Bessatsu Friend
is a Japanese "shōjo" manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Suenobu. "Life" was serialized in "Bessatsu Friend", a publication of Kodansha, and deals with many controversial topics such as self-harm, bullying, rape, attempted suicide, attempted murder, molestation, bondage (BDSM), and manipulation. In 2006, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. Suenobu created a sequel to the manga, titled "Life 2: Giver Taker", which started serialization in the seinen manga magazine "Monthly Afternoon" on June 25, 2016.