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“A determined single mother fights poverty and yakuza to raise her son into a righteous man.”
Okan: Tsuutenkaku no Yuuhi
おかん 〜通天閣の夕日〜
7.05
8,876 rank · 678 readers · 3 favorites
Seinen
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
A determined single mother fights poverty and yakuza to raise her son into a righteous man.
A mother leave her alcoholic and gambler husband. Without money or housing, she can no longer rely on herself to raise alone her six year old son. Harsh but fair, proud and brave, she has one life goal: to make his son a man balanced and right! But between poverty, the Yakuza, the judgments of others and lack of father figure, his task will be far from easy. Ode to women, of their courage and unconditional love that they can devote to their children.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 4
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Mar 2019 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This manga is a deeply moving and inspirational work that excels at fostering emotional attachments and encouraging personal growth through its powerful, archetypal characters. While some may find...”
- 4 “While the premise and subject matter are worthy of empathy, the execution is marred by blatant, overacted melodrama and cheap emotional manipulation. The story feels horribly contrived and the...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 0%
Long · 100%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Okan: Tsuutenkaku no Yuuhi begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M12553 catalog