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The Trifoliate Orange Princess

**The Trifoliate Orange Princess** (カラタチノ姫, *Karatachi no Hime*) is the first chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Summary

When he was little, a young boy had a friend, a girl who was crying amongst the Karatachi trees as if they were protecting her. She was beautiful and fragile. In his heart, he called her the *Karatachi Princess*.

## Plot

*Shouwa 3 (1928)*

In Kobe, Jintaro is strolling through the city and decides to go home to develop the pictures he took. He passes by Shima Cinema, which had belonged to his grandfather. When he gets home, he receives a 15th birthday letter from his father, even though Jintaro just turned 14. After tossing the letter, he starts developing the pictures. He remembers when his grandfather gave him an old Kovak camera, despite Jintaro not being interested in cameras then, and told him to take a picture of the girl he liked so they could live happily ever after. Shortly after, his grandfather passed away and Jintaro has been in his own due to his parents' neglect.

He hears a commotion outside and sees Tokoyo being slapped by her stepmother for not being perfect in anything. Tokoyo runs off to a hidden spot and Jintaro finds her, and offers her to come to his house. He remembers how the two have been neighbors and friends for as long as they could remember, and she is the girl he wants to take a picture of. They play a cat and her dotting owner game which he can show her care and attention to comfort her. He asks if he can take a picture of her but she refuses because she believes she is ugly and Jintaro knows this is due to her stepmother's abuse. The next day, he sees her being praised by her father for making second place in a piano recital but her stepmother isn't pleased. When it starts to storm, Jintaro is horrified to find Tokoyo beaten and left in the rain by her stepmother. Armed with a sword, he confronts her and Tokoyo tries to stop him.

He remembers when, after his grandfather died, Jintaro came down with a high fever and no one, including his father, cared. Only Tokoyo came and took care of him. He said he wasn't afraid of dying as long as she was with him. She replied that she would die with him because she would have no reason to live.

They run away and hide in Shima Cinema. There, Jintaro admits his feelings for her and he is willing to die with her. He tries to take a picture of her but she covers his eyes and kisses him, and admits she has feelings for him too. The police then come to arrest Jintaro and take Tokoyo back home. Jintaro says that was the first and last kiss they shared and it would be 3 years before they met again.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: The Trifoliate Orange Princess*
Chitose

**Chitose** (千年) is one of the minor characters of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi*.

## Appearance

Chitose is a small young girl with black hair.

## Personality

She is a friendly young girl who gets along well with those around her. As she is surrounded by adults due to her family owning the inn she lives in, the only friends she has are much older than her.

## Background

Chitose is the daughter of the owner of the inn at Arima Onsen.

## Plot

Chitose goes to Tokoyo Kurosaki and Ritsu to tell them about guests and employees experiencing ghosts encounters in the inn. As Ritsu is a miko and capable of performing an exorcism, Chitose pleads for her help. The three girls interview the witnesses and Chitose reveals the previous owner died in room 315, which has been left unoccupied since his death. The girls, along with Jintaro Shima, decide to clean the room to accommodate the spirit.

Chitose is out walking with Liselotte Meggendorfer when they run into Ritsu, and the three visit Tokoyo and Jintaro in their new house. The couple ends up having a heated fight and Tokoyo storms out of the house. Chitose, Ritsu, and Liselotte are amused to see the two fight but try to get Jintaro to go find and talk to her but he is confidant Tokoyo will come back. The girls eventually embarrass Jintaro and he storms off. When Tokoyo returns home but with a fever, Chitose helps take care of Tokoyo.

After Tokoyo is diagnosed with tuberculosis and is being treated, as well as Jintaro's absence due to him taking care of her, Chitose and many of the couple's friends help run their parlor house.

Chitose eventually went back to school and volunteers working at the shrine with Ritsu.

## Relationships

### Ritsu

Chitose has a friendly relationship with Ritsu, as the latter works at the shrine near Chitose's family inn and Chitose has confidence in Ritsu as a miko.

### Tokoyo Kurosaki

Chitose is good friends with Tokoyo and spends time with her helping around the inn and later the parlor house.

### Jintaro Shima

Chitose is on good terms with Jintaro, as she helps him and Tokoyo with the opening and early running of their parlor house.

### Liselotte Meggendorfer

Chitose enjoys wearing western clothes given to her by Liselotte.

## Etymology

* The name **Chitose** means "millennium, thousand years/a thousand years" (千年).
Do You Want to Become an Eternal Delinquent?

**Do You Want to Become an Eternal Delinquent?** (常世不良ニナル？, *Tokoyo Furyou ni Naru？*) is the ninth chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

Jintaro returns to his childhood house, recalling why he hates it and the only good thing about it is that Tokoyo lived next door. He sees Tokoyo being bullied by her younger brother as she takes him for a walk.

Jintaro locks the boy in a dresser closet at his house to teach him a lesson. Tokoyo and her stepmother come in and her stepmother is horrified to find him locked in the dresser closet. Jintaro says the boy is rude and mistreats Tokoyo but she says the boy is the family heir and is therefore more important than Tokoyo. She begins berating Tokoyo when Jintaro cuts her off, saying he came back to protect Tokoyo from people like her. She slaps him and Tokoyo slaps her back and tells her stepmother what she really thinks of her before leaving with Jintaro.

