There is a manga called "Lord" (超三国志-覇) written by the famous Buronson. In case you have no idea who the hell is Buronson, he's the same guy who created "The Fist of North Star" series.
Anyway, "Lord" is a subversive piece of art.
Fiction can be subversive when it challenges history by reinterpreting events and characters. In this manga, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (a classic Chinese text) was given a creative twist. The hero is some Japanese slasher dude who is the "missing page" of history. He was never mentioned in history, because he did some pretty badass shit to Liu Pei & Cao Cao.
The silly RPG cover.
The art is absolutely beautiful. Those darn horses look real.
Perhaps what is shocking & controversial is the distorted character of Liu Pei. In the historical texts, he was a cowardly hero who loved to cry.
But in this manga...Wow. He's a total asshole who goes chopping off ppl's heads & raping women dammit. I also don't get why he needs to be naked and horny all the time. Seriously??? And what's with that big sword?
Similarly, the tiger general Zhao Yun was given a plastic surgery to make him look like a total pussy. He has feminine eyelashes and silky hair that belongs to a shampoo commercial.... 
Do not mess with the Cao Cao.
3 brothers swearing under the peach orchard.
Verdict: I guess what is awesome about this manga is the creative treatment of history. The author rewrites Chinese history by inserting fictional characters and events that totally makes sense and is logical to the progress of the story. It offers a fresh new perspective on history that tries to explain the "missing pages" or "silent blanks." Good stuff.
Rating: 4.5/5
Follow this link to read this twisted manga:
http://mangafox.me/manga/lord/
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