Chichi no Koyomi

Type

manga

Status

finished

Chapters

12

Volumes

1

Started

1994-11-30

Description:

A family is devastated by the Great Tottori Fire of 1952, but the family comes to terms with the disaster and breaks free from the bonds holding them back. (Source: Otakuworks)

Alternative Titles:

父の暦, My Father's Journal

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