Product Description
Manabu, the protagonist, is in his forties and is increasingly worried about his mother who lives far away. This super spectacular manga about filial piety considers ways to show filial piety and how to communicate with family members, even if you still have time!
Parents, what should I do?
Her current concern is about her mother, who lives alone far away.
Although she is not yet in a situation where she needs nursing care, who knows when that will happen? A manga artist in his 40s, Nakagawa Manabu, struggles behind the scenes to make a good impression of himself in the flashbacks that his mother will one day have. This is the long-awaited latest work, following the much-talked-about "Kumoman" and "Don't Look for Me" that depicted shocking real-life experiences!!
This super spectacular manga about filial piety centers around the late father, Bake Hiroshi, his reliable younger brother Atsushi, and the mother Yoshiko who currently lives alone far away, and is woven together by the relatives and friends of the Nakagawa family. It considers new ways of filial piety in the coming age, with themes such as [toxic parents], [marriage hunting], [work], and [earthquake disaster].
- Author Profile Nakagawa Manabu Born in Hokkaido in 1976. After graduating from university, he worked as a substitute teacher at elementary and junior high schools and in various other part-time jobs. In 2011, he moved to Tokyo after applying for the Tokiwa-so Project, which provides cheap housing for young people who want to become manga artists. His debut work, "I Still Have No Friends" (Media Factory), was made into a live-action drama (starring Hamano Kenta) by NHK [Aoyama One-Seg Development]. He then released "I Tried Living in Brazil Town, Gunma Prefecture" (Media Factory), and in 2015 released the brutal true-life manga "Kumo Manga" (Leed Publishing), which depicts his experience of subarachnoid hemorrhage, and became a hot topic in various circles. It won 7th place in the Manga HONZ New Works Award 2015. It is being made into a live-action movie (starring Nomizo, entered in the Fantasia International Film Festival). His latest book, "Please Don't Look for Me" (Heibonsha), which depicts his experience of disappearing, is now on sale. He struggles every day as a manga artist, even lower than the bottom of society.
- Table of contents: Prologue/Email from my mother/What to do/Going home/My room, performing arts, me, and my mother/My cousin Sadaharu/Short trip/Earthquake/Axemic parents/My mother and my work/Marriage hunting...etc.
Includes a specially drawn column
Number of pages:144
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
- *Please note that the book's paper strip may not be included. Additionally, we do not offer replacements for any damage or wear to the strip.
Product Specifications
- Item code
- 288261
- ISBN code
- 9784582288261
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.