Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East

The story is based on the Nanso Satomi Hakkenden novel published during the XIX century.

The manga is a shojo series and began its serialization in the magazine Ichi*Raki in 2005. In 2011 it moved to Asuka CIEL, and in August 2014, to the magazine Emerald, where it is currently being serialized.

«Hakkenden» tells a story of rebirth, horrors and strong feelings. The story begins when a terrible epidemic exterminates almost all the inhabitants of the Ootsuka village… The only survivor, witness of so much suffering, makes a pact with a mysterious man, who offers to bring the people dear to him back to life. From this moment begins a fantastic, tragic adventure involving the church where the resurrected boy finds refuge, his two friends recalled from the dead, and the search for the demonic sword “Murasame”, which is said to contain life