Shōjo Tsubaki

Shōjo Tsubaki (少女椿, lit. 'The Camellia Girl') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suehiro Maruo. Serialized in the seinen magazine Garo between August 1983 and July 1984, it was published in a single volume in September 1984 by Seirindō. The story is an ero guro reimagining of Naniwa Seiun's eponymous Shōwa period kamishibai about a young flower seller named Midori who is tricked into working for an abusive freak show.

Revised editions of the manga were published by Seirindō in 1999 and Seirin Kogeisha in 2003, and Blast Books published an English translation in 1993 under the title Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show. The manga was adapted into an anime film by Hiroshi Harada in 1992, released in English as Midori: The Girl in the Freak Show. A live-action film adaptation by Torico, titled Midori: The Camellia Girl, was released in 2016.

Shōjo Tsubaki is considered a classic of Maruo's 1920s-inspired brand of ero guro and remains one of the most acclaimed manga in its genre. The anime film is notorious for its graphic content and elaborate screenings. The live-action film features animated segments and a expanded story with elements from the original kamishibai.