My Broken Mariko Manga Reviews (P.2)

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Sep 02, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

難解です。

It's difficult to understand.

表題作と『YISKAーイーサカー』(総34P)の2編作家さんの事も、作品についても、何も情報がなく読んだ者にとってはとても難しい内容でした。主人公「シイノ」の背景もわからないので、盲目的に遺骨を奪う強硬は物語としては衝撃で印象も強いのですが…。進行に従って、マリコからの手紙と回想で、二人の結びつきが明かされていきます。その行動の動機を納得するためには、シイノも日常に疲れていたから…と、冒頭部分での職場の様子などで読み取ってしまうのは深読みでしょうか？DVなどの力の強いものからの暴力から、弱い立場のヒトが、見捨てられない世の中であって欲しいと切望致します。

The content was very difficult for those who read the title work and the author of the 2 editions of “YISKA - Ether Car” (34 pages in total) without any information about the work. I don't even know the background of the main character “Shiino,” so the stubbornness of blindly stealing the remains is shocking and impressive as a story... As it progresses, the connection between the two is revealed in letters and recollections from Mariko. In order to be convinced of the motive for that action, would it be a deep reading to read that it was because Shiino was also tired from everyday life... and the state of the workplace in the opening part? I long for a world where people in weak positions cannot be abandoned due to violence from powerful things such as DV.

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良くも悪くもリアル

Real for better or worse

好きじゃない画だ。もっと、小綺麗な絵がいいって思いながら初めは読み出した。だけど、シイノの剥き出しの気持ちに引きずり込まれてしまう。ホントは読みたくないよ、こんなの。現実の問題を次々突き付けられて。それでも、シイノのマリコに対する強い気持ちに引っ張られて目が離せなかった。最後には、シイノがどうしていくんだろうと心配になってる3人目の友人になったような立ち位置で読み終わった。

It's a picture I don't like. At first, I read it while thinking that a smaller, prettier picture would be nice. However, I'm dragged into Shino's naked feelings. I really don't want to read this. I was confronted with real problems one after another. Even so, I was drawn by Shiino's strong feelings for Mariko and I couldn't take my eyes off it. At the end, I finished reading it in a position where I was standing as if I had become my third friend who was worried about what would happen to Shiino.

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Aug 14, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

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SNSで1話を読んだ後からずっと心に残っていましたこうやって話が進んでいくんだ…と終始泣きながら思っていました失くしてから大切さに気づく、そう言われているような気がしました

It stuck in my mind long after I read episode 1 on SNS. I cried and thought from beginning to end that this is how the story progresses... I realized the importance after losing it, and I felt like it was being said

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爆泣。

burst into tears.

女子のみんながマリコのような人生を送らずに、助けを求められる世界になりますように。この作品のマリコは明らかに DVを受けてるのがわかるのだけれど、きっと作者さんはあえてそういう風に描いて、静かな抵抗みたいなものを描きたかったなじゃないかなって思いました。心が擦り切れてなくなる前に誰かに SOSをどうか出せる世界になりますように。そしてそれを誰かが気付いて、悪が滅びますように。誰も DVで苦しみませんように。

I hope it will be a world where all girls can be asked for help without living a life like Mariko. I know that Mariko in this work is clearly receiving DV, but I was sure the author dared to draw it that way and wanted to draw something like quiet resistance. I hope it will be a world where you can give SOS to someone before your heart is worn out. And may someone notice it and let evil perish. May no one suffer from DV.

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絵力がセリフ以上に感情を表現している。

Pictorial power expresses emotions more than words.

表現力がえげつない。デフォルメされたイラストからも、色々な、文章にならない感情が伝わってくる。あのときああしておけば、こうしておけば。年齢を重ね、大人になればなるほど勇気がなくなっていく自分に、辛くも刺さる作品でした。購入を悩んでる方がもしいれば、全力で推します。

The expressive power is awful. Even from the deformed illustrations, various emotions that cannot be written are conveyed. If you do it at that time, if you do it this way. It was a work that painfully stuck with me, as I grew older, and the more I became an adult, the less brave I lost. If there are people who are worried about purchasing, I will do my best to recommend it.

