The romance aspect plays a part in each story in one way or another, whether it’s super personal or even one that’s quite distant.

You’ll have a story set inside a moving train one at the station one at a bakery where people interact with a model train set and one exactly at the train tracks. It’s unique in how all these stories take place at specific parts of a train. And in this manga, a few characters mention the romance car like it’s one of those legends, as it relates to their situation. From Asumiko’s afterword, she checked out the Odakyu, the types of trains, and a couple stations as research for this project.

Maiden Railways has a couple of romance cars. Well, a couple of these definitely hasn’t happened to you, specifically! But in Maiden Railways, it sure happens, so hop on. Ever get involved with a dude who believes his little brother’s potentially stealing his wife away while you’re pickpocketing? Met a tall girl with a rocket arm after your bag falls onto the train tracks amidst arguing on the phone with your ex? Have some concerns about your husband working overtime every Thursday? Had a talk with a stranger after wondering if your lover loves you enough to stop stalling and propose already? To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Maiden Railways is a collection of one-shots from prolific creator Asumiko Nakamura, themed all around romance. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.

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