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マイ・ブロークン・マリコ [Mai burōkun Mariko]
あたしは骨になったマリコと、最初で最後の旅に出た。
柄の悪いOLのシイノは親友の死を知り、ある行動を決意した。女同士の魂の結びつきを描く鮮烈なロマンシスストーリー!
柄の悪いOLのシイノは親友の死を知り、ある行動を決意した。女同士の魂の結びつきを描く鮮烈なロマンシスストーリー!
194 pages, Paperback
First published January 8, 2020
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June 22, 2022
My Broken Mariko was an odd experience for me. I thought it was an odd choice of story, but it worked. It's neither a well-written nor a pathetic manga, but it's right in the middle.
On the first page of the manga, I noticed a warning that the manga is traumatic and contains heavy suicidal content. I was expecting a significant shift in my mindset after reading it, but nothing happened.
Despite the fact that it was about suicide and such, there were many comic-like elements ( jokes and cartoonish drawings). On the other hand, I was expecting something very serious and heavy. It was still a very impressive way of telling and writing a story. If you decide to read it, I don't think you'll be disappointed. However, it is not a must-read..
On the first page of the manga, I noticed a warning that the manga is traumatic and contains heavy suicidal content. I was expecting a significant shift in my mindset after reading it, but nothing happened.
Despite the fact that it was about suicide and such, there were many comic-like elements ( jokes and cartoonish drawings). On the other hand, I was expecting something very serious and heavy. It was still a very impressive way of telling and writing a story. If you decide to read it, I don't think you'll be disappointed. However, it is not a must-read..
July 17, 2023
Painful and beautiful single-volume manga about losing a friend to suicide. It's hard for me to describe it except to say how many different emotional threads it weaves together: grief, anger, resentment, guilt, a desperation to make right anything you still can, and even darkly comic moments as our protagonist Shiino careens through her quest to steal her lost friend Mariko's ashes from Mariko's abusive father.
Obviously the subject matter is heavy, but if it might be for you, I highly recommend it. CW: sexual assault in backstory.
(There's a second unrelated story in the book, too, maybe to round it out to sufficient pages for printing? I wish it hadn't been included because it's such a jarring switch from the title story.)
Obviously the subject matter is heavy, but if it might be for you, I highly recommend it. CW: sexual assault in backstory.
(There's a second unrelated story in the book, too, maybe to round it out to sufficient pages for printing? I wish it hadn't been included because it's such a jarring switch from the title story.)
August 20, 2022
Ta manga jest jak kopniak w brzuch.
September 20, 2022
ngl i expected more from it
December 19, 2020
After a life of abuse at the hands of her father and others, Mariko Ikawgawa has committed suicide. Her best friend, Tomoyo Shiino, is wild with grief and sets off on a reckless adventure to spread her ashes. The grief-powered road trip is a pretty standard trope and the author leans heavily into its cliches. Aside from the young female protagonist, it doesn't seem like there is anything here that I haven't seen before and done better, placing this book firmly in the "just okay" column.
Also included in the book is an unrelated and weird short story about criminals set in the 1990s in the American Southwest, followed by a coda to the main story. It's a jarring juxtaposition.
Also included in the book is an unrelated and weird short story about criminals set in the 1990s in the American Southwest, followed by a coda to the main story. It's a jarring juxtaposition.
December 9, 2021
Manga durísimo sobre la pérdida y la amistad. Viñetas desgarradora que se alternan con breves alivios cómicos. Un dibujo expresivo que capta la emoción justa de cada momento. Pocos mangas consiguen transmitir tanto como el de esta autora.
August 20, 2022
Four and a half for the titular story, three and a half for the other one.
When I bother to read fiction, I usually look for well constructed mirrors. In the titular story from this manga, because it features two, the protagonist is a high-strung failed adult with a dead-end job that pays her rent but otherwise just grates on her nerves. In the very first page of that story we learn that her best friend, only friend, the titular Mariko, has committed suicide. Along the way we learn that Mariko was as broken as they come, and little of her true nature had a chance to come through given that she suffered a childhood, up to her twenties, full of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. The only person this Mariko approached for help was the protagonist, who in school was already a delinquent from a broken home.
