Gabai: Saga no Gabai Baachan

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Synonyms: Gabai: Granny from Saga

Japanese: がばい -佐賀のがばいばあちゃん-

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 11

Chapters: 91

Status: Finished

Published: 2005 to Apr 2010

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life

Theme: Historical

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Business Jump

Authors: Shimada, Yoshichi (Story), Ishikawa, Saburou (Art)

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Score: 8.05¹ (scored by 438 users)

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Ranked: #659²

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Popularity: #8841

Members: 2,151

Favorites: 43

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8.05

Ranked #659Popularity #8841Members 2,151

MangaBusiness JumpShimada, Yoshichi (Story), Ishikawa, Saburou (Art)

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Synopsis

Gabai Granny is based on the bestseller Saga no Gabai Baachan, which is penned by comedian Shimada Yoshichi as he recounts his childhood memories of growing up under the care of his grandmother.

This is the story of a young boy, after being sent from Hiroshima to Saga (10 years after the second World War, in 1958) by his mom because of a lack of money, journeying to a faraway place, and living in conditions alien to him, definitely makes him miss home. Worse, he is not familiar with his grandmother and her ways too. But with his Gabai Granny, he will slowly discover with his growing pains, just how resourceful Granny is...

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Dec 18, 2022

TheFrenchReader

Recommended

In my humble opinion, this manga is the perfect definition of the Slice of Life genre !

We grow up at the same time as the young little boy, while reading it. We saw him growing, learning from his mistake. Gradually, the reader and Akihiro, grow to love and appreciate the grandma. It is a lesson about life. We learn about what it is like growing poor in the Japan after the war. The difficulties of a country destroyed by war, the generational difference between the grandmother who has probably experienced several wars and little Akihiro who has always known Japan like this.

Despite the fact ...

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Sep 16, 2021

Draegnir

Recommended

Warning: this is my first review ever, and english isn't my first language.
Due to the lack of reviews of this series, i decided to make one myself (but it's probably going to be clumsy, sorry for that).
Gabai is, in my opinion, a wonderful series, and i hope you'll think that after reading my review.
First of all, lets begin with the best:

Characters:9
I only gave it a 9 because of the grandma. She is the single most mature,yet kind individual i've seen in fiction. She is truly respectable and hardworking, and is a role model .
The other characters are nice, but not as well written as ...

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May 15, 2021

Neolionheart

Recommended

If you are looking for the meaning of life; feeling nostalgic; stressed and deprived because of the fast-paced capitalistic world, this is the manga you are looking for.

I did not choose to read the manga voluntarily at first, because the art style was not necessarily my taste. But I read it after it was recommended by a friend, and oh boy was it a life-changing experience!

The manga mainly was about the life of the main character with his grandmother, experiencing day-to-day life in extreme poverty. Every chapter was full of hope and happiness. The story commented on the meaning of life, happiness, family, ...