“Gion girl Mitsuki explores Kyoto with maiko Koume while struggling to understand Genji's "aware" for club manager Hikaru.”
Hanamikouji Kita Nikki
花見小路北日記
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Gion girl Mitsuki explores Kyoto with maiko Koume while struggling to understand Genji's "aware" for club manager Hikaru.
Mitsuki is a high school girl living on the north side of Hanamikouji in Gion. The north side of the street is a pleasure quarter full of host and cabaret clubs, and is the opposite of a quaint tourist area. Mizuki is asked by Hikaru, the manager of a club she knows, to read The Tale of Genji for him, but she can't quite grasp the emotion of "aware." One day, Mizuki goes on an adventure in Kyoto with Koume, an aspiring maiko..?! (Source: Shueisha, translated)
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- Published Apr 2024 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M78208 catalog