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Manga adaption of the Nue arc.

The era is the Taisho period (1912-1926). Kaibara Aria, who wishes to become a pianist, takes the examination to become a preparatory student at the Tokyo School of Music. The passion in her playing overwhelms her surroundings, like a ripple on the surface of water. It was then that Aria had an encounter with the son of the Nishimikado noble family, Natsuo, and learns and shocking truth... The youth of the maiden blessed by the god of music in this stream of musical romance! (Source: Starry Heaven)

The country of Japan is being terrorized by the undead, known as "Revenants." Tachibana Kaguya makes it her life goal to protect her fellow citizens from these zombie-like creatures, just as her father did before her. When she enrolls in Reimeikan Academy, a school that specializes in training soldiers that will eventually become part of a movement to expel the Revenants once and for all, she is reunited with Tokugawa Ichii… a boy her father had died to protect—a boy who had promised to build her a world free of monsters. (Source: Dazzling Scans)

The series focuses on the lives of the titular queen Marie Antoinette and her husband King Louis XVI.

How do you stop an assassin who takes pleasure in killing? Read about the story of Miyamoto Musashi's Last Successor. (Source: Mangafox)

In 1875, after the death of her parents, Uno goes to live in the Kanou household as a companion to Mariko, who is the same age as Uno. The two girls become very close and attend Cimons private school. This great romance tells the story of the loves and dreams of two girls growing up during the westernization of Japan in the Meiji era. (Source: Ivyscan)

True love never dies—even when it is between a human and a near-immortal youkai. Thankfully, fox spirit youkai have discovered a solution which allows a human to be reincarnated, and with the services of a Fox Spirit Matchmaker, eventually recall memories of their past life, so they can begin anew with their beloved youkai. Enter Bai Yuechu—a powerful human Taoist who desires freedom from the ruling Yi Qi Dao League—and Tushan Susu, a small and innocent fox spirit who dreams of becoming a renowned matchmaker, despite her reputation as a colossal screw-up. After Susu literally falls through the roof and into his life, Yuechu gets dragged into helping her bring together two separated lovers: prince Fan Yun Fei and his reincarnated lover, Li Xueyang. However, not everyone wants them to be reunited, including Xueyang herself. Thrown together by fate, Yuechu and Susu will discover who they truly are... and who they used to be. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

A manga diary by the legendary Tetsuya Chiba about his current life and how his family escaped from China back to Japan post-World War II. (Source: Manga Machinations)

In 1661, Yasui Santetsu is a member of the Yasui House of the Four Houses of Go. However, he's beginning to doubt that Go is his true calling. Outside of the Go house, he goes by the name Shibukawa Harumi, and he's fascinated by mathematical and astronomical problems. Specifically, Harumi is pouring all of his energy into creating a new Japanese calender. The story is based on the actual astronomer and calender-reformer Shibukawa Harumi (1639-1715). In Harumi's time, the Japanese used the Chinese lunar-solar Xuan-ming calendar, which had not been updated in nearly 800 years. At that point, there was already a two-day delay in the winter solstice. He reformed the calendar based on his careful astronomical observations. (Source: MangaHelpers)

There lies a phantom in the opera house of Paris. The being named "F" is rumored to not only be a talented magician and composer, but he is also blessed with a hypnotic singing voice. Due to his odd requests, no one dares to go against his wishes. Christine Daaé is a part of the chorus at the opera house. As the daughter of a violin player, she has been surrounded by music since she was a child. While trying to catch the only memento of her father from falling into the river, Christine is saved by a strange man with red eyes, who disappears as quickly as he appeared. When the prima donna Carlotta quits from an upcoming show, Christine becomes her replacement but has no confidence in singing by herself. In hopes of meeting F, Christine goes to the central-western balcony, and luckily, he appears before her. She is shocked to find out that the elusive ghost is the same man who helped her not too long ago. He reveals his real name is Erik and tells Christine he will become her teacher on one condition: she must promise she will not love anything other than music—not even Erik himself. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Mi Ju, the most beautiful cosmetic model of CF, and her school friend Yu Jin, are thrown to the past where people's opinion about beautiful woman are different from nowadays. Mi Ju who is loved by her beauty and body height, in those times was considered an ugly woman. They must find ways to get back to the future if they don't want to live in those times forever. (Source: MU)

It's about young people in postwar Hiroshima getting involved in the black market for weapons. The main character is an A-bomb survivor whose hatred drives him to kill an American black marketeer. He asks the Americans, "Who are you to talk about justice when you massacred hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Hiroshima, in Nagasaki, in the firebombing of Tokyo? Was that what you call justice?" (Source: MU)