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感情がゆさぶられる

Emotions are shaken

This review contains spoilers. 映画化が話題になっていたので気になって読みました。話題になるのもわかる衝撃の作品ですね。主人公の感情がまっすぐに刺さるので読んでて（いい意味で）しんどかったです。ある日友人であるマリコが亡くなったことをニュースで知ったらシイノ。マリコとの思い出を思い返しながら一大決心し、遺骨を家族から奪って一緒に旅をする話です。なかなかに行動がワイルドでびっくりしますが、マリコとの記憶から考えればシイノの激昂も蛮行も納得ですね…。色々と可哀想ではあるけどめんどくさい女だったであろうマリコとの友情、自分に何も出来なかった後悔だけが残ってしまい辛いですが、その思いも一緒にシイノが生きて思い出してあげるしかないですね。友人を失った喪失感が凄く現れていて、映画になったものも見たいなと思いました。

This review contains spoilers. The film adaptation was a hot topic, so I was curious to read it. It's a shocking work that I can understand that it's going to be talked about. The main character's emotions stuck straight in, so it was tough (in a good sense) to read. When I learned on the news that my friend Mariko had passed away one day, I was shocked. It's a story where they make a big decision while thinking back on their memories with Mariko, take the remains from their family, and travel together. I'm surprised at how wild the action was, but if I think about it from my memories with Mariko, I'm convinced by Shiino's fury and barbarism... It's painful because only her friendship with Mariko, who must have been a troublesome woman, and her regrets of not being able to do anything remain, but Shiino has no choice but to live with her and remember those feelings. The sense of loss of losing a friend was very evident, and I wanted to watch something that was made into a movie.

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フランス映画のよう…

Like a French film...

独特なタッチの絵と人間性をえぐる様なストーリーが圧倒的。読みながら苦しくて泣けてくるんです…しぃちゃんとマリコに手をさしのべてあげたくて堪らなくなるお話です。短編が１つ収録されてるんですが、そちらも表題作品と同様ラストがフランス映画チックですねどちらも本当にステキな作品です

The pictures with a unique touch and a story that seems to revolve around humanity are overwhelming. It's so painful that it makes me cry while reading it... it's an unbearable story because I want to reach out to Shii-chan and Mariko. One short film has been recorded, and just like the title film, the last one is like a French film, aren't they both really wonderful films

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読み終えて、ため息が出てしまう

I finished reading it and I sigh

レビューで知った作品。タイトルも表紙の絵も、読み終えてまたしみる。マリコの過去を辿っていく友達の心情がリアルでした。オススメ。

This work I learned about through reviews. After reading both the title and the picture on the cover, I read it again. The feelings of Mariko's friend tracing her past were real. I recommend it.

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すき

plough

読み終わったら、とても心がスッキリしてふと見上げた窓からの景色がいつも見慣れている筈なのに今は澄み切っていて透明感があってすごく綺麗に見えました。是非読んでみて欲しいです。

When I finished reading it, my mind was so refreshed that I was always used to seeing the scenery from the window I suddenly looked up at, but now it was clear and transparent, and it looked so beautiful. I definitely want you to read it.

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生きづらい果てに

At the end of the day when it's hard to live

This review contains spoilers. 育った環境で、周囲との価値観(特に「普通」という括り)のギャップに悩む高校生くらいの頃を思い出しました。周りのみんなは幸せで、両親に頼れて、安心できる家があって、心配してくれる家族がいて。困っていたらいつかは助けてくれる誰かがいて。そんな世界では無い人もいる。このお話の中はとてもリアルでひきこまれました。悲しい連鎖が続きすぎるし、救いの無い生活の中、マリコはシイノを心の拠り所にしつつ、でもよっかからずに支え合ってるような。中盤からマリコの依存が強くなったり、無価値観から自分をぞんざいに扱う様子も描かれ、どんどん引き込まれました。映画を観た後の、ほう、、、とした時間が流れます。観終わったあとも誰とも話さずぼんやりしたくなるような、あの邦画の独特な雰囲気が出てました。つまりとても素敵な作品でした。

This review contains spoilers. I remember when I was a high school student struggling with a gap in values (especially the “normal” group) with those around me in the environment I grew up in. Everyone around me is happy, I can rely on my parents, I have a safe home, and I have a family that cares about me. If you're in trouble, there's someone who can help you someday. There are people who aren't in that kind of world. The inside of this story was very real and I was drawn into it. The sad chain continues too long, and in a life without salvation, Mariko seems to support each other without hesitation while using Shiino as a base for her heart. It also depicts how Mariko's dependency became stronger from the middle, and she treated herself harshly due to her lack of values, and I was drawn in more and more. The time after watching the movie, like..., goes by. There was a unique atmosphere of that Japanese film that made me want to just sit around without talking to anyone even after watching it. In other words, it was a very nice work.

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壊れてしまったマリコの話

The story of Mariko who got broken

他の方も多数書かれてますが、一本の映画を見終えたような満足感が読後残ります。説明書きはそんなにないのに、主人公の回想を読むだけで、彼女とマリコの関係性や、マリコがまとっていた危うさがよく伝わりました。主人公がこれから幸せになってくれますように。。

Many other people have also written it, but after reading it, a sense of satisfaction as if I had finished watching one movie remains. Even though there aren't many instructions, just reading the protagonist's recollections clearly conveyed the relationship between her and Mariko and the danger Mariko was fraught with. I hope the main character will be happy from now on..

