Best samurai manga
60 manga about samurai, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.5Vagabond
Manga · 1998
VagabondManga · 19984.5At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a…
4.0Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
Manga · 2018 · 127 ch
Hell’s Paradise: JigokurakuJigokurakuManga · 2018 · 127 ch4.0Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his…
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3.9Record of Ragnarok
Manga · 2017
Record of RagnarokShuumatsu no ValkyrieManga · 20173.9The story begins when the gods call a conference to decide the whether to let humanity live or die, and settle on destroying humanity. But a lone valkyrie puts forward a suggestion to let the gods and humanity fight one last battle, as a…
4.2Blade of the Immortal
Manga · 1993 · 219 ch
Blade of the ImmortalMugen no JuuninManga · 1993 · 219 ch4.2Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal will keep you on edge! Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest…
4.3Gin Tama
Manga · 2003 · 709 ch
Gin TamaGintamaManga · 2003 · 709 ch4.3The samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Sakata "Gin" Gintoki do to make ends meet? Take any…
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4.1Rurouni Kenshin
Manga · 1994 · 259 ch
Rurouni KenshinRurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku RomantanManga · 1994 · 259 ch4.1One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent…
3.9Bibliomania
Manga · 2016 · 12 ch
BibliomaniaManga · 2016 · 12 ch3.9Alice had woken up in Room 431 of a mysterious manor. "You must not leave this room," warned the Serpent, but she paid it no heed and her body began to rot... Will she be able to escape the cursed manor? Note: Nominated for the 2019 Japan…
4.2Spirit Circle
Manga · 2012 · 46 ch
Spirit CircleManga · 2012 · 46 ch4.2Fuuta Okeya’s dad said second-year middle school students are unstoppable, and he’s inclined to agree. Fuuta’s determined to make the most out of his ordinary student life, but everything changes when the mysterious Kouko Ishigami…
4.3Lone Wolf and Cub
Manga · 1970 · 142 ch
Lone Wolf and CubKozure OokamiManga · 1970 · 142 ch4.3An epic samurai adventure of staggering proportions—over 7000 pages—Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the…
3.6Love Hina
Manga · 1998 · 123 ch
Love HinaManga · 1998 · 123 ch3.6When Keitaro Urashima fails his entrance exams to get into Tokyo University for the second time, he's officially an unemployed and uneducated slacker. To make things worse, his parents have kicked him out of his house. Fortunately, his…
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3.8Drifters
Manga · 2009
DriftersManga · 20093.8First he pitted the Catholic church against vampires, Nazis and Great Britain, bathing London in a flood of blood. But Hellsing creator, Kohta Hirano still had something crazy up his sleeve when he created his new series, Drifters. Imagine…
3.9Shigurui
Manga · 2003 · 84 ch
ShiguruiManga · 2003 · 84 ch3.9The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves…Highest rated
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4.5Vagabond
Manga · 1998
VagabondManga · 19984.5At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a…
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4.4Vagabond: Saigo no Manga-ten
Manga · 2008 · 2 ch
Vagabond: Saigo no Manga-tenManga · 2008 · 2 ch4.4Telling the later life of Vagabond's Musashi Miyamoto, it was depicted through 140 hand-drawn drawings with ink and brush. It was released at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo in May 2008, and since then it has been displayed at three other… 4.3Gin Tama
Manga · 2003 · 709 ch
Gin TamaGintamaManga · 2003 · 709 ch4.3The samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Sakata "Gin" Gintoki do to make ends meet? Take any… 4.3Lone Wolf and Cub
Manga · 1970 · 142 ch
Lone Wolf and CubKozure OokamiManga · 1970 · 142 ch4.3An epic samurai adventure of staggering proportions—over 7000 pages—Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the… 4.2Blade of the Immortal
Manga · 1993 · 219 ch
Blade of the ImmortalMugen no JuuninManga · 1993 · 219 ch4.2Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal will keep you on edge! Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest… 4.2Spirit Circle
Manga · 2012 · 46 ch
Spirit CircleManga · 2012 · 46 ch4.2Fuuta Okeya’s dad said second-year middle school students are unstoppable, and he’s inclined to agree. Fuuta’s determined to make the most out of his ordinary student life, but everything changes when the mysterious Kouko Ishigami…
4.2Takemitsu Zamurai
Manga · 2006 · 84 ch
Takemitsu ZamuraiManga · 2006 · 84 ch4.2Early one New Year's morning, the rounin Senou Souichirou appears in Edo's Katagi tenements. Initially, the inhabitants regard him with fear and suspicion: Kankichi, the carpenter's son, thinks he may not be human; the neighbourhood cats…Mature
4.1Rurouni Kenshin
Manga · 1994 · 259 ch
Rurouni KenshinRurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku RomantanManga · 1994 · 259 ch4.1One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent…
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4.1The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!