Tokoyo knows she likely can't go home and asks him if what he said was true but he won't answer her. He invites her to stay with him at Shima Cinema. They explore the cinema together. While he sleeps, Tokoyo tells him that she hopes he would return to his old house but she doesn't mind as long as she can be by his side. She says she knows he was trying to cover what he said and that it was his true feelings. She kisses him and admits she is still in love with him.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: Do You Want to Become an Eternal Delinquent?*
Unending Everlasting Darkness

**Unending Everlasting Darkness** (終ワラナイ常闇, *Owaranai Tokoyami*) is the twenty-third chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

Jintaro and Tokoyo look on in horror as Shima Cinema is engulfed in flames. Tamayo says she will keep chasing him until he gives up and he will only lose something important if he keeps running, and he can never match up to her. Tokoyo screams the cinema is on fire to cause a scene and to get her and Jintaro away from Tamayo.

Jintaro and Tokoyo seek shelter in a shed. Jintaro wonders if he will ever be free of Tamayo, as she will continue to destroy everything he loves. Tokoyo hugs him as he says he wants to flee to a place where Tamayo can't reach him. Tokoyo immediately deduces what he means and she says she will go with him. He says it's not despair but hope because they will finally be free. She assures him that she can never live and be happy without Jintaro, as she believes she was born to live and die for him. She confesses that she loves him and embarrassingly says she preferred to say it before she died.

The rain puts out much of the flames and the police try to question Tamayo about the fire. She insists they find her son and manipulates them into forgetting about the fire so they can find Jintaro for her.

Meanwhile, Jintaro and Tokoyo leave their shoes and a suicide letter, and stand over a bridge. He says that on that wonderful day, they left that life behind for a place with no worries or hardships, a fairytale world where no would come between them, the far realm of Tokoyo.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: Unending Everlasting Darkness*
A Certain Sunday

**A Certain Sunday** (或ル日曜日, *Aru ru nichiyōbi*) is the twenty-first chapter of the *Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale -Kisei Family Dining Table-* manga.

## Summary

Taisho year 14 (1925) in the city of Kobe.

Tamao is in the kitchen at Manabe clinic when Tamako appears, announcing she bought some meat. She adds how surprised she is that Tamao can cook. He says it’s something he decides to try as a change in pace and it’s fun. He suggests they eat Tamahiko’s place because Tamasuke will be coming home late. Tamao decides to make meatball stew and asks Tamako to make the meatballs.

To make meatballs, you have to boil and mash potatoes, chop parsley, soak bread in water to soften it, squeeze the water out before breaking it into small pieces, mix granted onion with minced meat, parsley, potatoes, and bread with salt, pepper and ajinomoto. After the mixture, put them in boiling water and scoop them out when they float on top. Then add two grams of butter and flour per serving, add the boiled water until there is 8 times as much water than there is of butter and flour, season it with salt and pepper, add caramel until the sauce turns black, and finish the stew by adding the meatballs, carrots, potatoes and sauce to make the stew boil.

As they prepare to leave, Tamao suggest they buy bread in the way to Tamahiko’s place. As they walk, Tamao admits how amazed he is that Tamako cut off her father and moved to Kobe to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor, and he won’t forget their time living in Tokyo together because he is happy for her.

At Tamahiko and Yuzuki’s apartment, Tamahiko is impressed at Tamao’s stew. Tamako says Tamao is worried he isn’t good enough because Yuzuki is a really good cook, much to his embarrassment. The four begin eating, and Tamahiko and Yuzuki enjoy the stew. Tamao secretly admits to himself that he is glad he followed Tamahiko when he left the family. He then notices Tamahiko stealing meatballs from his bowl because Tamahiko says they are too good. Tamao decides to let Tamahiko keep the meatballs as the girls watch in amusement.
Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale -Kisei Family Dining Table-

**Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale -Kisei Family Dining Table-** (大正処女御伽話―厭世家〈ぺしみすと〉ノ食卓―, *Taishō Otome Otogibanashi: Pessimist no Shokutaku*) is an

## Plot Summary

It is now the Taisho era. After losing the use of his right arm, Takahiko was sent to recuperate in the countryside in Chiba. Then one day, a young girl named Yuzuki was sent to him by his family and the yummy daily life of a pessimistic young man and an innocent maiden now begins!

## Chapters and Volumes

*Main Article: Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale -Kisei Family Dining Table- Chapters and Volumes*
For Whom the Bride Trains Herself

**For Whom the Bride Trains Herself** (花嫁修業ハ誰ガ為ニ, *Hanayomeshūgyou wa Dare ga Tame ni*) is the seventeenth chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

Jintaro is working at his part time job at the Meggendorfer Chemists, which is one of many shops his patron owns. A co worker notices Jintaro doesn't look too lively, and Jintaro reveals he is living with a childhood friend who has been going out several times during the week and the other day she came home in a new kimono and looked ecstatic. The co worker thinks she met a guy, which makes Jintaro jealous and he refuses to believe such a thing.

Tokoyo returns the kimono to Yuzuki and thanks her for cleaning her other one that was soiled with syrup. Tokoyo asks Yuzuki to teach her household chores and Yuzuki, in a comical menacing aura, agrees. She hands Tokoyo an apron and begins teaching her how to do laundry. She surprises Tokoyo by doing chemistry like ways to wash laundry, which Yuzuki says her husband taught her. Tokoyo notices how childish Yuzuki gets when she mentions her husband and she really loves him.

As they hang the laundry to dry, Tsukihiko alerts Yuzuki that a strange person -Liselotte- was peeking around the house. Liselotte tells Tokoyo she's been acting suspiciously so she decided to follow her and asks Tokoyo if she is working as a maid. Tokoyo says she is learning household chores for Jintaro which makes Liselotte want to learn as well. Tokoyo is against it but Yuzuki doesn't mind. Yuzuki starts to feel dizzy when a neighbor surprises her with vegetables as a gift for training her daughter who is now engaged. Tokoyo tells Tsukihiko that Yuzuki is amazing.

