Otogi Zoshi

You are reading Otogi Zoshi manga, one of the most popular manga covering in Action, Adventure, Gender bender, Historical, Supernatural genres, written by Seto Narumi at MangaPuma, a top manga site to offering for read manga online free. Otogi Zoshi has 10 translated chapters and translations of other chapters are in progress. Lets enjoy.
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The time is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem, the Magatama, said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem.Serves as a prequel to the anime.-- Tokyopop