Sengoku Strays

Sengoku Strays (戦國ストレイズ, Sengoku Sutoreizu^?) is a Japanese shōnen manga series by written and illustrated by Shingo Nanami. The manga is currently being serialized in the Monthly Gangan Wing magazine, and published in Japan by Square Enix.

Plot

Kasane is an average kendo-obsessed girl, when a brush with a mysterious sword sends her back in time to the Sengoku Era. Stuck in an unfamiliar time and place, Kasane also has the poor luck of winding up right in the middle of the turmoil that surrounded Oda Nobunaga's rise to power.

Characters

Kasane Kusanagi (草薙かさね, Kusanagi Kasane^?)

The main character of the story. She is a first year high school girl who was trained by her grandfather in the art of Kendo. Despite being the youngest member in her club, she quickly became their "general" due to her skills. She cares very much for her twin brothers, Masamune and Kotetsu. Since their parents are dead, she wants them to grow up to become strong.

During the first chapter, while she attempted to save her younger brother's life, a strange sword sends her back to the Sengoku period. While she initially believes it is a dream, she soon realizes that everything is real. Her sword fighting skills catch the eye of Oda Kazusanosuke Nabunaga, who decides to take her into his mansion to perform chores and participate in missions for him.

Kasane believes it would be best to continue working for Oda until she can finally figure out a way to return to her time. Throughout the story, returning to her brothers has remained her primary objective. She has told a number of people that she comes from the future, however, most people have either shown disbelief, shock, and/or suspicion. The only people to believe her claim have been Oda and Toukichirou.

Manga

The Sengoku Strays manga series was first serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Gangan Wing, published by Square Enix. Later, the individual chapters were collected into bound volumes, and seven volumes have been released in Japan.^[1]

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