| The Window of Orpheus | |
 Cover of the volume 1 of the Aizō version 1988 (4 volumes) featuring Julius von Ahrensmeyer | |
| オルフェウスの窓 (Orufeusu no Mado) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical, Drama, Mystery, Gender Bender, Romance, Tragedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Riyoko Ikeda |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Margaret, Monthly Seventeen |
| Demographic | Shōjo, Josei |
| Original run | January 1975 – August 1981 |
| Volumes | 18 |
The Window of Orpheus (オルフェウスの窓, Orufeusu no Mado), also known as Orpheus no Mado or Das Fenster von Orpheus,[1] is a Japanese shōjo manga and historical romance series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. The Manga was partially adapted into Takarazuka Revue musical entitled The Window of Orpheus - Story of Isaak, however this does not include the story in its entirety.[2] The manga series was published by Shueisha, first in weekly Margaret from 1975 to 1976,[3] then in monthly Seventeen from 1977 to 1981.[4]
The series was collected in 18 bound volumes. It takes place in Germany, Austria and Russia with the backdrop stories of the World War I and the Russian Revolution.
- ^ [Ikeda 1995] In the front cover of each volume in the Bunkobon series (9 volumes, 1995), the following title appears: "池田理代子 オルフェウスの窓 DAS FENSTER VON ORPHEUS". This is, "Ikeda Riyoko, Orufeusu no Mado, Das Fenster von Orpheus".
- ^ [Takarazuka pamphlet] 『オルフェウスの窓－イザーク編』, Orufeusu no Mado - Izāku-hen.
- ^ [Encyclopedia 2005] Interview, p.29.
- ^ [Encyclopedia 2005] p.21.