My Girlfriend's Child Vol. 7

あの子の子ども [Ano Ko no Kodomo] #7

by Mamoru Aoi

妊娠がわかってから、家族や学校、まわりの人の反応…
様々な苦難にぶつかり、選択を迫られてきた。

たくさんの涙や失敗を乗り越えて、
なにが自分のためになるのか、福は選ぶことができるようになっていた。

通信制への転学を決め、親友の矢沢とも仲直りした。
宝とお母さんには和解の兆しが。

妊娠7か月を迎え、春の訪れも束の間、
再び、波乱の予感が―――！？

「高校生の妊娠」というテーマを真正面から描く、蒼井まもるの意欲作、待望の第７巻発売！

Genres: Manga, Shojo, Graphic Novels, Romance, Graphic Novels Manga

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 13, 2023

About the author

• Blood Type: B
• Birthday: June 6th

Reviews

[naomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

now i need to wait 4 months and week until i get to read volume 8 ! :p

[-moonprismpower- · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I want you to choose me, dad.”

God, I was crying this entire volume… Sachi’s mom did so good. She’s the kind of supportive mom I want to be. Believe in your daughter! This is HER choice.
I understand being upset with your child(ren)’s choices in life but you have to LOOK OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF, and realize that they are a human being with their own thoughts and desires!!!! Your children are not an accessory.

I’m not sure that I want dad to have character development after the shit he has done and said… It’s really hard to like him.

[Laura A. Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Thank you, Sachi. I believe in you."

Another painful volume to read, though this one didn't leave me sobbing like the previous volumes!

That's not to say that I didn't want to cry because I did! But now that Sachi's Dad is back home, I felt there was so much tension on the pages that I even felt myself being tense! I really didn't know what would happen except nothing good because her dad really doesn't listen to her or anyone at home honestly. He has a plan and he expects everyone to follow it without argument.

As a parent, I get his actions, but I don't understand them at all. I get he's the "breadwinner" and should have the final say, but why would you refuse to acknowledge what anyone is saying? He mentions he felt like an outsider and 100% agree that he IS the outsider because he refuses to really see those around him.

On the other hand, Kou still makes me upset, but there was a genuine shift in him. Unlike their dad, he asked questions and I think is trying to be supportive, even though he's still trying to tell Sachi and Takara what to do.

Speaking of Takara, my heart hurts for him so much! That ending was such a gut punch because he's trying so hard and trying to be strong only for everyone to be against him. Though thankfully Sachi's mom seems to fully be embracing him and I'm deeply thankful!

I continue to love this series even though it hurts so much to read!

[Ami 乁⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠o⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠ㄏ (written by Jane Austen) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this manga always makes me so sappy :(

[ಥ_ಥ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Sachi's mom, hate her dad.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can see why this is an award-winning manga, yet I can also see parts of it that just drive me crazy. Sometimes it’s just two steps forward and one step back with this thing.

Sachi’s mom is such a sweetheart this volume and it’s so nice to see her supporting her daughter through all this. Between her mom and Takara, plus the begrudging tough love of her brother, Sachi seems set to deal with this whole pregnancy thing and she won’t even need a reality show to do it.

Which is, of course, not a situation that can last. The first parts of this volume are almost too good to be true - Sachi has a wonderful visit with Yazawa that shows what great friends they still are. She has a smooth clinic visit and Takara gets an apology and things look rosy.

Then Sachi’s dad shows up and, look, I get it. I do. He’s a traditional man with traditional repression who thinks he can maintain his traditional family. But he’s too much. It would be nice if we had more than one decent male character in the story (something the manga seems to pick up on at the end).

While the drama of this incredibly tense dinner and its fallout are done pretty well, it just flips things to over-the-top so fast. Dad should have taken the time to grow a moustache because he straight up needs to twirl it at various points here. Cultural differences and all that, but this doesn’t totally work for me.

I didn’t care for him when he was introduced, he’s even worse here. What he says when Sachi gets back from the hospital is so unconscionable that it essentially strikes him off the list for any sort of redemption in my eyes.

That said, it makes for compelling, yet infuriating, reading as Sachi and Takara try to make the best of a dire situation and are being threatened with every nasty thing that a man can envision to make himself feel better. This is very obviously all down to serving his own self-interest.

Sachi’s mother, as noted, saves this section by showing up hard for her daughter and respecting her wishes. She’s not letting anybody tell Sachi what to do and that absolutely includes putting the biggest threat she can right on the table.

So, I would say the volume is strong, but in a way that is also too strong and aggravates me with how mean it goes. It’s a little cartoonish for a series that does its best work when it hews towards realism. And those more grounded parts are absolutely fantastic; they make this better than its drama, which goes hard on the Afterschool Special this volume (again).

4 stars - if you like a detestable character or don’t mind the drama bomb, I would say this is an easy round up for you. I recognize its good qualities but sometimes it’s way more than it needs to be.

[Aidan]

The dad and brother really drive me up a wall whenever they show up, but that just means Mamoru Aoi is a great writer.