After leaving the Tachibana house, Tokoyo runs into Jintaro and shows him the apron Yuzuki gave her. However, she bemoans that she revealed her secret to him and explains what she had been doing. She tells him that she wants to learn all these so she can do anything for him. Jintaro feels like an idiot for thinking she met a guy and says he looks forward to her making hotcakes for him.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: For Whom the Bride Trains Herself*
A Strange Love

* Colored Cover
* Chapter Cover

**A Strange Love** (変ハラヌ愛, *Kawaranu Ai*) is the twelfth chapter of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* manga series.

## Plot

The girl, named Ryō Atsumi, is amused of what Yuzuki did but Tamahiko orders her to leave. After leaving the villa, Ryo shows contempt at Yuzuki for living happily despite being bought for money. Yuzuki tries act her usual self around Tamahiko and they have breakfast in uncomfortable silence between them. Tamako calls to wish Tamahiko a late happy birthday and she notices something is wrong. He reluctantly tells her what happened. She asks him if he knows why she chose the kikyou flower and when he says he doesn't, she explains that in the language of flowers, it means unchanging love and is given to someone precious. Feeling even more guilty, he hangs up in her and begins repairing the bookmark. Later that night, Yuzuki finds him sleeping after trying to put the pieces together. He wakes up and explains his reasoning for repairing it. She apologizes for her behavior and they reconcile.

He finally finishes repairing the bookmark the next day. She praises him for his hard work. She also tells him that the kikyou flower is associated with the word 'sincere', which is just like him.
In Search of Yuzuki

**In Search of Yuzuki** (夕月ヲ求メテ, *Yuzuki o Motomete*) is the eleventh episode of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* anime series.

## Summary

With help from his friends, Tamahiko combs through a ruined Tokyo searching for the missing Yuzuki. A chance encounter leads to a shocking discovery.

## Plot

Accompanied with Ryo, Tamahiko makes the three day journey to Tokyo on foot. The two begin to bond as they talk about Yuzuki. Once they arrive in Tokyo, Ryo goes searching for Ryotaro while Tamahiko searches frantically for Yuzuki. He comes across Tamako, and is tended by their uncle when he faints from exhaustion.

The siblings then search everywhere for Yuzuki to no avail. They find Midori who is trying to pray. She tells them that she and Yuzuki were separated from the chaos. Tamako takes Midori to a maternity ward and Tamahiko continues his search. With the help of some children, he finds Yuzuki - unconscious but alive. Despite his disabled right arm, he carries her and is overcome with relief that she is alive.

## Characters

* Tamahiko Shima
* Ryō Atsumi
* Yamato Atsumi
* Keita Atsumi
* Futoshi
* Sachino
* Mitsuko
* Reimi
* Yuzuki Tachibana
* Tamako Shima
* Tamasuke Manabe
* Midori
* Kotori Shiratori
* Hakaru Shiratori
* Ryotaro Atsumi
* Stray Cat
* Yasuyo
* Toshio

## Gallery

*Main article: In Search of Yuzuki/Gallery*
## Trivia

### Anime and Manga Differences

* In the manga, Tamahiko finds Yuzuki when he finds Midori who leads him to her. Whereas in the anime, it was a few children who had cared for Yuzuki after she was separated from Midori.
* In the manga, Hakaru and Kotori were not seen at Toyko, since they were introduced after the earthquake. However, in the anime, they are shown here, where they come across Tamihiko searching for Yuzuki.
Flowers Bloom Even on Trampled Grass

**Flowers Bloom Even on Trampled Grass** (踏マレタ草ニモ花ハ咲ク, *Fumareta Kusa ni mo Hana wa Saku*) is the additional chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

Tokoyo and Liselotte pay a visit to Yuzuki and Tsukihiko. Liselotte immediately dresses Tsukihiko in western style clothes, which she learned to make from Yuzuki and now loves designing her own. She asks Yuzuki to try a blouse on but it won't fit due to her ample breasts. Tokoyo tells Yuzuki that's she jealous how Liselotte learned so much after just 2-3 lessons while she can't even see a handkerchief. Tokoyo says her stepmother used to say she was good at nothing and hit her but Tokoyo is glad she met Yuzuki whom she thinks of like a mother. This reminds Yuzuki of how Tamahiko used to be. Yuzuki remarks Tokoyo will make a great wife and encourages her to keep working hard for Jintaro, though Tokoyo is more looking forward to Jintaro being intimate with her. The three women then start their lessons for the day.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: Flowers Bloom Even on Trampled Grass*
A Flowery Moonlit Night

**A Flowery Moonlit Night** (花月夜, *Hanadzuki Yo*) is the thirty-sixth chapter of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* manga series.

## Plot

Yuzuki asks Tamahiko if she can sleep with him, although he's concerned it's her parents' house. She says that she loves him, and although they agreed to wait until they got married, she wants to take his everything. Although he wants the same thing, he reminds her that she insisted they wait until they got married. She feels embarrassed that she said that and she feels indecent for having such thoughts, and she can't hold it in anymore, much to his astonishment. She admits that since New Year, she decided to give her everything to him. She takes his hand and puts it on her breast, which embarrasses him. He tells her that this is his first time as well and he doesn't know what to do. She tells him to undress her, which he reluctantly does so. Once she is undressed, she sneezes from the cold and gets in the futon with him. They start kissing and she asks him to continue. He remembers when she said she wanted to fall in love with him and then give her everything to him, and he says she really did fall in love with him and she gave her everything to him. They proceed to have sex for the first time

The next morning, Yuzuki wakes up and begins kissing Tamahiko as he sleeps, and she gets giddy when he doesn't wake up from her many kisses. Later, both are flustered as they have breakfast with her parents, who assume the two will stay with them. Tamahiko says they won't be but hides the ¥10,000 debt he owes. He assures them that they will visit and invites them to his and Yuzuki's wedding ceremony, and he is pleased that he will adopt their Tachibana name.
A Spring Storm (Chapter)

## A Spring Storm

**A Spring Storm** (春ノ嵐, *Haru no Arashi*) is the sixteenth chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

Yuzuki and Tamako greet each other, and Tamako introduces Tokoyo to Yuzuki, who cheerfully welcomes her. Tokoyo is impressed and compares Yuzuki to the spring wind.

