5 Manga Titles to Check Out if You’re a History Lover

Back at it with another manga list! From focusing on messy Josei manga titles to coming-of-age manga series to even manga that teaches us about the creation of and the industry behind manga, I am back writing away about manga. This month I wanted to focus on the historical genre. It is a favorite of mine in literature and especially manga and other comics around the world. So often people think this is a niche genre in manga when truly it overlaps with some many genres–Demon Slayer (Shonen) would fit in this genre as would My Happy Marriage (grouped together with Shojo and Josei). Classic Shojo like Red River and more or less classic Shonen like Inuyasha would for sure fit in these categories as well because of their defined time periods within their stories. I sat down and thought about some of my favorite historical manga series that I adore and recommend. In cutting down the longer list, I had enough for a part two! In the end, I created a short list that included titles that are one: hopefully more accessible and easy to read and includes digital releases; two: more or less recent and ongoing manga runs; three: nothing out of print and only series with official translations–like yes, Cesare by Fuyumi Soryo would be a dream to finally read…once a publisher picks it up!) and here’s my list:

My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files

Creator: Natsumi Ito Publisher: Azuki Age Rating: 16+ Setting date: 1930’s Japan Available Formats: Digital Ongoing or Completed: Ongoing (3 v…