El pecado de Oyuki (comic)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Editorial Argumentos (EDAR) |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Publication date | 1975 - 1977 |
| No. of issues | 137 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Yolanda Vargas Dulché |
| Written by | Yolanda Vargas Dulché |
| Artist(s) | Antonio Gutiérrez |
El pecado de Oyuki (English: Oyuki's Sin, Japanese: Oyukiの罪)) was a Mexican comic book series that appeared in the weekly magazine Tears, Laughter and Love, published by EDAR between 1975 and 1977. Was created and written by Yolanda Vargas Dulché. The comic tells the story of Oyuki, a beautiful Japanese woman in love with a young British painter. The plot bears some resemblance to the story Madama Butterfly by John Luther Long (1898), adapted as an opera by Giacomo Puccini in 1904.
The story was adapted like a same name telenovela in 1988.
Oyuki is a young and beautiful Japanese peasant who lives with her elderly parents in the Japanese province. She has an older brother named Yutaka, who is evil and vicious. Both Oyuki as her parents, live in fear of Yutaka, who constantly mistreats. The tragedy begins when her parents die from a revenge of the enemies of Yutaka.
Yutaka takes Oyuki to Tokyo. In her childhood, Oyuki learned traditional dances taught by her aunt. Yutaka intended that she uses these dances to exploit her and convert her in a ballerina in a Ryotei. Soon, Oyuki becomes in a sensation and get to dance in the most important Ryoteis of Tokyo, where her talent and beauty captivate men. One of those men is Lord Togo Fushoko, a wealthy merchant and one of the richest men in Japan. Yutaka force his sister to accept the marriage proposal of Fushoko. Oyuki suffers abuse from her brother. Her only friend is Sumiko, an orphan girl who Yutaka picked up from the street to keep her company. One night, Oyuki meets Irving Pointer, a young English painter. Irving immediately falls in love with the beauty of Oyuki.
Irving is the son of Sir Charles Pointer, the ambassador of the United Kingdom in Japan. Irving challenged his conservative and domineering mother, Lady Elizabeth and pursues his dream of being a famous painter. Irving convinces Oyuki to pose for a portrait. Inevitably Oyuki ends up falling in love Irving.
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