Honestly loved this beautiful manga book from the famous Gengoroh Tagame. From what I've read, this is his first foray into G-rated content. My Brother's. 'The first English release of Tagame's manga was The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, a short story collection that PictureBox published in My Brother.' '225221 Otouto no Otto' 'Say ‘Konichiwa’ to ‘Ototo no Otto': Japan’s gay-themed manga' 'My Brother's Husband Author Gengoroh Tagame Attends Conference in San Francisco in April' See more.

3.5 'funny, affirming, sweet' stars!! I read this to celebrate Pride Month and since I am a very wild person (NOT) I always try something new for this special time. I am a No longer a Manga virgin!! First the illustrations are absolutely vivid and beautiful and it was a joy to flip these pages and follow along. Mike, a white Canadian visits Japan after his Japanese husband dies to visit his brother-in-law and niece. All the characters are adorable as they try to grapple with their new relation 3.5 'funny, affirming, sweet' stars!! I read this to celebrate Pride Month and since I am a very wild person (NOT) I always try something new for this special time.

I am a No longer a Manga virgin!! First the illustrations are absolutely vivid and beautiful and it was a joy to flip these pages and follow along. Mike, a white Canadian visits Japan after his Japanese husband dies to visit his brother-in-law and niece. All the characters are adorable as they try to grapple with their new relationships, cultural differences and deal with their grief. This is suitable for those 13 plus.

I especially loved how inclusive and affirming this was. I am not sure Manga is something I will heavily get into but this was a promising and lovely start!! So, you know how supposedly there aren't any gay people in Russia? Well, apparently there aren't too many in Japan, either. But, somehow, a Japanese man named Ryoji becomes gay, despite the country's impeccable heterosexual record (was it contaminated green tea that did it?), and he flees to North America, the continent of the gays. There he meets a hairy Canadian named Mike Flanagan, falls in love, gets married, then, unfortunately, dies too young. The grief-stricken Canadian husband then travels t So, you know how supposedly there aren't any gay people in Russia?

Well, apparently there aren't too many in Japan, either. But, somehow, a Japanese man named Ryoji becomes gay, despite the country's impeccable heterosexual record (was it contaminated green tea that did it?), and he flees to North America, the continent of the gays.

There he meets a hairy Canadian named Mike Flanagan, falls in love, gets married, then, unfortunately, dies too young. The grief-stricken Canadian husband then travels to Japan to meet Ryoji's twin brother, Yaichi, presumably to reminisce over their shared love of Ryoji.. But he is greeted with resistance and intolerance instead. I will leave you with that cliffhanger and a sentence which I have never written or uttered before in my life: Wow, it turns out, I really like gay manga! Because gay manga, or at least this gay manga, features illustrations of male characters who look like Christopher Reeve as Superman and Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn. The other manga I've read so far has been illustrated by heterosexual males, all of whom seem to want to sketch women as heroine-addicted kewpie dolls who can't manage to keep their breasts in their blouses. Honestly, the frequent appearance of the errant nipple has been the biggest setback for me in this genre, so if some gay men are willing to step up and illustrate women as normal looking and men as Viggo Mortensen looking, then, heck, meet your newest lover of manga!