is a Japanese '' shōjo/

josei , also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marke ...

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

written and illustrated by

Chiho Saito is a Japanese manga artist, most noted for the manga ''Revolutionary Girl Utena''. In 1996, she received the Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been ...

in 1990. The story is set in late 1930s Asia, on the eve of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. After four volumes in 1990, the series later continued with the spin-off in 1992, the three-volume sequel in 1994, and an epilogue included in in 1995.

Characters

* Koto, a Japanese girl who aspires to be a tailor * Sajit Aster, an Indian freedom fighter struggling for independence against British Empire * Masaomi Kidoin, a Japanese imperial soldier serving the Japanese Empire * Ryuichi Kidoin, Masaomi's elder brother

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* 1990 manga 1994 manga British Empire in fiction British India in fiction Chiho Saito Comics set in China History of Manchuria in comics Indian independence movement fiction Japan in fiction Shōjo manga Comics set during World War II Shogakukan manga {{manga-stub