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If you are a fan of history, war and fantasy you will most definitely like this series. The idea is that when war hero's from all around the world and threw out time die, instead of going to a after life they instead get transported to a fantasy Tolkien like world where they duke it out against each other.
As you can guess war plays a huge part in this series, and the historical figures are pretty fun as well. Although they may not look exactly historically accurate, they do still look cool and hold that warrior look to ... them. So you don't have to worry about a history figures being turned into cute anime girls. (Looking at you Fate series.) You can tell that Kouta did his research and on these characters as well how each one has their own way of waging war. Its always fun to see how each one reacts to that of the other warriors as well. Such as Hannibal and Odas amazement when they see a Gatling gun for the first time, or seeing a Japanese Zero from WWII shooting down dragons.
The art work great, and the store is pretty fun if you enjoy things like conquest and military campaigns. It is not super fantasy like, however I quite like that. It really plays one how magic is this strange thing that not to many people can understand, however it also puts you into a military mind set as well. Such as when Oda uses a magical orb like object as a walk-talkie and first thoughts of it is how he can commands troops with it.
Overall its a very fun read if you are into history, fantasy and war. If you like things such as the large battle scenes from the Lord of the Rings movies, war movies, or even the Total War video game series, you will probably like this.

To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts is a pretty fun read. It follows Nancy Schaal Bancroft, a young girl who is the daughter of a Beast, and Captain Hank Henriette, a Platoon captain of a former Beast division in the military, and their adventure of hunting down these "Incarnates" or "Beast", (super soldiers that where turned into monsters.) The Series takes place in a world similar to 1870's america, even taking place after a bloody civil war.
The art work of the series is wonderful. Maybe has a very pretty art style and his design of the Incarnates are very unique, ... while still staying true to the look of these monsters in legend, which I really like. The clothing, weaponry, and culture of the world is very historically accurate as well, really making it feel as if you where thrown into this 1870's like world with monsters running about.
Overall I had a very fun time reading the first five volumes and can not wait till volume six comes out. If you are a fan of Humans vs. Monsters/demons like stories you will probably like this one. It is similar to series like Hell Blade, Jack Frost, and Hellsing. So if you enjoy any of those, chances are you will like this one as well.