Sanju Mariko
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Koda Mariko
傘寿まり子
Manga
Written byYuki Ozawa
Published byKodansha
ImprintBe Love KCDX
MagazineBe Love
DemographicJosei
Original runJune 1, 2016 – June 1, 2021
Volumes16

Sanju Mariko (傘寿まり子, "Mariko at 80") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Ozawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Be Love from June 2016 to June 2021, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes. In 2018, the manga won the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.

Plot

Koda Mariko is an 80-year-old veteran writer. Her husband died, and she lives with her son and his wife, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren for four generations. Realizing that she is being treated as a nuisance by her son and his wife and her grandson, Mariko decides to leave her home at the age of 80 and become independent.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yuki Ozawa [ja], Sanju Mariko, was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Be Love from June 1, 2016,[1] to June 1, 2021.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in 16 tankōbon volumes, released from November 11, 2016,[3] to July 13, 2021.[4]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 November 11, 2016[5]978-4-06-393074-0
2 February 13, 2017[6]978-4-06-393143-3
3 May 12, 2017[7]978-4-06-393191-4
4 September 13, 2017[8]978-4-06-393271-3
5 December 13, 2017[9]978-4-06-510642-6
6 April 13, 2018[10]978-4-06-511368-4
7 July 13, 2018[11]978-4-06-512216-7
8 November 13, 2018[12]978-4-06-513595-2
9 March 13, 2019[13]978-4-06-514899-0
10 July 12, 2019[14]978-4-06-516375-7
11 November 13, 2019[15]978-4-06-517654-2
12 March 13, 2020[16]978-4-06-518825-5
13 July 13, 2020[17]978-4-06-520215-9
14 November 13, 2020[18]978-4-06-521395-7
15 March 12, 2021[19]978-4-06-522574-5
16 July 13, 2021[4]978-4-06-524000-7

Reception

By February 2018, the manga had over 250,000 copies in circulation.[20]

On Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2018 for female readers, the series ranked sixth.[21] The manga was nominated for the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018.[22] Alongside Fragile, the manga won the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2018.[23]

References

  1. ^ 「あとかたの街」のおざわゆきが新連載、ヒロインは人生やり直す80歳. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  2. ^ 80歳のヒロイン描く「傘寿まり子」がBE・LOVEで完結、おざわゆきのトークイベントも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 1, 2021. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  3. ^ 西尾維新が「最高（齢）傑作！」と絶賛、おざわゆきが80歳ヒロイン描く新刊. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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  19. ^ 【3月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 12, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  20. ^ おばあちゃんがヒロイン 漫画に新ジャンル｜エンタメ！. Nikkei Style (in Japanese). February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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  22. ^ Pineda, Rafael (February 25, 2018). "22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  23. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2018). "42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2022.

Further reading

External links

Be Love series
Kodansha Manga Award – General
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