マイガール 1

マイガール [My Girl] #1

by Mizu Sahara, 佐原ミズ

Kazama Masamune - a single 23-year-old man... has a kid? During the season of cherry blossoms, his beloved passes away. He happens to meet a little girl outside work and realizes she is his daughter who was raised in secrecy by his lover. The worst spring of his life is transformed into a painful yet vivid spring.

Genres: Manga, Slice Of Life, Comics, Seinen, Drama, Japanese Literature, Comics Manga

197 pages, Paperback

First published April 9, 2007

About the author

Japanese name 佐原ミズ.

Pen name used by manga-ka Sumomo Yumeka for her predominantly seinen works. Published in the magazines Afternoon (Kodansha), Melody (Shueisha), and Comic Bunch (Shinchosha).

Reviews

[Fatima Alqassab · Rating 4 out of 5]

" The moment I thought I would live for someone else ... I guess that's when I realized that I had became a father."

"One more person around us is enough to make our life more exciting"

This two quotes are my favorite in this manga.
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My Girl is a warm and beautiful manga which is written and illustrated by Mizu Sahara. It is a completed manga.

The story is about Kazama Masamune, a single 23 years old man whom one day meet a little girl "Kohara" and find out that she is his daughter.
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This manga is full of emotions, heartwarming love, family, relationships, drama and responsibilities. It is really a touching and enjoyable manga. I'm really in love with this series!
All the characters in the manga are perfect. The relationship between Masamune and Kohara is really nice. I liked how their characters developed throughout the manga and how responsible he tried to be. Dealing with and understanding his daughter at this age. However, sometimes I felt like that Kohara is too smart and mature to her age. As how she always try to not give Masamune difficult time.
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The art is really AMAZING!!!!! although it's seems to be simple and to be honest it annoyed me in the beginning cause it's different from the other styles I had read. It's very suitable with the flow of the story and I think that the art and the story complete each other perfectly. By reaching the end of the manga I realized how captivating it is.
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I read the manga a year ago and I am having a hard time in retrieving and rearranging my ideas regarding the manga. So this review does not give the manga the right amount of praise.

[AB · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really good.
Full of melancholy but it also warms my heart.

[Fiebre Lectora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reseña completa: http://fiebrelectora.blogspot.com/202...

Masamune Kazama tiene 23 años, es soltero... y se acaba de enterar de que tiene una hija, y de que el amor de su vida ha muerto. Tras encontrarse con una niña, por casualidad o no tanta, descubre que es su hija criada en secreto por ella; así, pasará de estar solo, a tener que cuidar de una niña que le pondrá la vida patas arriba, pero que también le dará un motivo para seguir adelante.

Aunque aquí se ha publicado hace nada, se trata de un manga que tiene ya unos añitos, pero aun así, me ha maravillado desde el minuto uno: se trata de una historia preciosa, tierna, y que aunque podría ser un absoluto drama, resulta bonita, e incluso graciosa en ocasiones. De esas que te hace estar con la sonrisa continua.

[yel ᰔ · Rating 4 out of 5]

➺ 3.5/5 🌟

This is quite touching and heartwarming, but also a little melancholy. The awkwardness of a father who just learned that he has a daughter is so obvious that this makes the connection between the two of them more realistic. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the relationship between Masamune, a single father, and his newly met daughter, Koharu.

[Lucía Cafeína · Rating 5 out of 5]

Precioso, tierno, cálido y emotivo.

[roshyy · Rating 5 out of 5]

i brought this to myself!! i choose to cry and am merry with it ಥ_ಥ

[Mustakim · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The spoilers are very mild!!

This manga shows a rare insight into mourning and loss, one in which is not commonly shown in media. We see a very healthy relationship with the father and daughter grow through this loss, the inclusion of the dead mother starts strongly at the beginning, being so because at the time the love and grief for her was all they had in common. This grief at the beginning is slowly thawed due to the inclusion of the dead mother and overtime her missing presence being filled with others. At first, the father is unsure of his parenting abilities, but as time goes on we are shown a beautiful father daughter relationship. The many characters throughout give small lessons to the family, which helps to aid their progression from grief to mourning and eventually opens the possibility of new mother figures.

