Fuyu no Semi
English title: Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter
Japanese title: 冬の蝉
Alternative titles: Winter Cicada
Type: OVA
Source: Manga
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 23, 2007 to Apr 27, 2007
Duration: 32 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Venet
Producers: On-Lead
Licensors: Media Blasters, Kitty Media
Genres: Boys Love, Drama, Erotica
Themes: Historical, Samurai

Touma Kusaka stands out from the rest of the Choshu Clan, as he does not share their anti-foreigner sentiment. After reuniting with Keiichirou Akizuki, a vassal of the Tokugawa family who once helped him escape from government authorities, the pair begin studying English in secret.

As they continue to meet behind their feuding families' backs, romance between the two begins to bloom. But with war looming on the horizon between their respective clans, Kusaka and Akizuki's hope for a world where they can be together may never come to fruition if their obligations and bloodlines get in the way.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]