Ayako (奇子) is a manga trilogy by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Big Comic, a manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It is licensed in North America by Vertical. It is also licensed in France by Delcourt/Akata, in Italy by Hazard Edizioni, and in Brazil by Veneta. The story is about a post-World War II Japanese landlord family, the Tenge (天外), who have to cope with economic and family tensions while the country is under reconstruction. Source: Wikipedia (en)