Based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula", a gothic horror story at the end of the 19th century.

In a little town near Osaka, an old tradition is being perpetuated. Every year, for hundreds of years, the men of the town defy each others in the "grand ceremony of Masuraou". Their weapons? Their courage and their fists! Their goals? Becoming the the king of the town!
It's in this atmosphere that Takeshi Yamato, a young high schooler from Tokyo, moves in. Ex-gang leader decorated with an incredible secret, he is decided to forget the past and become a socially acceptable guy... However, between his secret being found out, the fights, the girls and the messing up with his friends, he is far from becoming a model high schooler!
(Source: MU)

In the 18th century, seeking "freedom and equality," the event that became the starting point of modern French society, the French Revolution, began. There was one more protagonist that lived within the darkness, Henry Charles Sanson. He was the fourth generation family head of the Sanson Family, and executioner of Paris.

This is the historie of him nobly facing the harsh fate...

In the 18th century, seeking "freedom and equality", the event that became the starting point of modern French society, the French Revolution, began. There was one more protagonist that lived within the darkness, Henry Charles Sanson. He was the fourth generation family head of the Sanson Family, and executioner of Paris.
This is the historie of him nobly facing the harsh fate.

Note: Was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award in 2014 and for the 8th Manga Taisho Award in 2015.