Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 28

Romance between "swordsmen," based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history.In the 1860s in Japan, a new era is dawning. During this time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most infamous) movements in Japanese history… the Shinsengumi!Captain Harada Sanosuke's first child is born in Kyoto. While the Shinsengumi members are overjoyed, trouble arises when Sanosuke decides to name the child in honor of the ailing Shogun… Meanwhile, warfare seems inevitable between the Choshu and the Bakufu factions. Will Sei and the Shinsengumi be drawn into the hostilities as well?