Namae no Nai Byouki

名前のない病気

36 chapters

2 volumes

2024 – present

"If I don’t draw this, my life can’t end." Up to now, the creator has produced many heartwarming essay manga centered on the theme of “family.” Yet one family member never appeared in any of those works—his older brother. That brother has lived as a recluse, confined to the family home for thirty years. And the person who caused him to withdraw from society… is none other than the creator himself. Though he wants nothing to do with his brother, he is plagued daily by guilt over leaving a relative behind in a deteriorating house. Even after their parents passed away, the unresolved issues between the two brothers continue without end—a story depicted quietly, yet vividly and raw. “If I don’t draw this, my life can’t end.” A new creative frontier for Satoshi Miyagawa, as he himself describes it. Winner of the 1st Superior Document Comic Award Grand Prize.