† THE MANGA † The Gentlemen Alliance †, known in Japan as Shinshi Doumei Cross , is a shojo manga by Arina Tanemura , and was published in Ribon. The name was taken from a Japanese song of the same title. The atmosphere of the series is very different from Tanemura's previous manga series, as it is a school comedy rather than a fantasy series. Tanemura has said that it is that kind of manga that she has most wanted to write. There are 47 chapters total, and 10 volumes out in Japan. The manga is licenced in North America by Viz Media.

† SYNOPSIS † Haine Otomiya, a 15-year-old high school girl student at the elite private Imperial Academy (???? Teikoku Gakuen ), was apparently sold to foster parents for fifty million yen. A one-time gang member , Haine reformed when she met Shizumasa Togu, who told her to live life how she wanted to. She fell in love with Shizumasa and entered the Imperial Academy to try and win his love. Now, Shizumasa is the Koutei (??, Kotei , lit. emperor ) of the school. Being the president of the student council and the only member of the gold class, he is the one who everyone looks up to. Through various circumstances Haine is tricked by Maora, a student council member, into becoming his bodyguard and joining the student council. However, Shizumasa claims not to know her and is unexpectedly cold towards her. (from Wikipedia)