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Wandering traveler 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 traveling to perfect this style and trouble usually finds him although going by his outward appearance, he looks like a peace seeking man.

Manga version of the novella The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.

After a scandal got him kicked out of his position at court, Takaaki's been idling the days away at his manor, impulsive and bored. Then one day his friend Naruhito stops by and tells him an insane story about the most beautiful woman alive—and drags him off in his attempt to win her heart. Tagging along, Takaaki soon realizes that the "Princess" isn't exactly who she (he!?) seems to be. Who exactly is Princess Kaguya, and what is the dark secret behind her (his!?) past? (Source: Storm in Heaven)

The story is told as a collection of allegories based in a medieval fantasy setting, but aimed at mature audience. The main character is Helga, a girl who lives completely ostracized from her fellow-villagers, but she seems to enjoy it rather than suffer from it. The people in her life, whose stories we also get to explore, are her best friend Eda, the kind young mayor and a couple of local servants. And in the heart of the village and the story is the bell-tower which changes everything with its chime… (Source: Aerandria)

Cesare, the eldest child of the notorious Borgia household in fifteenth-century Italy, learns he has a sister he's never met—Lucrezia. He is also given a poison called "Cantarella," which has been handed down in the family for generations. The story unfolds after Cesare (here played by Kaito) meets Lucrezia (Hatsune Miku) for the first time... (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

1. Kitsune to Atori This is a tale of human and fox, of Atori, who hates lies, and of her sister, who lost one eye because of a fox. 2. The Doll's Girl Minori is a reserved girl who would rather be left alone to make clothing for her dolls. Kanae is a flashy, spur-of-the-moment type of girl who's always enthusiastic. When the two end up in the same hospital room, they become fast friends. But when a fight tears them apart, it'll take a lot to get them back together. Can a friendship truly be eternal? 3. Extra story for Yaeka no Karte (Source: MU)

This manga tells the story of Napoleon's empire, including the Thermidorian Reaction, the Italian Campaign, the Egyptian Campaign, the Battle of the Nile and the coup of 18 Brumaire, and the French invasion of Russia. (Source: Wikipedia)

The dawn of the 20th century, a difficult period for women to realize their dreams. At an art academy in London, Lili, a Japanese art student chasing her dreams, meets Kit, an artistic prodigy from a family of aristocrats. Their meeting, transcending social status and their home countries, will set their fates in motion...! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Twenty-nine years after Tokyo was established as the capital of Japan, a series of bizarre and mysterious crimes happening in the city of Kawara. Mysterious flame demon, dark red princess, fireflies seller, puppeteers also appearing near the place of accident. The perpetrator might be spirits or human's dark side. Hirakawa Shintaro, a journalist, is investigating those mysterious cases with Manzo's help. Their investigation to find the perpetrator brings them to an intrigue inside Takatsukasa family.

Inspired by Joseph Merrick (aka the Elephant Man) and Jack the Ripper.

When a man is found lying unconcious beside a river he is carried back to a house. There they call for the doctor (Azuma) to come and take a look at his wounds. Azuma himself has problems with touching other people. Why can't he allow some people to touch him at all? The man ends up being one from Azuma's past. He is now a wanted criminal. Can Azuma prevent him from going to prison? (from B-U)

After being bullied at his old school, Makoto wants to be the main character of his own story. When he finds a bill with his face on it on a school trip to Kyoto, he takes it as a sign, which leads him to fall into a river. Once he comes to, he realizes that he has been transported back to the period of time in Japan known as the Bakumatsu! (Source: MU)

His Majesty comes close; he's so handsome that the flushed queen pushes him reflexively and falls with him into a pool of water. Then they swap their bodies. The way to swap back is unknown. The most important thing is that the emperor is quite angry now!! Since they can't return to normal, the emperor has to deal with his mean imperial concubines that he doesn't even know, and the queen has to mediate between high-ranking ministries... (Source: Webnovel, edited)

Masahiro, who is a duke, has been studying abroad since he was young to learn about Western culture. Now he is teaching ballroom dancing/ettiquette and keeps getting strange looks from one of his students, Fukaya. He notices his interest even more when he's looking at Masahiro's portrait on a dance card/booklet and decides to seduce him. And the drama, intrigue, and treachery ensues. (Source: MU)

In the title piece, Chiruhi, Orin is a prostitute who works on a boat near the seashore. She falls in love with a young hairdresser, who is one of her customers, even though she knows it is an impossible love. This collection consists of seven historical short stories which tragicomically depict people trying to do their best in the city of Edo throughout the seasons. (Source: MU)

