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Romance

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manga completed Licensed 1997 - 1999 suggestive

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This story follows Gorou, as the only son of a sake brewer he has always found himself drawn to painting pictures. At the age of 16 he runs away by himself at night to Tokyo to escape his father's problems with women. There he gets lost in romance in the big city and searches for meaning through his paintings.

(Source: Beaglee Inc., translated)

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Genres

◆ Drama ◆ Historical ◆ Romance ◆ Tragedy

Themes

Coming of Age Violence Abuse › Domestic Courtship › Adultery Culture › Art Drugs › Alcohol Economics › Money Problems Emotions › Forbidden Love Mental Health › Depression Slice of Life › Family Life

Death

Suicide › Attempted

Activities

Professions › Prostitution

Art Forms

Performing Arts › Drawing

Audience Demographics

Male Oriented › Seinen

Character Archetype

Country Boy

Character Traits

Studious Character Age › Progression Wealth › Rich Characters

Character Types

Male Lead Playboys Cast › Primarily Adult

Locations

Countryside Asia › Japan

Narrative Tropes

Love Tropes

In Love with Family Member Love Triangle

Plot Structure

Time Manipulation › Time Skip

Occupations

Court › Oiran

Relationship

Incest Age Gap › Older Female Younger Male Romantic Relationship › Infidelity

Family Relationship > Family

Siblings › Brother and Sister

Sexual Content

Nudity Seduction Virginity Intensity › Mature Sexual Acts › Rape

Time Period > Period Piece

Historical › Meiji Era

Late Modern & Contemporary

19th Century 20th Century

Work Info

Biography/Autobiography

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