“Ikeda Ryoko's historically faithful manga adaptation of Catherine the Great's life, inspired by Henri Troyat's biography.”
Jotei Katharina
女帝エカテリーナ
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Ikeda Ryoko's historically faithful manga adaptation of Catherine the Great's life, inspired by Henri Troyat's biography.
Through the biography of the French sovereign Henri Troyat, Ikeda Ryoko decides to transpose the life, the loves and the diplomatic corps of "Catherine the Great" to paper. The result is a historical fresco of rare fidelity to the original story. (source: shoujo-manga.net)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 1982 – Jan 1984
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M8603 catalog