Kaze to Ki no Uta

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Synonyms: The Song of Wind and Trees, KazeKi, The Poem of the Wind and the Trees, The Song of the Wind and the Trees

Japanese: 風と木の詩

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 17

Chapters: 139

Status: Finished

Published: Feb 29, 1976 to Jun 1984

Genres: Award Winning, Boys Love, Drama

Theme: Historical

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Sho-Comi

Authors: Takemiya, Keiko (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.10¹ (scored by 1,546 users)

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Ranked: #580²

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Popularity: #2256

Members: 9,334

Favorites: 328

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Tragic and gorgeous, Heart of Thomas and Kaze to Ki no Uta were written by roommates at around the same time and influenced by the same movies, and it shows. Most notable is their extremely similar subject matter: homosexual love in European boarding schools, circa 1900. In both, a young, idealistic boy transfers into a new school and is drawn to a more worldly and heavy-hearted student. They deal with the meaning of love in its various forms with almost ethereal words and art. Perfect choices for the reader interested in thinking about characters, their emotions, and what they mean in the reader's own lives. 

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They are both love stories containing BL love. 

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Natsu e no Tobira addpermalink

Both are by Takemiya Keiko and share a handful of similarities. KazeKi is a much heavier story than Natsu, but if you like one, the other is worth checking out.  

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Oyasumi Punpun addpermalink

Both manga have a main character with a lot of problems, depression being among them. The root of plenty of their issues is the family, on which the series focuse significantly.
The characters have their highs and lows, but at the same time they gradually go down deeper and deeper: having more problems as the time goes on, starting complicated relationships and getting into an even worse state.
Artwork is amazing in both KazeKi and Punpun, being extremely detailed and original. 

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Shiroi Heya no Futari addpermalink

Kaze to Ki no Uta is about boys, Shiroi Heya no Futari about girls... But both it's the same. Both main character are a noble and pure child with tragic past; they are orphen. In the beginning of the manga they start a new life style in a strict and religious boarding school. Fate make that they just sharing a room with an evil child, totally opposite to the Resine or Serge. In the boarding school they find out fears, contradictory feelings, love... and a lot of drama. 

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Banana Fish addpermalink

These highly-acclaimed shoujo manga may have vastly different settings and premises, but the dynamics of the main characters are very similar. Both have a talented but naive character that is drawn into an intense new world after a personal tragedy. This character (Serge in KazeKi; Eiji in BF) becomes close to another boy whose horrid past has made him broken and unapproachable (Gilbert in KazeKi; Ash in BF). They're both romantic (although BF only has romantic undertones) without being full of fanservice; and tragic without lacking hope that the leads will one day be happy. 

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Boku wa Konomama Kaeranai addpermalink

Old school boy's love at its best -- or at least its most famous! While Kaze to Ki no Uta is full of the melodramatic 80s style and I Shall Never Return is blatantly 90s, both series have held up through the years as some of the most dramatic and enchanting BL tales out there. 

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Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai suru addpermalink

In some ways, these epic boy's love tragedies feel like two notable shoujo mangaka's very different takes on the same subject. They deal realistically with childhood abuse and how it can affect a relationship, and follow the struggles of one of the leads to do just that. 

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Revolutionary Girl Utena may be most commonly compared to Riyoko Ikeda's works, but it was just as influenced by other works of the time, such as Kaze to Ki no Uta.

Both begin with an idealistic lead making a life-changing decision to go to a notable boarding school, where they quickly bond with an unusual fellow student. The leads are both notable as different from the rest of the student body, although not always in a bad way. The two form an immediate bond, but are challenged by their differences in priorities and their personal demons.

There is also a clear parallel between the villains, both of whom have a longtime bond with one of the leads, and both of whom are of notable position in the leads' schools. They both sexually manipulate much of the cast, and are honest threats to the well-being of the leads.

Both have a reputation for their heavy homoerotic and/or homosexual content, but are notable for lack of yaoi and yuri cliches. They focus not on the specific nature of the leads' sexualities, but instead let their dynamic simply be what it is. read more

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