Tengujin is a story about two twin brothers who live in a world where Eastern and Western Japan and splitting apart and have formed two warring countries. In this "idiot adult's world", many social issues press on society and drove it to war. Gods of the world, mainly tengu, influence the start and end of the events that lead to war such as Japan splitting into two, so the younger twin, Mozuku, desires to end the idiotic war the adults started and meets with the God of the West (Sai) with his older brother, Shinonome. Zanouka, the second story in Tengujin, is about the former incarnations of Mozuku and Shinonome. Mozuku is a young bard who is the inheriting son of a feudal lord of a dead mountain with only poor people remaining on it. He keeps a rigid, realistic perspective on life and refuses to believe in things like tengu. While cleaning the tengu's small shrine, his beautiful voice attracts the attention of the tengu of the mountain, Tondonbou (Shinonome's former incarnation), who hides half of his face behind a mask. After meeting the tengu, Mozuku sets to seeking him out again, wanting to see what was hidden behind that mask. (Source: Aku Tenshi) Note: Series is on hiatus.

Charlotte, a bookworm who dreams of becoming a writer, starts her new job as a maid for Lord Matthew and his sister Lady Anna, the last remaining members of the Parvens family. Her ability to write catches the attention of them both. Now, for Matthew, she is tasked to write letters pretending to be him, while for Anna, she must secretly report on Matthew's day-to-day affairs. Putting pen to paper has never been so difficult! What will become of Charlotte when the Parvens family's twisted deceptions come to light? (Source: Tappytoon)

The daily life of the famous writer Natsume Sôseki shows the beginning of the Meiji era, when Japan was opening toward the West. (Source: MangaUpdates)

At the center of a continent made up of eight kingdoms lies the Kingdom of Marronnier. Leading the nation is the female general Baribara, who has seven sons, each with a personality all his own. Sleepy, benevolent, sensitive to heat, sensitive to cold, gifted with animals, proud of his swordsmanship, and always hungry—the brothers possess very different qualities, but they are united by a single goal: "Someday, we'll rescue a princess in a cool way!" Before long, the brothers set out for the seven neighboring kingdoms as ambassadors. What encounters, trials, and destinies await them in these unfamiliar lands? Set in a medieval-inspired fantasy world, this tale of romance and adventure begins. (Source: MAL News)

A collection of five short stories: 1) Rikara Seiten is the illegitimate son of the King. He's considered to be an insult to his kind and his brothers make fun of him by humiliating him and his position. It's thanks to Rikara, a prisoner (or as Seiten would say: a fallen angel) that he finds the strength to fight and win back his life. 2) Rougoku ni Saku Hana A stern magistrate, Hakuto, is habouring unrequitted love for a superior and seeks a quiet spot i which to shed his tears but finds more than he imagined in the form of forgotten prisoner Doukoku. 3) Lingering Attachment (Miren) After all else is destroyed a general and his lord come to know each other's feelings. 4) Bed de Kimi to After graduating high school two soccer team mates enjoy life as newly weds but have problems finding time to be alone. 5) Tag Out! When baseball captain Tamaki hit a stray ball into the principal's office he never expected it would lead to him becoming a servant for the young, handsome and rich school alumni Shinobu. NOTE: Chapters 1-3 are set in ancient China, whereas chapters 4-5 are set in the modern day Japan. (Source: M-U)

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 about a story Ginko once told him about a Mushi that assumes the same form. Such a revelation, however, may lead to false optimism. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

1-4. Yuki no Touge In the end of the Sengoku period, the great daimyo family of Satake is driven away from Hitachi-no-kuni to Dewa-no-kuni after the Sekigahara battle. They plan to build a new castle there, but the head of the family, Yoshinobu Satake, listens more to the young vassals' advice than that of the experienced chief vassals'. The experienced vassals oppose and start to plan something to defend their place... 5-9. Tsurugi no Mai It's Sengoku period. Haruna, a daughter of a farmer family, gets herself raped and her family killed by hooligan warriors in the chaos of war. Using the funds she got of the Go stones stolen from the warriors, she joins the dojo of the famous Nobutsuna Kamiizumi to learn kenjutsu in order to get revenge on the warriors. There, she meets Kamiizumi's apprentice Bungorou Hikita, who starts to teach her the art of the sword with the shinai that Kamiizumi has just invented... (Source: Translated from Wikipedia.jp)

10th Century. There were two men in the Heian-kyo. the Great Onmyoji "Abe no Seimei." and nobleman "Minamoto no Hiromasa" blessed by the Spirit of Music.

He doesn't remember who he is, but he wanders the European nobility in search of the truth. On nights of the full moon, he thirsts for blood and the human memories they contain, hoping to reclaim his own. (Source: MU)