Fuyu no Semi


Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Winter Cicada
Japanese: 冬の蝉
English: Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter
French: Samouraï Dans La Tourmente: Cicada in Winter
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Information

Type: OVA
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 23, 2007 to Apr 27, 2007
Producers: On-Lead
Studios: Venet
Source: Manga
Genres: Boys LoveBoys Love, DramaDrama, EroticaErotica
Themes: HistoricalHistorical, SamuraiSamurai
Duration: 32 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.451 (scored by 1053710,537 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: N/A2
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #4857
Members: 21,889
Favorites: 147

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Synopsis

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.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Abe, Nobuyuki
Sound Director
Itou, Masoho
Storyboard


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"Kahyakkei" by NΛT ALLstars
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Ending Theme

"Fuyu no Semi" by Morikawa Toshiyuki




Reviews

Mar 2, 2008
Fuyu no Semi is presented as yaoi. It is not so simple.
Fuyu no Semi is somehow like Romeo and Juliet in Japan, just before and at the beginning of Meiji period. It is a love story that succeeded to make me cry, no matter the time, no matter the people, no matter the sex.

Forget yaoi. Fuyu no Semi talks about male feelings, honor, convictions, modernity... and love.

Moreover, Fuyu no Semi is very interesting for his historical aspects. But history courses never succeeded in making me cry...
Jun 14, 2008
Fuyu no Semi is a wonderful, bittersweet love story. What I liked the most about the show was, without a doubt, the characters! Cliche'd characters like Shuuichi and Eiri from Gravitation have their appeals as well, but Fuyu no Semi was the first yaoi show that I have ever watched where I thought to myself, "Wow, these people are 'real'.". I could really empathize with Akizuki and Kusaka through both the highs and lows of their relationship and their experiences together led me to reflect about aspects of life and love that I otherwise wouldn't have given much thought to in my ...
Feb 8, 2015
Fuyu no Semi is about two people of opposite factions falling in love for each other. A love that is never meant to be because of the circumstances they find themselves in. Sounds familiar? Well. It basically sounds like a classic tragic love story and in its essence, it is. What’s fascinating for the western viewer is its setting around the Boshin war which led to the Meiji period and their implications to the story. The historic facts were embedded pretty well in the story, both being referenced by the characters and having huge impact on their lives. The at the beginning seemingly shallow characters ...

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