is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It is the story of

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, and tackles a theory that the historical figure was a woman. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Hibana'' from March 2015 to August 2017, when the manga ceased its publication, and it was then serialized in ''

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'' from January 2018 to October 2020. Its chapters were collected in ten ''

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'' volumes.

Publication

''Yukibana no Tora'', written and illustrated by

, tells the story of

, and tackles a theory that the historical figure was a woman. The manga was serialized

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Hibana'' from March 6, 2015, to August 7, 2017, when the magazine ceased its publication. Originally, it was planned that the manga would be transferred to ''

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'', however, it was later reported that it would be moved to ''

'', starting on January 15, 2018. The series finished on October 26, 2020. Shogakukan collected its chapters into ten individual ''

'' volumes, released from September 11, 2015, to February 12, 2021. The manga is licensed in France by Le Lézard noir.

Volume list

Reception

''Yukibana no Tora'' ranked #14 on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2016. In November 2019, the manga was nominated at the 47th

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for the Best Young Adult Comic Award.

References

External links

* * {{Weekly Big Comic Spirits Historical anime and manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga