October 2014 Scalpels and Mighty Fists

 This month's post is more of a hodge-podge of subjects. I decided to include three mangas that I discovered in the recent months and three animes that I watched and enjoyed very much. There's always something new to find and something old to revisit.

July 2014 Historical Themed Anime

From my experiences, there's quite a bit of historical themed animes and they vary between using history as merely a setting or weaving a story closely aligned with historical facts. History itself is as exciting as you want it to be. Sometimes it may be entirely fiction and nonsense, but personally it boosts my interest in discovering the original story. I have few historical fiction animes to share that may not be well known to everyone.

Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto

 

Like the title implies, this story takes place in the Bakumatsu era of Japan. Akizuki Yojiro is a wandering swordsman with a mission to destroy the "Hasha no Kubi", the head of the conqueror.