Round 0: Sudden Death

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The Dreamers

⚠️ I use a translator

To celebrate the release of Volume 2, we’re currently holding a special campaign where the entire first volume of L'Heure Bleue is available to read for free!

This manga is a pastiche work based on Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, focusing on the early days of the Friends of the ABC, and interweaves original elements with the source material.

At present, the series is only available in Japanese, and while an English edition has not yet been confirmed, we are aiming to make one a reality in the future. While reading in Japanese may be challenging, we hope this campaign gives those who are curious about the story a chance to take a peek!

Please note that the website is entirely in Japanese, but no login is required to read the free version. We are unable to verify access from outside Japan, so if you encounter any issues viewing the content, we would be very grateful if you could let us know.

To begin reading, please visit the linked page and tap the banner indicated in the image.

The free viewing period will be available until the end of April 21st, Japan time.

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【期間限定　無料お試し版】-レ・ミゼラブルより- ルールブルーの友らへ 1

【期間限定　無料お試し版】19世紀フランス、パリ。 貧富の差は広がり、権力は腐敗の一途を辿る。 街角では憲兵の目をかいくぐりながら、 反政府運動が活発化していた。 救済院でボランティアをするお人好しな医学生・コンブフェールと、 積極的に学生運動を…

In a better world Les Misérables would contain an 100 page digression about the sleeve trends of the 1830s

Red, the Color of Desire

Some canon era Enjoltaire for you. Just wanted to challenge myself to draw something that was very hand based instead of relying on faces. I think it went pretty well. I have to draw a lot of hands at my works so I've gotten really comfortable with them over the years.

Anyway I hope you like it. Just a little bit of Enjolras/Grantaire steaminess.

Angel!Enjolras and Enjoltaire doodle

[ID: a digital drawing of Valjean from Les Miserables. He is sitting mostly in the dark, at a table, staring emptily at a chicken wing. Handwritten text reads “last supper (a chicken wing).” End ID.]

Bishop Myriel walks his garden

Or: “‘The beautiful is as useful as the useful’, he added after a pause ‘Moreso, perhaps.’”

To the sewers!

I feel like Victor Hugo would love this transition to the sewers setting

Jean Valjean catches Marius falling from having been shot. He points at an escape route and tells the audience he'll go via the sewerage. (Les Misérables peking opera, 2006)

The fact that I cannot understand Chinese at all, and this was one of the few terminologies I could read (since Japanese uses the same characters) made me accidentally laugh out loud.

It was a jumpscare of comprehension.

I will say, this is obviously my first experiencing watching a Peking Opera, so I'm just not used to the style of writing yet. I really love it though!! I can't believe this artistic, fun, acrobatic way of theatre was hidden away from me 😭😭