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A raw, screaming sprint through the messy, furious aftermath of losing a best friend. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with My Broken Mariko.
- devastating
- chaotic
- cathartic
- melancholic
- 01
This One Summer
Mariko Tamaki
A beautifully rendered, sun-drenched ache of a story that captures the exact moment childhood begins to slip away.
- 02
Skim
Mariko Tamaki
A moody, beautifully illustrated dive into the messy, cynical, and deeply vulnerable heart of 90s teenage angst.
- 03
The girl from the other side
Nagabe
A quiet, shadowy fairytale about a tender bond blooming in a cursed, dying world.
- 04
My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (Pantheon Graphic Library)
Gengoroh Tagame
A gentle, bittersweet slice-of-life story that wraps you in the quiet warmth of a family learning how to love each other.
- 05
Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 4
Inio Asano
A surreal, visually stunning, and emotionally devastating plunge into the isolating abyss of early adulthood.
- 06
Friends with boys
Faith Erin Hicks
A tender, slightly spooky slice-of-life graphic novel about the terrifying leap from the safety of family into the chaotic world of high school.
- 07
Shortcomings
Adrian Tomine
A sharp, uncomfortable, and darkly funny portrait of a deeply flawed man systematically sabotaging his own life.
- 08
Everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too
Jomny Sun
A gentle, illustrated meditation on the universal feeling of not quite belonging, and the quiet comfort of finding others who feel the same way.
- 09
Epileptic
David B.
A sprawling, heavily inked descent into the labyrinth of family trauma, where childhood illness takes the shape of literal monsters.
- 10
Y The Last Man, Vol. 8
Brian K. Vaughan
A frantic, neon-lit sprint through a transformed world where sharp banter masks desperate survival and shocking truths.
- 11
Kimi Ni Todoke From Me To You
Karuho Shiina
A tender, sun-drenched exploration of a misunderstood girl stepping out of the shadows and into the warmth of genuine connection.
- 12
Rosalie Lightning
Tom Hart
A heart-breaking yet beautiful graphic journey through the depths of parental grief toward a fragile, hard-won hope.
