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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3.6Codename: Sailor V
Manga · 1991 · 15 ch
Codename: Sailor VCodename wa Sailor VManga · 1991 · 15 ch3.6Like Sailor Moon, Minako Aino is a normal 13-year-old schoolgirl until a fateful day when a white cat introduces himself to her and tells her she has the power to transform into the hero, Sailor V. Using a magic pen to transform, Sailor V…
3.6Blades of the Guardians
Manga · 2016
Blades of the GuardiansBiaorenManga · 20163.6Set in ancient China during the fall of a ruthless empire, bounty hunter Dao Ma breaks his code to protect a child and becomes the hunted. What begins as a routine escort mission turns into an epic fight for survival against assassins…
3.6Monsters
One-shot · 1994 · 1 ch
MonstersOne-shot · 1994 · 1 ch3.6This story follows the legendary samurai Ryuma. This one shot is also part of the collection Wanted! (Source: One Piece Wiki)
3.5Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
Manga · 2018
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.Manga · 20183.5Kaede Honjou has never been much of a gamer. So when her best friend, Risa, ropes her into trying out the hit new VRMMO NewWorld Online, her biggest concern is…whether it will hurt! Her solution? To dump all her stat points into defense!…
3.5Kakugo no Susume
Manga · 1994 · 100 ch
Kakugo no SusumeManga · 1994 · 100 ch3.5Kakugo and Harara are two siblings who have been trained to fight demons, monsters, and other creatures that are now roaming about in the post-apocalyptic 21st century. Along with their superior fighting techniques and specialized skills…
3.5Fate/hollow ataraxia
Manga · 2013
Fate/hollow ataraxiaManga · 20133.5The plot of Fate/hollow ataraxia is based half a year after the events of Fate/stay night. Like its preceding counterpart, the story is set in Fuyuki City. Bazett Fraga McRemitz, a member of the Mages' Association and a master in the 5th…
3.5Dororo
Manga · 1967 · 19 ch
DororoManga · 1967 · 19 ch3.5A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics - lethal…
Mature
3.5My Wife Is Actually the Empress?
Manga · 2021 · 202 ch
My Wife Is Actually the Empress?Wo Jia Niangzi Jingran Shi Nüdi?Manga · 2021 · 202 ch3.5With my wife's breathtaking beauty, not even the newly enthroned empress can match her! With my wife's marvelous culinary skills, not even the empress's royal chefs can match her! My wife loves me and cares about me very very much, and I…
Mature
3.5Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho
Manga · 2021
Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin GentoshoKijin GentoushouManga · 20213.5In the Edo era, young Jinta and his sister must flee their home, finding refuge in a mountain village. Years later, Jinta has grown into a skilled swordsman, sworn to protect the priestess of the village shrine. Charged with slaying a…
3.5In Another World With My Smartphone
Light Novel · 2015
In Another World With My SmartphoneIsekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.Light Novel · 20153.5After a freak accident involving some lightning winds up zapping him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. “I am afraid to say that I have made a bit of a blunder...” laments the old coot. But…
3.5Ichigeki
Manga · 2016 · 49 ch
IchigekiManga · 2016 · 49 ch3.5A martial arts historical series about a peasant turned samurai and caught in the turmoil of the final year of the Edo Period (1868). Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.