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ノンフィクションなフィクション

Non-fiction fiction

試し読みで心を掴まれて購入しました。まず買ってよかったです。間違いなく自分の中の買ってよかった記憶に残る作品の一つです。漫画ですしフィクションなのはわかっているのですが、主人公のシイちゃんはもちろん、登場人物の人生が本当にノンフィクションのように感じれて「架空のお話」というよりも彼女たちの生活を本当にリアルに覗き見しているような気持ちになりました。短い中にぎゅっと詰め込まれたお話。でも決して無理やりでも筋が通っていないわけでもない、とにかく濃密でした。ハッピーエンドでもバッドエンドでもなく、ただただこれがリアルなんだと私は感じました。最後を読者の自由に想像させるオチ、賛否あると思いますが私はこういうのが大好きです。また、読み切りの話も濃密でいろんな感情がぐちゃぐちゃになりました。本編も読み切りも、読んだ後に確実に心に刻まれる余韻のある漫画でした。最高です。

The trial reading won my heart and bought it. First of all, I'm glad I bought it. It's definitely one of my memorable works that I'm glad I bought. It's a comic, and I know it's fiction, but not to mention the main character, Shii-chan, the lives of the characters really felt like non-fiction, and I felt like I was really taking a real peek into their lives rather than a “fictional story.” A story tightly packed into a short one. But it definitely wasn't forced or unreasonable; it was just intense. It wasn't a happy ending or a bad ending, I just felt it was real. At the end, I think there are pros and cons to the punch line that makes readers freely imagine, but I love this kind of thing. Also, the full-reading story was so intense that all kinds of emotions got messed up. Both the main story and the one-off were comics with a lingering afterglow that was definitely engraved in my heart after reading them. It's the best.

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確実に心に刻まれる作品

A work that will definitely be engraved in the heart

This review contains spoilers. 2021年1月にこの作品に出会い、「あ、今年の1番の作品決まったわ。」と読んだ瞬間に思った作品です。それでいて、誰にもオススメできない作品。少なくとも、友達に勧めたらこの子大丈夫かと心配されてしまうかもしれない。笑最初は社会の理不尽を思い知らされ、救えなかった友人の話かと思ったのですが、タイトルを読めばわかる通り、歪んでゆくマリコが過去の描写とともに明らかになってゆき、どのタイミングなら救えたのか、読者に考えさせるような展開です。そして、未だ答えは見つかりません。(あの時代に児童相談所は頼れたのだろうかとも思いますし。)マリコの最期の手紙も、賛否あれど、今までの展開から、なんとなく内容は推測でき、わざわざ文面にするのは無粋だと思わずにはいられません。漫画でありながら、小説を読んでいるような物語は、平庫ワカ先生の構成力の高さを感じます。2022年映画化のニュースを聞き、舞い戻ってきました。永野芽郁ちゃんは、どちらかといえばマリコ役が似合うのではと思わず言いそうになりましたが、それを映画を見ずに言うのも無粋ですので、秋まで気長に公開を待とうと思います。

This review contains spoilers. I came across this work in January 2021 and thought, “Oh, the number one work of the year has been decided.” It's a work I thought the moment I read it. Still, I can't recommend this work to anyone. At least, if you recommend it to your friends, they might worry about whether this kid is okay. lol At first, I was reminded of the unfairness of society, and I thought it was a story about a friend who couldn't be saved, but as you can see by reading the title, the distorted Mariko becomes clear along with past depictions, and it's a development that makes readers think about when they were able to save them. And we still haven't found the answer. (I also wonder if child counseling centers were reliable in those days.) There were pros and cons to Mariko's last letter, but I can somehow guess the content from developments up until now, and I can't help but think that it's silly to go out of your way to write it. Although it is a comic, I feel that Mr. Hirako Waka has a high level of compositional ability in the story, which is like reading a novel. I heard the news about the 2022 film adaptation and came back. Nagano Meiku seemed to say that she would look good in the role of Mariko if anything, but it's also silly to say that without watching the movie, so I think I'll wait patiently until the fall for the release.

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想像力

imaginations

This review contains spoilers. 映画化されると聴き、前から気になっていたので購入しました。サクッと読めるけどズドンっと重めの内容で、2人が思い合う気持ちの重さに泣けました。また、マリコのお父さんが酷いことをした人でありながら、その酷さを強調することのないただただ普通のおじさん、お父さんで描かれていたことが私的にお気に入りの場面です。私は最後の手紙、「一緒に死んで」だったのではないかと、、予想します。モヤッとする場面もありますが、読んでよかったと思う作品だったので星５つです。

This review contains spoilers. I heard that it would be made into a movie, and I was curious about it for a while, so I bought it. It was quick to read, but the content was so heavy that I cried at the weight of the feeling that the two of them had feelings for each other. Also, my personal favorite scene is that Mariko's father is depicted as just an ordinary old man and father who doesn't emphasize that awful thing. I anticipate that my last letter was “Die Together.” There are also scenes that make me feel confused, but it was a work I'm glad I read, so it's 5 stars.

