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“Medicine seller and estranged son cope with wife's death, forced to journey together.”
Chichikogusa
ちちこぐさ
8.02
784 rank · 7,636 readers · 95 favorites
Shounen
Childcare
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Medicine seller and estranged son cope with wife's death, forced to journey together.
A story about a medicine seller and his son and their struggles with each other after losing someone precious to them. A father who never really raised his son because he is always out doing his trade, but when suddenly his wife dies he must adjust his solitary journey to include his son. (Source: Antisense Scanslations)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.87
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.87 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Sep 2016 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This series is a beautiful, wholesome experience featuring an adorable cast, stunning art, and fascinating educational insights into medicinal plants. There are no notable flaws to report, as the...”
- 9 “Chichikogusa excels through its masterful execution of the slice-of-life genre, offering quiet observation, emotional honesty, and deeply convincing, non-idealized character portrayals. While the...”
- 9 “The art style is clean and expressive, perfectly complementing the well-researched botanical details and the deeply relatable, realistic character development. While there are no criticisms to...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Chichikogusa begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 49 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 32m approx
- Published Jan 2013 – Mar 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M22067 catalog