Sakura-Gari | |
![]() Cover of the first volume of the series, featuring Masataka Tagami | |
櫻狩り | |
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Genre | Boys' love, [1] drama, [2] suspense [2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Yuu Watase |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint |
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Magazine | Rinka |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | June 14, 2007 – January 14, 2010 |
Volumes | 3 |
Sakura-Gari ( Japanese: 櫻狩り, lit. "Cherry Blossom Hunting" [1]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. As the author's first boys' love (BL) series, it follows the relationship between a poor student and his aristocratic benefactor, who hides a dark secret. Sakura-Gari was serialized in Rinka, a spin-off of Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Monthly Flowers, from June 2007 to January 2010. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes published from 2008 to 2010. The company issued a new edition of the manga in 2016.
Set in Japan in 1920, the story follows the relationship between Masataka Tagami, a poor student who wishes to enter Tokyo Imperial University, and Sōma Saiki, a tormented aristocrat with a sulfurous reputation. Sōma agrees to employ Masataka as a servant and house him while he prepares for the university's entrance exam. As Masataka grows closer to the beautiful Sōma, he uncovers dark and disturbing secrets about the Saiki family.
Sakura-Gari was written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It premiered in the inaugural issue of Rinka, a spin-off of Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Monthly Flowers, released on June 14, 2007. [1] It concluded in Rinka's ninth issue, released on January 14, 2010. [3] [4] Sakura-Gari is notable for being Watase's first boys' love (BL) manga series. [1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes published under the Flower Comics Special imprint from 2008 to 2010. [5] They re-released the series in three shinsōban volumes published under the Flowers Comics imprint in 2016. [6] Internationally, Sakura-Gari has been licensed in Spanish by ECC Ediciones, [7] French by Tonkam, [2] and German by Egmont Manga & Anime. [8] In response to fan inquiries, North American publisher SuBLime (an imprint of Viz Media) said they could not "risk publishing" the series in English as it contains underage rape. [9] [10]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | April 18, 2008 (original release)
[11] April 8, 2016 (re-release) [12] |
978-4-09-179026-2 (original release) 978-4-09-167075-5 (re-release) |
2 | March 6, 2009 (original release)
[13] May 10, 2016 (re-release) [14] |
978-4-09-179037-8 (original release) 978-4-09-167076-2 (re-release) |
3 | March 8, 2010 (original release)
[15] June 10, 2016 (re-release) [16] |
978-4-09-179072-9 (original release) 978-4-09-167077-9 (re-release) |
In "BL Koto Hajime", [17] a monthly column for The Asahi Shimbun Company's Good Life with Books website, Masatoshi Inoue chose Sakura-Gari as his boys' love (BL) manga recommendation for October 2020. Inoue, the head of Honto.jp's BL specialty floor, described Sakura-Gari as a work of complex emotions that cannot, or should not, be reduced to categorizations such as "suspense story" or "love story". [18]
Sakura-Gari | |
![]() Cover of the first volume of the series, featuring Masataka Tagami | |
櫻狩り | |
---|---|
Genre | Boys' love, [1] drama, [2] suspense [2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Yuu Watase |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint |
|
Magazine | Rinka |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | June 14, 2007 – January 14, 2010 |
Volumes | 3 |
Sakura-Gari ( Japanese: 櫻狩り, lit. "Cherry Blossom Hunting" [1]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. As the author's first boys' love (BL) series, it follows the relationship between a poor student and his aristocratic benefactor, who hides a dark secret. Sakura-Gari was serialized in Rinka, a spin-off of Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Monthly Flowers, from June 2007 to January 2010. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes published from 2008 to 2010. The company issued a new edition of the manga in 2016.
Set in Japan in 1920, the story follows the relationship between Masataka Tagami, a poor student who wishes to enter Tokyo Imperial University, and Sōma Saiki, a tormented aristocrat with a sulfurous reputation. Sōma agrees to employ Masataka as a servant and house him while he prepares for the university's entrance exam. As Masataka grows closer to the beautiful Sōma, he uncovers dark and disturbing secrets about the Saiki family.
Sakura-Gari was written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It premiered in the inaugural issue of Rinka, a spin-off of Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Monthly Flowers, released on June 14, 2007. [1] It concluded in Rinka's ninth issue, released on January 14, 2010. [3] [4] Sakura-Gari is notable for being Watase's first boys' love (BL) manga series. [1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes published under the Flower Comics Special imprint from 2008 to 2010. [5] They re-released the series in three shinsōban volumes published under the Flowers Comics imprint in 2016. [6] Internationally, Sakura-Gari has been licensed in Spanish by ECC Ediciones, [7] French by Tonkam, [2] and German by Egmont Manga & Anime. [8] In response to fan inquiries, North American publisher SuBLime (an imprint of Viz Media) said they could not "risk publishing" the series in English as it contains underage rape. [9] [10]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | April 18, 2008 (original release)
[11] April 8, 2016 (re-release) [12] |
978-4-09-179026-2 (original release) 978-4-09-167075-5 (re-release) |
2 | March 6, 2009 (original release)
[13] May 10, 2016 (re-release) [14] |
978-4-09-179037-8 (original release) 978-4-09-167076-2 (re-release) |
3 | March 8, 2010 (original release)
[15] June 10, 2016 (re-release) [16] |
978-4-09-179072-9 (original release) 978-4-09-167077-9 (re-release) |
In "BL Koto Hajime", [17] a monthly column for The Asahi Shimbun Company's Good Life with Books website, Masatoshi Inoue chose Sakura-Gari as his boys' love (BL) manga recommendation for October 2020. Inoue, the head of Honto.jp's BL specialty floor, described Sakura-Gari as a work of complex emotions that cannot, or should not, be reduced to categorizations such as "suspense story" or "love story". [18]