Duan Cheng Feng's aunt is one of the emperor's concubines. In order to keep her high ranking status, she gives the emperor a child, but to her dismay, it's a girl! She tries to convince her family to exchange the female baby for their nephew. In order to avoid it, the young boy's parents fake a serious illness to make her give up her plan. But ambition doesn't stop over such a minor detail... (Source: Shoujo Manga Maniac)

A Reiwa girl transferred into a women's school in Taishou!? Falling unconscious after an earthquake, when opening her eyes, Tsumugu astonishingly found her time traveling to Ginza in the 10th year of the Taishou Era (1921). Having nowhere to go, Tsumugu was helped by Itsuki, a duke's daughter, and she was suggested to transfer into Itsuki's school. How would Tsumugu's life become in a different timeline? (Source: Houbunsha, translated)

When he was a child, Tasuna’s father told him to seek his old apprentice if Tasuna ever desired to learn his father’s metal engraving craft. However, Tasuna was later sold to a noble and sexually abused. Desperate and with nothing to lose, Tasuna flees deep into the mountains in search of the old apprentice. Exhausted, Tasuna collapses and later awakens in a cave with a strange man named Azeri. Tasuna soon realizes Azeri is the man he’s searching for and begs to become his apprentice. (Source: shinkeikaku)

The Onmyou Taisenki manga does not tell the same history as the anime. The story happens years before the events in the anime. The main character, Yakumo (who also appears on the anime) is the son of Monju, the chief priest of the Taihaku Shrine. In this shrine, Monju's former teacher, Mahoroba, is imprisoned. The problems start when Mahoroba escapes, gains power, and transforms Monju into stone. The story of the manga is about Yakumo's first steps with a Shikigami, training with Izuna (Taihaku Shrine's miko) and seeking Mahoroba through various Japanese historical dates. Famous Japanese historical characters such as Oda Nobunaga can be seen throughout the manga. (from the Onmyou Taisenki entry on Wikipedia with slight modifications)

Kotetsu Miyasaka, a first-year high school student with an exceptional talent for kendo, shares his passion for the sport with his younger brother, Yayoi. Having always lived in Kotetsu's shadow, Yayoi enrolls in a different school than his sibling, where he now attends school with second-year kendo prodigy Chihiro Kawase. But with an important kendo tournament around the corner, Chihiro threatens Yayoi to tamper with his brother's shinai—a wooden sword used for kendo—to ensure Chihiro's victory. When Yayoi fails to comply and comes home with bruises, Kotetsu, brimming with rage, challenges Chihiro to a fight using steel swords. However, amid the scuffle, Kotetsu traverses through time to the Bakumatsu era, the final years of the Edo period. Unsure of who is friend or foe, Kotetsu is taken into custody by Souzou Sagara, the head of a band of roushi. Seeking Kotetsu's strength, Sagara asks him to join his group and change the world together. As if life in the Edo period were not chaotic enough, Kotetsu is met with familiar faces of his own era but with completely different identities. As he joins forces with Sagara, he must survive in this perilous era while contributing to the history of ancient Japan. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The story centers on a boy who is kidnapped by a Tengu and is taken to an enchanted land. The boy speaks of an unbelievable world where people who want real existence strive to reach the peak of martial arts. (Source: ANN)

From modern-day tales of romance in Seattle, to eerie stories from historical Japanese fantasy, to Yoshinaga's further depiction of the class conflict before the French Revolution. The characters Claude and Antoine, a young aristocrat and his butler, are initially introduced in this volume, and we see their further adventures in the sister volume, Lovers in the Night. (Source: BLU Manga)

What would you say if I told you a history lesson can actually be fun? Does that sound ridiculous? Well, if you think so, then you obviously haven’t read ‘The Missing White Dragon!’ This book is a wonderful compilation of the most popular Asian folk tales and select portions of history, retold with an exotic touch of romance to each. Reading this book will not only introduce fans to the culture of Asia, but it will also give readers an insight to the bedtime stories Asian parents would often tell their children at night. In essence, this beautifully written anthology will show fans the influential stories that Asian children heard just as Americans children would be told fairy tales such as Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, and Hansel & Gretel. (Source: Infinity Studios)

Taking place in the year 1937 on the eve of World War II, the story involves a mysterious spy training organization known as the "D Agency." The organization is established by Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki from the Imperial Japanese Army. His ideals lead him to recruit people beyond military academy graduates and personnel, while training them to become skilled agents in arts of manipulation. These agents would become a specialized team to conduct operations. One such antihero agent, under the name Jirou Gamou, goes on a harrowing mission to uncover secret documents titled "Black Notes," while battling forces from within and without his own ranks.

Fumino, a schoolgirl who dreams of pursuing a career in fashion, meets a beautiful girl on the day she attends her first ball. She is attracted to the uniquely Japanese-looking girl called Tsubakihime, and her dreams begin to grow. However, her mother is not pleased with Fumino's taste and plans to block her path, while Tsubakihime has her own reasons... (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)