Kaze Hikaru

Posing as a man, Sei trains with the Shinsengumi and does her best to survive the turbulent times. She knows that former councillor Ito is manipulating the Shinsengumi for selfish reasons, but the leadership hasn’t caught on. Meanwhile, Nakamura Goro—an Ito sympathizer and hopeless romantic—takes it upon himself to try to “rescue” Sei! Unfortunately for Goro, a tender relationship has developed between Sei and Soji, the only Shinsengumi member who knows her secret!

Posing as a man, Sei trains with the Shinsengumi and does her best to survive the turbulent times. Now officially recognized as vassals of the Tokugawa imperial family, the Shinsengumi have a renewed determination to face the threat of the shogunate’s collapse. One night, Sei notices that the fierce warrior Okita is coughing violently. She suspects the worst: tuberculosis. What will become of Okita and Sei, and their secret love for one another?