Ever since they met, the protagonist had always been heartbroken because she couldn't find a way to save Mariko both from her father and then from herself. Now that she won't be able to help her anymore in life, she decides to grab a knife and visit Mariko's father to steal her best friend's ashes.
I won't go into further details about the plot of a one-shot, but I loved the realistic way the author treated someone as damaged as Mariko's character, as well as her relation with the protagonist. Mariko knew she was broken, and even after she became an adult she searched for man after man who would mistreat her and hurt her, because she couldn't relate on a deeper level with people in any other way. But this titular girl wasn't innocent either: she monopolized the protagonist's life and attentions by guilting her into not interacting with other people and particularly not getting a boyfriend, because that would mean that Mariko would lose her chance to be saved, even though she knew she was doomed from the beginning. That dynamic continued until a week or so before the titular character killed herself, so most of the reasons for the protagonist's isolation and her unhappiness are related to having been tied down, and dragged to the depths of despair, by someone who had no means and no intentions of getting better.
The protagonist deals not only with the grief of losing her best friend whom the protagonist had tried to save since her school days, but also with the anger and remorse that the person she had dedicated her life to chose to abandon her. So we have a fucked up, failed adult for a protagonist, who also has a huge savior complex, and an impact character (the most influential character for the protagonist in a narrative) who is doomed from the beginning. I'm not surprised about the comparisons with Inio Asano's "Oyasumi Punpun", which remains my favorite manga series.
As if the story of this one-shot manga didn't attract me enough, I found his artistic style tremendously compelling. It was over the top but in a way that emphasized the characters' emotions perfectly. The depiction of both the shit they go through (both in the plot and in the drawings) as well as how they react to it is more raw, and real, than in most manga, which I'm all for.
I didn't rate it a five because it left me wanting to know more about and spend way more time with the protagonist. I thought there was far more to develop about her.
The second story takes place in the United States near the border with Mexico, and it reminded me a lot of "No Country For Old Men". I won't say anything else about that story except that it was a bit more on the nose than I would have liked, but I still enjoyed it a lot.
I want to read more stuff by this author, but apparently he or she has released nothing else. If this is really this person's first manga, I look forward to that successful career.
When I bother to read fiction, I usually look for well constructed mirrors. In the titular story from this manga, because it features two, the protagonist is a high-strung failed adult with a dead-end job that pays her rent but otherwise just grates on her nerves. In the very first page of that story we learn that her best friend, only friend, the titular Mariko, has committed suicide. Along the way we learn that Mariko was as broken as they come, and little of her true nature had a chance to come through given that she suffered a childhood, up to her twenties, full of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. The only person this Mariko approached for help was the protagonist, who in school was already a delinquent from a broken home.
Ever since they met, the protagonist had always been heartbroken because she couldn't find a way to save Mariko both from her father and then from herself. Now that she won't be able to help her anymore in life, she decides to grab a knife and visit Mariko's father to steal her best friend's ashes.
I won't go into further details about the plot of a one-shot, but I loved the realistic way the author treated someone as damaged as Mariko's character, as well as her relation with the protagonist. Mariko knew she was broken, and even after she became an adult she searched for man after man who would mistreat her and hurt her, because she couldn't relate on a deeper level with people in any other way. But this titular girl wasn't innocent either: she monopolized the protagonist's life and attentions by guilting her into not interacting with other people and particularly not getting a boyfriend, because that would mean that Mariko would lose her chance to be saved, even though she knew she was doomed from the beginning. That dynamic continued until a week or so before the titular character killed herself, so most of the reasons for the protagonist's isolation and her unhappiness are related to having been tied down, and dragged to the depths of despair, by someone who had no means and no intentions of getting better.
