Natsu e no Tobira
Natsu e no Tobira is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya. It is an early example of a manga. It was originally serialized in Hana to Yume in 1975, published by Hakusensha, and it was re-released in 2000 by Kodansha. An animated film adaptation was released on March 20, 1981, in Japan.
Manga
The original manga of Natsu e no Tobira is a short story, which first appeared in 19th and 20th issues of magazine Hana to Yume in October 1975. This work was contained in the anthology book of Keiko Takemiya, published in 1976. In 1981, a 60-minute anime movie adaptation was released in Japan.The plot is a coming-of-age tragic romance involving five children in a French academy: a young boy, Marion, begins an affair with an older woman; his friend Ledania has unrequited feelings for him; their friend Claude is secretly deeply in love with Marion; friends Lind and Jacques develop a dangerous rivalry over their love for Ledania.
Characters
; Marion; Jacques
; Lind
; Claude
; Ledania
; Sara
; Le Comte de Cluny