'Tale of the Loyal Retainers of Satsuma') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Hirata.
Satsuma Gishiden is a dramatic depiction of events surrounding the 1754 Hōreki River incident, and illustrates the melancholy fortitude of the samurai of Satsuma as well as that of the wajū people who fought the great rivers of the Nōbi Plain for centuries.
Written and illustrated by Hiroshi Hirata, the series was serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku magazine from 1977 to 1982.
[6] Jason Thompson of Anime News Network praised Hirata's artwork and the manga's historical background.
[1] Scott Green of Ain't It Cool News praised the story for its symbolism and political themes.