is a Japanese manga series written by

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and illustrated by

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. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from September 2004 to February 2011, with its chapters collected in twenty-two ''

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'' volumes. The story is loosely based on the

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period, using both real and original characters and events from the historical period in Chinese history and folklore of the 14th century novel ''

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'' by Luo Guanzhong. A sequel, titled ''Soul: Lord 2'', was serialized in the same magazine from June 2011 to January 2013, with its chapters collected in three ''tankōbon'' volumes.

Publication

Written by

and illustrated by

, ''Lord'' was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' from September 10, 2004, to February 10, 2011. Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty-two ''

'' volumes, released from January 28, 2005, to March 30, 2011. A second part, , was serialized in ''Big Comic Spirits'' from June 10, 2011, to January 11, 2013. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from February 29, 2012, to March 29, 2013.

Volume list

''Lord''

''Soul: Lord 2''

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Romance of the Three Kingdoms Action anime and manga Epic anime and manga Historical anime and manga Ryoichi Ikegami Seinen manga Shogakukan manga Works based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms Yoshiyuki Okamura