“Edo-period rounin Shinnosuke competes in deadly recruitment exam to become bodyguard for Mito daimyo and escape poverty.”
Koumon-sama: Suke-san no Yuuutsu
黄門さま～助さんの憂鬱～
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Edo-period rounin Shinnosuke competes in deadly recruitment exam to become bodyguard for Mito daimyo and escape poverty.
Set in the Edo period of Japan, the high-ranking daimyo of the Mito domain cannot keep his bodyguards alive as they travel Japan. To replenish his bodyguards, they institute a recruitment exam aimed towards the poorest of samurais of Japan, "rounin." As a rounin, Shinnosuke Inouse attempts to prove himself to the ranking officials and escape poverty. (Source: MangaHelpers)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 48 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 24m approx
- Published Jul 2013 – Jul 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50047 catalog