“Makoto secretly lives as both salary-man and stepmother, balancing dual identities while planning to reveal his true self.”
Nicoichi
ニコイチ
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Makoto secretly lives as both salary-man and stepmother, balancing dual identities while planning to reveal his true self.
Makoto Suda has a secret. Trapped in a dual identity, Makoto plays the role of mother to stepson Takashi at home. At work he plays the ordinary salary-man, caught in a two person love triangle with his other self and coworker Natsumi. The story follows Makoto's attempts to balance his life as he waits for the perfect moment to "come out" of his predicament.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 120 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 16h 00m approx
- Published Dec 2004 – Jan 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4364 catalog