Shussebana

Oen is a young girl who is taken in by Saisenji Temple, where funerals are held for the dead. Despite her strange fate, she grows up bravely… Based on the popular work by historical novelist Kaoru Takada, this refreshing yet solemn period drama depicts an Edo-period mortician known as "Sanmai Hijiri" and the Japanese view of life and death!! (Source: Akita Shoten, machine translated) --- List of volumes: Vol. 1: *Shussebana* (出世花)\ Vol. 2: *Ochiai Hotaru* (落合螢)\ Vol. 3: *Itsuwari Shigure* (偽り時雨)\ Vol. 4: *Miokuri Saka Boshoku* (見送り坂暮色)