Description
Romance between swordsmen, based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history. In the 1860s in Japan, a new era is dawning. During this time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most infamous) movements in Japanese history... the Shinsengumi Warfare between the Choshu and the Bakufu factions seems inevitable. Will Sei and the Shinsengumi be drawn into the hostilities as well? Meanwhile, Captain Harada Sanosuke's first child is born in Kyoto. While the Shinsengumi members are overjoyed, trouble arises when Sanosuke names the child...
Author: Taeko Watanabe
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 08/04/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781974715060
ISBN10: 197471506X
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Historical Fiction
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Romance
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Action & Adventure
Author: Taeko Watanabe
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 08/04/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781974715060
ISBN10: 197471506X
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Historical Fiction
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Romance
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Action & Adventure
About the Author
Taeko Watanabe debuted as a manga artist in 1979 with her story Waka-chan no Netsuai Jidai (Love Struck Days of Waka). Kaze Hikaru is her longest-running series, but she has created a number of other popular series. Watanabe is a two-time winner of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the girls' category--her manga Hajime-chan go Ichiban! (Hajime-chan Is Number One!) claimed the award in 1991, and Kaze Hikaru took it in 2003.