Hi-chan no Monogatari

About Hi-chan no Monogatari

Hi-chan no Monogatari is the English-language digital edition of Ayaka Takeuchi's deeply personal manga about her daughter's prenatal memories.

When Hi-chan was about three years old, she began describing memories from before her birth. She spoke about babies waiting in the World in the Sky, rainbow slides leading to Earth, and the strange rules they followed before joining their families.

Ayaka began sketching her daughter's words before those moments passed. What started as a series of quick drawings about everyday family life became a bestselling manga in Japan, with nearly 100,000 copies sold.

Funny on one page and quietly devastating on the next, Hi-chan no Monogatari follows Ayaka as she listens to her daughter and faces memories of her own miscarriage. The manga never tells you what to believe. It shares one family's experience and leaves you free to decide what Hi-chan's stories mean.

This is a manga about family and loss, written for adult readers. Its simple, expressive artwork preserves the warmth of Ayaka's original sketches and gives every reaction room to land.

Many readers in Japan have turned to the book after pregnancy loss or during difficult moments in family life. The story grew from a mother listening closely to her child and turning an ordinary family conversation into something readers could carry with them.

Digital edition details

• Complete English-language edition
• Digital PDF format
• Created by Japanese manga artist Ayaka Takeuchi
• Delivered digitally after purchase
• No physical product will be shipped

Content note: This manga discusses miscarriage and pregnancy loss.