Haruno Nanae

A rebooting of the classic Papa Told Me. Chise is an elementary school girl who lives with her widowed father, a novelist. Her mother died when she was very young so she is very close to him. Since he works as a novelist he spends most of his time at home, much to her delight.

A story about two classmates, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-abusive due to lack of loving relationships with her "family" – which consists of her negligent father, overbearing, selfish stepmother and stepbrother; and Sahoko soon becomes her only comfort in life. Sahoko on her part has a frigid relationship with her overprotective parents, and lives with her aunt by consequence.

What does gender matter? And why do we accept the social frames that are forced upon us? These questions are taken up one night when Maho, a trans woman, saves Fujiko, a girl from a wealthy family who's left home and is living on her own, from harassment and the two become fast friends. As they grow closer, Fujiko confesses to Maho that she has feelings for her...

Chise is an elementary school girl who lives with her widowed father, a novelist. Her mother died when she was very young so she is very close to him. Since he works as a novelist he spends most of his time at home, much to her delight.Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shojo in 1990