Ayako The GOAT Osamu Tezuka really knew how to make a good manga and a good story! Story 9/10 - The story is not only about a girl and the bad way she was treat, is a story about humanity, politic and mental health. Ayako is a drama story that follows the girl who gave the name of the manga, Ayako... and also follows the Tenge Family and their horrible way to treat people and their sick realationship between them. The humanity way of the story is because we can see how the persons was after the WW2 end and how Japan was rebuilding themselves and, ofcourse, how people thinks about each other and the animal way of the humans. Is politic because everyone is afraid of spies and the comunist's politics and how the mafia and the EUA is so interconnect in the Japan's modern history. And, the mainly, mental health and how the human being is cruel and how Ayako, hide of everybody face the world, people, situations and herself. About the end, I prefer the alternative ending, is more happy, but doesn't lost the tragic vibe of the manga/end.

Art 8/10 - Osamu really knows how to draw a good psychological manga, the panels are great and the simbolism is in the same time confusing and understable, Ayako grows up in a beautiful way and the Tengen are represented in a fearly way.

Characters 9/10 - The characters are so carismatics, as the main characters as the supporting characters, all them make me cry in some scene, their pains are so realistic and hurts a lot to me some deaths, and the alternative end relieved me with that.

Enjoyment 9/10 - You will be horrified when you end this manga, but you will understand more about people and the human' nature and about history and politic as well.

Overall 9/10 - Is a great old manga, give it a chance and you will understand why Osamu Tezuka is a genius, also you will get a got reading about humanity, history and politic in a fun way, have a great reading!