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Born as “Claudine” in a female-assigned body that doesn’t reflect the man inside, this heart-wrenching story follows Claudine through life, pain, and the love of several women.
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Both are Riyoko Ikeda works, taking place in the faraway nation of France. Expect melodrama, tragedy, queer themes, and people panicking over every single thing.
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The eve of the French revolution, 1772. The eldest brother of the Sanson family, Charles-Henri, has grown as an executioner and his sister, Marie-Joseph has been living, freely in the Versailles. But one day, Marie-Joseph's first love, a man named Alain was killed by aristocrats...! This historie of innocents plunges into the arc of the crimson revolution, Rouge—!!
The French Revolution, which started with the king, sent many citizens to the guillotine, "exporting" the momentum of democratization to countries around the world - and making it a turning point in history. But behind the scenes, there was a world that no few knew about... 18th century France - this is a world where people are dominated by the three-sex status system of alpha, beta, and omega. King Louis XVI, who is sitting at the helm of France and is known as the "stupid α". Queen Marie Antoinette is ridiculed as the "nasty Ω" even though she came from a neighboring country for is a political marriage. And a certain "girl" who has a grudge against the royal family...
Born into a family of executioners, Charles-Henri Sanson must take up his father’s mantle as the Royal Executioner of Paris. Conflicted between his desire to honor the family name and rebelling against the longstanding practice, he chooses to follow tradition, but vows to be the last executioner—the last Sanson to spill blood in the name of justice.
While trying to flee with her family back to England, Miss Emma Lynton is left behind in France during the revolution. Thankfully Simon Avedon comes to her rescue, duty bound to make sure Miss Emma makes it back to her family. On their travels, she finds Simon a rather difficult companion, but she cannot help but be attracted to him. Then one night, while trying to get away from some suspicious men, Miss Emma and Simon must part ways. Miss Emma soon finds herself in the care of her father’s acquaintance, Robert, who may or may not be the one responsible for the wave of fear that is dominating France. As she is being closely watched by Robert’s servants, she can only wait patiently until she is reunited with Simon.