Chapter 11
The series is an autobiographical essay manga about Kikuchi's experiences with her parents. In the story, Kikuchi's father is an alcoholic, while her mother is obsessed with a new religion. Kikuchi finally finds a way to come to terms with the situation after becoming an adult.
Chapter 11.5
A moving autobiographical manga about her father’s alcoholism that inspired a critically acclaimed live-action film. Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father’s alcoholism and her own journey through guilt to understanding her father’s illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. This powerful, self-contained autobiographical manga began as a web series that went viral, and inspired a critically acclaimed 2019 film in Japan.