Although warfare in ancient Japan was a man's thing, some women, not content with their secondary role in caring for the home, decided to put on armor and brandish a sword to fight the enemy. In these six stories we will sail alongside Tsuru, who led the Setouchi pirates in? Mishima; We will discover the great courage and ingenuity of Kai, who during the siege of Oshi Castle managed to use the enemy's war tactics to benefit his own; we will suffer along with Tazu, who rebelled against injustice and lies in a plot of perfidy and treason; and we will fight alongside Mrs. Tsuneyama and her army of warrior maidens. And, of course, we will meet Yoshinaka Kiso's favorite wife, Tomoe, the most famous samurai woman in history whose deeds were reflected in the Heike Monogatari, the most important war chronicle in Japan.