Rakujitsu no Pathos

Rakujitsu no Pathos (Japanese: 落日のパトス, Hepburn: Rakujitsu no Patosu, "Pathos of the Setting Sun") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuya Tsuya [ja]. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's seinen manga magazine Bessatsu Young Champion [ja] since November 2014.

Rakujitsu no Pathos
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Makoto Nakaima
落日のパトス (Rakujitsu no Patosu)
Genre	Romance[1]
Manga
Written by	Tsuya Tsuya [ja]
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Bessatsu Young Champion [ja]
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	November 4, 2014 – present
Volumes	17
Manga
Tasogare no Ethos
Written by	Tsuya Tsuya
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Young Champion Retsu [ja]
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	November 19, 2019 – present
Volumes	4

Plot

In a quiet residential district of Tokyo, far from the city's bustling nightlife, Aki Fujiwara—an aspiring manga artist—lives a modest life. One day, his former high school teacher, Makoto Nakaima, moves into the neighboring apartment. The two are pleasantly surprised by the unexpected reunion. That night, however, Aki overhears unmistakable moans of sexual pleasure emanating from Makoto's room. Unable to suppress his curiosity, he peers inside and witnesses her having sex with her husband. This discovery marks the beginning of a clandestine relationship between the two, as their interactions grow increasingly intimate and transgress the boundaries of their former student-teacher dynamic.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Tsuya Tsuya [ja], Rakujitsu no Pathos started in Akita Shoten's seinen manga magazine Bessatsu Young Champion [ja] on November 4, 2014.^[2][3] Akita Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 20, 2015.^[1] As of March 18, 2025, 17 volumes have been released.^[4]

A spin-off manga, titled Tasogare no Ethos (黄昏のエトス, Tasogare no Etosu, "Ethos of Twilight"), started in Young Champion Retsu [ja] on November 19, 2019.^[5][6][7] Its first volume was released on June 19, 2020.^[8] As of April 18, 2024, four volumes have been released.^[9]

Volumes

Rakujitsu no Pathos

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	August 20, 2015[10]	978-4-253-14071-3
2	April 20, 2016[11]	978-4-253-14072-0
3	October 20, 2016[12]	978-4-253-14073-7
4	June 20, 2017[13]	978-4-253-14074-4
5	February 20, 2018[14]	978-4-253-14075-1
6	August 20, 2018[15]	978-4-253-14076-8
7	April 19, 2019[16]	978-4-253-14077-5
8	November 20, 2019[17]	978-4-253-14078-2
9	June 19, 2020[18]	978-4-253-14079-9
10	February 19, 2021[19]	978-4-253-14080-5
11	June 18, 2021[20]	978-4-253-14215-1
12	March 17, 2022[21]	978-4-253-14216-8
13	October 20, 2022[22]	978-4-253-14217-5
14	May 18, 2023[23]	978-4-253-14218-2
15	January 18, 2024[24]	978-4-253-14219-9
16	August 20, 2024[25]	978-4-253-14220-5
17	March 18, 2025[4]	978-4-253-31401-5

Tasogare no Ethos

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	June 19, 2020[26]	978-4-253-30141-1
2	November 18, 2021[27]	978-4-253-30142-8
3	October 20, 2022[22]	978-4-253-30143-5
4	April 18, 2024[9]	978-4-253-30144-2

See also

• Mikazuki ga Waratteru, another manga series by the same author
• Futari no Ouchi, another manga series by the same author
• Shiori's Diary, another manga series by the same author