There are few Shojo Beat releases as notorious as this - not because of its content or quality, mind you, but because of how poorly it has sold and how long its release has been dragged out.
KAZE HIKARU, by Taeko Watanabe. First published in 1997 and first published in North America in 2006.
PLOT:
In 1863, a group of samurai called the Mibu-Roshi have been gathering in Kyoto. Their goal is to protect the shogun in the face of the oncoming Meiji revolution. Their latest recruit is the handsome, determined young Seizoburo Kamiya. What they don't know is that Seizoburo is actually a 15 year old girl named Sei Tominaga. She was the doctor of a local daughter, trained in swordsmanship by her older brother, who lost them both to roving samurai due to their political loyalties. Grappling with her teammates' slovenly ways and the locals' suspicions is one thing, but what will she do when one of her teammates discovers her secret?