Honestly, the father in this manga is one of my favourite male characters in manga. He is excellently written, his mourning is not downplayed and in fact outdates his daughters, never once is he made into the stereotypical ‘strong male’ as his emotions are never downplayed. Then, as he becomes more involved and comfortable as a parent we get to see his maturity grow, his daughter giving him a reason to get up, go to work and become a better person. His interaction with the old neighbour however is the most beautiful to me, sacrificing the big break he’s worked for years to come to just to give the neighbour his last remaining hours with his sick wife. A beautifully written manga, truly sad you can’t buy an English translated copy
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[edel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firstly, I'd like to say that I'm a huge fan of Sahara Mizu's art. It's extremely beautiful. The drawings are simple and clean and so expressive. I haven't read this in a while, but to sum it all up, I guess I could say it's very touching. The characters just instantly capture your heart.

[NON · Rating 2 out of 5]

this manga got the potential to be a very nice one.. so far its going smoothly a bit dull for a moment then gets interesting and dull again but overall, its nice.

[Daphne's Tree · Rating 5 out of 5]

«Η μαμά είχε πάρει ένα ζευγάρι γυαλιά από το συρτάρι, τα φόρεσε και μ'ένα αστείο και σοφιστικέ ύφος είπε: “Χαχα! Δεν είναι αυτό Youko! Koharu είναι κατά τους όρους του σεληνιακού ημερολογίου ο μήνας Οκτώβριος. Και όσον αφορά τις εποχές είναι όταν γυρίζει στο χειμώνα.”
“Τι ήταν αυτό;” την ρώτησα και μου απάντησε γελώντας “Μια αυτολεξεί αναπαράσταση του μπαμπά σου”.
Από τότε λατρεύω το όνομα μου»

Όλα ξεκινούν από ένα έρωτα, ο οποίος δεν εκφράστηκε ποτέ του. Πέντε χρόνια μετά, ο 27 χρόνος Masamune ακόμα περιμένει την Youko να γυρίσει από το εξωτερικό, με την ελπίδα πώς δεν τον έχει ξεχάσει, παρ'όλο που άφησε αναπάντητα όλα τα γράμματα του.
Όμως όταν η πολυπόθητη ημέρα φθάνει, η Youko έχει ήδη φύγει. Πίσω της, έχει αφήσει μόνο του, το πιο γλυκό και έξυπνο πεντάχρονο κοριτσάκι... Την κόρη του Masamune.
Κι έτσι η χειρότερη μέρα της ζωής του γίνεται μια από τις καλύτερες.

Και η ζωή τους είναι γεμάτη σκαμπανεβάσματα. Χαρούμενες ή θλιμμένες στιγμές, δυσκολίες μα ο ένας είναι εκεί για τον άλλον. Μέρα με την μέρα, ο Masamune με την βοήθεια της Koharu μαθαίνει πως να είναι λίγο παραπάνω πατέρας. Κι όσο βοηθούν την οικογένεια τους, με την δύναμη της ψυχής τους στηρίζουν κι άλλες στην πορεία.

Γιατί η οικογένεια είναι η μεγαλύτερη ευτυχία που μπορεί να έχει κάποιος... 💕

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Οι κατηγορίες στις οποίες ανήκει το μάνγκα, συμπεριλαμβάνουν -εκτός από slice of life- κωμωδία, δράμα, ενώ υποκατηγορία είναι Seinen, δηλαδή στοχεύει ως κοινό κυρίως ενήλικες γυναίκες.

Είναι μια πολύ όμορφη ιστορία, με ελπιδοφόρα μηνύματα. Το art style είναι εξαιρετικό, πλησιάζει τον ρεαλισμό και δεν χορταίνεις να το βλέπεις. Τα περισσότερα από τα έγχρωμα πόστερ απλά τα λάτρεψα.

Το συνιστώ ανεπιφύλακτα και σε μη Manga fans

[Khadija Faisal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where do you even start at with a story like this?
All I can say is that I've only read one volume so far and already know that this is gonna go to my favs.

Koharu. My sweet angel girl... I don't even know what's sadder in this case
That a child ignore and not understand the death of her parent at a young age and understand it when she's more grown up or a child understand the death of her parent when she's young. It's gonna hurt both ways. But atleast she'd have a sorta happier childhood if its the first scenario.
I don't even know what im trying to say lol...

And then Aki. Oh how I see myself in him even tho both my parents are together... I know they shouldn't be...I know that if they had a choice in it I know they wouldn't be.

All the sweet all the sad all the bittersweet moments in just the first volume of this series makes me really curious about how the rest of the series is like and I can not. wait to experience it.

