Miki Yamamoto Archives

A Smart and Gifted Child: A Raw Manga About the Anxiety of Parenthood
TOKYOPOP continues to fight the good fight in publishing indie manga that's not the usual Shonen action stories, with Miki Yamamoto's indie manga about the anxieties of having a baby in a world fraught with fear and chaos, A Smart and Courageous Child. It's a raw and unflinching portrayal of a couple whose happiness and excitement[...]
A Smart and Courageous Child Nominated for 2025 American Manga Award
Created by Miki Yamamoto, the manga poignantly examines how a first-time mother works through her fears of bringing a child into a dangerous and uncertain world and learns to evaluate her worries, process her fears, and ultimately choose positivity over uncertainty and paranoia The winners of the American Manga Awards will be determined by votes[...]