My Boy Series

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

“…Emotionally poignancy is due not just to this thoughtful writing but also to the beautiful art, which has few missteps.” – AiPT Comics

As Mashuu and Satoko steadily wade into the deeper waters of their relationship, they create ripples that touch the lives of their family and friends. They’ve finally come into something that is comfortable yet nameless, but their bond has yet to come into full form. To do that, they will have to ask questions and examine what their connection—and their future—really mean to each other, but more than anything, they will have to know themselves.

Where will their discoveries take them as the story of Mashuu and Satoko come to an end? Find out in the final volume of My Boy.

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

“…Emotionally poignancy is due not just to this thoughtful writing but also to the beautiful art, which has few missteps.” – AiPT Comics

As the seasons change, so do Satoko and Mashuu. Mashuu has begun high school, and his relationship with Satoko has settled into casual encounters and study sessions. Though their waters are calm, the waves caused by their past interactions have rippled out to others in their lives. Now,
instead of facing each other’s feelings, they must confront the broken hearts of those affected by their bond.

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

After realizing some of her flaws, Satoko is determined to open up Mashuu’s world. For the new year, she wants to take a novel approach to her efforts with Mashuu, so she seeks advice to examine the legal aspects of her past and future interactions. Her consultation settles questions and raises new ones, but before she can move forward, she takes a step back into a jilted lover who’s not so happy to see her during the New Year’s holiday…

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

Satoko has tried to put distance between herself and Mashuu after he tells her how he feels. Mayu, bored and restless after moving to Tokyo, invites Mashuu out to karaoke, where a chance meeting leads to an opportunity for Satoko to cast light on the parts of Mashuu’s life that still trouble her. As the boundaries between them become clearer, Satoko realizes what she should do…

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker.
Mashuu Hayami, a 12-year-old student.
Satoko is transferred to Sendai, and they lose contact.

Then, two years later, they meet again,
entirely by coincidence, and they reconnect, but struggle with the sense of distance
between them.

“I will go to Sendai,” states Mashuu.
Satoko’s reply is…

After Mashuu’s father finds out just how involved Satoko had gotten in his son’s life, he uses a work connection to have Satoko transferred all the way to Sendai. She lives back home with her mother and sister, going through the motions of daily life. Satoko doesn’t expect to find anything out of the ordinary in her hometown, until a chance encounter with a high school classmate forces her to face the feelings she’s kept bottled up for two years…

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

Satoko continues to spend time with Mashuu, until one evening when Mashuu’s father happens to discover them practicing soccer. Satoko manages to placate Mashuu’s father and get his permission to continue soccer practice, but when the larger picture comes to light, Satoko is confronted by her boss and is forced to deal with the repercussions of her problematic actions…

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

Satoko considers the time she spends with Mashuu to be special. One day she gets a glimpse into his warped home life, and she wonders what she can possibly do for him. Even as her ex boyfriend/current boss calls her behavior strange, she becomes even more determined to help Mashuu…

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker at a sporting goods company, encounters Mashuu Hayami, a 12-year-old boy, playing soccer in a park at night. She was treated cruelly by a former lover, he is dealing with a high-handed and uninvolved family. Both are burdened with loneliness, and they sense that the other has something that they’re searching for…