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Shinsengumi

Author : Romulus Hillsborough
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146291358X
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Shinsengumi written by Romulus Hillsborough and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps is the true story of the notorious samurai corps formed in 1863 to arrest or kill the enemies of the Tokugawa Shogun. The only book in English about the Shinsengumi, it focuses on the corps' two charismatic leaders, Kondo Isami and Hijikata Toshizo, both impeccable swordsmen. It is a history-in-brief of the final years of the Bakufu, which collapsed in 1867 with the restoration of Imperial rule. In writing Shinsengumi, Hillsborough referred mostly to Japanese-language primary sources, including letters, memoirs, journals, interviews, and eyewitness accounts, as well as definitive biographies and histories of the era. The fall of the shogun's government (Tokugawa Bakufu, or simply Bakufu) in 1868, which had ruled Japan for over two and a half centuries, was the greatest event in modern Japanese history. The revolution, known as the Meiji Restoration, began with the violent reaction of samurai to the Bakufu's decision in 1854 to open the theretofore isolated country to "Western barbarians." Though opening the country was unavoidable, it was seen as a sign of weakness by the samurai who clamored to "expel the barbarians." Those samurai plotted to overthrow the shogun and restore the holy emperor to his ancient seat of power. Screaming "heaven's revenge," they wielded their swords with a vengeance upon those loyal to the shogun. They unleashed a wave of terror at the center of the revolution--the emperor's capital of Kyoto. Murder and assassination were rampant. By the end of 1862, hordes of renegade samurai, called ronin, had transformed the streets of the Imperial Capital into a "sea of blood." The shogun's administrators were desperate to stop the terror. A band of expert swordsmen was formed. It was given the name Shinsengumi ("Newly Selected Corps")--and commissioned to eliminate the ronin and other enemies of the Bakufu. With unrestrained brutality bolstered by an official sanction to kill, the Shinsengumi soon became the shogun's most dreaded security force. In this vivid historical narrative of the Shinsengumi, the only one in the English language, author Romulus Hillsborough paints a provocative and thrilling picture of this fascinating period in Japanese history.

The Shinsengumi

Author : Osamu Tezuka
Publisher : Digital Manga, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1613138229
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Shinsengumi written by Osamu Tezuka and published by Digital Manga, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kyoto, in the late 1800s, the son of a local book-binder, Kyujuro Fukakusa sees his father murdered before his eyes and vows revenge. In his quest for justice, he answers the recruitment call of the Shinsengumi (or "The new squad") a newly-formed special brigade of samurai loyal to the shogun. There he meets fellow recruit and proficient swordsmen, the enigmatic Daisuke Kamakiri. Despite the gap in their fighting skill levels, the two forma close bond, but can it survive the age of upheaval that is descending on "The Wolves of Mibu?"

Samurai Revolution

Author : Romulus Hillsborough
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462913512
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Samurai Revolution written by Romulus Hillsborough and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With his easily readable and entertaining style, Hillsborough does a great job of elucidating the complex customs that ruled Edo Period life and politics. --The Japan Times"

The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps

Author : Romulus Hillsborough
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462922082
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps written by Romulus Hillsborough and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Power to them meant everything. It was founded on courage, which begot honor. And by this courage and for this honor they fought to the death." The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps tells the thrilling story of the Shinsengumi--the legendary corps of Samurai warriors tasked with keeping order in Kyoto during the final chaotic years of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1600-1868). This book recounts the fascinating tales of political intrigue, murder and mayhem surrounding the fearsome Shinsengumi, including: The infamous slaughter at Ikidaya Inn where, after learning of a plan to torch the city, a group of Shinsengumi viciously attacked and killed a group of anti-Tokugawa plotters The bloody assassination of Serizawa Kamo, the Shinsengumi leader, under highly suspicious circumstances The final tumultuous battles of the civil war in which the Shinsengumi fought and died in a series of doomed last stands Author and Samurai history expert Romulus Hillsborough uses letters, memoirs, interviews and eyewitness accounts to paint a vivid picture of the Shinsengumi, their origins, violent methods and the colorful characters that led the group.

Remembering Aizu

Author : Shiba Goro
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824845730
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Remembering Aizu written by Shiba Goro and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1999-08-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Meiji Restoration of 1868 is most often seen as a glorious event marking the overthrow of Tokugawa feudalism and the beginning of Japan's modern transformation. Yet it had its dark side. The Aizu domain in northeastern Japan had staunchly supported the old regime. For this it was attacked by the new government's forces from Choshu and Satsuma in the autumn of 1868. Its castle town was burned to the ground, and during a month-long siege, whole families perished. After defeat, the domain was abolished and its samurai population exiled to barren terrain in the far north. Shiba Goro was born into an Aizu samurai family in 1859. He was just ten years old at the time of the attack, which claimed most of his family. In the cruel world of exile, he lived with his father on the edge of starvation, struggling to survive. Eventually making his way to Tokyo, he became a servant, and though born in an enemy domain, gained entrance to a military school of the new regime. Shiba's abilities were recognized, and he rose through the officer ranks to become a full general - a singular distinction for an Aizu samurai in an army dominated by former samurai of the Choshu domain. Remembering Aizu tells of Shiba's earlier years. It is an extraordinary story that provides insights and material for a social history of the Restoration and its aftermath. But above all, it is a vividly rendered personal account of courage and determination, loss and remembrance.

