Yuuutsu na Asa

Description

Upon his father's death, Akihito Kuze became a viscount at the age of 10. His smart, handsome young butler Tomoyuki Katsuragi has since managed all affairs pertaining to the viscountcy perfectly. The talented and charismatic Katsuragi is very popular in their social circle; but as Akihito grows older, he becomes colder and more distant by the day - though still as faithful to the Kuze household as he has ever been.

Akihito is now a young man, and desperately in love with Tomoyuki. He determines to discover the reason behind his butler's inexplicable behaviour, and this is where their story begins...

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

Blue Morning

Bình Minh U Uẩn (Vietnamese)

Ein melancholischer Morgen (German)

Gorzki poranek (Polish)

Melancholic Morning

Yuuutsu

Меланхоличное утро

ตราบสิ้นอรุณโศก (Thai)

忧郁之朝

憂鬱な朝

憂鬱な朝 NOBLE COLORS

우울한 아침

우울한 아침 노블 컬러즈 (NOBLE COLORS)

Groups Scanlating

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Latest Release(s)

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Status in Country of Origin

8 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

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User Reviews

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Forum

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (532 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.57 / 10.0

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Last Updated

July 8th, 2025 6:16pm PDT - 5 months ago

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Genre

Drama Historical Psychological Romance Slice of Life Yaoi
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Original Publisher

Tokuma Shoten

Serialized In (magazine)

Chara Selection (Tokuma Shoten)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

SuBLime (8 Vols - Complete)

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6 Month Pos #2853

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Year Pos #3106

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Feudalism in Japan

9 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

I'm disappointed

by dia69
3 months ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

I really liked the drawing style, but the whole story could have been written in two or three volumes. There were too many tangents that didn't lead anywhere, which just made the story tediously boring. A lot of chatter about bloodlines and family relationships, and then the class system agenda and other business plans and stock deals. This had nothing to do with the title "Melancholic Morning" or the short description of the work. I think the author noticed it himself and therefore introduced the funny little side stories to cover it up.

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The gem of BL

by Fuuma_lady
11 months ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

One of the very best BL manga !!!

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Loops

by Loppoksoofguy
1 year ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Reading this just like traveling through a dream. With many dramas and love, I believe this manga is some of the bests I've found. Definitely recommend this <3

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Ugh.. its too good.

by ohgu59
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The amount of detail put into this story is brilliant, and I have to say, Hidaka Shoko is a master at character development! The difference in the relationship between Katsuragi and Akihito from beginning to end was so carefully crafted.. Akihito really matured into such a wonderful person by the end, and his love for Katsuragi was so pure and endearing. The story had many other interesting aspects as well. It was fun to read about the lives of noblemen in historic Japan (regardless of how accurate it may be), and how Akihito was trying to shift his focus on the industry so as to remain relevant in the future when the peerage is no longer significant. Each and every character was drawn for a reason, and all of them had depth to them rather than just being there to serve as garnish. The artwork is slightly old fashioned for my taste. However, it was still very beautifully drawn and suits the time period of the manga. I think it was around 8 years ago that I stopped reading this so that I could read it all in one go in the future, and I'm really glad that I came back to finish this wonderful manga. Also, as others have already mentioned, this is truly a one of a kind BL manga. You may find it slow or difficult to understand at times, but this is one of few manga where so much time was invested in creating an intricate/interesting story between the two protagonists.

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So thankful for this story

by cslebras
5 years ago

Rating: N/A

Somehow it seems rare to find an 8 volume complete yaoi of this caliber. It is outstanding and will be re-read again and again. I wish for more like this.

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the only manga that matters

by heroyin
6 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Simply the best manga out there - complicated, great characters, intricate plot, the love so delicate and terrifying at the same time... combined with best art style which i've seen in manga = the masterpiece. Read it. You will not regret it.

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Gem

by black_bunny0524
7 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I wonder why the manga hasn't get adapted into at least an ova. This is an 1 out of 100 BL manga type. Have plot so deep and I love how it chose plot over obligatory sex scenes even if it isn't shounen-ai. Katsuragi is one of the best uke I ever found, he acts like a man too. And Kuze's character development awe me. I love how "love" is depicted in this manga, from something horrible like rape turned into something too sweet, and the conflict isn't a mere third-wheeling and all which we have a lot in the romance genre. I wish this got animated or got a live action with decent actors.

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I really like the Manga!

by vadess40
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

This manga is a complex one, and hard to get into as a series, yet I cannot tear away from it as it got going. Re-reading the first 5 volumes, I think I can give a more accurate review:

What I liked:

I like that it is more plot driven than most yaoi manga. Sex is great, and m/m coitus is part of what drew me to yaoi, but at times it can be tedious and lead to too many repetitive storylines. I'm glad that in Blue Morning the author gave us a break from that usual repetitiveness by setting up the characters, setting, and the plot before we got to our first sex scene. This is something I loved in "Little Butterfly" and I'm glad the mangaka decided to go this route here.
It is nice to get to know Japan during the dying days of the feudal system. I always enjoy manga and anime that teach me more about the culture they grew out of.
The characters grow from stiff to compelling. It makes me wonder if the author did this on purpose. My favourite narratives, whether book or manga or comic of movie or TV show, are those where things are not always what they seem. So what better way to do that than paint these characters as the stereotypical seme and uke characters that people are expecting, and little by little unravel their real identities as fully developed and flushed out characters? Brilliant if you ask me!

Things I Didn't like:

Still did not like the rape scenes at first. Coming from someone who has written gay romances before, I really do not like the trend of "rape= love" that is rampant in yaoi. I'm glad that it fit in with the plot, and wasn't used as a crutch, BUT after reading in many forums stories by men who have been sexually assaulted, I cannot appreciate yaoi that subtly or blatantly tries to re-write violent acts in which a person horribly violates another human being as an act of love.
I find this story is hard to understand if one does not have a basic understanding of the Japanese Feudal system. On the positive, reading it is compelling me to do research about it. I probably will share information on the forums on it.
If it comes to an end in volume 6, I won't like it!

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I love it

by jongjongie
10 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The story might somehow be typical, but the way she tell it still excites me. The only thing I want her to improve is her characters' facial expression, it looks a bit stiff. And since I'm generous (lol) I still give it 10 points.

... Last updated 7 years ago

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Grew on Me

by sarin68
10 years ago

Rating: N/A

If definitely had to grow on me. I read a chapter or two one week, then the rest of the volume and it just snowballed from there until I ran out of pages to read.
It seemed dry at first, and I definitely prefer the way the characters developed to what they started as. Same with the plot: dry at first but eventually it bore such sweet juice.
It's not hard-core porn, if that's what you're looking for, but it's actual plot and good plot at that. If the premise interests you the least bit, stick with it. It'll get better.

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