Sanju Mariko
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Sanju Mariko

傘寿まり子

7.38
Ranked #4,385 · 1,277 readers · 7 favorites
Josei Award Winning Slice of Life
16 volumes · 84 chapters · 2016 - 2021
16 vols · 84 ches · 2016 - 2021

Synopsis

80-year-old novelist Mariko leaves multigenerational home, restarting life alone in a manga cafe.

The manga centers on 80-year-old veteran novelist Mariko Kouda, who lives with the families of both her son and her grandson in one house. Feeling like she no longer has any place in her home, she decides to leave the house and strike out on her own, beginning with living in a manga cafe in the city. (Source: ANN)

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