illdoya said:
any recommendations for historical manga like this? (sorry if there is already a thread for this)
You might want to add Path of the Assassin (which is by the same guys behind Lone Wolf and Cub, and Samurai Executioner) and Blade of the Immortal (though this one's premise is not grounded in realism as with the titles mentioned before. Rurouni Kenshin also comes to mind, though it's more of a shounen variety.