What is Flight of the Butterflies about?
Status: Finished
"Sorry—I know you must've been lonely. Don't worry. I won't keep you waiting long..."Maruyama, Nagasaki's pleasure district—where the music of shamisens mingles with the language of foreign lands. From artist Kan Takahama comes a tale of love and death: a beautiful courtesan, a man on his deathbed, and their secret past...
Notes: Nominated to the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Tags: Historical , Seinen , Oiran , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Heterosexual
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Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life
Tags: Female Protagonist , Prostitution , Historical , Anthology , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Rural , Oiran , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tragedy , Youkai
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Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Romance
Tags: Oiran , Historical , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Tragedy , Prostitution , Time Skip , Orphan , Nudity
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Tags: Oiran , Anthology , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Historical
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Genres: Drama , Romance
Kagerou no Shou
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