Wings of Vendemiaire

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Wings of Vendemiaire
ヴァンデミエールの翼
(Vandemiēru no Tsubasa)
Genre Romance
Manga
Written by Mohiro Kitoh
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Afternoon
Original run January 1996 – January 1998
Volumes 2

The Wings of Vendemiaire (ヴァンデミエールの翼 Vandemiēru no Tsubasa) is the debut manga of Mohiro Kitoh. It was published by Kodansha and introduced the style and themes that would be Kitoh's trademarks such as graphic depictions of violence and abuse and the cruel nature of human beings while at the same time balancing the story against what would be considered fanciful elements and the possibility of hope.

Plot summary

The story is broken up into eight differing sub-stories all involving a series of living puppets known as Vendemiaire (which is also the name of each). These stories all have a similar formula involving a Vendemiaire puppet encountering a boy or man that tries to help them with varying levels of success, usually trying to attain freedom for them. Overall these stories are somber and explore different contrasting opinions of human nature and how people use the Vendemiaire like slaves or worse.

Volume list

No.Japan release dateJapan ISBN
1 April 21, 1997[1]ISBN 978-4-06-321069-9
  • Chapters 1–4
Each chapter follows a different female sentient puppet who uses the name Vendemiaire.
Chapter 1

The Vendemiaire in this chapter is a performer from a traveling circus who befriends a boy named Ray while in town. Ray attempts to free her from the circus master but fails and loses his right hand. When he wakes up, he discovers Vendemiaire's right hand in place of his own and resumes his daily life.

Chapter 2

Will befriends a Vendemiaire and bets against her master in order to win her freedom. Her master sabotages Will's plane which hospitalizes him. Inspired by Will, Vendemiaire kills herself in order to be free from her master.

Chapter 3

The Vendemiaire from chapter 1 is befriended by a group of children. To pay for the medical treatment for one of the children, Vendemiaire sells herself to a local trader. Years later, the cured child cherishes her angel doll which was a momento from Vendemiaire.

Chapter 4
This Vendemiaire attempts to kill her master in self defense and is saved by a man named Milton. Milton lives in a hut and awaits the day his governess returns to him. Vendemiaire helps him acknowledge his governess left forever in order to make Milton independent. Vendemiaire's master attempts to take her back but dies when his book is burned.
2 December 16, 1997[2]ISBN 978-4-06-321078-1
  • Chapters 5–8
;Chapter 5

The chapter follows a girl named Brumaire and a Vendemiaire who was built in the former's likeness. Vendemiaire has a blank slate personality and is influenced by Brumaire. Influenced by Brumaire's envy and cruelty, Vendemiaire beats Brumaire to the point of brain damage and runs away.

Chapter 6

This Vendemiaire is property to a rich master and takes place on a blimp. There, she befriends a boy named Avary who snuck onboard to warn her the blimp will crash. After a conflict between Avary and Vendemiaire's master, Avary jumps off the blimp and is saved by Vendemiaire.

Chapter 7

This Vendemiaire is traveling through a blizzard with an orphaned baby. She is trapped with a man and persuades him to use her as firewood to keep the baby warm and to care for the baby in her place.

Chapter 8
Years later, the Vendemiaire from chapter 1 and 3 is awakened by Ray's secretary per his will. Vendemiaire visits Ray's body and inherits his memories to continue his life inside of her. She then burns the house down and travels the world with Ray's motorcycle.

References

  1. ↑ "ヴァンデミエールの翼 1" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 15, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "ヴァンデミエールの翼 2" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 15, 2013. 

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