Manga · 2003 · 90 ch
The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!Saikyou Densetsu KurosawaManga · 2003 · 90 ch4.1Kurosawa is sick and tired of his boring, ordinary life growing old as the less popular site foreman in Anahira Construction. The turning point comes when his 44th birthday comes along, and no one remembers or celebrates with him… 4.0Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
Manga · 2018 · 127 ch
Hell’s Paradise: JigokurakuJigokurakuManga · 2018 · 127 ch4.0Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his…
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4.0Teito Seihai Kitan: Fate/type Redline
Manga · 2019
Teito Seihai Kitan: Fate/type RedlineManga · 20194.0Remake of the Imperial Grail War from the Koha-Ace manga. The protagonist is Akagi Kanata, who gets transported 75 years to the past to participate in a Holy Grail War in the midst of World War 2.
4.0Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
Manga · 2004 · 79 ch
Ōoku: The Inner ChambersOookuManga · 2004 · 79 ch4.0In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles…
4.0Sengoku Youko
Manga · 2007 · 100 ch
Sengoku YoukoManga · 2007 · 100 ch4.0The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her stepbrother Jinka, however, hates…
4.0House of Five Leaves
Manga · 2005 · 59 ch
House of Five LeavesSaraiya GoyouManga · 2005 · 59 ch4.0Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has more than once caused him to be let go by the lords who employ him. Hungry and desperate, he agrees to become a bodyguard for… 3.9Bibliomania
Manga · 2016 · 12 ch
BibliomaniaManga · 2016 · 12 ch3.9Alice had woken up in Room 431 of a mysterious manor. "You must not leave this room," warned the Serpent, but she paid it no heed and her body began to rot... Will she be able to escape the cursed manor? Note: Nominated for the 2019 Japan… 3.9Shigurui
Manga · 2003 · 84 ch
ShiguruiManga · 2003 · 84 ch3.9The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves…
3.9My Wife Is from a thousand Years ago
Manga · 2022 · 456 ch
My Wife Is from a thousand Years agoWo Jia Laopo Lai Zi Yiqian Nian QianManga · 2022 · 456 ch3.9Jiang He, a girl from the Tang Dynasty, jumped a thousand years into the future and appeared in front of Xu Qing. The love that spanned a thousand years brought them together as if by fate. Everything she knew had become ancient history…
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3.9Red
Manga · 1998 · 151 ch
RedManga · 1998 · 151 ch3.9Set in nineteenth-century America, Red is the last living survivor of a Native American tribe that was slaughtered by white men. On a long journey in search of revenge, he travels with Iero Ito, a samurai who ran away to America after…Mature
3.9Record of Ragnarok
Manga · 2017
Record of RagnarokShuumatsu no ValkyrieManga · 20173.9The story begins when the gods call a conference to decide the whether to let humanity live or die, and settle on destroying humanity. But a lone valkyrie puts forward a suggestion to let the gods and humanity fight one last battle, as a…
3.9Sengoku Komachi Kurotan
Manga · 2017
Sengoku Komachi KurotanSengoku Komachi Kuroutan: Noukou GigaManga · 20173.9Teenage history buff Shizuko Ayanokoji is a student at a specialized agricultural high school. One day, just as she's walking home from school, she suddenly finds herself transported back in time to the Sengoku Period…and who then appears…
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3.8Baki Dou
Manga · 2014 · 198 ch
Baki DouManga · 2014 · 198 ch3.8Baki is bored. After the conclusion of the epic battle between father and son, he continues to fight in the underground arena and train nonstop, but he always has to suppress his yawn caused by the overbearing boredom. No amount of…
3.8SIDOOH
Manga · 2005 · 266 ch
SIDOOHManga · 2005 · 266 ch3.8During 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 struggles to survive in these turbulent times. With their only…
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3.8Isekai Samurai
Manga · 2023
Isekai SamuraiManga · 20233.8As the final years of the Sengoku period dwindle away, Ginko, the strongest swordsman of the era, has yet to find a worthy opponent to slake her thirst for a fight to the death. Just when she's finally lost hope that anyone stronger than…Mature
