Mademoiselle Butterfly Vol. 1 by Ogura Akane (Eng.)

February 7, 2014

Original name: マドモワゼルバタフライ

Manga ALT. names: きみの思い出, 蝶戀之夏, Mademoiselle Butterfly

Original run: 2005

Description: Butterfly is a young geisha in training. She loves and admires her childhood friend, Chinatsu-san. He’s a tattoo artist, and he paints butterflies on her arms and is kind to her. One day she visits Chinatsu and finds a naked woman there. Butterfly is devastated at the thought of her friend with another girl all along. Soon after, a rich foreigner offers to buy Butterfly and take her to live luxuriously in a faraway land with him. She’ll miss life at home, but maybe it will help her forget Chinatsu. But does she really want to?

Manga-type: 2 volumes (9 chapters)

Written by: Ogura Akane

Drawn by: Ogura Akane

Published by: Hakusensha

Group(s) Scanlating: Aerandria Scans, Shoujo Manga Maniac

Status: Complete

Completely Scanlated: Yes

Completely Translated: Yes

Genres: Drama, historical, psychological, romance, shoujo, slice of life

Main Characters: Butterfly (main girl), Chinatsu Fukazawa (main guy)

Adaptations available: N/A

Recommendations: Mars, Dengeki Daisy, Emma, Cat Street, Kanata Kara

Volume 1:

Chapter One