Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 5

Kaze Hikaru #5

by Taeko Watanabe

In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi--a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history...the Shinsengumi!

Genres: Manga, Historical Fiction, Historical, Romance, Comics, Shojo, Josei

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

Name (in native language) : 渡辺多恵子

Zodiac : Virgo

Blood type :AB

Her works consist mainly of shōjo manga and is best known for Kaze Hikaru. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award, in 1991 for Hajime-chan ga Ichiban! and in 2003 for Kaze Hikaru.

Reviews

[Abhi Prasad · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5
Nice to see other characters explored a bit more - the moments that make you smile or be amazed by the drama/action are really impactful, in between is quite a lot of slice of life-ish or historical dialogue which is fine. It all still fits within the world. I personally haven’t found myself enjoying the “mangaka/authors section” at the end of the book. The moments where characters make an appearance are fun, but otherwise I kind of got the jist in the first few volumes - the author is trying her best to make the story historically accurate and she’s a big nerd about it - it’s interesting but a bit text heavy and sometimes not the most exciting for someone who isn’t extremely invested in the subject matter. I’d much rather learn through the book and the authors small notes throughout. Still, you have to admire the passion - lol that’s what these books are full of, passion from both the characters and the author

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saito realises he's developed a bit of an infatuation with Sei (unaware that she's a girl), putting him in many an awkward situation, Okita is inexplicably (and involuntarily) jealous, and Hijikata attracts an admirer he'd very much like to get rid of. While nothing much of importance regarding the actual historical events of the time happens in this volume, I did enjoy it a lot. Perhaps the humour is growing on me?

[Lord · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first volume in this series that deserves to be tagged as shonen-ai. And the best one so far, too. One can feel how much effort Watanabe sensei put into her historical research. I only wish the stories were more bloody (we're in samurai era after all) but we're in shojo manga also so I can't complain.

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 4 out of 5]

It seems with this one, its either good to okay but still good at times that you can't help but want to read and more an wonder what the MC will get into next and how her character grows. Also the covers are really pretty.

[En Hikmah · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loooovvvvveeeee this serieessssssssss

[Holly Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll start reading this book once i buy it from barns and nobles or books a million

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Program BUBU

Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 28 September 2002.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, loved the series!!! It delves into the history of Japanese culture.