TV series

Winter Cicada
2007 · 1 season
A tragic, slow-burning romance set against political upheaval, where every glance carries the weight of duty and doom.
- Created by
- Yoshihisa Matsumoto
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, War & politics
- Overview
- Fuyu no Semi is a Japanese anime OVA loosely based on the manga series, Embracing Love, which also aired on the Logo cable channel in the US. The story, set in historical Japan, follows two samurai from opposing political groups, one protectionist and the other globalist, who fall in love with each other.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, betrayal, politics, identity
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Yoshihisa Matsumoto
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, War & politics



