est. Rough estimate based on volume count, reprints and magazine — not an official figure
Overview
O-Tsuru (the crane), named because she used to stand on one foot to warm the other, was sold by her parents to become a geisha. She will begin as a shikomikka (apprentice) in an okiya: the house where the geisha live. By doing the commissions of his elders, Tsuru will discover the life of these women. Finally, one day, her turn arrives. She goes to her benefactor's room. Who, by paying the ceremony fees, will bring it into the world of geisha. Tsuru will then take the name of Tsurugiku and become a famous geisha in the world of pleasures. Note: It was first collected in a volume in 1992.
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小学館叢書 First edition
1vols · 1992-03
小学館文庫 Bunko
1vols · 1996-09
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