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魂が生きてた

The soul was alive

マリコとシイちゃんの魂の会話が心揺さぶられた。なんだかとても儚く切なく、命の重みを知った。今後、生きる糧になる作品、心の隅にある物語。

The soul-like conversation between Mariko and Shii-chan shook my heart. Somehow it was so ephemeral and sad, and I knew the weight of life. A work that will serve as food for life in the future, and a story in the corner of my heart.

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この胸の痛みは

This chest pain

OLのシイノは食堂のテレビで親友のマリコがマンションから飛び降りて亡くなったことを知る。先週一緒に遊んだばかり。電話をしてもつながらない。ラインをしてもつかない既読。シイノは悲しみと怒りのままに遺族からマリコの遺骨を強奪し、弔いの旅に出る――。この作品、すっ…ごくよかった。シイノはマリコを本当に愛していたんだなと思う。彼女の悲しみがひしひしとこちらまで伝わってきて、読んでいてずっと胸が痛いけれど、彼女のコミカルな動きとカラッとした性格で深刻になりすぎずに話が進んでゆく。最後が……ああもう、なんというか。抉られます。痛く苦く胸に残る。ストーリー展開、間のとり方、情景からの心理描写…全てが見事。タイトルの作品と、短編が一話収録されています。この短編も見事だった。１編の映画を見たような。何度も読み返したくなる作品。オススメです。

Office lady Shiino learns on the cafeteria TV that her best friend Mariko jumped out of her apartment and passed away. We just played together last week. There is no connection even when I make a phone call. A read that doesn't stick even when I put a line on it. In a state of sorrow and anger, Shiino steals Mariko's remains from the bereaved family and embarks on a journey of mourning... this work was really... very good. I think Shiino really loved Mariko. Her sadness has been conveyed all the way, and my heart hurts the whole time I read it, but the story progresses without getting too serious due to her comical movements and crisp personality. The last one... oh well, what do you mean. You can make a decision. It remains painful and bitter in my heart. The story development, the way the gaps are taken, the psychological depiction from the scene... everything is amazing. The title work and one short story have been recorded. This short story was amazing too. It's like watching a movie. This work makes you want to reread it over and over again. I recommend it.

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あっけない

That's not surprising

わかりやすい不幸とわかりにくい幸せを実感する作品でした。命って本当にあっけなくて、どれだけ絶望したって当たり前に明日は来て、仕事があって生活しなきゃいけない。おばさんの窓から聞こえたセリフがとても印象に残りました。主人公の大切な人がいなくなった世界で愛を叫んでいく姿がとても印象的な作品です。

It was a work where I realized unhappiness that is easy to understand and happiness that is hard to understand. Life is really unexpected, and no matter how hopeless I am, of course tomorrow will come, and I have to live my life with a job. The lines I heard from my aunt's window left a great impression on me. It's a very impressive work where the main character cries out for love in a world where an important person is gone.

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判断しずらい微妙なライン

Subtle lines that are hard to judge

0か100かでは評価できない、話せないお話でした。物語というにはリアルで、ハッピーかと言われれば後味が悪くもあり、感動して涙が出るかと言われれば泥臭くてみっともないと目を背けたくなる。決して綺麗事だけではなく絶望だけでもない灰色な目線で描かれてるのがとても人間臭いなと思いました。先のレビューしてる方もおっしゃってましたが、この作者さんの描く人間の様はとても信頼ができると思います。

It was a story I couldn't evaluate with 0 or 100, and I couldn't talk about it. The story is real, and if you say if you're happy, it has a bad aftertaste, and if you're moved and asked if you're moved and burst into tears, it's muddy and makes you want to turn your eyes away. I thought it was very human-like that it was drawn with a gray line of sight, which was definitely not just about beauty, but also about despair. The person who reviewed it earlier said, but I think the person drawn by this author is very reliable.

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勢いがある

There is momentum

絵とストーリーに勢いがあって心臓バクバクしながらよみました…o(｀ω´ )oこの漫画家さんの色んな話が読んでみたい！！

There was a lot of momentum in the pictures and story, and I read it with my heart fluttering... o (`ω') o I want to read various stories by this manga artist!!

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もっと前に

A long time ago

This review contains spoilers. マリコを中学生の時点で救えなかったのか…児童相談所に連絡していれば。自分が中学生だったらと思ったらやっぱり他の人には言えないか…ぐわっと掴まれました

This review contains spoilers. Couldn't Mariko be saved when she was in middle school... if she had contacted a child counseling center. When I thought I was in middle school, I wonder if I could say it to other people after all... I got a hold of it

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