Hyakka Ryouran – Samurai Girls

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2009
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17 Volumes (Ongoing)

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Hyakka Ryouran – Samurai Girls is a captivating light novel series set in the alternate world of Great Japan, where the Tokugawa shogunate reigns supreme and the Buou Academic School stands as a center for training young samurai. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a power struggle at the academy, involving prominent historical figures like Yukimura Sanada and Matabei Goto. As Muneakira Yagyu and Jubei Yagyu get entangled in the conflict, readers are taken on a thrilling journey filled with action, comedy, supernatural elements, and a touch of ecchi humor. With its unique blend of genres and dynamic characters, this series promises an engaging experience for fans of seinen fiction and the Sengoku period.

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The series takes place in an alternate version of Japan called Great Japan, in an alternate timeline where the Tokugawa shogunate remained active and has remained isolated from the rest of the world. The story takes place at Buou Academic School, an academy located at the base of Mount Fuji where children of military families train to become samurai warriors. The academy is in the middle of a power struggle between Yukimura Sanada and Matabei Goto of the Toyotomi faction and the powerful student council that rules the school, and Muneakira Yagyu, the owner of the Yagyu Dojo, and the mysterious Jubei Yagyu are dragged in the middle of the conflict.

The series features famous historical figures from Japan’s Sengoku period and early Edo period. The character Charles d’Artagnan also comes from the same age in Europe.

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