Firstable, I'm gonna say how I found this Manga. I was going outside as usual, going to the same Manga store that I buy from them. I didn't decide for a new Manga to read, I couldn't find a manga that catches my attention until I found one. My Broken Mariko, this title and it's cover, caught my attention, so I decided to buy it, return home and started reading it until next day. Now, before I'm telling you why I liked the Manga so much, I'm gonna tell you the beginning of the story. So there's a character in the beginning of the Manga named Shiino (can't remember her full name, so I'm calling like that) which she saw the unfortunate news about her friend Mariko,

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she sadly unalived herself.

Of course Shiino was devastated after hearing bad news while eating on the restaurant, because she was her closest friend and the only person who can spend time with her. She goes to work, but she cannot stop thinking about Mariko which it gets even worse, because his boss (I think?) tells her to stop missing work. The Manga turns a little deeper because

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Shiino is having flashbacks about her in school and the time she cannot go to set off fireworks because, her father abuses Mariko because of a mistake.

Shiino gets an idea, she enters and leaves the work at the same time. Her idea is going to the house were Mariko used to live before she

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unalived herself and makes a plan about it.

Shiino then goes to Mariko's parent's house and she started telling about her work and what does she do, she bust in tears and Mariko's mother lets her in and offers a tea. After inspecting the house a bit,

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she saw her father paying respect to her deceased daughter, and then the plan started. She tries to grab the box were Mariko was cremated and the photo frame, but Mariko's father grabs her hair to avoid grabbing both of them. She grabs a knife, threats Mariko's father and started telling him what have he done to her daughter to unalive herself. Mariko's father gets pissed and Shiino escapes to the windows with the box and the photo frame. After all, the day has arrived and she brings the box and she starts travelling for her deceased best friend.

Now that I told you the beginning of everything, now I can tell you why did I like this Manga. This Manga is perfect, not only because it has a good message and how the main character is frustrated and depressed about the passing of her best friend, it's because it touches sensitive topics and reflects how it feels to lose your best friend who did spend so much time with you.

This is one of my favorite Mangas that I read, it's short? Yes, but it's a must-read Manga so you can see the backstory of the main character losing her best friend because she unalived herself. This Manga is like to prevent people to unalive themselves.

Lastly, I wanted to say thank you to the author. Thank you for making this Manga, if this didn't exist, it wouldn't have a live action based on a Manga. Thank you

8/10