Since I Could Die Tomorrow Vol. 03 – 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award, and Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award!
Sawako Honna is 42 years old, single, and gearing up to get the hell out of her high-pressure job at a film promotion company. Dealing with burnout, menopause, and the growing sense of life passing her by, she’s ready to start making some changes — and her peers and friends are increasingly finding themselves in the same boat. But between health challenges, romantic tension, personal failures, and aging parents, navigating your forties is hard.
When her involvement in the dream project of a colleague diagnosed with terminal cancer results in them growing closer, Honna finds herself thinking more and more about what it means to have a life well-lived…
Series overview: She works hard at a film promotion company. One night, all of a sudden, her heart palpitates, and her body goes cold… Could it be that she’s going through menopause!? Not as hard-working as in your 20s. Not as flippant as in your 30s. The mental and physical changes, and the obstacles you face in your 40s. Sudden illness, menopause, fatigue you can’t get rid of, changes in working patterns, money worries, life plans for the future… “What will happen to me tomorrow?”
Biographical Notes:
Sumako Kari is a Japanese manga creator known for releasing titles under a wide variety of genres, including Since I Could Die Tomorrow, Madowaseru Onna-tachi, Maifun Maibyou, and Kiss in Blue Heaven.
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