The protagonist deals not only with the grief of losing her best friend whom the protagonist had tried to save since her school days, but also with the anger and remorse that the person she had dedicated her life to chose to abandon her. So we have a fucked up, failed adult for a protagonist, who also has a huge savior complex, and an impact character (the most influential character for the protagonist in a narrative) who is doomed from the beginning. I'm not surprised about the comparisons with Inio Asano's "Oyasumi Punpun", which remains my favorite manga series.
As if the story of this one-shot manga didn't attract me enough, I found his artistic style tremendously compelling. It was over the top but in a way that emphasized the characters' emotions perfectly. The depiction of both the shit they go through (both in the plot and in the drawings) as well as how they react to it is more raw, and real, than in most manga, which I'm all for.
I didn't rate it a five because it left me wanting to know more about and spend way more time with the protagonist. I thought there was far more to develop about her.
The second story takes place in the United States near the border with Mexico, and it reminded me a lot of "No Country For Old Men". I won't say anything else about that story except that it was a bit more on the nose than I would have liked, but I still enjoyed it a lot.
I want to read more stuff by this author, but apparently he or she has released nothing else. If this is really this person's first manga, I look forward to that successful career.
January 31, 2021
My Broken Mariko explores Tomoyo Shiino's life after the death of her best friend Mariko Ikawgawa. In this manga the main character looks back on their friendship and everything that happened between the two. The author slowly shows the horrible things that happened during Mariko's youth and we get to see how protective Tomoyo Shiino has always been towards her beloved friend.
Even though I believe there were things that could have been done a bit better, I really appreciated how grief was portrayed in this volume.
Even though I believe there were things that could have been done a bit better, I really appreciated how grief was portrayed in this volume.
April 9, 2023
5/10 ⭐⭐⭐
Manga autoconclusivo de un solo tomo protagonizado por dos amigas. Mariko, una chica rota, que tras su muerte dejará un vacío en su amiga Shiino. Al avanzar el argumento, y conocer los detalles, el drama se irá acentuando. Un guión muy dramático, que para mi gusto, le falta un poco de "luz" en alguna parte de la historia.
Este tomo también incluye una historia corta titulada Yiska. Donde accidentalmente se unen los caminos de un chico y un miembro de la mafia. Historia entretenida y con acción.
Guión y dibujo de Waka Hirako.
Manga autoconclusivo de un solo tomo protagonizado por dos amigas. Mariko, una chica rota, que tras su muerte dejará un vacío en su amiga Shiino. Al avanzar el argumento, y conocer los detalles, el drama se irá acentuando. Un guión muy dramático, que para mi gusto, le falta un poco de "luz" en alguna parte de la historia.
Este tomo también incluye una historia corta titulada Yiska. Donde accidentalmente se unen los caminos de un chico y un miembro de la mafia. Historia entretenida y con acción.
Guión y dibujo de Waka Hirako.
January 9, 2023
Yo buscando cosas bonitas para alegrarme y me pongo a leer esto ☠
Es tan triste dios mio.
4.5 y ahora si me retiro a sentirme miserable y pensar en esto por el resto del mes.
Es tan triste dios mio.
4.5 y ahora si me retiro a sentirme miserable y pensar en esto por el resto del mes.
March 5, 2021
Forse le mie aspettative erano troppo alte e per questo motivo sono rimasta un po' delusa.
La storia che da nome e copertina al volume occupa i 2/3 dell'albo e per quanto tratti un'idea interessante e molto emotiva con un tratto che ne enfatizza la drammaticità,non si scardina ne aggiunge nulla alla miriade di altri racconti con la stessa tematica.
Quindi,in definitiva, una bella lettura ottimamente raccontata ma non è assolutamente il capolavoro che mi aspettavo.
La storia che da nome e copertina al volume occupa i 2/3 dell'albo e per quanto tratti un'idea interessante e molto emotiva con un tratto che ne enfatizza la drammaticità,non si scardina ne aggiunge nulla alla miriade di altri racconti con la stessa tematica.
