“Compilation of short stories including Romantic, a tale of forbidden love between a German butler and Japanese Viscount.”
Aestheticism
耽美主義
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Compilation of short stories including Romantic, a tale of forbidden love between a German butler and Japanese Viscount.
Compilation of short stories: • Visconti no Eiga no You ni • Romantic Romantic is the story of Konrad Nernst, a German-native who falls deeply in love with the Japanese Viscount he meets in his homeland. Walking a tight-rope between restraint and desire, Konrad agrees to return to Japan with the Viscount and serve as his butler. Every day the pair face the censure and mockery of those around them; the powerful magnates that control the Viscount's estate, the staff he employs and his devilish wife, Hanako. (Source: Blissful Sin) • Kiyomerareta Yoru (Transfigured Night) • Hetaria! • Koroshiya Drop • Shinshokusuru Shi no Gaspard
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Jun 2009 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9462 catalog