By 1874, seven years have passed since the end of the samurai era. A former samurai, Shizuma Orikasa works as a rickshaw driver in Tokyo while looking for his fiancée, Sumie Kanomata, who went missing during the Boshin War. Shizuma thwarts an assassi…nation attempt and joins the newly established police department, where he’ll fight to stop dark forces from overthrowing the government.
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Shizuma's search for his fiancée gives a personal dimension to his involvement in plots against the new government.
It is a good fit if you want historical action with former samurai, police investigations, and political conflict.
The protagonist moves from pulling a rickshaw to joining a newly established police force during Japan's transformation.
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