Samurai may have mostly faded from Japan at the turn of the 20th century, but the mark they left on Japanese society is ...

These female samurai in anime excel in combat, be it through perfect technique, exceptional abilities, or sheer force of will ...

Samurai warriors derived their status and salaries from the daimyo lords they served. When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in ...

Rise of the Ronin takes place in 1863 Japan where, after three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate's reign, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation's borders and the country falls into ...