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  • Published: 10 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9781947194786
  • Imprint: Vertical Inc
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $26.99

My Boy 5



An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker.
Mashuu Hayami, a 12-year-old student.
Satoko is transferred to Sendai, and they lose contact.

Then, two years later, they meet again,
entirely by coincidence, and they reconnect, but struggle with the sense of distance
between them.

“I will go to Sendai,” states Mashuu.
Satoko’s reply is...

  • Published: 10 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9781947194786
  • Imprint: Vertical Inc
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $26.99

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Praise for My Boy 5

"With plenty of story yet to reveal, I can see My Boy being "all I end up thinking about... 5 out of 5." - The OASG

"...Emotionally poignancy is due not just to this thoughtful writing but also to the beautiful art, which has few missteps." - AiPT Comics