The Last Samurai

Author : Helen DeWitt
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811225518
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The Last Samurai written by Helen DeWitt and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called “remarkable” (The Wall Street Journal) and “an ambitious, colossal debut novel” (Publishers Weekly), Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai is back in print at last Helen DeWitt’s 2000 debut, The Last Samurai, was “destined to become a cult classic” (Miramax). The enterprising publisher sold the rights in twenty countries, so “Why not just, ‘destined to become a classic?’” (Garth Risk Hallberg) And why must cultists tell the uninitiated it has nothing to do with Tom Cruise? Sibylla, an American-at-Oxford turned loose on London, finds herself trapped as a single mother after a misguided one-night stand. High-minded principles of child-rearing work disastrously well. J. S. Mill (taught Greek at three) and Yo Yo Ma (Bach at two) claimed the methods would work with any child; when these succeed with the boy Ludo, he causes havoc at school and is home again in a month. (Is he a prodigy, a genius? Readers looking over Ludo’s shoulder find themselves easily reading Greek and more.) Lacking male role models for a fatherless boy, Sibylla turns to endless replays of Kurosawa’s masterpiece Seven Samurai. But Ludo is obsessed with the one thing he wants and doesn’t know: his father’s name. At eleven, inspired by his own take on the classic film, he sets out on a secret quest for the father he never knew. He’ll be punched, sliced, and threatened with retribution. He may not live to see twelve. Or he may find a real samurai and save a mother who thinks boredom a fate worse than death.

Ryoma

Author : Romulus Hillsborough
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ryoma written by Romulus Hillsborough and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Meivi Restoration Era (mid-19th century Japan) during the last years of Tokugawa Shogunate, this is the first English language literary biography of samurai Sakamoto Ryoma, a founder of modern Japan.

Shojo Beat

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Shojo Beat written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 14

Author : Taeko Watanabe
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1421570572
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 14 written by Taeko Watanabe and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hijikata returns from another successful recruiting trip to Edo with 52 new men. One of them, Nakamura Goro, is convinced Sei is a girl the moment he lays eyes on her. Irresistibly attracted to her, he is determined to uncover her so he can have her as a woman. How will Sei handle this new threat from within the ranks? -- VIZ Media

Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 13

Author : Taeko Watanabe
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1421570149
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 13 written by Taeko Watanabe and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Okita is sent on a recruiting trip to Edo, Kamiya must learn to fend for herself in his absence. In her loneliness, she is befriended by the plump Miki, who struggles with insecurity due to his brother's constant criticism. Amidst their bonding, Miki begins to develop feelings for Kamiya, and a drunken night leads to near-disaster! -- VIZ Media

Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 32

Author : Taeko Watanabe
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1974748456
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 32 written by Taeko Watanabe and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Posing as a man, Sei trains with the Shinsengumi and does her best to survive the turbulent times. Sei and her secret crush Soji watch as the Shinsengumi begins to crumble, while their former fellow member Saito leaves with the breakaway faction led by devious Councilor Ito. Meanwhile, just as Sei and Soji’s feelings for each other are deepening, it turns out an escort from Kyoto also has feelings for Soji! -- VIZ Media

Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 31

Author : Taeko Watanabe
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1974740064
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 31 written by Taeko Watanabe and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Posing as a man, Sei trains with the Shinsengumi and does her best to survive the turbulent times. Councilor Ito Kashitaro proposes an espionage plan with the ostensible purpose of acquiring information from neighboring regions. However, the selection of members to join Ito’s group causes controversy for Sei, her secret love Okita, and her secret admirer Saito! -- VIZ Media

Peacemaker Kurogane

Author : Nanae Chrono
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781413901610
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Peacemaker Kurogane written by Nanae Chrono and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows a teenager during a revolutionary period of Japanese history that threatens the existence of Samurai forces.

Library of Congress Catalogs

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Library of Congress Catalogs written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 16

Author : Taeko Watanabe
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1421570998
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 16 written by Taeko Watanabe and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sei gets wounded, Soji takes her to Doctor Matsumoto, an old family friend who knows her secret. While in his care, Sei tells him of the resentment she feels toward her father, who neglected his family to pursue his medical practice. Matsumoto reveals the truth about her father and the sacrifice that affected his family's destiny. -- VIZ Media

Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 30

Author : Taeko Watanabe
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1974733637
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 30 written by Taeko Watanabe and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Posing as a man, Sei trains with the Shinsengumi and does her best to survive the turbulent times. Emperor Komei dies shortly after the brash aristocrat Yoshinobu becomes shogun, and the political climate darkens. Then the scheming Councilor Ito invites Saito, who has been like a brother to Sei, and Nagakura, leader of the Second Troop, to a private banquet. Will he risk their lives by keeping them out past curfew?! -- VIZ Media

Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 15

Author : Taeko Watanabe
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1421570785
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 15 written by Taeko Watanabe and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctor Kondo, a respected expert in western medicine, visits the troop. As an act of kindness, the doctor offers to give physical exams to the entire troop, and the men are ordered to strip down to their loincloths. Now Sei seems to be caught in a trap she can't get out of. She's managed to fool everyone else into thinking that she's a boy, but how can she possibly fool a doctor? -- VIZ Media