3.4Steel of the Celestial Shadows
Manga · 2020
Steel of the Celestial ShadowsTaiyou to Tsuki no HaganeManga · 20203.4It is said that a samurai’s spirit rests in their sword—and Konosuke can’t even pick one up thanks to a cruel curse that repels anything made of metal that gets near him. Destitute and hopeless, he decides to end it all. But when a…
3.4Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi
Manga · 2006 · 58 ch
Samurai Harem: Asu no YoichiAsu no Yoichi!Manga · 2006 · 58 ch3.4A boy trained by his father in the way of the "Ukiha Kamikaze" swordplay, Yoichi, has lived in the mountains, far from civilzation for all seventeen years of his life. His father finds nothing more to teach him, and sends him to the city…
3.3The Elusive Samurai
Manga · 2021 · 239 ch
The Elusive SamuraiNige Jouzu no WakagimiManga · 2021 · 239 ch3.3Set in feudal Japan in between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, our hero Houjou Tokiyuki is a boy on the run that history all but forgot! When the Kamakura shogunate is overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki's family and standing are…
Mature
3.3Orient
Manga · 2018 · 156 ch
OrientORIENTManga · 2018 · 156 ch3.3The new shonen action manga from the creator of Magi is here! 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…
3.3Violence Jack
Manga · 1973 · 54 ch
Violence JackManga · 1973 · 54 ch3.3September 11, 197x, In the whole Kantou region a magnitude 8-9 violent earthquake occurred. Scholars called it the great destruction of the Showa Era, but the people called it the earthquake from hell! Volcanoes erupted, buildings…
3.3For Our Farewell Is Near
One-shot · 2004 · 1 ch
For Our Farewell Is NearSayonara ga Chikai no deOne-shot · 2004 · 1 ch3.3"This whole thing about killing, living and dying, do you think you really need to have a reason?" This story is located in the historical period known as "The Boshin War" (戊辰戦争, Boshin Sensō, "War of the Year of the Dragon"), or…
Mature
3.3Afro Samurai
Manga · 2008 · 10 ch
Afro SamuraiManga · 2008 · 10 ch3.3In the bleak world of the swordsman, it is said that he who becomes the No. 1 samurai shall rule the world. And only No.2 is allowed to challenge No.1. Afro Samurai has assumed the mantle of No. 2, seeking vengeance against No.1, a gunman…
3.1Renjoh Desperado
Manga · 2015 · 36 ch
Renjoh DesperadoRenjou DesperadoManga · 2015 · 36 ch3.1Monko is a lonely traveler roaming the rough and wild roads west of Tokyo, and has set on a journey to find her perfect man. But in a land populated by bloodthirsty bandits and handsome landlords, who are sometimes one and the same person…
3.1Hinowa ga CRUSH!
Manga · 2017 · 53 ch
Hinowa ga CRUSH!Hinowa ga Yuku!Manga · 2017 · 53 ch3.1On the island of Wakoku, the civil war offers anyone the chance of becoming a hero -- from fishing women to bastard children, any can make a name for themselves by working through the rigorous ranks of the army. Hinowa, a young woman with…
3.1World Apartment Horror
Manga · 1991 · 4 ch
World Apartment HorrorManga · 1991 · 4 ch3.11. World Apartment Horror (ワールド アパートメント ホラー) Manga adaptation of Otomo's self-directed live-action film of the same name. A bumbling Yakuza member is sent to rid an old and rotten apartment block of its foreign occupants, but finds it a…
2.9Kunoichi no Ichi!
Manga · 2016 · 47 ch
Kunoichi no Ichi!Manga · 2016 · 47 ch2.9On a school trip to shinobi-themed Ninjatown, a young man named Ichi Kuno accidentally springs a mystical ninja trap which sends him back to the Age of the Ninja. Having no other path, he must pose as a girl and infiltrate an Kurenai…
Mature
2.8Doron Dororon
Manga · 2021 · 39 ch
Doron DororonManga · 2021 · 39 ch2.8Humans are under threat from mysterious monsters called mononoke. Dora Sasaki is unbeatable in a fight, and in order to keep a promise to his deceased mother, he aspires to be an anti-mononoke samurai. However, everything changes when he…
2.6Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru
Manga · 2019 · 43 ch
Samurai 8: The Tale of HachimaruSamurai 8: HachimarudenManga · 2019 · 43 ch2.6He can't run! He can't eat hard food. You can't get any weaker than the boy named Hachimaru. But his dream is to become a samurai. For a boy who can't even survive without the help of his father, that dream seemed impossible. But when a…