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赤ちゃんと僕 [Akachan to Boku] #16
Baby & Me, Volume 16
Ten-year-old Takuya has a new to look after his baby brother Minoru…looks like it's time to put on the kid gloves!
Young Takuya has it tough. Since his mother passed away, he's had to take care of his baby brother Minoru while their father works the long hours of a Japanese "salaryman."
Takuya and his friends share a beach house over summer vacation and run afoul of Moriguchi's foxy grandma, who loves checking out the hot young studs at the beach...and hates looking after kids. But when Minoru and his fellow toddlers get lost in the woods, it's grandma to the rescue! Then Takuya looks after a neighbor's talking parakeet, much to the delight of Minoru. What happens when Minoru gives into the temptation to let their guest out of his cage just once?
Young Takuya has it tough. Since his mother passed away, he's had to take care of his baby brother Minoru while their father works the long hours of a Japanese "salaryman."
Takuya and his friends share a beach house over summer vacation and run afoul of Moriguchi's foxy grandma, who loves checking out the hot young studs at the beach...and hates looking after kids. But when Minoru and his fellow toddlers get lost in the woods, it's grandma to the rescue! Then Takuya looks after a neighbor's talking parakeet, much to the delight of Minoru. What happens when Minoru gives into the temptation to let their guest out of his cage just once?
- GenresMangaGraphic NovelsKomik
192 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1997
About the author
Marimo Ragawa
161 books47 followersMarimo Ragawa 羅川真里茂 was born on September 21 in Hachinohe, Aomori, but her age is not disclosed.
Marimo Ragawa first started submitting manga to comic magazines when she was only 12 years old, which is when she was in 6th grade of elementary school. She continued to send her manga to the same magazine for four years, but a positive critical reception was yet to come. Ragawa then decided to switch to a different magazine. Surprisingly, her first submission to this magazine, Hana to Yume, won a prize called the Top-prize. She succeeded in achieving her debut with her first manga, Time Limit.
Marimo Ragawa continues to draw other manga such as Aka-chan to Boku (Baby and Me), New York New York, and Itsudemo Otenki Kibun. She received the 1995 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Baby and Me. She continues to draw a tennis themed manga, Shanimuni-Go in Hana to Yume (Flowers and Dreams).
Marimo Ragawa's calm and cute design is one of the traits of her drawings. Her energetic drawing and characters are very attractive, even to non-manga readers. She is widely known for her great ability in describing complicated emotions, especially in New York New York and Baby and Me.
Her manga Mashiro no Oto has been nominated for the 4th Manga Taishō.
Marimo Ragawa first started submitting manga to comic magazines when she was only 12 years old, which is when she was in 6th grade of elementary school. She continued to send her manga to the same magazine for four years, but a positive critical reception was yet to come. Ragawa then decided to switch to a different magazine. Surprisingly, her first submission to this magazine, Hana to Yume, won a prize called the Top-prize. She succeeded in achieving her debut with her first manga, Time Limit.
Marimo Ragawa continues to draw other manga such as Aka-chan to Boku (Baby and Me), New York New York, and Itsudemo Otenki Kibun. She received the 1995 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Baby and Me. She continues to draw a tennis themed manga, Shanimuni-Go in Hana to Yume (Flowers and Dreams).
Marimo Ragawa's calm and cute design is one of the traits of her drawings. Her energetic drawing and characters are very attractive, even to non-manga readers. She is widely known for her great ability in describing complicated emotions, especially in New York New York and Baby and Me.
Her manga Mashiro no Oto has been nominated for the 4th Manga Taishō.
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February 4, 2022
About half the volume is taken up by a serious and downbeat story that kind of ends in a nonending. The volume as a whole was very good but it kind of ended on a fizzle.
April 21, 2023
Loved it! The last half has a pretty heavy storyline, but it was great to see Takuya learn more about himself and how he feels. He’s grown so much over the series.
September 14, 2025
Loved these two stories in this one. Very fun and sweet.
March 30, 2010
In this book Bady & me #16 Takuya is the main character. He is a hard working big brother. His mother died after giving birth to his little brother Minoru. He is the one taking care of minuro after all his father is in work.
Today Takuya is going to the beach with his friend and there little siblings. On this trip we meet Hitoshi's grandmother Otoko. She love handsome men and hates women and small kids which she called brats. Since now she think that her kids hated her and think that she is a bad mother. Until this afernoon she was force to baby sit for the kids(Minuro,Fujii,Masaki,and Hiro). And she got all crazy again when the kids run off that make her thinking that the kids hated her...now she totally lost her brain she look for them everywhere and think that she a bad mother until now that minuro and his friend care for Otoko then make her feel that kids should be loved...
In this book you will find the relationship between having a brother and having a family member pasting away the feeling of helpless isn't something someone will understand until you read this book and enter the real world of relationship between family and friends...
Today Takuya is going to the beach with his friend and there little siblings. On this trip we meet Hitoshi's grandmother Otoko. She love handsome men and hates women and small kids which she called brats. Since now she think that her kids hated her and think that she is a bad mother. Until this afernoon she was force to baby sit for the kids(Minuro,Fujii,Masaki,and Hiro). And she got all crazy again when the kids run off that make her thinking that the kids hated her...now she totally lost her brain she look for them everywhere and think that she a bad mother until now that minuro and his friend care for Otoko then make her feel that kids should be loved...
In this book you will find the relationship between having a brother and having a family member pasting away the feeling of helpless isn't something someone will understand until you read this book and enter the real world of relationship between family and friends...
November 16, 2013
Mulai serius nih. Ada tema perceraian dan penderitaan segala. Mungkin bisa membantu anak-anak untuk memahami 'dunia orang dewasa' yang aneh itu.
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