And just the way I wanna hug Masamune-kun... A really tight hug and tell him it's gonna be okay...It's gonna be alright and it's gonna be really, really fun along the way.. :)
I love stories like these
And lastly just the art.
When a big moment would happen or a sort of shocking moment per se i love how you could just stare at a single manga panel and just feel so. many. different. yet. connected. emotions.

[Space Panda · Rating 4 out of 5]

•Spanish:

Masamune es un joven de 23-24 años, se acaba de enterar que la chica que siempre estuvo enamorado acaba de fallecer. El amor de su vida ya no está. No solamente tiene que combatir el duelo, si no que se entera que ahora tiene una hija de 5 años, de la que nunca conoció. Ellos salieron un tiempo en la secundaria, pero ella nunca se lo revelo.

Cosas positivas:
•Estilo de dibujo: Precioso.

•Muy enternecedor. Aclaro que NO me gustan las historias de niños en general, me suelen resultar bastante insoportables en el papel (y en la vida real, no voy a mentir al respecto). Aquí me gusto mucho. Es padre e hija aprendiendo a convivir como familia de dos.

•Paternidad: Masumune es un chico responsable que no escapa y no deja a la niña siendo responsabilidad de otro. Si bien es entendible que la gran mayaría de las historias con hijos suelen ser desde el punto de vistas de mujeres, ya que son las que cargan la parte más pesada físicamente hablando (me refiero al embarazo) y a lo emocional que ello conlleva.

Me pareció curioso ver la perspectiva masculina del asunto, toca temas que suelen preocupar a los padres en general: como el asunto económico, y la incapacidad de ver a los hijos debido al trabajo/horas extras. Nadie enseña a nadie como ser buen padre/madre, y Masumune va aprendiendo como puede.

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ma che gioiellino!

L'ho comprato, come al solito, su Ebay senza avere idea di cosa fosse. M'ispiravano le copertine. Ed è stato un affarone! Speriamo che non faccia la fine di... come caspita si chiama... Usagi drop, Vol. 1, dove la bambina s'innamorava e sposava il tipo che le faceva da padre.

Comunque.

Masamune è un po' sfigato ed è innamorato perso di Yoko. Solo che Yoko ha preso ed è partita per l'estero, non dicendogli di essere incinta. Quando poi lei muore, Masamune si trova con una bambina di cui non conosceva l'esistenza.

Questo primo volume, dunque, è dedicato alla reciproca conoscenza. Sono tenerissimi i due, così come sono teneri i disegni e le tavole a colori.

Bello, bello, bello!

[Mariana Moreno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pero qué hermoso manga.
Esta historia va de nuestro protagonista (no recuerdo su nombre) y un poco de su relación con la que él consideraba era el amor de su vida. Pero pasan algunas situaciones y la vida se complica un poco y termina pasando de ser un hombre con trabajo pero soltero a tener que cuidar de una niña que resulta ser su hija.
Así que ahora veremos cómo cambia su vida de no tener que hacerse responsable más que de él e ir a trabajar a tener que hacerse cargo de una niña de 5 años, de llevarla a la escuela, etc.
La verdad es una historia muy linda con moralejas a final de cada capítulo aunque también es divertido.
Lo recomiendo mucho.
Verémos qué tal sigue pero por el momento me está gustando mucho.

[Haru Huỳnh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Câu chuyện trong bộ truyện tranh này vừa dịu dàng vừa thơm lừng mùi của gió và nắng. Nơi thôn quê hẻo lánh, vẫn còn 1 người đàn ông chờ đợi mối tình dầu của mình quay trở về. Nhưng sau nhiều năm biệt tích, tin tức cuối cùng người đàn ông ấy nhận được từ người con gái là là tin cô qua đời. Tuy nhiên, câu chuyện chưa dửng lại ở đó. Người đàn ông ấy lại vô cùng ngỡ ngàn khi biết người phụ nữ anh yêu đã để lại trên cõi đời này một bé gái năm tuổi. Năm năm cũng là thời gian cô ấy biệt tích nơi xứ người.
Đây là câu chuyện về người đàn ông vẫn chưa thể thoát khỏi cái bóng của mối tình đầu giờ chập chững tập làm cha và cô bé con chững chạc hơn so với tuổi thật luôn quan sát người đàn ông mà mẹ cô yêu nhiều đến dường nào.

[Iqra M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

TW/CW: death, strong language

Of unresolved feelings , grievances, and a daughter's appearance out of the blue.

