“Modern Tokyo girl Ryo discovers she's legendary male warrior Ushiwakamura, targeted by reincarnated Benkei from 13th century Japan.”
Ryou
リョウ
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Modern Tokyo girl Ryo discovers she's legendary male warrior Ushiwakamura, targeted by reincarnated Benkei from 13th century Japan.
Ryo thinks she is a normal girl living a normal highschool life in modern day Tokyo. But is she? On a school trip, a mysterious man attacks her and claims that he is Benkei, the legendary warrior monk who collected 999 of his opponents' swords in battle during the Heinan era. And he also claims that she is Ushiwakamura, the 1000th opponent, that according to folklore, beat Benkei and became his master. But...Ushiwakamura was a man! And Benkei and Ushiwakamura existed in 13th century feudal Japan!
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A Manga Publication
- Format 91 × 13 ch × vol
- Total read 12h 08m approx
- Published Jan 1995 – Jan 1999
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3753 catalog