Genki ni Naru Shika! - Recommendations

• Vol: 1; Ch: 15
• 2019

• Vol: 1; Ch: 21
• 2013

• Vol: 1; Ch: 30
• 2016

In 2001, the manga artist Kyōko Shimazu began to experience uncontrollable shaking in her right hand, then throughout the right side of her body. The doctors she visited told her to relax and that everything was fine. She quit drawing manga and got lots of sleep, but the symptoms only worsened. Increasingly nervous, she went "doctor shopping" for seven years, trying to find out what her problem was. She finally discovered that she has Parkinson's disease, a long-term neurodegenerative disorder.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 5
• 2013

• Vol: 1; Ch: 18
• 2018

Yukari had long struggled in a chaotic love-hate relationship with her mother Chieko, so when her mother is diagnosed with advanced stage pancreatic cancer with just months to live, she is faced with a difficult situation. Takinami honestly recounts the turmoil created by this announcement from her sister Nao without ever descending into pathos. At first she thinks of the practical – where should her mother be, who’s going to look after her, how can I with my work and my child? Then slowly she starts to face the fact of losing this energetic woman who had never even caught a cold to her memory! After years marked by difficult communication, will they now manage to overcome their conflicts and say what’s truly in their hearts before it’s too late?

• Vol: 1; Ch: 10
• 2020 - 2021

At 38 years old, Hilnama, a manga artist, is diagnosed with colon cancer. Never one to lose hope or give in to despair, she begins cancer treatments despite the deadly diagnosis. But when going through such a grueling process, it can be difficult to keep a positive outlook… When faced with the struggles and trials of life, Hilnama turns to what she knows: writing and creating manga again, drawing herself as a rabbit in a world of humans and hospitals. This poignant and down-to-earth account of diagnosis, treatment, and living with terminal disease will be a reference for positivity and perseverance for years to come.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 19
• 2006

• Vol: 1; Ch: 4
• 2018

• Vol: 2
• 2018

In 2015, mangaka Shungicu Uchida was diagnosed with bowel cancer. This series is the story of her diagnosis, treatment, and road to recovery, told in her uniquely candid and witty style.

• One Shot
• 2021

The author, Shinzo Keigo, was hospitalized for malignant lymphoma during the coronavirus pandemic. This manga essay chronicles his treatment and recovery and how he came up with the idea for his new series, Hirayasumi.