God knows who once said that “To be a scholar is to be at the top of society”, making the entire Feng Dynasty give up on martial arts to focus on education and they even opened the imperial exams to women ! As the last illiterate of her time, the martial artist’s daughter, Cheng Manyi, decided to pretend to be an educated lady to fulfill her father’s wish, for her to marry a scholar—— As a result, many famous scholarly families came to ask for her hand in marriage and now, her husband expects her to succeed the exams and bring honor to his household !
From http://www.niko-niko.net/sites.html: Ashita no Nadja is the story of a young girl who grew up in an orphanage in England. One day she learns she may not be an orphan after all, and suddenly finds herself chased by some strange men. She ends up fleeing the orphanage and joins a travelling troupe of entertainers. The show follows her travels across Europe as she tries to find her mother and figure out who she really is. A bit more info about the manga is at http://www.niko-niko.net/nadja/ under 'Extras', and info about the anime series and merchandise.
Shura No Toki follows the lives and fights of four Generations of Mutsu Enmei Ryu Practitioners. Mutsu Enmei Ryu is a bare handed martial arts which has never been defeated in a fight.
From Watase's Sorai: This story is about "Yusura" who was left under a cherry tree 15 years ago. She grew up as a daughter of a pharmacist and works as a "Hikeshiya", who can erase sadness from people by using the Kongoumaru which turn's blue as it absorbs people's sorrows, then sends it back to the person guilty of causing the sorrow. From Esthetique: As Yusura grew older, she acquired a reputation as the "Hikeshiya". Using her Kongoumaru, Yusura would eliminate sorrow from those who were suffering. Literally. One day, a nearsighted young man was being chased by several villainous looking fellows, so Yusura helped him. She took him back to her home,where she learned his name was Samon. Samon was the Daimyou of Sagami. Samon and Yusura have many interesting experiences in Edo Japan. The two run across many unique characters and with their aid have even more unique and exciting adventures.
From SP: Suou, a warrior, is indebted to a demon called Sakaki, who saved his life.
From Saviour Scanlations: Michell is a monk in the city of Maridolsi. As he goes about his daily life, he encounters many interested people as well as intriguing mysteries. Murder, rape... Michell must face the darker side of man to solve these secrets surrounding him.
The Qihuang Kingdom is run by women. As the head eunuch, Yan Lang's dream was to wander aimlessly in life, and resign with honor while disguising herself as a man. However, Yan Lang unexpectedly encountered the biggest failure of her career when the new empress ascended to the throne. Wait a moment! Who could explain to her why the empress was a man? Yan Lang panicked and barely managed to beg him to spare her life. Before she could even celebrate, he forced a pill down her throat. “All this drug will do is to keep you in check. Behave well, and I will make sure you have nothing to worry about,” he said. “Just be a good empress! Starting today, I'll be your loyal subject during the day, and serve you well at night,” she said. Every day, Yan Lang wandered on the edge of life. It wasn't until one day that the empress discovered her secret that Yan Lang, the provincial commander, was a woman!
The story takes place after the failed Shimabara Rebellion, led by Shiro Amakusa as a Christian uprising against the Shogunate. It ended...brutally, and Amakusa himself was executed. However, dark forces are at work, and Amakusa returns from the grave...
From Mangascreener: The main character is Leonora, the daughter of an impoverished noble of Padua. She is a beautiful silver-haired, emerald-green-eyed girl and very good at fighting with the sword. One day, she is forced to marry an arrogant young noble, but she discovers on the day of their wedding that this man intends to use her to become king of Italy because she is involved in an ancient Italian legend: Leonara is the girl shown on "Kakan no Madonna" (Madonna of the Flower Crown), a famous painting drawn by Leonardo DaVinci. There exists a legend that tells whoever gets the legendary sword "Emerald Lion" will unite and rule over Italy. And the secret hiding-place of the sword can be found with "Kakan no Madonna"--that is, Leonara. In order to find out the truth of the portrait's secret related her and to hide her identity as Kakan no Madonna, Leonara disguises herself as a black-haired boy, Leo, and sets out to find DaVinci. On the way she meets Falco, the blond-haired handsome king of Naples, who is unaware that she is a girl, and becomes his servant. When she finally finds DaVinci, she hears with surprise that she - the girl portrayed in Kakan no Madonna - is destined to possess the legendary Emerald Lion and therefore to become queen of Italy.
Manga adaption of Towazugatari ("Unasked-for Tale"), the autobiography of a woman who was a concubine of Emperor Go-Fukakusa.
Claudine is a woman convinced since she was young that she was born into the wrong gender. She struggles through life, being the first child after three older brothers to take after their father. She wants only to be able to find true love...
1-4) Tsuki wa Yamiyo ni Kakuru ga Gotoku The rumor goes that sometimes, late at night, a white monster appears, and if you should look upon it you'll be devoured. One night, Tetsu happens to glimpse the man behind the monster, and decides that the man would be the one to teach him the sword and allow him to take his revenge. However, the swordmaster Shino is hardly interested in taking on any students. What will Tetsu have to do to get his revenge, and what happened to Shino in the past to turn him into who he is...? 5) Castilla A dutch foreigner falls for a young samurai.