Inside the house, Yuzuki sends Tsukihiko to get cushions for their guests and warns him not to run as the house is old and crumbling. Tokoyo compliments Tsukihiko who gets shy. Yuzuki offers to make snacks and shows Tokoyo how to make hotcakes, which Tokoyo finds to be delicious. Tokoyo notes how she was never allowed to eat with her own family but is happy to be eating with her newfound friends. She longs to make hotcakes for Jintaro, as he likes sweet foods. Tokoyo is so caught up her daydream that she accidentally spills syrup on her kimono.

Yuzuki washes the kimono and offers to lend one of her kimonos to Tokoyo, who apologizes for troubling her. Yuzuki offers to lend the first kimono her husband bought for her. Yuzuki says she had hoped to pass it to her daughter but for now they have just a son and she doesn't know when they will have a daughter. Yuzuki begins dressing her in the kimono. She recalls how she had only one kimono when she met her husband and he bought her this kimono. Tokoyo says he must be a kind man, which Yuzuki cheerfully agrees.

When Tokoyo is dressed in the kimono, she becomes emotional as she realized how much she wanted to be like Yuzuki.
Midorigawa Academy

**Midorigawa Academy** is the all girls school Yuzuki Tachibana attended.

## Dress Code

All the female students wear dark olive-colored sailor fuku.

## Functions

The curriculums and functions of the school seem to be jo different than other Japanese schools.

## Known Students

* Yuzuki Tachibana (formerly)
* Midori (formerly)
* Akiko
* Keiko
* Machiko

## Trivia

* Yuzuki is famous in the school for working twice as hard in cooking, cleaning, and sewing. All of which she taught other girls in the school.
December Thirty First

**December Thirty First** (十二月三十一日, *Jyūnigatsu San Jyū Ichinichi*) is the thirteenth chapter of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* manga series.

## Plot

*December 31, Taisho 11 (1922)*

Tamahiko and Yuzuki do New Years cleaning and sit to eat Hittsumi and rice balls together. Later that night, Tamahiko starts to fall asleep at the table and Yuzuki lets him sleep on the floor.

A while passes when he wakes up and goes outside to see Yuzuki sitting on the porch. He sits with her and covers them both with his coat. Yuzuki tells him that she turned 15 today and is now legally old enough to become his wife. Tamahiko is surprised today is her birthday and that he missed it last year. He says that the only family he knew lacked compassion and love and he believes his disability will keep him from making her happy. Yuzuki says he has made happy and she never thought of him as a nuisance, which is why she wants to be with him. He is so touched by her words that he impulsively kisses her, which embarrasses them. As the Joya Bell rings, they decide to go to bed.

The next day, they feel awkward around each other and decide to have another good year together.
Volume 1 (Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale -Kisei Family Dining Table-)

**Volume 1** is the first volume of the *Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale -Kisei Family Dining Table-* manga series.

## Chapters

* Chapter 1: A Pessimist's Breakfast
* Chapter 2: A Pessimist's Mochi Pounding
* Chapter 3: A Modern Katsu Rice Bowl
* Chapter 4: Tamahiko's Sandwich
* Chapter 5: Mr. Tamahiko and a Picnic
* Chapter 6: The Bad Daughter and Thriftiness
* Chapter 7: Tamako and the Tea Party
* Chapter 8: The Pessimist's Friend
* Extra: Tapioca Jelly Pessimist
* Extra: Pessimist's Ghost Story
What I Truly Want to Say

**What I Truly Want to Say** (本当ニ云イタイコト, *Hontou ni Yuitai Koto*) is the thirty-eighth chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

Jintaro remembers how alone he felt after his grandfather died and his parents weren't there for him. He only recalls only Tokoyo being there for him.

Jintaro says he will die with her but Tokoyo has hesitations. Jintaro says he has the right to die with her if she dies. They are silent for a minute until Tokoyo says she has felt pain for a while and death has been scaring her. She asks him to live but he says he can't if she doesn't and asks her why she wants him to live if his world would never be the same without her. She says she wants her loved ones to live and be happy before she starts crying. He asks her why she cries and says he wants to take her back to their guest house. He asks her to tell him what she truly wants. She says she wants to go to eat delicious cakes, go to Tamako and Hakaru's wedding, she wants to see Tsukihiko and Yuzuki again, she wants to to wear dresses made by Liselotte, she wants to wear a nice wedding kimono at Ritsu's shrine, and she wants to go on a honeymoon at the inn's hot spring. Both begin to break into tears and hold each other as they vow to stay alive together. Jintaro says they will die together when they grow old together.

He takes her to their guest house to show her the Karatachi flowers Liselotte grew for her. She loves them and this further renews their desire to keep living.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: What I Truly Want to Say*
The Red Flower

**The Red Flower** (赤イ花, *Akai Hana*) is the thirty-fourth chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

*Shouwa 7 (1932), April*

The opening of Jintaro and Tokoyo’s parlor and guesthouse has been postponed due to Tokoyo’s illness; some days she feels better but then her fever returns worse than before. Tokoyo feels guilty for the postponement but Jintaro’s main concern is her health. Tokoyo is cheered up first by Yuzuki’s letters and then Liselotte helps with taking care of Tokoyo by making her delicious meals.

