Ayako (manga)
| Ayako | |
Cover of Ayako Vol. 1 from the Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works edition. | |
| 奇子 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Osamu Tezuka |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Big Comic |
| Original run | January 25, 1972 – June 25, 1973 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Ayako (奇子) is a manga trilogy by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Big Comic, a manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It is licensed in North America by Vertical. It is also licensed in France by Delcourt/Akata, in Italy by Hazard Edizioni, and in Brazil by Veneta.
The story is about a post-World War II Japanese landlord family, the Tenge (天外), who have to cope with economic and family tensions while the country is under reconstruction.