My Broken Mariko Manga Reviews

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Aug 11, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

ひたすらに切ない

I just don't cut

悲しくて苦しくて、でもこの二人の友情に救われる人は必ずいるはず。もうこんな張り裂けるような青春の日々は遠くはるかだけど、あの日を振り返りたいときに読んでほしい一作です。

It's sad and painful, but there must always be people who can be saved by the friendship between these two people. These turbulent days of youth are far away, but this is one work I want you to read when you want to look back on those days.

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Sep 08, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

映画で興味を持って購入

I was interested in the movie and bought it

生きるしか、生きていることでしか、相手を忘れない方法はない。でも、やっぱり苦しいですよね。何回も読み返したくなる作品です。

The only way to remember someone is by living, and the only way to remember someone is by being alive. But it's still painful, isn't it? It's a work you'll want to reread over and over again.

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Jun 16, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

友人とは…?

What is a friend...?

This review contains spoilers. この漫画に出会えたのはたまたまなんですが、すごい出会いをしてしまったな…、と思いました。特に普段レンアイものばっかなので、まったく知らないジャンルです。マリコを取り巻いた環境も、なんとか支えようとしたシイノも無念でしかない。思い出話も救いがほとんどないです。花火をやりたい、そんな小さな願望が叶えられない。この物語自体はかなり究極なものだけど、ある意味で、自分にも周りの人にもありえそう、いやきっとありえてる話なんじゃないかと思いました。親友だろうが友人だろうが、やれることに限界がある。どんなに友達が好きでも、守りたいと思っても、自分の生活もあるし、特に子供だと他の家庭にあーだこーだ言うことは簡単じゃない。そしてシイノのようにフライパン持ってマリコの彼氏と戦っても、マリコ自身が壊れててたらシイノの助けもその場その場しのぎのものでしかない。マリコが自分で自分のことを、壊れてる、と言ったときの虚しさといったら…。学生の時にもっと助けてたら良かった?何ができた?後悔してもしきれないです。救いは見返りを求めないマキオとの出会いと、行きたかった岬で遺灰になって自由になったことと、最後のマリコからの手紙に、シイノが、うん、と肯定的な言葉を残したこと…、だと思いたい。容易に、読んで〜と言えない漫画ですが、色んな人に読んでほしい…、気分が落ちてないとき以外で…、と思ったら映画化してたんですね。恐れ入ります

This review contains spoilers. It was a coincidence that I came across this comic, but I thought it was an amazing encounter... In particular, it's usually just Renai stuff, so it's a genre I don't know at all. The environment surrounding Mariko and Shiino, who tried to support her somehow, are nothing but a pity. There is almost no salvation in memory stories. I can't fulfill such a small desire to do fireworks. This story itself is pretty ultimate, but in a sense, I thought it was a story that could happen to me and the people around me, and no, I'm sure it's possible. Whether it's your best friend or friend, there's a limit to what you can do. No matter how much you love your friends, no matter how much you want to protect them, you have your own life, and especially when you're a kid, it's not easy to say goodbye to other families. And even if they fight against Mariko's boyfriend with a frying pan like Shino, if Mariko herself is broken, Shiino's help is nothing but a makeshift thing on the spot. What is Mariko's emptiness when she herself says that she's broken... Wish I had helped more when I was a student? what was it done? I can't regret it enough. I want to think that salvation is an encounter with Makio who doesn't ask for anything in return, the fact that she became free by becoming ashes at the cape she wanted to go to, and that Shiino left positive words, “Yes,” in her last letter from Mariko... It's a comic that can't be easily said to be read, but when I thought I wanted many people to read it... other than when I wasn't feeling down..., it was made into a movie. I'm sorry

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Mar 23, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

わたしとこわれたまりこのはなし

The Tale of Me and the Called Mariko

This review contains spoilers. シイちゃんへえへへ、驚いた？久しぶりにお手紙を書いてみました。懐かしいよね。シイちゃんにはたくさんお手紙書いたなあ。残してくれてるかな？？シイちゃんは、いつも私のことを心配して私に本気でいてくれたよネ。シイちゃんが、フライパン持って怒ってくれた時、本当に嬉しかったなぁ。シイちゃん、足ガクガクで声も震えてたのに、最高に格好良かった！シイちゃんがいるって、私にはシイちゃんがいるんだって安心できた。だからかな、なんでだろう、シイちゃんは私の一部みたいに思うんだ。シイちゃんが悲しかったら、わたしも悲しい。シイちゃんが嬉しかったら、わたしも嬉しいヨ。今はもうよく分からなくなっちゃったけど(元々何も分からないのかもだけど…)、わたしシイちゃんとどこにいてもいつも一緒にいるみたいに思うんだ。シイちゃんも同じ風に思ってくれてると良いなぁ。シイちゃんは、私の人生の最高のヒーローだよ！またシイちゃんに心配かけさせちゃうかなあ。えへへ、その時はまた本気で怒ってくれるかな？？さすがに今回はやり過ぎだよって言われちゃうかなぁ。シイちゃん悲しんでくれるかな？私の人生は、全部シイちゃんがいたから意味を持ったんだよ。また、会った時にはいつもみたいに話を聞いて、心配して、本気で怒ってほしいなあ。こんなことになってもやっぱりシイちゃんに見捨てないでほしいなあ。ワガママかな？笑シイちゃんがいれば、わたしはもう怖くないよ！こわれた私だってシイちゃんがいれば全部全部大丈夫になるんだから。シイちゃんといればこわれた私だって悪くないなって思うんだあ。本当ダヨ！また2人で遊ぼうね！シイちゃんありがとう、ごめんね。シイちゃん、ダイスキ！！まりこ

