The very first manga by Asuka Katsura, who's worked on the Le Portrait de Petit Cossette manga and Blood+. Bolt and Lantern is an original oneshot set in 19th century england. Coco is a young girl who, due to the recent deaths of both her parents, has inherited the aristocratic title of "marquise" and the expectations that go along with it. A new tutor named Nidell is brought in to teach Coco all the languages that nobility are required to be fluent in, and quickly finds himself facing a past he's tried to hide and becoming more like a father-figure to Coco than a tutor. Bolt and Lantern's art is both cute and detailed at the same time, and is a must read for any fan of 19th century clothing! Or cute little girls and dashing young men. And a pretty, big-boobed maid later on, as well as an arrogant little boy. Fun ensues!
Bolt & Lantern has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: 螺子とランタン, Bolt and Lantern, Neji to Rantan
Genres: Sports , Historical , Romance
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Top Manga Like Bolt & Lantern (Neji to Lantern) [2026 List]
1. Ikoku Meiro no Croisée
The story takes place in the second half of the 19th century, as Japanese culture gains popularity in the West. A young Japanese girl, Yune, accompanies a French traveller, Oscar, on his journey back to France, and offers to help at the family's ironwork shop in Paris. Oscar's nephew and shopowner Claude reluctantly accepts to take care of Yune, and we learn how those two, who have so little in common, get to understand each other and live together in the Paris of the 1800s.
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: 異国迷路のクロワーゼ, Crossroads of the Foreign Labyrinth
