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 ...

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 ...

These include outlaws, ashigaru soldiers, ronin, samurai, samurai daisho, and guardians. Outlaws and ashigaru soldiers are the meekest among them, the former being regular bandits roaming Japan ...