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“Dark, violent tale of a dysfunctional Japanese family spiraling into tragedy, abuse, and despair.”
Thank you
ありがとう
6.88
11,583 rank · 10,102 readers · 140 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Comedy
Slice of Life
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Dark, violent tale of a dysfunctional Japanese family spiraling into tragedy, abuse, and despair.
A depressing story about how a Japanese family's life goes wrong: an immoral protagonist, her sister who was gang raped before, her alcoholic mother who later devoted her life to a cult, and her father who lost favor with his company... full of sexual content and highly violent. (Source: Prisms)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
71%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 8
σ 2.33
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.33 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↓ 3.25
Running avg · Dec 2009 → Jun 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Arigatou is a grounded and progressive work that excels through its coherent second half and a powerful focus on character consistency rather than traditional development. While the first half...”
- 9 “Arigatou is an intelligent, must-read masterpiece that brilliantly satirizes Japanese societal norms through a dark yet surprisingly heartwarming narrative. While the art is merely functional and...”
- 10 “Arigatou is a masterful, rare gem that brilliantly depicts the deconstruction of a Japanese family through unique, well-defined characters and Naoki’s exceptional ability to portray the human...”
Verbosity
Short · 13%
Medium · 63%
Long · 25%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Thank you begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 47 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 16m approx
- Published Oct 1994 – Jun 1995
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1567 catalog