Later that evening, Tokoyo and Jintaro sit and drink tea together. Jintaro notices Tokoyo rubbing her throat. Tokoyo says that her throat doesn’t hurt but is itchy and uncomfortable. At 2 A.M., Jintaro wakes up to noises coming from the kitchen and is dismayed to find Tokoyo with baking materials. He demands that she get back in bed to rest because she isn’t over her cold but she explains that she really wants to make a cake from one of Yuzuki’s recipes. He relents and offers to help her make cream puffs, which they enjoy making together. After they make the cream puffs, they find the puffs to be delicious. Then Tokoyo begins coughing and Jintaro picks her up to carry her back to her bed. She continues to cough until Tokoyo coughs up blood on Jintaro’s shirt, horrifying both of them.
Turmoil in the Guest House ②

**Turmoil in the Guest House ②** (民宿騒動②, *Minshuku Soudou②*) is the twenty-ninth chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

Jintaro remembers when he used to secretly read Tokoyo’s diary, which revealed her dreams to marry him, build a parlor house, and eat cake with Jintaro so she can have a home where she won’t have the need to cry. He noticed blurred spots in the pages but was happy that he was part of her dreams.

In the present, the old woman shows Tokoyo, Jintaro, and Chitose around the house, which they see is slowly falling apart. The old woman decides to put them to work on the house, much to Jintaro’s dismay. He suggests that she go live with her daughters but she refuses because she wants to rebuild the house before she dies and reunites with her Kate husband. She has decided to pay off her 500¥ debt, which she accumulated due to managing the lodge while raising her children and she feels obligated to repay her doctor, who has been tending to her for free.

Tokoyo and Jintaro agree to help with the repairs. Jintaro contemplates the old woman’s words. Tokoyo calls out to him that the old woman collapsed and, as he helps her wake up, she calls him ‘Shintaro’ - her late husband. Her doctor is angry that she refuses to go to the hospital and reveals she has terminal cancer. She asks him to leave her alone but he refuses.

Jintaro finds a memorial cabinet and he sees a picture of the old woman’s late husband, who looks just like him. He also finds her diary, which contains pages with dried tear drops, as she was crying while she wrote her daily routines with her husband in mind. Jintaro notes how similar this is to Tokoyo crying as she wrote to him while they were separated. He puts the diary back in the cabinet and closes the door.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: Turmoil in the Guest House ②*
Shiratori Midnight Chicken Fried Rice

**Shiratori Midnight Chicken Fried Rice** (白鳥真夜中チキンチャーハン, Orez prăjit cu pui la miezul nopții Shiratori) is the thirteenth chapter of the *Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale -Kisei Family Dining Table-* manga.

## Plot

Tamahiko and Hakaru are working on homework while Kotori is writing song lyrics. They start to feel hungry and go to the kitchen to find something to eat. Kotori finds a container of cold rice. She and Hakaru decide to cook dinner. Kotori thinly slices chicken, cuts up some green onions and carrots. Hakaru says the Shiratori family salts and boils sweet peas before chopping them up. Hakaru fries the chicken in a pan with butter, adds the pea pods and carrots with salt and pepper, adds the rice and ketchup before mixing them and letting them fry. Tamahiko gets out the plates as Kotori adds Rakkyo and red pickled ginger. The twins present their Chicken Midnight Fried Rice. Tamahiko is amazed the twins can cook and wishes he could cook if he was able to use his right arm. The twins assure him that they will always help him.

The three begin eating and they find it delicious. Tamahiko especially loves it. After dinner, Tamahiko is content with having dinner with his friends and suggests they resume studying, though the twins are too tired. As it is 2 a.m., he agrees they all should sleep for a little while. However they end up sleeping all night and Tamahiko is worried about missing out in studying as Yuzuki comes in to wake them up.
That Which Bloomed in My Heart

**That Which Bloomed in My Heart** (私ノ心ニ咲イタモノ, *Watashi no Kokoro ni Saita Mono*) is the twenty-seventh chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

*Shouwa 6 (1931), November*

Ritsu remembers when she was outraged her father had invited Jintaro stay with them but the moment she saw Tokoyo resting on his back, Ritsu felt something for her.

*Shouwa 7 (1932), February*

Ritsu chuckles at the memory and tells Tokoyo it's been 3 months since she came to this town. Tokoyo thanks Ritsu for taking her in before she goes to her job. Ritsu says Tokoyo and Jintaro are working their hardest but she is worried that Tokoyo is overworking. Tokoyo goes to clean the mats when other workers ask her to do their own chores and remark she will find a nice husband, which Jintaro notices. Ritsu comes to the inn to see Tokoyo and invite her and Jintaro to the hot spring. The workers try to push more of their chores onto Tokoyo but Jintaro scolds them. He then tells Tokoyo that he doesn't want her to be taken advantage of, which makes her happy when he says "my Tokoyo". Ritsu sees all this and can tell how deeply they are love. She knows there's no need to worry about them but she can't feel pain.

They go to the hot spring. As Tokoyo and Ritsu bath, Ritsu feels embarrassed, as this is the first time she's bathed with a girl her age. Ritsu says she invited her because Tokoyo has been overworking and she doesn't want there to overdo herself. Tokoyo deduces Ritsu was eavesdropping on her and Jintaro, and says she is treasured by Jintaro and is lucky to have a friend like Ritsu. Ritsu recalls how her peers called her heartless for never having friends and she realizes the feelings she gets when she looks at Tokoyo. It begins to snow as Ritsu decides to never tell anyone about her feelings.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: That Which Bloomed in My Heart*
Hakaru and Kotori

**Hakaru and Kotori** (策トコトリ, *Hakaru Tokotori*) is the ninth episode of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* anime series.

