Romance of Darkness (Japanese: 水に棲む花, Hepburn: Mizu ni Sumu Hana, lit. "Water-dwelling Flower") is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Chie Shinohara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine from 2004 to 2005. Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into five bound volumes from June 2004 to March 2006. The series was adapted into a live-action feature film directed by Kenji Gotō and released in theaters in Japan on May 27, 2006.