“Feudal page becomes lord's plaything, then begins forbidden romance with samurai during Japan's Civil Wars.”
Ai no Kakehashi
愛のかけ橋
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Feudal page becomes lord's plaything, then begins forbidden romance with samurai during Japan's Civil Wars.
It’s the age of Civil Wars. After Kamemaru, a page, receives patronage from a feudal lord, he becomes a plaything of the impotent lord every night. Then, one day, he encounters Nakajou, a samurai in charge of the rice-tax delivery, and the two fall into a forbidden relationship... (Source: Jmanga)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 1 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 2010 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M16968 catalog