“1970s Japanese teen Maria leaves home, traveling Japan seeking belonging and love among diverse people.”
Maria
マリア
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1970s Japanese teen Maria leaves home, traveling Japan seeking belonging and love among diverse people.
Maria is a highschooler during the 70's in Japan. She feels that she don't fit in the actual society and leave her home to travel across Japan. During her travel, she will meet men and women, some of them she will love, looking for her place to be.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Sep 1971 – Feb 1972
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M21248 catalog