Quindi,in definitiva, una bella lettura ottimamente raccontata ma non è assolutamente il capolavoro che mi aspettavo.
December 17, 2022
3.5/5 ⭐
La historia comienza cuando Tomoyo Shiino se entera que su mejor amiga, Mariko, se ha suicidado. Así vemos el proceso de duelo de nuestra protagonista. Es una historia dura; contiene temas delicados como el abuso físico y sexual, suicidio y autolesiones. Aunque también tiene ciertas partes cómicas. Me hubiera gustado que se profundice un poco más, lo sentí corto. Además añadieron una historia al final que nada tiene que ver con la principal y no entendí su punto. Sin embargo, pienso que es una historia que refleja muy bien el dolor de una persona que ha perdido a un ser querido y la impotencia de haber podido hacer más por alguien que se ha cansado de vivir.
La historia comienza cuando Tomoyo Shiino se entera que su mejor amiga, Mariko, se ha suicidado. Así vemos el proceso de duelo de nuestra protagonista. Es una historia dura; contiene temas delicados como el abuso físico y sexual, suicidio y autolesiones. Aunque también tiene ciertas partes cómicas. Me hubiera gustado que se profundice un poco más, lo sentí corto. Además añadieron una historia al final que nada tiene que ver con la principal y no entendí su punto. Sin embargo, pienso que es una historia que refleja muy bien el dolor de una persona que ha perdido a un ser querido y la impotencia de haber podido hacer más por alguien que se ha cansado de vivir.
April 4, 2023
มังงะเล่มเดียวจบ พล็อตเรื่องว่าด้วยความเจ็บปวด การสูญเสีย และการค้นหาตัวตน งานภาพเยี่ยม ดำเนินเรื่องดี แสดงออกถึงความโศกเศร้าและโกรธเกรี้ยวในเวลาเดียวกันได้อย่างกลมกลืน
April 16, 2024
Si "A Silent Voice" y "On a Sunbean" decidieran tener un bebé, sería este manga.
Segunda lectura: CADA DIA TE AMO MÁS, MY BROKEN MARIKO
Segunda lectura: CADA DIA TE AMO MÁS, MY BROKEN MARIKO
October 24, 2021
Una historia dura y tierna, con momentos divertidos que hacen que la lectura sea amena.
November 6, 2020
You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.
Losing a loved one is nothing anyone can prepare for. The mere thought of it alone can twist your insides, tear your heart out, and beat you out of reality. Even more frustrating is the thought that someone you know would willingly take their own life, that they would exit this world without a word to anyone who cared for them, even when they’ve shown you genuine happiness by your side. In mangaka Waka Hirako’s debut, she explores themes of abuse, suicide, depression, and happiness, through the story of a young lady’s grieving journey and her special bond with her departed friend.
What is My Broken Mariko about? This English-translated single-volume manga follows the adventure of Tomoyo Shiino, an ill-tempered office assistant who suddenly learns that her best friend committed suicide. Overcome with emotion and defeat, she wanders aimlessly, clueless as to what had happened to her friend Mariko and what she should do now. Refusing to end things on this hopeless note, she runs off with the firm intention of stealing her friend’s ashes from her abusive father and to go on one last adventure that might offer the only closure she could ever get.
Despite a heartbreaking premise to work with, it is difficult to speak of the execution without noting its flaws. In this short, concise, and energic tale, readers follow Shiino in her self-destructive journey to mourn the loss of a beloved friend with whom she had an intimate and ethereal relationship. Her actions speak louder than words as she continuously puts herself in questionably dangerous situations that make you wonder about the stability of her own mental health. What made this an ambiguous reading experience, however, is in the odd comedic overtone that constantly came to counterbalance the intense emotions. This essentially kills the reader’s chance to connect with these characters and to embrace the powerful emotions felt by Tomoyo Shiino.
