Great Ming Military

The sequel to The Admiral: Roaring Currents and Hansan: Rising Dragon , and the epic finale of Yi Sun-sin trilogy, is finally releas...

As someone with a deep interest in Imjin War, I actually enjoyed Hansan: Rising Dragon way more that I thought I would, even thou...

  This article is a continuation of my previous  armour comparison blog post , exploring various gaps and weakness of Japanese armour. The a...

P..plate armour? At long last, the Grand Cathay faction has finally been unveiled! Which means it's time for an impression post! The art...

Grand Cathay is coming! Happy Chinese new year！ With the confirmation that Grand Cathay will be one of the starting factions of Total War: W...

UPDATED MAY 8, 2022 A recent comment from my other blog post reminds me that I have yet to write anything about Chinese arming garments, ...

Left: Emperor Shenzong of Ming. Right: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, regent of Japan. Translator's Note:  I originally only intended to translate ...

Recently, Samuel Hawley's book titled 'The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer Ch...

Left: An unnamed commander or guard in Chinese-style "Cataphract" armour. Middle: Wu Dao Jiang Jun (五道將軍), one of the Chinese ...

The movie God of War is truly a breath of fresh air from the China's cinema scene. From the unimaginative bog that's choke-full...

UPDATED NOVEMBER 10, 2022 Left: An unnamed Ming Jin Yi Wei (錦衣衛, lit. 'Brocade-clad guard') in parade gear. Middle: Fu De (富德), ...

As a casual gamer, most turn-based strategy games that I've played are essentially JRPG at heart: Strong storyline, large cast of memora...

**Disclaimer** I do not practise martial arts, but I do love to read about them. That being said, I am aware that researching martial art...

I came across this interesting comparison at Baidu Tieba, although the original post has since been deleted. The original comparison is a s...