## Summary

Kotori seeks inspiration from Tamahiko and Yuzuki's relationship for a new song, while Tamahiko learns why Hakaru is avoiding his famous-singer twin.

## Plot

Kotori arrives at Tamahiko's villa, tagging along with her brother, Hakaru. Kotori tells Yuzuki that needs advice about love for a new song and asks to stay on the property. She observes Tamahiko and Yuzuki's daily routine, as they are very close. Kotori also talks to Yuzuki about how Hakaru used to love playing and singing music but gave up on becoming a musician when he suffered from an illness for three years.

This prompts Tamahiko to ask Hakaru about it. He reveals that he wanted to be a musician more than Kotori, but gave it up after he fell ill, breaking his promise to sing together with her. Tamahiko convinces him to try again in order to reconcile with Kotori. Taking Tamahiko's advice, Hakaru sings a duet with his sister as she debuts her love song, and the siblings reconcile.

## Characters

* Yuzuki Tachibana
* Hakaru Shiratori
* Kotori Shiratori
* Tamahiko Shima
* Stray Cat
* Futoshi
* Reimi
* Sachino
* Yamato Atsumi
* Keita Atsumi
* Toshio
* Mitsuko
* Yasuyo
* Ryō Atsumi
* Tamasuke Manabe *(flashback)*
* Ryotaro Atsumi *(flashback)*
* Tamako Shima *(flashback)*

## Gallery

*Main article: Hakaru and Kotori/Gallery*
A Friend Writing From Afar

**A Friend Writing From Afar** (朋アリ遠方ヨリ手紙来ル, *Tomo Ari Enpou Yori Tegami Kitaru*) is the fifteenth chapter of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* manga series.

## Plot

*Shoka (early June), Taisho 12 (1923)*

Tamahiko writes a letter to his father that says he has decided to continue with his education but he wonders if his father will allow him to. He finds Yuzuki reading a letter from Midori. Yuzuki is surprised when she learns Midori is pregnant by her fiancé, which also surprises Tamahiko that she and her fiancé mixed up the order. She sends a letter of congratulations while he sends his letter to his father.

A few days later, Tamahiko gets no response but Yuzuki gets a letter from Midori, who writes she is moving to Kyushu with her husband but wants to see Yuzuki before she goes. He encourages her to go visit Midori, despite Yuzuki's concern about him being alone. He takes her to a shrine and gives her an omamori as a gift for Midori.

10 days later, Yuzuki prepares to board a train to Tokyo. She tells Tamahiko that she asked Ryo to help look after him. It is revealed that from an earlier conversation with Ryo, Yuzuki said she had an older sister who died as a baby after being bitten by a rat, and that she felt happy after seeing Ryo take care of her siblings with love. Yuzuki leans in for a kiss but Tamahiko is too embarrassed to do it in public and promises to kiss her when she returns

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: A Friend Writing From Afar*
Tamahiko Dies (Chapter)

## Tamahiko Dies

**Tamahiko Dies** (珠彦死す, *Tamahiko Shisu*) is the fifth chapter of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* manga series.

## Summary

Yuzuki helps Tamahiko with his morning routine, such as brushing his teeth and washing his face. Yuzuki touches Tamahiko's face to look at his bed hair, which makes him feel soft. However, it's revealed that his father has had him declared dead in order to save face for the Shima family and improve his siblings' marriage prospects.

Yuzuki checks on Tamahiko who is curled in his futon and shows her the letter. She makes him lay his head on her lap. She admits that when she left her family to live with him, she asked that she will be thought of as dead but even if she is apart from them, she will live happily.

## Plot

*Taisho 10 (1922)*

Yuzuki helps Tamahiko with his morning routine, such as brushing his teeth and washing his face. She touches his face to look at his bed hair, which makes him feel soft. They are interrupted when the mailman delivers an express letter to him. Tamahiko sees it's from his father and suspects it's a reprimand for not wanting to return to school. However, it's revealed that his father has had him declared dead in order to save face for the Shima family and improve his siblings' marriage prospects.

Yuzuki checks on Tamahiko who is curled in his futon and shows her the letter. Laughing, he yearns to die as he believes he is not important and no one will care if he is dead. She grabs his face and lectures him on letting mean words from other people hurt him, and tells him that healing those wounds takes priority. She makes him lay his head on her lap. She admits that when she left her family to live with him, she asked that she be thought of as dead but even if she is apart from them, she will live happily. He admits her words a little truth in them.

## Characters

List of characters in order of appearance:

* Tamahiko Shima
* Tamaki Shima *(chapter cover)*
* Tamayo Shima *(chapter cover)*
* Tamako Shima *(chapter cover)*
* Tamao Shima *(chapter cover)*
* Yuzuki Tachibana
Extras

**Extras** (番外編, *Bangai-hen*) is the extra chapter of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* manga series.

## Summary

Yuzuki recalls Midori, her best friend from her previous all girls school. One girl remarks Yuzuki will make a great bride, which causes Yuzuki to announce that she is quitting school and will marry the son of her family's lender in order to help with her parents debt. Later that night, Yuzuki and Midori prepare for bed. Midori says she believes Yuzuki will be fine because she works harder than anyone else.

## Plot

*Early Taisho 10 (1921)*

Yuzuki recalls Midori, her best friend from her previous all girls school. During dinner one night, Yuzuki eats Monakas with her friends, who all praise Yuzuki for being skilled in cooking, cleaning, and sewing. One girl remarks Yuzuki will make a great bride, which causes her to announce she is quitting school and will marry the son of her family's lender in order to help with her parents debt. Her friends are skeptical of her future husband but Yuzuki says that no matter what kind of person he is, she will do her best serve him.

