Sanju Mariko Explained

Type:	manga
Author:	Yuki Ozawa
Publisher:	Kodansha
Imprint:	Be Love KCDX
Magazine:	Be Love
First:	June 1, 2016
Last:	June 1, 2021
Volumes:	16

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Ozawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Be Love from June 2016 to June 2021, with its chapters collected in 16 volumes. In 2018, the manga won the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.

Plot

Koda Mariko is an 80-year-old veteran writer. Her husband died, and she lives with her son and his wife, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren for four generations. Realizing that she is being treated as a nuisance by her son and his wife and her grandson, Mariko decides to leave her home at the age of 80 and become independent.

Publication

Written and illustrated by, Sanju Mariko, was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Be Love from June 1, 2016,^[1] to June 1, 2021.^[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in 16 volumes, released from November 11, 2016,^[3] to July 13, 2021.

Volumes

Reception

By February 2018, the manga had over 250,000 copies in circulation.^[4]

On Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2018 for female readers, the series ranked sixth.^[5] The manga was nominated for the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018.^[6] Alongside Fragile, the manga won the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2018.^[7]

Further reading

• Web site: ja:『傘寿まり子』 第2巻 おざわゆき 【日刊マンガガイド】. https://konomanga.jp/guide/98327-2. Kono Manga ga Sugoi!. Takarajimasha. ja. March 9, 2017.
• Web site: ja:【インタビュー】おざわゆき『傘寿まり子』 年の功で人生を切り開く！ 私たちが80歳ヒロインを応援してしまうワケ。. https://konomanga.jp/interview/140217-2. Kono Manga ga Sugoi!. Takarajimasha. ja. July 13, 2018.
• Web site: ja:『たそがれたかこ』『傘寿まり子』…“高年齢ヒロイン”作品が好調のワケ【BE・LOVE編集長コラム第3回】. https://ddnavi.com/column/424026/a/. Da Vinci News. Kadokawa Corporation. April 11, 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ja:「あとかたの街」のおざわゆきが新連載、ヒロインは人生やり直す80歳. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/189249. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. November 3, 2022. ja. June 1, 2016. November 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221103143633/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/189249. live.
2. Web site: ja:80歳のヒロイン描く「傘寿まり子」がBE・LOVEで完結、おざわゆきのトークイベントも. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/430626. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. November 3, 2022. ja. June 1, 2021. November 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221103143623/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/430626. live.
3. Web site: ja:西尾維新が「最高（齢）傑作！」と絶賛、おざわゆきが80歳ヒロイン描く新刊. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/209062. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. November 3, 2022. November 11, 2016. ja. November 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221103143625/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/209062. live.
4. Web site: ja:おばあちゃんがヒロイン 漫画に新ジャンル｜エンタメ！. Nikkei Style. https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO27083910Z10C18A2BE0P00?channel=ASH04003. November 4, 2022. ja. February 22, 2018. November 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221104101529/https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO27083910Z10C18A2BE0P00?channel=ASH04003. live.
5. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Female Readers. Anime News Network. November 3, 2022. December 8, 2017. October 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031002742/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-08/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-reveals-2018-series-ranking-for-female-readers/.125016. live.
6. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. November 3, 2022. February 25, 2018. December 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205124901/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-25/22nd-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced/.128258. live.
7. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. 42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced. Anime News Network. November 3, 2022. May 10, 2018. May 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513082412/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-10/42nd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-winners-announced/.131402. live.