Children Have the Power to Change Their Own Futures in Urino Kiko’s “Alice, Doko Made Mo”

The protagonist Asahida Alice pursues her dreams with help from the brilliant Inuboshi. From the first volume of Alice, doko made mo. (© Urino Kiko/Shōgakukan)

Alice, doko made mo author Urino Kiko, at left, accepting the Manga Taishō 2025 award, which is chosen by bookstore staff nationwide, from last year’s winner Doronoda Inuhiko. (© Kyōdō)