The manga is based on a dramatic tragedy diary written by Aya Kitō (July 19, 1962 - May 23, 1988) published shortly before her death. The diary, a true story based on her own life, was originally written in...

O-Tsuru (the crane), named because she used to stand on one foot to warm the other, was sold by her parents to become a geisha. She will begin as an apprentice (Shikomikka) in an okiya. The house where the g...

• Horyuu is a shining, good looking surfer idol. Shouin, who is enamored with him, is a calm, restrained and mature youngster. Though Horyuu is the polar opposite to the subdued Shouin, he cannot erase fro...

Elizabeth Whitehead is a foreign teenage girl with a terminal illness who is particularly fond of air races. When she needed a new engine for her airplanes, she goes to Japan to a famous smith, Aramaki. Aram...

Alexandra Arvan, daughter of a count, agrees to marry Pavel Volkov, son of the Grand Duke, in order to pay off her family's debt. Suffering from an incurable disease, Pavel is notorious for his foul mouth an...