3.8Drifters
Manga · 2009
DriftersManga · 20093.8First he pitted the Catholic church against vampires, Nazis and Great Britain, bathing London in a flood of blood. But Hellsing creator, Kohta Hirano still had something crazy up his sleeve when he created his new series, Drifters. Imagine…
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3.8Nabari no Ou
Manga · 2004 · 72 ch
Nabari no OuManga · 2004 · 72 ch3.8Apathetic schoolboy Miharu Rokujou is content to meander through life in the sleepy village of Banten. But his quiet existence is shattered when the Grey Wolves of Iga, a powerful ninja clan, attempt to kidnap him in broad daylight. Only…
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3.8JIN
Manga · 2000 · 137 ch
JINJinManga · 2000 · 137 ch3.8As a result of a strange encounter with a mysterious carcinogenic fetus he found inside a patient’s skull, brain surgeon Minakata Jin has slipped back through time. Equipped with modern medical knowledge, he faces various fatal…
3.8Azumi
Manga · 1994 · 350 ch
AzumiManga · 1994 · 350 ch3.8Azumi focuses upon the life of the female assassin Azumi. The manga begins an indeterminate number of years after the Battle of Sekigahara, but as the Azumi begins her assassination missions, the manga introduces the characters into…
3.7Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyou
Manga · 2011 · 316 ch
Joujuu Senjin!! MushibugyouManga · 2011 · 316 ch3.7In Feudal Japan, the people of Edo are under siege by giant insects that ravage the land. The people desperately beg the government to do something about it. Thus the Insect Magistrate Office is established, gathering strong warriors to…
3.7Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
Light Novel · 2016
Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.Light Novel · 20163.7The story centers on Kaede Honjou, who is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named… 3.6Love Hina
Manga · 1998 · 123 ch
Love HinaManga · 1998 · 123 ch3.6When Keitaro Urashima fails his entrance exams to get into Tokyo University for the second time, he's officially an unemployed and uneducated slacker. To make things worse, his parents have kicked him out of his house. Fortunately, his…
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3.6Issak
Manga · 2017 · 100 ch
IssakManga · 2017 · 100 ch3.6Anno Domini 1620. Europe is riven with the conflagrations that will grow into the Thirty Years War. Catholic and Protestant forces clash across battlefields ruled by sword and gunpowder alike, and mercenaries of every stripe ply their…
3.6Samurai Executioner
Manga · 1972 · 54 ch
Samurai ExecutionerKubikiri AsaManga · 1972 · 54 ch3.6In a prison world, there are few good stories, and this is the world of Kubikiri Asa, the beheader and master samurai under the Shogun. It's a world full of vengeance, greed, and violence. A world of depravity and sin. One man can set…
3.6Reiri
Manga · 2015 · 35 ch
ReiriManga · 2015 · 35 ch3.6In the Sengoku Period (1579), there is a young woman who has lost everything, and dedicated herself to seeking strength and a death on the battlefield. Reiri once lived happily with her family, until the day soldiers came by after a…
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3.6My New Wife’s Fake Smile
Manga · 2019 · 100 ch
My New Wife’s Fake SmileTotsuidekita Yome ga Aisouwarai Bakari shiteruManga · 2019 · 100 ch3.6They’ve been married one month already, but Soijiro’s new wife Chiyo has maintained a fake smile every day since. She says and gives away so little, in fact, the insecure samurai can’t help but worry whether she’s dissatisfied with the…
3.6Samurai Champloo
Manga · 2004 · 10 ch
Samurai ChamplooManga · 2004 · 10 ch3.6Mugen is a rough-around-the-edges mercenary with a killer technique and nothing left to lose. Jin is a disciplined samurai who's as deadly as he is reserved. Fuu is a young waitress with a good heart and a resourcefulness that emerges when…
3.6Samurai Deeper Kyo
Manga · 1999 · 307 ch
Samurai Deeper KyoSAMURAI DEEPER KYOManga · 1999 · 307 ch3.6At the dawn of the 17th century, at the end of the era of civil wars, in a world of chaos, the epic Battle of Sekigahara was joined. One man emerged from the largest battle ever fought on Japanese soil; a terrible warrior of unspeakable…