37セカンズ (2019)
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Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Shunsuke Daitô, Makiko Watanabe
A manga ghostwriter with cerebral palsy seeks independence from her overprotective mother and a life of her own.
The story
Yuma developed cerebral palsy after being unable to breathe for 37 seconds at birth. She relies on her mother for everyday activities such as bathing, but has come to find her mother’s love overbearing. Although she works as a professional manga artist, Yuma is actually the ghostwriter behind the popular artist SAYAKA. Longing to stand on her own, she ventures beyond her familiar surroundings and begins meeting people and having experiences as she struggles to shape a life for herself.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
When Yuma was born, she developed cerebral palsy after being unable to breathe for 37 seconds. She depends on her mother for everyday activities such as bathing, but has come to find her mother’s love overbearing. At the same time, despite her disability, Yuma works as a professional manga artist—but in reality, she is the ghostwriter for the popular manga artist SAYAKA. In these circumstances, Yuma gradually begins to wish to stand on her own, ventures out into the wider world, and struggles to shape her own life through the people she meets and the experiences she has.
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