©Haruko KASHIWAGI/SHOGAKUKAN

19th Manga Division Jury Selections

Kenkou de bunkateki na saiteigendo no seikatsu (Maintain the Minimum Standards of Wholesome and Cultured Living)

KASHIWAGI Haruko [Japan]

Outline

This work depicts the struggles of a rookie caseworker in social welfare who begins to get involved on site. A freshman civil servant, YOSHITSUNE Emiru, has been assigned to the welfare office where she confronts a reality she never knew and feels troubled as she interacts with the people coming to her with various issues.