[Sarah Pether-Hamill · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gasped in horror at least 3 times during this volume. Her dad is the absolute worst. Her mum is the kind of mum everyone would want, made me tear up.

[Shen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not going to lie...I kind of hated this volume? It has such a big focus on Sachi and her relationship with her dad, and while I appreciate the attempt to make him a developed character and to show the complexities of a parent trying to face their daughter growing up and, to a degree, outside of their control, I absolutely hated how easy he was let off.

In my opinion, while he accepts Sachi being pregnant to a degree by the end, he "surrenders" this image of a perfect family to retain some control over Sachi (i.e. her staying at home). Is this also an act of care and love? Yes. But I still find it leaves a bad taste in my mouth after every horrible thing he did and said about her (tbh I probably will never forgive this full-ass adult for driving off and leaving his pregnant daughter basically stranded).

I also have to mention how Sachi's dad treats the mom. In one of the previous volumes, he basically talked as if she did nothing and he did all the work as the breadmaker in the family. As if she isn't raising the two kids all by herself while he's abroad. That continues in this volume where he initially sees Sachi's pregnancy as his fault because he was absent, but quickly turns it around onto the mom once things get heated and starts blaming her again. Sachi's mom has really shown herself to be the MVP of the story for me, and I was disappointed that we didn't see more of her in this volume and her thoughts on her relationship with her husband other than bringing up divorce as a "negotiating tactic."

I can understand wanting to stay with this man because of your history, for the kids, out of some love, but this volume did not convince me of that at all. If anything, I think this should've been ringing alarm bells in her head. I did appreciate when she told him that their ideals on family weren't aligned though and that his fixation on a perfect family wasn't something she wanted for her and the kids. By the end, the divorce isn't mentioned again and, worse of all, there's no apology from him to her. Excuse you, sir, that's your wife. You talk about how mothers are so amazing yet you can't even apologize to your own damn wife and mother of your kids.

Sachi's brother, Kou, also needs to be slapped and get a wake up call. I do find his potential arc really interesting because he basically is seen as an adult and sees himself as an adult, as well as the default man of the house since their dad is gone overseas a lot. However, when his dad is home, the dad makes it clear that Kou is still a kid to him. There was a little moment of an interesting parallel between how Kou treats Takara and Sachi as bratty kids who need to listen to the adults and how the dad also uses that on him. I'm hoping that Kou develops more and comes to an understanding of how just because he's older, it doesn't mean he won't make mistakes and that, ultimately, it's Sachi and Takara's decision.

Overall, not my favorite volume. Praying (futilely, I know) that Sachi's mom divorces the dad at some point and maybe he gets in an accident and she gets all his money. A girl can dream.

[Heather’s Reading Bubble · Rating 5 out of 5]

My girlfriend’s child is phenomenal. Not only is it extremely informative but it also pulls at my heartstrings. I love how the volume began with Sachi just talking to her friend like teenage girls do. I love how realistic the series is. It doesn’t act like everything is going to be wonderful and everyone is going to live happily ever after. Sachis father may seem like a jackass and yes some of his words are harsh the same goes for Sachis brother but it is realistic. I think my favorite panel of the entire manga was Sachi telling her father I want you to choose me. This manga is not afraid of telling this story with realism and I love it so much for that.

[Chantal · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 out of 5: I really enjoyed the FAQ at the end of this manga as always. I love the research it shows. Honestly though Sachi dad and Takara's mom made me mad. However, I did love her friendship with Fuku. Honestly this series is so important and think it will make a difference in the world.

[shiori no nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

il padre può benissimo m e io c'ho piacere ❤️ baci

[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me da tanto sentimiento esta historia 😭

[Maude · Rating 5 out of 5]

if i ever met sachi's dad... it's on sight

[Kariina · Rating 5 out of 5]

what an emotional roller coaster..
„ i want you to choose me, dad“. We love a supportive mom! 💞

[lynnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

abrupt ass ending

[OxItt TOXXISST · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still hate the father.

[Miriada · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume made me so emotional.
My feelings in order: happy, nervous, angry, scared, furious (aka **** the father), proud.


Takara's boss is everything

Mom needs to get that divorce ASAP. I love her.

The brother should stop defending the father.

And the father or this jumpscare, I needed to read what he sad five times before I realised that he had the audacity to really said that. I was lying and stood up and was all for Sachi to end him.

Once again mom need to get the new divorce papers


Also designing a special condom for winning a reward was so out of the blue and funny. I really needed that after this vol.

[Laila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great volume! This volume made me very emotional over Sachi’s situation with her family. Her brother’s attitude comes from a place of concern but he talks to Sachi and her boyfriend are idiots who should feel guilty for relying on others for help with the pregnancy. I was so frustrated with him and Sachi’s father. Sachi’s father treats her like she isn’t her own person and should just blindly listen to him. I’m glad Sachi and Taka stood their ground and let others know they will make their own decisions about their future baby. As always the art is beautiful and the writing is amazing.