Later that night, Yuzuki and Midori prepare for bed. Midori says she believes Yuzuki will be fine because she works harder than anyone else. The two agree to write letters and Midori asks her to come to her for anything, and to be happy.

## Characters

* Yuzuki Tachibana
* Midori
Volume 2 (Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi)

## Information

### Pages

192 (Japanese)

**Volume 2** is the second volume of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Chapters

* Chapter 8: Tamako's Pride
* Additional Chapter: Truth Extinguished by the Sound of Rainfall
* Chapter 9: Do You Want to Become an Eternal Delinquent?
* Chapter 10: If You Aspire to Do Good, Then You Must Not Do Any Evil
* Chapter 11: Jinta Doesn't Know
* Chapter 12: Jintaro's Story ①
* Chapter 13: Jintaro's Story ②
* Chapter 14: Come Here Mr. Demon
* Chapter 15: An Eternally Refined Woman
* Special Chapter: Journey Through Childhood
Reunion

**Reunion** (再会, *Saikai*) is the nineteenth chapter of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* manga series.

## Plot

By September 2nd, Tamahiko and Ryo walk non-stop and learn from villagers that many places in Tokyo caught on fire, causing the city to be engulfed in flames, and it is said to be the worst earthquake and fire ever recorded in Edo. Passerbys advice the two to return home, as Tokyo and several towns are destroyed but they continue their journey. Tamahiko refuses to believe Yuzuki is dead. Along the journey, they reach the border between Chiba and Tokyo, where they see the extreme destruction. They decide to call it a day and the early in the morning. Tamahiko notices his toe is blistered from the walking but he had been ignoring the pain because he hasn't stopped thinking about Yuzuki. He admits to Ryo that he is torn between believing Yuzuki is dead versus his refusal to believe it, and as he has never lost someone so precious before, the fear terrifies him. Ryo also hopes Yuzuki is alive so she can properly apologize to her.

On September 3rd, they finally arrive at Tokyo as it rains. The city is unrecognizable due to the destruction. Tamahiko begins frantically searching for Yuzuki. He then finds Tamako, who is also surprised to see him.
Volume 2

## Information

### Cover

* Yuzuki Tachibana
* Tamako Shima

### Pages

202 (Japanese)

**Volume 2** is the second volume of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* manga series.

## Chapters

* Chapter 9: Brother and Sister
* Chapter 10: September First
* Chapter 11: Bad Girl
* Chapter 12: A Strange Love
* Chapter 13: December Thirty First
* Chapter 14: Mr. Tamahiko
* Chapter 15: A Friend Writing From Afar
* Chapter 16: Midori and Yuzuki
* Special Chapter: Spring Night, Starry World
Anime and Manga Differences

*Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* is a Japanese manga series that ran from July 2015 to September 2017. An anime adaptation premiered in October 2021. Here are the list differences between the anime and manga.

## Differences

* In the manga, the first page shows Tamahiko and Yuzuki meeting at his front door. In the anime, the first scene shows Tamahiko remembering how he ended up living alone.
* In the manga, Tamahiko becomes sick with a fever before he learned his father had him declared dead. Whereas in the anime, it was after.
* In the manga, Yuzuki has Tamahiko take a walk to see the natural beauty around them to help him with being a 'dead man'. Whereas in the anime, she did this to help his mood due to Tamako staying at the villa.
* In the manga, Tamako's initial stay is brief and she returns after the earthquake to find out about Tamahiko's exam results. Whereas in the anime, these take place in a single visit to his villa. The anime version also includes her and Yuzuki watching Kotori perform earlier than the manga version.
* In the manga, when Tamahiko cuts the bandages from Yuzuki's chest, her breasts are almost fully exposed. Whereas in the anime, more bandages, though less tightly wrapped around her bodice, are exposed instead.
* In the anime, Ryo first notices Tamahiko and Yuzuki in town before deciding to break into the villa. In the manga, she never saw them until after she broke into the villa.
* In the manga, Tamahiko decides to return to school after reading to children affected by the earthquake. Whereas in the anime, he decides this after tutoring Ryo's brothers.
* In the manga, Tamahiko is sent to a school in Chiba chosen by his father. Whereas in the anime, his uncle sponsors him to go to school in Chiba.
* Kotori and Hakaru are introduced much earlier in the anime than they were in the manga.
* In the manga, Tamahiko finds Yuzuki unconscious after the earthquake when Midori led him to her. Whereas in the anime, some local children led him to her, as she and Midori were separated in midst of the chaos.
* In the anime, Yuzuki kisses Tamahiko and confesses her love to him when she wakes up from being unconscious. Whereas in the manga, she only confesses.
* The manga ends with Tamahiko and Yuzuki's wedding ceremony four years after they met. Whereas in the anime, it ends shortly after the earthquake and the two kiss after acknowledging they are in love with each other.
Seiji

**Seiji** (誠二) is a minor character from the *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga.

## Appearance

Seiji's hair and eye color are unknown, though his hair is likely light colored. He is shorter than Jintaro.

## Background

After Tamayo Shima adopts 14-year-old Jintaro Shima and brings him to live with her in Tokyo, she hires Seiji to be his servant. Although Jintaro is hesitant to have a servant who is younger than him, Seiji's politeness and insistence compels Jintaro to accept.

The two boys quickly became close friends. Seiji picked Jintaro up at the train station after school every day, brought sandwiches to feed a stray dog, and hurried to Jintaro's room to talk in private once they returned home.

