Flower of Eden

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Flower of Eden
エデンの花 (Eden no Hana)
Genre	Drama
Manga
Authored by	Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher	Kodansha
Other publishers: Tokyopop (licensed, but cancelled) Heyne
Serialized in	Bessatsu Friend
Original run	2000 – 2004
No. of volumes	12

Flower of Eden (エデンの花, Eden no Hana^?) is a Japanese Manga created by author Yuki Suetsugu.

[edit] Story

Midori Wakatsuki is a beautiful but introverted girl who simply cannot connect with her peers and wants to run away from home. The reason for her unsociability is that after her parents' death, she was placed in an abusive foster family where she was sexually assaulted by her adopted brother. When her real brother, Tokio, comes back from the States and demands custody, Midori's life changes forever.

[edit] Plagiarism

This manga has been accused of plagiarising Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk (manga) and REAL. Kodansha has confirmed many of the allegations, and the author herself admitted to some. Due to this, Kodansha has ceased publications of all of Suetsugu's work. Tokyopop cancelled their English releases to respect Kodansha's decision.