While mangaka Waka Hirako does do an impressive job in sparingly exploring the bond between these two characters, slowly unveiling the complex history that they shared, without ever really giving away a concrete explanation to the tragedy at the heart of this journey, it is always the over-the-top reckless moments that rubs off as an attempt at unnecessary comic relief that prevents this story to really stand on two feet. This issue is perfectly observable in the artwork as well, at times capturing agonizing and touching moments with stunning and expressive artwork, while at other times resorting to simplified character designs and facial expressions to note humourous moments. The inclusion of a bonus story titled Yiska that had nothing to do with My Broken Mariko, telling the story of two lone individuals caught between a rock and a hard place, also didn’t help to end this volume on a better note.
My Broken Mariko is a resonant tale of love and loss that struggles to embrace its more profound emotions by shuffling in irrelevant comicality.
Thank you to Yen Press for sending me a copy for review!
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
February 18, 2022
"𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚"
4.8 ⭐
My Broken Mariko is a story about a girl who commit suicide and about those who was left behind. This story is full mixture of depressed, grief, anger, frustrated, weird, resentment and guilt. The theme is about longing to someone who already gone. What would you do if your bestfriend commit suicide?
This manga made me reflecting to my own questions this whole time, 'what would happen to those people I love when I end my life? Would they be sad? Would they feel happy? Would they remember me for the rest of their life?' Friendship is a powerful thing. I love how this manga highlight the friendship between Mariko and Shiino. Mariko only have Shiino in her life, and she cherish her so much. Shiino were fully devastated on how Mariko commit suicide and that she never open up about her mental health struggle. It telling us in a mature way of what it is like for people to mourning the loss of their friend. How even in death, that bond of friendship won’t go away.
"𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚? 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚? 𝘼𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚 "- Shiino words to Mariko 🥺
What makes me crying even more is that this manga is inspired by the author's mother who is also a victim of abuse. She listened to her mother experiences of physical & emotional abuse by her parents. Even though in the manga, the author didn't explicitly shows the rape and abuse scenes, she able to portray the effect of it brilliantly. Reading this make you able to empathize with the characters, and how Shiino mourning to Mariko death is far more than a simple 'painful' word. It could not be described.
This manga is not for anyone to read, but if you want to read something depressing this one is for you 💜 p/s: this manga will have live action movie adaptation soon, and one of my favorite actress will be in it!! 🥰
4.8 ⭐
My Broken Mariko is a story about a girl who commit suicide and about those who was left behind. This story is full mixture of depressed, grief, anger, frustrated, weird, resentment and guilt. The theme is about longing to someone who already gone. What would you do if your bestfriend commit suicide?
This manga made me reflecting to my own questions this whole time, 'what would happen to those people I love when I end my life? Would they be sad? Would they feel happy? Would they remember me for the rest of their life?' Friendship is a powerful thing. I love how this manga highlight the friendship between Mariko and Shiino. Mariko only have Shiino in her life, and she cherish her so much. Shiino were fully devastated on how Mariko commit suicide and that she never open up about her mental health struggle. It telling us in a mature way of what it is like for people to mourning the loss of their friend. How even in death, that bond of friendship won’t go away.
"𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚? 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚? 𝘼𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚 "- Shiino words to Mariko 🥺
What makes me crying even more is that this manga is inspired by the author's mother who is also a victim of abuse. She listened to her mother experiences of physical & emotional abuse by her parents. Even though in the manga, the author didn't explicitly shows the rape and abuse scenes, she able to portray the effect of it brilliantly. Reading this make you able to empathize with the characters, and how Shiino mourning to Mariko death is far more than a simple 'painful' word. It could not be described.
This manga is not for anyone to read, but if you want to read something depressing this one is for you 💜 p/s: this manga will have live action movie adaptation soon, and one of my favorite actress will be in it!! 🥰
February 27, 2022
Qué maravilla. Es tierno, doloroso, divertido y agridulce. Mi única pega es que tiene una historia al margen al final que uno no está en ánimo de leer después de la principal.
November 13, 2021
Nel titolo c’è già tutto.
