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Kaze Hikaru (manga)

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[ serialized in [Betsucomi], serialized in [Shojo Beat] ]
Alternative title:
The Wind Shines 
光之風 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
風光る (Japanese) 
Themes: historical 
Plot Summary: During the Bakumatsu revolution which marked the end of the Tokugawa era and the beginning of the Meiji era, a young girl named Sei Tominaga, seeking to avenge the deaths of her father and brother, disguises herself as a young boy named Seizaburo Kamiya to join the Shinsengumi. 
User Ratings: 91 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 6 votes (raw:2, Eng:2, dub:1, raw:1)
 Excellent: 10 votes (Eng:8, sub:2)
 Very good: 19 votes (Eng:15, sub:3, dub:1)
 Good: 16 votes (Eng:13, dub:3)
 Decent: 14 votes (Eng:7, sub:4, dub:3)
 So-so: 17 votes (Eng:11, dub:3, sub:3)
 Not really good: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Weak: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Bad: 4 votes (dub:3, sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (Eng:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 269 users, rank: #287 (of 4133)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.648 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.0509, rank: #3097 (of 4136)
Weighted mean: 6.611 (Good−), rank: #3042 (of 4136) (seen all: 8.32 / seen some: 6.65 / won't finish: 5.76)
Bayesian estimate: 6.662 (Good−), rank: #2256 (of 2592)
Number of pages: 192 
Vintage:
1997-10-25
2005-06-07 to 2006-08-01 (Serialization in Shojo Beat) 
Release dates: We have 95
Official website:
Shojo Beat - Kaze Hikaru 
Watanabe Taeko interview (Japanese) 
Links: We have 2
Review:
Kaze Hikaru GN 20 (Nov 10, 2012)
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Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1-7 (Jun 10, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 25-31 (Jun 3, 2009)
Viz Confirms Shojo Beat Manga Magazine's End in June (May 19, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 11, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 27–December 3 (Dec 5, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 26–July 16 (Jul 18, 2007)
Kaze Hikaru out of Shojo Beat (Sep 24, 2006)
Shojo Beat: Kaze Hikaru Out, Backstage Prince In (Jul 27, 2006)
NYCC - Viz Manga (Mar 14, 2006)
Viz January Releases (Jul 25, 2005)
Shojo Beat Preview (Apr 24, 2005)
Shojo Beat Details (Feb 8, 2005)
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Graphic novel
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 1) 2006-01-03 (from $5.99)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 2) 2006-06-06 (from $6.02)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 3) 2006-11-07 (from $6.02)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 4) 2007-02-06 (from $5.99)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 5) 2007-05-01 (from $5.99)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 6) 2007-08-07 (from $6.02)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 7) 2007-11-06 (from $6.02)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 8) 2008-01-29 (from $6.02)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 9) 2008-05-06 (from $6.02)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 10) 2008-08-05 (from $5.99)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 11) 2008-11-04 (from $6.53)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 12) 2009-02-03 (from $5.99)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 13) 2009-05-05 (from $6.02)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 14) 2009-08-04 (from $5.99)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 15) 2009-11-03 (from $6.69)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 16) 2010-02-02 (from $6.69)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 17) 2010-05-04 (from $6.25)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 18) 2010-08-03 (from $6.25)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 19) 2011-08-02 (from $6.69)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 20) 2012-08-07 (from $6.69)
    Kaze Hikaru (GN 21) 2013-08-06 (from $6.25)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Taeko Watanabe 
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shogakukan, Inc. 
English staff
English cast
Editing: Jonathan Tarbox (vol. 6-20) 
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media 
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
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