YAMATO Waki

Sanako is a 10-year-old girl who lives with her father in Tokyo. Inside the gray building which is their home, they have created a sky garden full of huge, green potted plants. In this city oasis, kindhearted people meet…

Divided into four chapters entitled respectively 1970, 1974, 1976 and 1980, the story focuses on a young couple, Keiko and Kosuke. They meet during high school and soon become friends. Koisuke aspires to become a famous movie director and Keiko helps him with his project in a competition. The outcome is brilliant but not much later Keiko sees him kissing another girl. During…

The tomboy Benio is forced to marry lieutenant Shinobu, who is from a wealthy family. At first Benio doesn't get along with the distinguished way of life at all. When Shinobu is sent to fight in Russia, Benio makes her own way... as an emancipated woman in Tokyo of the 1920s! Comic Days releases Note: Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for Shoujo in 1977 (tied with Candy Candy).

From Ivyscan: In 1875, after the death of her parents, Uno goes to live in the Kanou household as a companion to Mariko, who is the same age as Uno. The two girls become very close and attend Cimons private school. This great romance tells the story of the loves and dreams of two girls growing up during the westernization of Japan in the Meiji era.