“My”, mia, possessione, appartenenza, affetto.
“Broken”, rotta, spezzata, distrutta, violata.
“Mariko”, la sfortunata protagonista.
Per Shiino Mariko era sua, la sua migliore amica, una vita di affetto, devozione, un legame forte, indistruttibile. E quando viene a sapere del suo suicidio, in maniera banale, dal notiziario durante una pausa pranzo, il mondo le crolla addosso.
Ma com’è possibile? Com’è possibile che la sua amicizia non l’abbia salvata? Com’è possibile che abbia deciso di andarsene così, e di lasciarla nel suo vuoto, a farsi mille domande? Perché?
Dei flash back, che ci mostrano il passato di Mariko, segnato da abusi e violenze da parte del padre, si alternano al presente disperato di Shiino, la quale intraprende una folle decisione per dire per sempre addio, in maniera dignitosa, alla sua amica.
“My broken Mariko” è un capolavoro di parola e immagine, un pugno nello stomaco che ci lascia inermi e svuotati. E che non richiede altro se non l’essenzialità del tratto e dei dialoghi che lo accompagna, per urlare al mondo lo schifo e la vergogna della violenza.
“My”, mia, possessione, appartenenza, affetto.
“Broken”, rotta, spezzata, distrutta, violata.
“Mariko”, la sfortunata protagonista.
Per Shiino Mariko era sua, la sua migliore amica, una vita di affetto, devozione, un legame forte, indistruttibile. E quando viene a sapere del suo suicidio, in maniera banale, dal notiziario durante una pausa pranzo, il mondo le crolla addosso.
Ma com’è possibile? Com’è possibile che la sua amicizia non l’abbia salvata? Com’è possibile che abbia deciso di andarsene così, e di lasciarla nel suo vuoto, a farsi mille domande? Perché?
Dei flash back, che ci mostrano il passato di Mariko, segnato da abusi e violenze da parte del padre, si alternano al presente disperato di Shiino, la quale intraprende una folle decisione per dire per sempre addio, in maniera dignitosa, alla sua amica.
“My broken Mariko” è un capolavoro di parola e immagine, un pugno nello stomaco che ci lascia inermi e svuotati. E che non richiede altro se non l’essenzialità del tratto e dei dialoghi che lo accompagna, per urlare al mondo lo schifo e la vergogna della violenza.
December 10, 2020
Manga TW / CW: Discussions of Suicide, Death by Suicide, Depictions of Intentional Self-Harm via Cutting, Child and Childhood Abuse, Statements/Discussion of Childhood Sexual Assualt from a Parent, Parent/Child Incest, Emotional Abuse
My Broken Mariko is a heartwrenching, heartbreaking, and soul shattering story about death, abuse, grief, and healing. It’s also a story about love and friendship and affection and continuing to live with others in mind. With a dose of comedy, a heck of a lot of heart, and a resolution that will leave you sobbing, My Broken Mariko is one of the best manga of 2020. Read with care, but if you can, please don’t pass up such an important josei title in localization and manga in general.
Read My Full Review Here: https://bit.ly/3n7Y7AP
My Broken Mariko is a heartwrenching, heartbreaking, and soul shattering story about death, abuse, grief, and healing. It’s also a story about love and friendship and affection and continuing to live with others in mind. With a dose of comedy, a heck of a lot of heart, and a resolution that will leave you sobbing, My Broken Mariko is one of the best manga of 2020. Read with care, but if you can, please don’t pass up such an important josei title in localization and manga in general.
Read My Full Review Here: https://bit.ly/3n7Y7AP
January 28, 2021
Tout simplement bouleversant.
J'avais la gorge nouée tout le long.
J'ai beaucoup aimé le trait si fin qui sait à la fois montrer la douceur des visages, la violence des faits, la rage et la douleur de la jeune femme perdant sa meilleure amie abusée de tant de façons. Le rendu des visages m'a vraiment touchée.
