My Broken Mariko

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Synonyms: Yiska

Japanese: マイ・ブロークン・マリコ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 5

Status: Finished

Published: Jul 16, 2019 to Dec 17, 2019

Genre: Drama

Demographic: Josei

Serialization: Comic Bridge

Authors: Hirako, Waka (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.71¹ (scored by 17,095 users)

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Ranked: #1681²

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Popularity: #531

Members: 35,136

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Dealing with abuse and depression since she was young, Mariko Ikagawa sought solace in Tomoyo Shiino—the start of a friendship that continued until adulthood. Now a 26-year-old office worker, Shiino is baffled when she hears a newscaster report that Mariko has killed herself. Though Shiino doubts the news at first, she accepts the truth after being unable to contact Mariko and begins to wonder the reason behind her suicide.

Looking to free her from her despicable father, Shiino impulsively steals Mariko's remains from him. Reunited with her dear friend, Shiino travels to a certain location Mariko wanted to visit, all while remembering their happy memories together.

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My Broken Mariko was awarded the Bros. Comic Award by TV Bros. magazine in 2020. The manga ranked fourth in the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Female Readers division.

The series was published in English by Yen Press on November 10, 2020. It was also released in Italian by J-POP on January 13, 2021; in French by Éditions Ki-oon on January 28, 2021; and in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC on March 5, 2022.

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Shiino, Tomoyo

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Ikagawa, Mariko

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Makio

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Tamura, Kyouko

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Nov 24, 2024

Mara2463

Recommended

My Broken Mariko – Spoiler Free – Recommended

TLDR
Story – 7/10 – 7 x 0.275 = 1,925
Art – 7/10 – 7 x 0.2 = 1,4
Characters – 7,5/10 – 7,5 x 0.225 = 1,6875
Enjoyment – 7/10 – 7 x 0.3 = 2,1
Total: 7,1125 -> 7

Story – 7/10
... Broken Mariko is a one-volume manga written by Waka Hirako. The story is ultimately about death, grief and suicide, and how it impacts those who have lost loved ones by it. It also mentions sexual abuse and self-harm.
The story is written from the perspective of the protagonist – Tomoyo Shiino –, who has just lost her best friend – Mariko Ikagawa – to suicide. Feelings of incomprehension, sorrow, and anguish fill her days as she seeks to recover the ashes of her best friend and spread them in a place Mariko would have liked. Their relationship is central to the story, as it is, in a way, the culmination of their relationship.
This manga is very raw and bleak, being a real, emotional, and cruel representation of suicide from the perspective of the survivors. We also seek to understand what drove her friend to kill herself, as we slowly unravel her life history through Tomoyo’s memories. But more than that, we understand the whole grieving process of Tomoyo, her mental instability and pure agony.
In the end, it becomes a very emotional and touching story.
The ending is heartbreaking, as her wishes have been answered, and her feeling of incomprehension has been eased.

Art – 7/10
The art style is perfectly adapted to the core of this story: it is emotional, bleak, and very simple. It isn't bad – not at all – and is technically very well conceived: however there aren't many characters, the character design is good enough to tell characters apart, and the cadence of the panels is very well done, making this story very easy to follow along. Moreover, the art style has personality, which translates into a beautiful unique art style; the backgrounds, scenarios, and landscapes are also lovely.

Characters – 7,5/10
Even though there are many supporting characters who only serve to interact with and develop Tomoyo, the protagonist is the only one who counts. Although this is a one-volume manga, we have access to Tomoyo’s complex grieving process. Nevertheless, we do not follow the entirety of the process, but only the initial stage of it: when she tries to come to terms with the fact that her friend died. It is a very real and emotional account, and one easily empathises with the main character.

Enjoyment – 7/10
My Broken Mariko is a manga about grief. It is a heavy, although quick, read. It details the psyche of a grieving friend and is very emotional on its basis. Because it puts suicide in the spotlight in a very humane way, and because it enters in the psychology of grief, it deserves a recommendation.

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Jan 2, 2023

JKrauser

Mixed Feelings

My Broken Mariko is about a woman who reminisces about the times she spent with her best friend after she learns that her best friend committed suicide. But it's too short for a work that deals with topics such as suicide, abuse, longing, and sometimes regret and anger. There is no story in particular, and for the reason I just mentioned about it being way too short, there isn't enough time to connect with or empathize with the characters. While the feelings of a woman who lost her best friend and her anger towards life in general are beautifully presented at times, I think the ...

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Jul 30, 2024

RIO_WARLOCK

Not Recommended

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Manga highly appreciated by critics. I found the narrative very boring, I didn't like the development of the plot, nor the ending.
In my opinion, the author failed to work well with the text that the story was following. The idea when I saw it was phenomenal, but saying that the work is good just because it was is a serious matter, it's something I don't talk about.
I recommend reading it if you are a woman and interested, because just because it is a JOSEI does not necessarily make the work good for women. I was so disappointed.
Not to mention the imbecility of putting ...

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