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by Machiko Kyo

周囲が夢に向かって進もうとする中、進路すら定められないみかこ。そんな彼女の心に、緑川の強い言葉が突き刺さる――。高校卒業まであと少し。モラトリアムなままではいられない。今日マチ子最長連載作品、遂に完結。――『みかこさん』に取り組んでいた5年間は、自分にとって最後の思春期だったと思います。　今日マチ子

Comic

Published January 23, 2014

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.