Jimba – Manga

an epic fantasy adventure set in an alternate medieval japan, where humans co-exist with the mythic half man/half horse beasts known as centaurs, or “jinba”. a wild and proud samurai jinba from the mountains named matsukaze, known as the redheaded rock tiger, is caught while protecting his son. he is traded to a feudal lord, and taken to his land. there he meets another centaur, named kohibari, whose village was burned down as a child. he is a tame centaur, who had his arms amputated when he was captured, and has given up hope of escaping his human captors. if they can get over their differences and work together, they just might be able to return to the wilds as free centaurs.