Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi

As corruption weakens the Han court and the Yellow Turban uprising spreads, Liu Bei leaves his modest life behind in the hope of protecting ordinary people. With Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he swears a brotherhood that will carry the three men into a country torn apart by rebellion and competing armies.

The collapse of central authority gives ambitious commanders room to pursue power. Amid shifting alliances and betrayals, Liu Bei searches for a foothold from which to defend his ideals, while the rise of Cao Cao and the strength of the southern forces bring the struggle toward a decisive confrontation at Red Cliffs.