かみまち 下

かみまち [Kamimachi] #2

by Machiko Kyo, 今日マチ子

母親の束縛に耐えられず家出をした高校1年生のウカ。義父から虐待を受け、自分は“泥まみれ”だと苦しむナギサ。身寄りがなく売春をしながら生きる元子役モデルのアゲハ。貧しい家庭でネグレクトされホームレスになっていたヨウ。シェルターの「神の家」に集まった4人の家出少女たちは、孤独のなかで、しだいに心を通わせていく。やがて、「神の家」を管理する“おじさん”の秘密と、ウカの前に現れる“天使さん”のメッセージが明らかになる──。

Genres: Manga

248 pages, Paperback

First published August 18, 2023

About the author

Machiko Kyo (今日マチ子, Kyo Machiko) is a Japanese cartoonist and illustrator from Tokyo. She was born in 1980 and graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Her daily one-page manga blog Sennen Gaho started in 2004 and was published as a book in 2008, attracting much attention. Among her comics are the slice-of-life series Mikako-san (2009-2013), the WWII drama Cocoon (2010) and the post-apocalyptic Mitsuami no Kami-sama (2011-2013). The latter was adapted into a short animated film in 2015 by the studio Production I.G., winning more than twenty awards around the world. In 2014, Machiko Kyo received the 18th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award.
In addition to manga, she is also involved in a wide range of illustration and essay projects. Her war-themed picture book Ichigo Sensō received the 2015 Japan Cartoonists Association Award's Grand Priz. Her other illustration books include Essential, Distance and From Tokyo.