Shijuu Kara
シジュウカラ
四十雀, Beginning at 40, Starting at 40, From 40
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Manga artist WATANUKI Shinobu resolves to become a full-time housewife on the occasion of moving, but decides to write manga anew when her past works are digitized and become hits. At 40, she tackles her dreams, her work, and her love for the handsome young 22-year old TACHIBANA Chiaki. In Shinobu, a wife and mother living with her husband and son, the author depicts the worries, conflicts, and anxieties of women the same age. (Japan Media Arts Festival Archive)
Chapters (62)
Volume 17
Chapter 56 - Happy Ending
Published: Thursday, July 6, 2023Chapter 55 - Sasaki Shinobu
Published: Thursday, June 29, 2023Chapter 54 - When I Was No One
Published: Wednesday, May 24, 2023Volume 16
Chapter 53 - Vows
Published: Monday, April 3, 2023Chapter 52 - Manga
Published: Saturday, April 1, 2023Chapter 51 - Chance Encounter
Published: Saturday, April 1, 2023Volume 15
Chapter 50.2 - Last Chance (part 2)
Published: Sunday, January 15, 2023Chapter 50.1 - Last Chance (part 1)
Published: Sunday, January 15, 2023Chapter 49 - Hands, Hands, Hands
Published: Sunday, January 15, 2023Chapter 48 - Mihiro
Published: Sunday, January 15, 2023Volume 14
Chapter 47 - Going Home
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 46 - The Daughter of the Woman Next Door
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 45 - Sun Followed by Clouds
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Volume 13
Chapter 44 - A Fresh Start
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 43 - Mothers
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 42 - I Want to Protect You
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Volume 12
Chapter 41.2 - Moving Forward (part 2)
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 41.1 - Moving Forward (part 1)
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 40.2 - Present, Past, Future (part 2)
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 40.1 - Present, Past, Future (part 1)
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 39.2 - Flashback (part 2)
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 39.1 - Flashback (part 1)
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Volume 11
Chapter 38 - Proof of Love
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 37 - Alone with You
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Chapter 36 - Holy Night
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022Volume 10
Chapter 35 - Drifter
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 34 - Animal Trail
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 33 - Gone Cold
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 9
Chapter 32 - The Whole Time
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 31 - The Truth
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 30 - Embers
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 8
Chapter 29 - Wanting More
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 28 - What Still Remains
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 27 - Realization
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 26 - Support
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 7
Chapter 25 - Time
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 24 - I'm the Worst
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 23 - Normal Things
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 22 - 45-year-old Manga Artist and Her 18-year-old Son
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 6
Chapter 21 - 40-year-old Manga Artist and Her 13-year-old Son
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 20 - The Breaking Point
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 19 - The Beginning of the End
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 18 - Lingering Memory
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 5
Chapter 17 - The End of the World
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 16 - Just a Dream
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 15 - Countdown
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 14 - No More Regrets
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 4
Chapter 13 - The Long Night
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 12 - The Rain Won't Stop
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 11 - Don't Hate the Rain
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 10 - Sinking
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 3
Chapter 9 - Lies
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 8 - Soaking Wet
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 7 - Warming Up in Middle Age
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 2
Chapter 6 - I Won't Follow the Rabbit
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 5 - A Happy Family
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 4 - I Don't Want God to Judge Me
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Volume 1
Chapter 3.2 - I Can't Just Do Nothing (part 2)
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 3.1 - I Can't Just Do Nothing (part 1)
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 2 - Heart on Fire
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 1.2 - Let Me Introduce Myself (part 2)
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022Chapter 1.1 - Let Me Introduce Myself (part 1)
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2022More by Sakai Eri
Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin Ikuji-hen
Set in a world where men can give birth. Now 35 years old, Hiyama Kentarou is busy supervising his subordinates as a section chief while also raising his child, Koutarou as a single father. Since the prejudice towards men who give birth is still strongly rooted in society, Hiyama now finds the cafe he produced specially for those men to be in trouble of staying afloat. While Hiyama was worrying over this, a certain pregnant man came to visit him...
Chapter 12
2 years ago
Shijuu Kara
Manga artist WATANUKI Shinobu resolves to become a full-time housewife on the occasion of moving, but decides to write manga anew when her past works are digitized and become hits. At 40, she tackles her dreams, her work, and her love for the handsome young 22-year old TACHIBANA Chiaki. In Shinobu, a wife and mother living with her husband and son, the author depicts the worries, conflicts, and anxieties of women the same age. (Japan Media Arts Festival Archive)
Chapter 56
2 years ago
Tsubame wa Modottekonai
A struggling 29-year-old single woman faces hardships due to irregular employment in her dream city, Tokyo. Hearing from a coworker that it can be a good side-income, she decides to offer her uterus to a stranger and become a surrogate mother. (Source: Manga Mogura RE, edited) Note: Based on the novel of the same name by Natsuo Kirino.
Chapter 4
1 year ago