I’ve been meaning to read this one for a while now. So adorable and heartfelt. It somehow hit me with a pang of nostalgia. My heart EXPLODED. All nine chapters fill me with joy and comfort. The daughter is mature for her age — it’s endearing, but sadly, it’s an indication of trauma.

I love that we get to see a variety of perspectives and opinions regarding the single-dad situation (from the co-worker, mother-in-law, parents, daughter’s kindergarten friend, and so on). AGH, I NEED THE PHYSICAL COPIES. I can potentially see this as being one of my favourites.

Here’s to more wholesome slice of life.

[ℂ ✧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

No m'imaginava que l'editorial Kibook publiqués una sèrie d'aquestes característiques, m'ha sorprès molt gratament ♥ Es tracta d'una història que tracta d'una manera d'allò més sensible el dol, tot i que la premissa inicial és força peculiar la parella principal comença a sortir a l'institut, però ella proposa de deixar-ho per anar a estudiar a l'estranger, també per no condicionar el noi, però resulta que ella està embarassada i no li diu res. Al cap d'uns anys, quan la nena té 5 anys, la mare mor d'un accident sobtat i el noi descobreix que és pare d'una criatura . La relació que forgen pare i filla i com superen la pèrdua inesperada d'una figura tan important a les seves vides és or! Amb ganes de veure com continua :)

[Ya Boi Be Reading · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s like a melodrama or soap opera in the sense where everyone talks in a way that really hits but no one would ever talk like IRL. It is very sappy and I love it. It does really well at covering the ups and downs of being a new parent. It has a special focus on the constant mistakes one can make but kids are be aware you are trying and still appreciate / see the good in you even when you feel like you’re failing them. I think that aspect is probably the part I like most so far. The various other parent-child relationships on show are nice too since it allows the mangaka to cover a spectrum of parenthood rather than just the one experience.

[Ivy Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Một câu chuyện hay về tình cha con, gia đình, bạn bè. Mình rất đồng cảm với cô bé Hara- nỗi nhớ thương mẹ của một cô bé năm tuổi. Độ tuổi mà cần sự yêu thương của mẹ biết bao. Nhưng may là cô bé đã tìm được cha ruột của mình. Dù không giàu có nhưng đầy tình yêu thương. Hai cha con đã tạo lên nhưng câu chuyện về gia đình thật sâu sắc và ý nghĩa. Và cuối cùng họ đã lại có một gia đình toàn vẹn với sự xuất hiện của một người phụ nữ vô cùng yêu thương hai cha con.

[ollie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually can't get over the fact how wholesome this is, even though it's not very realistic (or maybe the legal status of parenthood in 2006-Japan is outrageously different than 2021 Poland), I'm enjoying this series, just as I thought I would.
Masamune is trying his best and Koharu is a sweetheart, can't wait to see how their story develops. I recommend if you're looking for a light, yet very heart-warming, maybe even a bit of a hurt/comfort, story.

[hənē · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve watch a similar concept like this one in a movie, it’s korean movie btw, and i felt nostalgic for reading this one. And for the author, I can’t say much bcos she is truly the best creating for this kind of stories/mangas.

A heartwarming manga revolving around a 23-year-old guy suddenly becoming the father of a cute five-year-old girl after her mother died.

[Hiệp Lê Tuấn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mỗi lần đọc là mình lại tự cười chính bản thân, sao mà lạnh lùng, vô cảm đến thế. Doanh Chính hoàng đế có kim chỉ nam thống nhất thiên hạ để bách tính không còn chiến tranh liên miên. Kim chỉ nam của Hiệp thì nhỏ bé hơn nhiều: Đi theo tiếng gọi của trái tim và học cách yêu thương.

[Dustyloup · Rating 4 out of 5]

très promoteur. Il y avait des moments un peu ennuyeux mais ça a rattrapé après donc pour le moment - bon - on verra si la prochaine tome tiens le promesses d'une histoire touchante hors normes.

[Leandro Dutra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Melancholically beautiful.

[Strange · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chỉ vô tình hốt tập 1 mà giờ đã có thêm 1 bộ nữa để đu theo...
Truyện tràn đầy cảm xúc

[Hằng Trần · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truyện hay, cảm động, nét vẽ rất đẹp. Ít khi đọc truyện tranh mà khóc thế này, huhu.

[Ravi]

healed my heart. usagi drop could never

[xerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

the story and dialogue is just *chef’s kiss* and this is one of the best art styles i’ve come across too!

[RATA 🐀 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not vibing atm