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Asura

アシュラ

“Unrelentingly dark medieval drama of a boy's brutal survival during war and famine.”

Manga42 chapters2 volumes

Shounen, Historical, Action, Adventure, Horror1970 - 1971

6.84 Community score

12,392 rank1,109 readers9 favorites

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Unrelentingly dark medieval drama of a boy's brutal survival during war and famine.

Asura is an unrelentingly dark drama that follows the struggles of a young boy who did whatever it took to survive during a time of war and famine in medieval Japan.

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No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Asura begins and ends here.

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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-M40768

A Manga Publication

Format: 42 × 2; ch × vol
Total read: 5h 36m; approx
Published: Jul 1970 – May 1971
Source: Manga; media type
Ref.: BS-M40768; catalog

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