is set in the Bakumatsu period in the 19th century, and follows the main character 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