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Impeccably detailed backgrounds capture 1920s architecture and clothing.

The story uses heavy black inks and lacks heavy gray tones to give it a classic, moody touch. Sakura Gari Watase Yuu

is a massive departure from Yuu Watase 's typical bright and fantastical shoujo works like Fushigi Yūgi. Serialized in Shogakukan's Flowers magazine, this three-volume historical Boys' Love (BL) drama is widely considered a masterpiece of dark, psychological storytelling. Sakura Gari Watase Yuu

Explores the strict boundaries of class and the rigid nature of the Taishō era. Sakura Gari Watase Yuu

Portrays love as something deeply consuming and highly toxic.