▁H iro ▁M ats uba . ▁It ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁He ian ▁period ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁follows ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁Ak ane , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁high - rank ed ▁official , ▁who ▁enters ▁the ▁imperial ▁court ▁as ▁a ▁servant ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁her ▁bel oved ▁A og i . ▁ ▁The ▁m anga ▁consists ▁of ▁eight ▁volumes ▁and ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Japan ▁by ▁Mag ▁Garden . ▁AD V ▁M anga ▁published ▁two ▁volumes ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁English ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁As ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁news ▁of ▁any ▁further ▁publication ▁by ▁AD V . ▁ ▁Vol umes ▁ ▁Japanese ▁▁ ▁published ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁▁ ▁published ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁▁ ▁published ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁▁ ▁published ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁▁ ▁published ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁▁ ▁published ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁▁ ▁published ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁▁ ▁published ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁m anga ▁Category : AD V ▁M anga ▁Category : H istor