C'est le genre d'œuvre qui marque et que l'on n'oublie jamais.
J'ai aussi beaucoup aimé l'interview tres intéressante sur les inspirations de l'autrice et les deux histoires courte bonus à la fin.
Avertissement de contenu : mention de suicide, image de scarification, mention de viol/inceste, violences verbales et physique par un parent, deuil
J'avais la gorge nouée tout le long.
J'ai beaucoup aimé le trait si fin qui sait à la fois montrer la douceur des visages, la violence des faits, la rage et la douleur de la jeune femme perdant sa meilleure amie abusée de tant de façons. Le rendu des visages m'a vraiment touchée.
C'est le genre d'œuvre qui marque et que l'on n'oublie jamais.
J'ai aussi beaucoup aimé l'interview tres intéressante sur les inspirations de l'autrice et les deux histoires courte bonus à la fin.
Avertissement de contenu : mention de suicide, image de scarification, mention de viol/inceste, violences verbales et physique par un parent, deuil
November 10, 2021
Maravilla del cómic, no puedo decir más que leedlo.
July 29, 2024
Un tomo único perfecto sobre la amistad entre mujeres, la violencia que se inflige contra ellas (y sus consecuencias a lo largo del tiempo), las tendencias autodestructivas y la impotencia al ser consciente de que no puedes ayudar a un ser querido. No solo es perfecto como drama; tiene momentos y detalles cómicos que se sienten completamente naturales e incluso me han hecho reír en voz alta (cosa difícil de conseguir).
La historia extra del final, a pesar de que es muy corta, también me ha gustado.
En resumen, probablemente este sea el mejor tomo único que voy a leer este año. Recomendadísimo.
La historia extra del final, a pesar de que es muy corta, también me ha gustado.
En resumen, probablemente este sea el mejor tomo único que voy a leer este año. Recomendadísimo.
May 2, 2021
Mi è piaciuto? Sì. Indubbiamente. Mi è piaciuto tanto? Forse no. Voglio dire, non mi aspetto che partecipare alla perdita di una persona cara ad altri possa essere PIACEVOLE, nè che possa essere intenso quanto la perdita di persone care a me; trovo perfino ingiusto chi se la prenda con questo titolo perché non gli ha fatto davvero sentire le stesse emozioni provate dalla protagonista.
Qui la differenza la fa la percezione del singolo e io ne ho apprezzato la lettura dalla prima all'ultima pagina. È un insieme di senzazioni e fatti realistici nel loro fluire frenetico. Il tutto ci ricorda che a volte la morte è un processo lungo una vita, altre volte è questione di un secondo. Non possiamo nè dovremmo pretendere che una storia, soprattutto se contenuta in un volume unico, possa rispettare i nostri tempi o raccontare tutti i dettagli di cui noi avremmo sentito il bisogno.
Ho trovato che il segno di Hirako fosse in perfetta sintonia con i due episodi che racconta. Sia sulla storia più lunga, da cui il titolo, sia su quella più breve che a un primo sguardo risulta inattesa.
Una solida armonia tra testo e disegno non sarà sufficiente a far nascere un'opera che segni una generazione, ma è di certo la ricetta per un volume valido e consigliabile.
Qui la differenza la fa la percezione del singolo e io ne ho apprezzato la lettura dalla prima all'ultima pagina. È un insieme di senzazioni e fatti realistici nel loro fluire frenetico. Il tutto ci ricorda che a volte la morte è un processo lungo una vita, altre volte è questione di un secondo. Non possiamo nè dovremmo pretendere che una storia, soprattutto se contenuta in un volume unico, possa rispettare i nostri tempi o raccontare tutti i dettagli di cui noi avremmo sentito il bisogno.
Ho trovato che il segno di Hirako fosse in perfetta sintonia con i due episodi che racconta. Sia sulla storia più lunga, da cui il titolo, sia su quella più breve che a un primo sguardo risulta inattesa.
