New in softcover. Hardcover was published in 2022. This book defines tojisha manga as Japan's autobiographical comics in which the author recounts the experience of a mental or neurological condition in a unique medium of text and image. Yoshiko Okuyama argues that tojisha manga illuminate otherwise "faceless" individuals and humanize their invisible tribulations because the first-person narrative makes their lived experience more authentic and relatable to the reader. From the Contents: 4. Okita Bakka's Gaki-Tame Series (2011-2013): A Memoir of a "Troublemaker" Aspie Girl; 5. Nonami Tsuna's Akira-san Series (2011-2017): A Memoir of a "Cassandra" Wife; 6. Tanaka Keiichi's Utsunuke (2017): An Ode to Depression Tojisha; 7. Hosokawa Tenten's Tsure utsu Series (2006-2013): A Couple's Lived Experience of Depression; 8. Shiramizu Sadako's Uchi no OCD (2015): A Collaborative Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.