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Ryuu: Ron

Ryuu: Ron

龍-RON-

Kyoto, April 1928. Oshikouji Ryu, a seventeen-year-old kendo prodigy known as the 'Dragon of Kyoto,' is the son of a baron and heir to the noble Oshikouji family. Despite his privileged position, Ryu prefers the discipline of the sword and enrolls in the Butoku Technical School, the most renowned martial arts academy in the country, to continue his training. There, he faces harsh and intolerant seniors, but his determination and skill gradually earn their respect.

Ryu's life is intertwined with two women: Kosuzu, a geisha from Gion and his childhood friend, who becomes the second wife of Ryu's uncle Takuma; and Tatsuru Tei, a young woman sent to Tokyo due to her family's debts, whom Ryu meets by chance and saves from a drunken mob. As Ryu navigates the turbulent era of imperialist Japan, he and Tatsuru grow close, and he teaches her never to give up. When Ryu declares his wish to marry Tatsuru, his father sets a condition: he must earn one hundred yen—a substantial sum during the Great Depression—before he can return home. Ryu's search for work proves difficult as economic hardship grips the nation, testing his resolve and his bonds.

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