This review contains spoilers. Shi-chan hehehe, are you surprised? I haven't written a letter in a long time. It's nostalgic. I've written a lot of letters to Shii-chan. I wonder if they left it for me?? Shii-chan always worried about me and was serious about me. I was really happy when Shii-chan got mad at me for holding a frying pan. Shii-chan was so cool, even though her legs were jittery and her voice was shaking! I was relieved that Shii-chan was there and that I had Shii-chan. I wonder why, Shii-chan feels like a part of me. If Shii-chan is sad, I'm sad too. If Shii-chan is happy, I'm happy too. I don't really understand now (maybe I didn't understand anything originally...), but I feel like I'm always with Shii-chan no matter where I am. I hope Shii-chan thinks the same way. Shii-chan is the greatest hero of my life! I wonder if I'll make Shii-chan worry again. Ehehe, I wonder if they'll really get mad at that time again?? As expected, I wonder if people will say I've gone too far this time. Will Shii-chan be sad? My whole life had meaning because Shii-chan was there. Also, when we meet, I want them to listen to the story as usual, worry, and get really angry. After all, I hope Shii-chan doesn't abandon her even if this happens. is she selfish? lol if Shii-chan were around, I wouldn't be scared anymore! Even if I'm broken, everything will be fine if Shii-chan is around. I don't think it's bad for me to be broken if I'm with Shii-chan. That's true! Let's play together again! Thank you, Shii-chan, I'm sorry. Shii-chan, Daisuki!! Mariko

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May 13, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

読んでよかった

I'm glad I read

This review contains spoilers. 私がこの作品をふと思い出して購入し読んだ理由は、自分の父親をほんとに何の前触れもなく突然亡くしてしまって、自分の中にある色んなことを誰にも伝えられなかったから。不仲の母親に伝えても母親は拒絶してきた。それを慰めたくて読んだ。だいぶ前にTwitterで読んだから。そして結果どうだったかと言えば、電車の中でずっと泣いていた。隣席の人がどんな顔していたかは知らないけど、自分と同じ立場の人が世の中には沢山いるとひたすら泣いていた。そんな中で印象に残っているのは、故人の思い出が綺麗な部分ばかり残っていってしまうという部分。まさしく私も同じだから。嫌な思い出や辛い思い出が必ずあって、嫌いだって感情や関わりたくないって感情が故人に対して必ずあった筈なのに、それが全て削ぎ落とされていく。誰かを失う、二度と今世で会えないというのはそういうことなんだと教えられた。汚いものや醜いものを死は全て持って行ってしまうのだなと。それから、私にもシイちゃんみたいな人がいればいいのになあと読後思っていた。シイちゃんが居ただけマリコは幸せ。世の中の大多数の人達にはシイちゃんみたいな人は居ないから。あと、クリント・イーストウッドが主演して映画化していそうな読み切りも、本編の沈んだ静かな気持ちを明るく背中を押してくれるようで好きだった。

This review contains spoilers. The reason I suddenly remembered this work, bought it, and read it was because I lost my father all of a sudden without any warning, and I couldn't tell anyone about the many things in me. Even when I told my unfriendly mother, my mother refused. I read it to comfort me. I read it on Twitter a long time ago. And speaking of how it turned out, I cried the whole time on the train. I don't know what the person sitting next to me looked like, but I just cried when there were so many people in the same position as me in the world. Under such circumstances, what left an impression on me was the part where only beautiful memories of the deceased remained. Exactly because it's the same for me. There are always bad memories and painful memories, and even though there must have always been feelings of dislike and feelings of not wanting to get involved with the deceased, all of them are stripped away. I was taught that losing someone and never seeing them again in this life is like that. I think death takes away everything dirty and ugly. Also, after reading it, I thought it would be nice if I had someone like Shii-chan. Mariko is happy just because Shii-chan is there. That's because the majority of people in the world don't have anyone like Shii-chan. Also, I liked the one-off, which seems to have been made into a movie starring Clint Eastwood, because it seemed to brightly push my back on the sunken, quiet feeling of the main story.

