“Elementary runner Takagi's alcoholic father reforms when estranged wife returns, aiming to restore family and son's running glory.”
Marathon Man
マラソンマン
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Elementary runner Takagi's alcoholic father reforms when estranged wife returns, aiming to restore family and son's running glory.
Takagi Kazuma is an elementary school student. Once a top marathon runner, his father is now a loser addicted to drinking and gambling. However, when Takagi's mother suddenly returns for her son, Takagi's father is forced to clean up his act. Can the father-son bond help Takagi regain lost glory and keep his family together?
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A Manga Publication
- Format 163 × 19 ch × vol
- Total read 21h 44m approx
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M15106 catalog