Kaze Hikaru Volume 17 - Softcover

Headquarters in Kyoto learns that the rogue behavior of their branch troop captain in Osaka is stirring up resentment among the local populace. Kondo takes Okita, Sei and the first troop to Osaka to investigate. They find that Tani Sanjuro, the captain of the seventh troop, is a hard-hearted man who rules with an iron fist. Will Kondo find a way to deal with this ogre, or will he need to take extreme measures to eliminate him?

Taeko Watanabe debuted as a manga artist in 1979 with her story [ital.] Waka-chan no Netsuai Jidai [ital.] (Love Struck Days of Waka). [ital.] Kaze Hikaru [ital.] is her longest-running series, but she has created a number of other popular series. Watanabe is a two-time winner of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the Girls' category-her manga [ital.] Hajime-chan is Number One! [ital.] claimed the award in 1991 and [ital.] Kaze Hikaru [ital.] took it in 2003. Watanabe read hundreds of historical sources to create [ital.] Kaze Hikaru [ital.]. She is from Tokyo.