“Edo-period Shinsengumi warrior Okita befriends mysterious foreigner "Yankee" to battle enemies and expand Japan's territory.”
Bakumatsu Yankee
幕末ヤンキー
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Edo-period Shinsengumi warrior Okita befriends mysterious foreigner "Yankee" to battle enemies and expand Japan's territory.
In Edo period Japan, a mysterious foreigner washes upon the shore of Shinsengumi-claimed territory. The foreigner is nicknamed "Yankee," and eventually takes a liking to leader Souji Okita. As the two become good friends and even better warriors, the Shinsengumi faces threats beyond their control, and sends Okita and Yankee to take on enemies to further claim Japan as their own. (Source: MangaDex)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Dec 1976 – Apr 1977
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M75913 catalog