Seirō Opera
| Seirō Opera | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 青楼オペラ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical, romance[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kanoko Sakurakoji |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Flower Comics |
| Magazine | Betsucomi |
| Original run | January 13, 2015 – November 13, 2019 |
| Volumes | 12 |
Seirō Opera (青楼オペラ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kanoko Sakurakoji. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Betsucomi from January 2015 to November 2019.
Plot
[edit]Set in the Edo period, the series focuses on Akane, a samurai's daughter who after losing her parents is sold to a brothel in the Yoshiwara red-light district. Akane trains in order to become a courtesan, and later gets involved with a mysterious man named Sōsuke Ōmiya.
Publication
[edit]Written and illustrated by Kanoko Sakurakoji, Seirō Opera was serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Betsucomi from January 13, 2015, to November 13, 2019.[2][3] Its chapters were collected in twelve tankōbon volumes released from October 26, 2015, to February 26, 2020.[4][5]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 26, 2015[4] | 978-4-09-137777-7 |
| 2 | October 26, 2015[6] | 978-4-09-137778-4 |
| 3 | March 25, 2016[7] | 978-4-09-138309-9 |
| 4 | July 22, 2016[8] | 978-4-09-138477-5 |
| 5 | December 26, 2016[9] | 978-4-09138477-5 |
| 6 | May 26, 2017[10] | 978-4-09-139187-2 |
| 7 | September 26, 2017[11] | 978-4-09-139567-2 |
| 8 | March 26, 2018[12] | 978-4-09-139868-0 |
| 9 | August 24, 2018[13] | 978-4-09-870103-2 |
| 10 | February 26, 2019[14] | 978-4-09-870331-9 |
| 11 | August 26, 2019[15] | 978-4-09-870524-5 |
| 12 | February 26, 2020[5] | 978-4-09-870758-4 |
Reception
[edit]The series was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ 青楼オペラ. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Digitalio. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ↑ 桜小路かのこベツコミで新連載、江戸時代の吉原描く「青楼オペラ」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 13, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 12, 2019). "Seirou Opera Manga Ends, Gets Side Story in December". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- 1 2 青楼オペラ １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- 1 2 青楼オペラ １２（完） (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ ６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ ７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ ８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ ９ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ １０ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ 青楼オペラ １１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 22, 2019). "65th Shogakukan Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Seirō Opera (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia