A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic Manga

A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic Manga features story and art by Mariko Kikuchi.

Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father’s alcoholism and her own journey through guilt to understanding her father’s illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. This powerful, self-contained autobiographical manga began as a web series that went viral, and inspired a critically acclaimed 2019 film in Japan.