is a
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 ...
by
Hiro Matsuba. It takes place in
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
in
Japan
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and follows the adventures of Akane, the daughter of a high-ranked official, who enters the imperial
court
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as a servant in order to be closer to her beloved Aogi.
The manga consists of eight volumes and was published in Japan by
Mag Garden
is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix ...
.
ADV Manga
A.D. Vision Holdings, Inc. (known simply as ADV and also referred to as ADV Films) was an American multimedia entertainment distributor headquartered in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1992 by video game fan John Ledford and anime fans Matt Gree ...
published two volumes in the United States in English between 2004 and 2005. As of November 2006, there has been no news of any further publication by ADV.
Volumes
Japanese
# published on September 10, 2002
# published on December 10, 2002
# published on April 10, 2003
# published on September 10, 2003
# published on February 10, 2004
# published on August 10, 2004
# published on January 11, 2005
# published on July 8, 2005
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2002 manga
ADV Manga
Historical anime and manga
Mag Garden manga
Romance anime and manga
Shōnen manga
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