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Jan 25, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

刺さりました

It stung

過去の友達のことを思い出し、泣きながら読みました。女性なら中高で心あたりの友達が思い浮かぶ方がいるかもしれません。

I read it while crying, remembering my friends from the past. If you're a woman, you might think of a close friend in middle and high school.

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インパクト強め

Strong impact

映画で気になって購入。とてもエネルギッシュでインパクトのある画とストーリーだった。作者の「描きたい」がぎゅっとつまってると思った。これを映画にしようと思ったのがすごい。表紙と漫画と映画と、どれもそれぞれの雰囲気でそれぞれに価値があると思った。巻末の短編はまた違う雰囲気だが、この人はなんでもかける人なんだな…と。また次の「描きたい」エネルギーに触れたくなるような作品です。

I was interested in the movie and bought it. It was a very energetic and impactful picture and story. I thought the author's “I want to draw” was tightly packed. It's amazing that I decided to make this into a movie. I thought the cover, manga, and movie all had their own atmosphere and value. The short story at the end of the book has a different vibe, but I think this person is someone who plays anything... Also, it's a work that makes you want to touch the energy you “want to draw” next.

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良い

good

映画を観て大変感動したためこちらの作品も拝読。映画は映画で、漫画は漫画で素晴らしいが、それにしたってこの漫画はとても優れている。このページ数でこの重厚さは信じられない。人生に新たな彩りを与えてくれる。それは華やかな色ではないかもしれないが、確かに光だ。

I was very moved when I watched the movie, so I read this one too. Movies are movies, and comics are wonderful, but even so, this comic is very good. I can't believe how heavy this is with the number of pages. It gives a new color to life. It may not be a flashy color, but it certainly is light.

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切なく悲しい、友情物語

A sad and sad friendship story

This review contains spoilers. 映画を観て。漫画も感動。躍動感溢れる画が好き。マリコはシィちゃんが居たから、今まで生きられたんだなあ。辛い中でもシィちゃんといる時は笑う事ができた。壊れきってしまったマリコ、今度こそシィちゃんから産まれることが出来るといいな。最後の手紙は遺書じゃなくて、きっとシィちゃんへの愛のメッセージ。

This review contains spoilers. Watch a movie. I'm also moved by comics. I like dynamic pictures. Mariko had Si-chan, so she's been able to live until now. Even though it was hard, I was able to laugh when I was with Si-chan. I hope Mariko, who is completely broken, can be born from Si-chan this time around. The last letter wasn't a suicide note; it was definitely a message of love for Si-chan.

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泣きました

I cried

辛く悲しい物語でした。とてもよかった。シイちゃんのキャラがすごくいい。ドラマチックで壮大な描写が読者をより感情的にさせるなと感じました。

It was a painful and sad story. It was very good. The character of Shii-chan is really nice. I felt that the dramatic and grand depiction made readers feel more emotional.

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よかった

That was great

これはとても面白いと思います感動しました試し読みでも、買いたいと思いました本当に面白かったです。

I think this is very interesting; I was moved; even if it was a trial reading, I wanted to buy it; it was really interesting.

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不思議と気持ちのいい

Strangely pleasant

このストーリー本筋は暗く辛いです。しかし不思議と気持ちのいい疾走感と読後感があり、繰り返し読みたくなります。

The main story line is dark and painful. However, it has a strangely pleasant sense of speed and a feeling after reading, and it makes me want to read it over and over again.

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こんな衝撃を受けたのは初めて……

This is the first time I've been shocked...

Twitterで話題になっていた時に読みました。1話から想像の斜め上を全速力で駆け抜けて行ったので衝撃、唖然、言葉も出ない程のとんでもない作品がこの時代に。。。かなりおすすめできる作品です！

I read it when it was trending on Twitter. Since I ran through the obliquity of my imagination at full speed from episode 1, I was shocked, stunned, and a work so ridiculous that I couldn't even speak a word... It's a work I can highly recommend!

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号泣

crying

This review contains spoilers. 映画化ということで気になり購入しました。言葉で言い表わすのは難しいですが号泣でした。なかなかハードな題材ですが、シイノのカラッとした性格と表情の豊かさ動きでクスりと笑わしてくれるので重くならずに読めました。なんだろう、友情をこえた2人の関係性が羨ましくもあり、怖くもあり、、スッキリ読み終えることができるラストでとにかく読んでよかったです。

This review contains spoilers. I was curious about it because it was made into a movie, so I bought it. It's hard to put into words, but I was crying. It's a pretty hard subject, but I was able to read it without getting heavy because of Shiino's crisp personality, rich facial expressions, and movements that made me laugh. I wonder what it is, I'm envious and scared of the relationship between the two, which went beyond friendship, and I'm glad I read it at the end where I was able to finish reading it clearly.

