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“Post-WWII orphan Shouko steals to survive, seeking revenge against those who harmed her protectors.”
Shouwa Ichidai Onna
昭和一代女
6.53
17,577 rank · 548 readers · 1 favorites
Historical
Drama
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Synopsis
Post-WWII orphan Shouko steals to survive, seeking revenge against those who harmed her protectors.
In the post-World War II, the little Shouko is left to herself after the tragic death of her mother. Resorting to theft, she will do everything necessary to survive in this Japan under reconstruction. The young girl is driven by revenge. She will punish everyone hurting the people who helped her... (Source: Manga-news)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 1
σ 2.74
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.74 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 2.5
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Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2020 → Sep 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I just finished reading this unfortunately unfinished work from the 70's, although at least it ended just for the end of its first "arc" and although it is an ending that leaves you wanting more,...”
- 7 “When I finished reading this manga and I searched it on MAL, I couldn't believe so few people had read it or at least had it in their must read list. Maybe no one will ever read this but I need to...”
- 4 “Could have become a good enough manga if it wasn't cancelled so abruptly The beginning really sucks. We get two back-to-back rape scenes used as shock value, and sadly all women's only purpose...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 25%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 13 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 44m approx
- Published Jul 1977 – Jan 1978
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M42296 catalog