The story takes place in a circus in Paris in the 1970's. Much is made of the romance of the circus atmosphere, of flying through the air on a trapeze etc. We're talking about Old World riffs on the romance and tawdriness of the ring. There are no elephants in tutus walking on their hind legs in this circus; but there are slit-eyed jugglers, daring death-loving trapeze artists…
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The manga is the latest story that follows the lives of Rihito Sajou and Hikaru Kusakabe, the protagonists of Nakamura's Doukyuusei boys-love manga. In the new manga, Kusakabe is working to achieve his dream, while Sajou is studying in university. Both live their lives separately. (Source: ANN)
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