Una solida armonia tra testo e disegno non sarà sufficiente a far nascere un'opera che segni una generazione, ma è di certo la ricetta per un volume valido e consigliabile.
February 22, 2021
I had to take a few deep breaths while reading this because it is a very tough read. Basically it’s about a woman named Shi who discovered her best friend Mariko passed away due to suicide and she wants to ensure she gets her wishes. Mariko had a tough life with her parents such as her father doing absolutely terrible things to her and the fact her mother didn’t protect her. I have to say, the character development with Shi was great like I wish there was more than 3 chapters cause I really wanted to find more about her as a person. I even wanted to find out more about her and Marikos friendship (it seemed like a relationship from what I gather but it might be a misunderstanding). The art was very good as well. The psychological elements really are good at making your heat sink because the story was just super sad!
If you or someone you know are affected by the events happening in this manga for real, please please please go to http://www.suicide.org/international-... to reach out for help.
If you or someone you know are affected by the events happening in this manga for real, please please please go to http://www.suicide.org/international-... to reach out for help.
November 10, 2021
Un manga desgarrador sobre el duelo de la protagonista que decide llevarse las cenizas de su amiga recién fallecida, Mariko. Un viaje hacia el mar, física y simbólicamente, que hará aflorar todos los recuerdos de la amistad de estas dos jóvenes. Una obra que es una puñalada pero cuyo humor y esperanza deja al lector en un estado de paz mental. Quizá se merece cuatro estrellas porque la historia corta del final no es tan potente, pero My Broken Mariko es una lectura fundamental para cualquier aficionado al cómic japonés.
May 15, 2023
TW: suicidio, violenza, stupro, autolesionismo.
Quando una persona che amiamo decide di togliersi la vita sentirsi colpevole per non aver visto, non essersene accorti, poter fare di più, essere più presenti, si accompagnano al dolore della perdita, e anche alla rabbia che una decisione così estrema porta con sé.
My broken Mariko descrive alla perfezione tutto ciò. Intenso e doloroso. Consigliato!
[Un peccato che dopo una storia così intensa, ci sia una storiella completamente diversa e non alla stessa altezza della storia principale.]
Quando una persona che amiamo decide di togliersi la vita sentirsi colpevole per non aver visto, non essersene accorti, poter fare di più, essere più presenti, si accompagnano al dolore della perdita, e anche alla rabbia che una decisione così estrema porta con sé.
My broken Mariko descrive alla perfezione tutto ciò. Intenso e doloroso. Consigliato!
[Un peccato che dopo una storia così intensa, ci sia una storiella completamente diversa e non alla stessa altezza della storia principale.]
August 16, 2024
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Una lloradita en la madrugada, nomas :c
2023 Popsugar Reading Challenge: A book you wish you could read for the first time again.
Me dolió mucho :c pinshe vide perre
Una lloradita en la madrugada, nomas :c
2023 Popsugar Reading Challenge: A book you wish you could read for the first time again.
Me dolió mucho :c pinshe vide perre
February 18, 2023
The art in this is so gorgeous and expressive I loved it a lot!! It's a great lil one shot manga that's really intresting and short read. Please check it out, it's definitely worth your time!
November 11, 2023
on a journey to scatter the ashes of her best friend who recently committed suicide, shiino must come face to face with her grief and overcome it with the help of a few stangers who want the best for her simply for being human and for being there
there's also a western somewhere in this
it deals with some heavy themes, so content warning for domestic and sexual abuse, suicide, gun violence and murder (the last two are in the western chapter)
the manga is short and raw, and manages to showcase the protagonist's fear and anger towards a situation she couldn't prevent and the deep love that ties her to mariko while still maintaining a few moments of levity
there's also a western somewhere in this
it deals with some heavy themes, so content warning for domestic and sexual abuse, suicide, gun violence and murder (the last two are in the western chapter)
the manga is short and raw, and manages to showcase the protagonist's fear and anger towards a situation she couldn't prevent and the deep love that ties her to mariko while still maintaining a few moments of levity
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