One day, Jintaro asked Seiji to mail a letter meant for his childhood friend and crush, Tokoyo Kurosaki. Jintaro specifically requested that it be kept a secret from Tamayo, which concerned Seiji. Nevertheless, Seiji agreed to mail it in secret.

However, Jintaro was devastated when he learned Seiji he died and mourned him. To his horror, Tamayo confessed to murdering Seiji after she discovered the letter and had to prevent Jintaro from contacting Tokoyo ever again. When asked if she ever had compassion even after killing Seiji by Jintaro, Tamayo callously replied she didn't.

## Relationships

### Jintaro Shima

Seiji and Jintaro got along well from the moment the first met and became close friends. Jintaro held a great deal of trust in Seiji and was saddened when Seiji was murdered.

### Tamayo Shima

While Tamayo hired Seiji to serve Jintaro, she kept a close eye on him as the boys bonded. She went as far as to kill Seiji when he 'betrayed' her by helping Jintaro mail a letter to Tokoyo.

## Etymology

* The name **Seiji** means "sincerity, truth, fidelity" (誠) (**sei**) and "two" (二) (**ji**).
Jinta's Sincerity

**Jinta's Sincerity** (真心ヲ仁太ニ, *Magokoro o Jinta ni*) is the seventh chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

Jintaro calls Tamako by her true name before he collapses in bed. Tamako has her adoptive mother come in to help take care of Jinta while she instructs Tokoyo and Liselotte to get water and cool him off. Tokoyo says she knows Jinta the most and can take care of him but Liselotte says she is his mistress so she insists on doing it. The girls decide to change his clothes due to him sweating and Jintaro calls Tokoyo a pervert for staring at his bare chest. As Tamako and Liselotte prepare porridge for him, Tokoyo feels helpless that she can't cook. Tamako teaches her how to make porridge and Tokoyo admits she finds Tamako amazing for having parents who are doctors. Tamako admits they are actually her aunt and uncle who adopted her - she is from the Shima family that was wealthy but was brutal towards people, and was known as the Rakshasa clan. Tamako met someone who taught her to be a better person and she began working to be a doctor.

Once the porridge is done, Tokoyo feeds it to Jintaro, who says it's delicious. This excites Tokoyo. Liselotte wants to feed him but doesn't push it because of how hard Tokoyo worked to make the porridge. Tokoyo offers to feed Jintaro with her, and he calls them both idiots.

After Tokoyo and Liselotte fall asleep, Tamako covers them with a blanket and Jintaro says she is like a mother. Tamako corrects him that she isn't married. He then suggests that she marry him.
Tamahiko Dies

**Tamahiko Dies** (珠彦 死ス, *Tamahiko Shisu*) is the second episode of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* anime series.

## Summary

Tamahiko receives shocking news from home. A shopping trip to Tokyo provides a welcome change of pace. An unwelcome guest shows up on their doorstep.

## Plot

*(Taisho 11 (1922), Early Spring)*

Tamahiko continues to get used to Yuzuki despite lack of privacy at times. Tamahiko's father, Tamayoshi, sends his son a letter announcing that two of Tamahiko's siblings have been given marriage prospects, and to preserve their chances, Tamayoshi has declared his son dead to the family. This news causes Tamahiko to sink deeper into his depression and grow ill with a fever after being cooped up in his room for days. As Yuzuki attempts to comfort him, he rejects her attempts to tend to him and he suggests that he should go ahead and die since no one will care. She pulls him against her and scolds him for laughing about dying. He starts to get sick and she allows him to soil her kimono.

Once he feels better, Tamahiko feels a desire to repay her and offers to buy her a new kimono, as she now has only one left. The couple take a trip to Tokyo to buy fabric for her. She is indecisive on two fabrics and he offers to buy both. Although apprehensive that the fabrics are expensive, she vows to cherish them because they're the first thing he bought for her. They explore the store for a while. She then tries to feed him ice cream as they have lunch but this embarrasses him due to it being improper in public. They board a train back to Chiba and he allows her to rest against him as she feels sleepy. She later sews the fabric and shows him her new kimono, which he finds to be cute in her.

Then, Tamahiko's younger sister, Tamako, unexpectedly arrives, announcing she's intending to possibly move in.

## Characters

* Yuzuki Tachibana
* Tamahiko Shima
* Tamayoshi Shima *(mentioned/dreamed)*
* Tamaki Shima *(mentioned/dreamed)*
* Tamayo Shima *(mentioned/dreamed)*
* Stray Cat
* Tamao Shima *(dreamed)*
* Tamako Shima
* Kotori Shiratori *(mentioned)*
* Midori *(flashback)*

## Trivia

### Anime and Manga Differences

* In the manga, Tamahiko gets a fever before learning his father had him declared dead. Whereas in the anime, it was after.
Shima's Cinema of Memories

**Shima's Cinema of Memories** (思ヒ出ノ志磨キネマ, *Omohida no Shima Kinema*) is the additional chapter of *Shōwa Otome Otogi Banashi* manga series.

## Plot

*Shouwa 1 (1926)*

11-year-old Jintaro and 9-year-old Tokoyo are watching Chaplin's Gold Rush with Jintaro's grandfather. They all talk about how much they enjoyed the film, especially Jintaro who has seen it 5 times already. His grandfather deduces that Jintaro liked this particular showing because Tokoyo is here and praises him for being honest like a real man. He wonders what Jintaro and Tokoyo will be like when they grow up, and she asks him to come to their wedding, which he says yes if he lives king enough. Jintaro asks what will happen to the cinema when he's gone. His grandfather says it's important to him, Jintaro and everybody so they must protect it. Jintaro says he will grow up to be his helper. His grandfather then takes the children out for dinner.

## Gallery

*Image Gallery: Shima's Cinema of Memories*