Khan -Kusa to Tetsu to Hitsuji-

A manga that explores the possibility that Minamoto no Yoshitsune escaped his fate in Japan to travel to Mongolia and become Genghis Khan.

Really interesting historical fiction. I wasn’t aware that there were actual Japanese theories about this. The manga begins where Yoshitsune was supposed to die and follows him escaping on a boat to Mongolia. There we follow him as he slowly integrates himself into a village. After the village is attacked by bandits he meets Jamukha, who proposes the idea of conquering and uniting the great plains. Eventually the two become rivals as they each establish their own clans and battle it out.

I love this type of alternate history manga. Takeshi Seshimo‘s art work is very good and I particularly liked the battle scenes. It’s a shame this isn’t translated because it would be right at home with works like Vagabond.

~dakazu