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Itezuru

1974, Manga, 16 ch, 74%

Female Protagonist, Historical, Seinen

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 a shikomikka (apprentice) in an okiya: the house where the geisha live. By doing the commissions of his elders, Tsuru will discover…

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About Red Flowers

1967, One-shot, 1 ch, 63%

A nameless traveler comes across a young girl running an inn. While showing the traveler where the best fishing hole is, a bratty schoolmate reveals the girl must run the business because her alcoholic father is incapable. At the story’s end, the traveler witnesses an unusual act of kindness from the boy...

(Source: Drawn & Quarterly)

Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 38 (October 1967).

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