A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic
Mariko Kikuchi (菊池真理子)
- Mangaka
- Mariko Kikuchi (菊池真理子)
- Status
- Completed
- Original language
- Japanese
- Content rating
- Safe
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Where it came from
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic, originally titled 'Yoidore Mariko no Miteita Sekai', was written and illustrated by Japanese manga artist Mariko Kikuchi. Released in 2017, the work is a stark autobiographical account of the author’s childhood growing up with an alcoholic father and a mother who died by suicide. Kikuchi developed the series to process her own traumatic upbringing, aiming to provide a voice for children of alcoholics who often face immense societal stigma and isolation in Japan.
The manga gained significant critical attention for its raw, unvarnished depiction of domestic dysfunction, eventually leading to a live-action film adaptation. By focusing on the daily realities of codependency and the long-term psychological impact of parental addiction, Kikuchi shifted the narrative away from moralizing and toward an honest exploration of survival. It is widely recognized for its contribution to shifting public discourse on family addiction, moving the topic from a private shame to a subject of essential public empathy.
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