A young man living peacefully in a seaside town meets a prince who has come looking for his absolute truth—?! (Source: Libre, translated)
In the flower kingdom of Bloom, only women can inherit the throne. Sitting on that throne is the beautiful Queen Sieglinde - but in reality, she is a man! In order to protect her country, she must lie and act as queen. The voice of Sieglinde is his foster sister and only person who understands her, the lady-in-waiting, Erna. Since he cannot speak, Erna acts as his "voice," and the two share a secret - but...? "Don't you think you have an obligation to accept me as a man?" The love romance between these two people who harbor a secret that could shake the country begins!
Murasaki Shikibu was born into the family of a skilled scholar of Chinese studies, though her social status was not high. In an era when women were expected to limit their learning to composing waka poetry, Shikibu devoted herself to Chinese studies and immersed herself in reading stories and diaries one after another. As she grew into an intelligent woman, she experienced marriage and separation, and eventually entered court life to serve Empress Akiko. How was The Tale of Genji, a work that has been read and passed down around the world for over a thousand years, written and brought into being? The Manga Jinbutsu-den series is a definitive biography manga that depicts how great figures spent their childhoods and went on to achieve remarkable accomplishments. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)