Fuyu no Semi
Rated: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Status: Finished Airing
Source: Manga
Score: 7.45
Rank:
Popularity: 4914
Touma Kusaka stands out from the rest of the Choshu Clan, as he does not share their anti-foreigner sentiment. After reuniting with Keiichirou Akizuki, a vassal of the Tokugawa family who once helped him escape from government authorities, the pair begin studying English in secret. As they continue to meet behind their feuding families' backs, romance between the two begins to bloom. But with war looming on the horizon between their respective clans, Kusaka and Akizuki's hope for a world where they can be together may never come to fruition if their obligations and bloodlines get in the way. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Character dan Voice actor
Akizuki, Keiichirou
Main
Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Kusaka, Touma
Main
Miki, Shinichiro
Aizawa, Masanoshin
Supporting
Morikubo, Shoutarou
Review
Lyrae
Fuyu no Semi is presented as yaoi. It is not so simple. Fuyu no Semi is somehow like Romeo and Juliet in Japan, just before and at the beginning of Meiji period. It is a love story that succeeded to make me cry, no matter the time, no matter the people, no matter the sex. Forget yaoi. Fuyu no Semi talks about male feelings, honor, convictions, modernity... and love. Moreover, Fuyu no Semi is very interesting for his historical aspects. But history courses never succeeded in making me cry...
Enge
Fuyu no Semi is a wonderful, bittersweet love story. What I liked the most about the show was, without a doubt, the characters! Cliche'd characters like Shuuichi and Eiri from Gravitation have their appeals as well, but Fuyu no Semi was the first yaoi show that I have ever watched where I thought to myself, "Wow, these people are 'real'.". I could really empathize with Akizuki and Kusaka through both the highs and lows of their relationship and their experiences together led me to reflect about aspects of life and love that I otherwise wouldn't have given much thought to in myday to day life. Not to mention, the tearjerking parts were the first of their kind in my experiences to leave me with an almost happy feeling as opposed to a "depressed and in need to watch a super comedy show like Hayate no Gotoku to pick me up again" feeling XD All in all, Fuyu no Semi was an absolutely Beautiful show that is a must watch for all yaoi fans.
