Set in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters during the Edo period of Japan. Akane, the daughter of a samurai family, has lost all of her living relatives and has to sell herself to a brothel. A courtesan of that brothel tells her to go attract a customer, and as a result she ends up getting involved with a strange man who asks the brothel to buy her freedom...
Seirou Opera It is also Known as: 青楼オペラ, Brothel Opera
Genres: Historical , Romance
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Top Manga Like Seirou Opera [2024 List]
- 4. Sakuran
- 3. Oiran Neesan
- 2. Taishou Otome Otogibanashi
- 1. Black Bird
4. Sakuran
The story follows Kiyoha, sold into a brothel as a child and forced to work as a maid and her rise to prominence as one of the top-ranking courtesans in Yoshiwara. The allure of the "flower and willow world" as it was called by artists in the day is underscored by the very real tragedy, heartbreak and difficult lives led by those seemingly glamorous courtesans. Will Kiyoha's fox-like wiles give her a chance to break free of her gilded cage? Or will her fighting spirit ruin her chances of ever escaping the brothel?
Sakuran has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: さくらん, Sakuran
3. Oiran Neesan
A "kamuro" is a young girl who takes care of and runs various errands for a courtesan, and at the same time studies the art for herself. The way kamuro would refer to their respective courtesans as "big sister" gave rise to the word "oiran", the most elite courtesans in Edo-era Japan. This story takes place in a brothel called Shinkiro in notorious Yoshiwara red-light district, starring an oiran known to many as the "Courtesan from Hell", a super popular sadist specialist named Hashidate. Her personal kamuro, Namiji, narrates the story, and paints a picture of Hashidate that most would never expect. A variety of customers, including townsfolk, samurai, and high-rollers, are in full force as Namiji recounts these fantastic tales!
Oiran Neesan has been digitally published in English by Media Do International/Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha since November 7, 2017.
Oiran Neesan has finished publishing and it has 49 Chapters. It is also Known as: おいらん姐さん, Oiran Neesan
2. Taishou Otome Otogibanashi
In this story set in the early 1920s, Tamahiko is the son of a wealthy family, but his life is changed forever when an accident cripples his right arm. No longer considered by his father as an heir, he is shuffled off into the country, to live out of sight. The teenage Tamahiko shuts himself in his new home, bitterly thinking of it as the place where he will die. One day, he learns that his father has 'bought' him a bride to take care of him, when the young teen girl named Yuzuki arrives at his door. She comes into his life like an innocent ray of sunshine, and Tamahiko's view of the world and his life starts changing bit-by-bit.
Note:
Volume 1 contains a side story.
Volume 2 contains the special story "Haru no Yo Hoshi no Yo".
Volume 3 contains the special story "Haru no Arashi to Kuroyuri".
Volume 5 contains the side story "Tamahiko-sensei 2".
Taishou Otome Otogibanashi has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 大正処女御伽話, Taisho Otome Otogibanashi, Taisho Maiden Fairytail, Taishou Maiden Fairytale
1. Black Bird
The world is full of mysterious "things," but life keeps on going peacefully because no one can see them--except Misao. Harada Misao has the special power to see these "things," but she doesn't tell anybody and tries to continue leading a happy high school life. Though she's jealous of her friends who have boyfriends, she's just like a normal teenage girl as she keeps having dreams about a boy she met when she was younger who has the same power she does.
Her mundane life suddenly changes when demons try to eat her, and her old friend Kyo comes back to protect her from them. Then, she finds out that she is personally being sought out by demons either to become their bride or their food, and that Kyo is a demon, too. Will she still marry him like they promised when they were children, based on her faith in him that he has no bad intentions towards her? Will she even be safe at school now that Kyo has become her new homeroom teacher? Her exciting teenage life is just about to begin.
(Source Serenus-Dreamers)
Winner of the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award.
Black Bird has finished publishing and it has 84 Chapters. It is also Known as: ブラックバード, Black Bird
