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->''"God's creations need no wills of their own... they should listen to the voice of god."''
-->-- '''The Priest'''

''Wings of Vendemiaire'' (''Vendemiaire No Tsubasa'') is the debut manga by mangaka Creator/MohiroKitoh, who later went on to create the better known ''Manga/ShadowStar'' and ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}''. It is a collection of short stories involving six mechanical puppets that [[RobotGirl were built to resemble young girls]], known as ''Vendemiaires''. It takes place in France both before and after UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, and starts off when Ray, a young boy, meets Vendemiaire #1 for the first time.

The manga ran in the {{seinen}} magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from 1995 to 1997, and was compiled into two volumes.

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!!This manga provides examples of:

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Vendemiaire #2's master. He has PointyEars, and seems to exert some sort of supernatural control over Vendemiaire and his other automatons. He also has a pet crow who apparently has magical powers of its own.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Mostly played straight, unlike Kitoh's later works. [[spoiler:Subverted with Brumaire]].
* BookEnds: The manga begins and ends with the same shot of a road going over the horizon. At the beginning young Ray is coming home with his motorcycle, and at the end Vendemiaire is leaving on a bike [[spoiler:after she had sex with old Ray's dead body]].
* CoolPlane: In order to free Vendemiaire #2 from her cruel master, a stunt pilot enters an air race with his prototype airplane. [[spoiler: It doesn't work, and he loses.]]
** In the final chapter, [[http://www.mangaeden.com/en/en-manga/vandemieru-no-tsubasa/8/2/ a twin-fuselage jet]] bearing the names of Avary and Vendemiaire #5 is shown.
* CreepyCrows: Vendemiaire #2's master has a pet crow. Like its owner, the crow is implied to have some supernatural powers, as it appears alive and well later on after getting hit by an airplane.
* DiagonalCut: The circus ringmaster breaks apart Vendemiaire #1 with a slash of his whip, and also cuts Ray's hand with it.
* DistantFinale: [[spoiler:The final chapter takes place the day after Ray’s death by old age.]]
%%* DoAndroidsDream: One of the recurring themes.
* DrivenToSuicide: Vendemiaire #2 kills herself after [[spoiler: Ray fails to free her from her master.]]
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Vendemiaire #4 smashes Brumaire in the head with a rock, rendering her a vegetable]].
* GogglesDoNothing: For some reason, The Priest wears goggles.
* {{Gonk}}: Some of the circus freaks, it goes without saying. One looks like a monkey.
* GoryDiscretionShot: Brumaire makes Vendemiaire #4 kill a rabbit caught in a trap with a stone. [[spoiler:Later, when Brumaire gets caught in a trap, Vendemiaire smashes Brumaire's head with the stone]].
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Lots of Gratuitous French thrown about, since the manga takes place in France.
%%* HappinessInSlavery: Subverted with Vendemiaire #5.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Brumaire tries to get Vendemiaire #4 into trouble by teaching her to kill a rabbit who has been trapped in order to end its suffering. [[spoiler:Vendemiaire #4, having observed Brumaire in order to imitate her, notes that Brumaire is miserable from the good-girl expectations her father has laid upon her and her hatred for being trapped in the town they live in, and ends her suffering by smashing her head with a rock and rendering her a vegetable utterly dependent upon her father's care]].
%%* RepulsiveRingmaster: The villain of the first story.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The Vendemiaires are shown to possess a will and can make their own decisions. [[spoiler:They’re also allowed to commit suicide, oddly enough.]]
* RobotGirl: All of the Vendemiaires appear feminine. [[spoiler:Vendemiaire #1 even has the proper… “parts”.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Inverted; Milton dislikes violence and does not fight, unlike most other noblemen.
* SinisterMinister: The Priest definitely counts, he can also be seen as a BadassPreacher, since he's pretty good at fighting.
* SoulJar: [[spoiler:When Milton throws the Priest's bible into the fireplace, the priest catches fire and burns to death]].
* SteamPunk: Has all the trappings-- zeppelins, clockwork automatons, and huge steam-powered trucks.
%%* SurprisinglyCreepyMoment: Or maybe not so surprising if you're familiar with the author's [[Manga/ShadowStar other]] [[Manga/{{Bokurano}} works]].
* ThemeNaming: In every chapter there is a female character named after a month of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_Calendar French Republican calendar]].
%%* TimeSkip: [[spoiler:In the final chapter.]]
* WeaponSpecialization: A whip is the circus ringmaster's favourite weapon, he is seen destroying one of his artificial humans and cutting Vendemiaire #1 in half with it.
%%* WingedHumanoid: All the Vendemiaires except for one.
%%* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The main source of conflict.
* YouHaveFailedMe: The ringmaster destroys one of his automatons (see above) for not having performed well during the show.
* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: Chapter 5 takes place on a Zeppelin. However, airplanes are also present.
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