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胸に刺さる

Stings in the chest

主人公の感情が伝わってきて、何度も泣きました。心に傷を負ったことのある人なら、大切な人がいるという人なら、思い返して少し心を癒されるんじゃないかと思います。

The protagonist's emotions came through, and I cried over and over again. If you are someone who has been traumatized, or if you have someone special to you, I think it will heal your heart a little by thinking back.

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凄い

That's amazing

マリコが痛々しくて、本当に可愛そうで、そんなに何回も読みたい作品ではないけど、間違いなく心には残る。シイノの事が、もう少し知りたいかな。

Mariko is painful, looks really cute, and it's not a work I want to read over and over again, but it definitely sticks in my heart. I want to know more about Shiino.

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凄まじい

Terrible

漫画で、これほど読者である自分と、二次元上である画が運ぶストーリーとの距離を感じなかったのは初めてかもしれない。表現力においてある種の新星であると感じました。タイトルも秀逸、出てくる人物像全てが物凄く濃いプロファイリングの上に成り立つ、魅力的、蠱惑的、他の作品も読みたい…と思いつつ、感触が激しく違った時のことを思いまだ手出し出来ていない。(現在読了直後) 平庫ワカさん、他の作品も是非読んでみたい。

This may be the first time in comics that I didn't feel so much distance between myself, as a reader, and the story conveyed by a two-dimensional picture. I felt that it was a kind of new star in terms of expressiveness. The title is excellent, and all the characters that appear are built on extremely intense profiling, and while I think it's fascinating, perplexing, and I want to read other works... I still haven't been able to get my hands on the time when the feel was drastically different. (Right after reading now) Waka Hirako, I definitely want to read other works.

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おもしろい

entertaining

映画の予告をみておもしろそうだなとおもいこうにゅうしました、いまから読むのがたのしみです、1巻完結なのもよいですね。

I watched the trailer for the movie and thought it looked interesting; I'm looking forward to reading it now, and it's good that volume 1 is complete.

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重い

weighty

This review contains spoilers. 201p、表題作と他短編。今、並行して読んでいる作品がーどんなに馬鹿なこと言ってもやってもお前の味方なんだよ、当たり前だろ、家族なんだから。と家族の情を凄く感じる作品。少し、休んでこの作品を読み始めたら、言葉が出ない。実際に自分ではどうにも出来ない環境があり抜け出そうにもがんじがらめになって上手くいかない。どうにかならなかったのか。世の中の不条理を感じる。いくら家族であっても許せる事と許せない事はある。もっと早く、もっと早く、と思ってしまった。

This review contains spoilers. 201p, title work and other short films. The works I'm reading in parallel right now — no matter how stupid you say or do, they're on your side, of course, because they're family. It's a work where I really feel the feelings of family. When I took a break and started reading this work, I was speechless. Actually, there is an environment where I can't do anything on my own, and even when I try to get out, I'm struggling and things aren't going well. did something go wrong? I feel the absurdity of the world. No matter how many family members are, there are things we can forgive and things we can't forgive. I thought it would be faster, faster.

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ヤバ過ぎる

That's too dangerous

This review contains spoilers. 私事ですが、私の名前はマリコで誕生日が9/30です。誕生日当日に公開の映画を検索していたら、この作品の実写版の公開日でした。何か縁があると思い購入&読みましたが・・・ヤバい、ヤバ過ぎる。涙と胸が締め付けられて、止めていたタバコを吸ってしまいました（苦笑）シィが心配ですが、最後マリコからの遺書があって本当に良かった。報われたような気持ちになりました。幸い私にはマリコの父親のようなのは居ませんが、親から何年も虐げられる辛さは分かります。原作と実写版はどうしても比べてしまうので映画は観ませんが（笑）この作品に出会えた縁に感謝して、いつかまた読み返したいです。

This review contains spoilers. It's a private matter, but my name is Mariko and my birthday is 9/30. When I was searching for a movie released on the day of my birthday, it was the release date for the live-action version of this film. I bought and read it because I thought there was something to do with it, but... dangerous, too dangerous. My tears and heart were tightened, and I ended up smoking the cigarette I had stopped (wry laugh) I'm worried about Si, but I'm really glad that there was a suicide note from Mariko at the end. I felt like I was rewarded. Fortunately, I don't have anyone like Mariko's father, but I understand the pain of being oppressed by my parents for years. The original story and the live-action version are inevitably compared, so I don't watch the movie (laughs) I'm grateful that I came across this film, and I want to reread it again someday.

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