Romance between "swordsmen," based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history. In the 1860s in Japan, a new era is dawning. During this time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most infamous) movements in Japanese history... the Shinsengumi Posing as a man, Sei trains with the Shinsengumi and does her best to survive the turbulent times. As the shogun faces threats from neighboring regions, the Shinsengumi receives some top secret information that could change the imperial power dynamic. In the meantime, Soji, Sei's fellow Shinsengumi member and the man she loves, battles to overcome tuberculosis.
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