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“54 heartwarming, funny, and sad short stories about a worthless husband and his carefree wife, by award-winning Kono Fumiyo.”
Long Road
長い道
6.69
14,979 rank · 1,000 readers · 5 favorites
Josei
Comedy
Slice of Life
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54 heartwarming, funny, and sad short stories about a worthless husband and his carefree wife, by award-winning Kono Fumiyo.
A worthless husband and his carefree wife. 54 short stories of their heartwarming, funny, and sad life. Winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and Japan Media Arts Festival grand prize Kono Fumiyo gives us this heartfelt short comedy. (Source: JManga)
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7.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.09
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Strong agreement
σ 1.09 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.75
Running avg · Apr 2018 → Dec 2023
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Long Road is a manga I discovered at the library after reading Koko (from the same author) during my childhood...no wonder I was attracted to that soft drawing style!! Fumiyo Kouno really has a...”
- 8 “I came across Nagai Michi by chance and liked the vibes and art style from the beginning. Since the story consists of three page chapters, it is easy to read. This anecdotic structure fits the...”
- 9 “A josei slice of life. My first encounter with Kouno Fumiyo's work, and best I think, because it's more subtle and playful than her war themed manga. It's been years, but I find Nagai Michi...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 54 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 12m approx
- Published Feb 2001 – Mar 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M16359 catalog