Magawo omaliza a Sengoku (Warring States) Japan. Malo omwe nthawi zambiri amawonedwa mu manga aku Japan kudzera m'zithunzi zowoneka bwino zankhondo zankhondo, masamurai, ndi kulimba mtima, ulemu, ndi kukhulupirika. Iwaaki Hitoshi amayesetsa kutsutsana ndi njere zodziwika bwino posayang'ana kwambiri zophatikiza zitatu zodziwika bwino, koma kufotokoza nkhani za gulu lomwe likusintha. Kusintha kofulumira kwa zikhalidwe ndi zoyembekeza zamagulu kumasokoneza akale ndi achichepere, otopa ndi nkhondo motsutsana ndi omenyera nkhondo, komanso malingaliro otsutsana ndi a foward. Nkhani yoyamba, "Snow Ridge," ikuyang'ana kusintha kwa samurai ndi zigawo pamene nkhani yachiwiri, "Sword Dance," ikukamba za kusintha kwa kendo kuchokera ku nkhondo kupita ku luso.
