My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame

Because when is man + woman marriage a taboo topic? Never, that’s when. We’re never too young to learn about same-sex marriage. This is a great book to expose to young readers and adults alike.

That would be wrong, but not implausible. Or perhaps the government recognizes these manga to be fiction alone, a fantasy for entertainment. How did I not know that, after all the Yaoi and Yuri manga I have read? There are tons of Yaoi and Yuri manga, but homosexuality is not accepted? I find that to be a paradox. I had no idea gay people could not marry in Japan. It is true that there exist Yaoi manga with characters somewhat discussing the anxiety of being openly gay in Japan-although not as many as needed-but I found the clash of two cultures (Japanese and Canadian) so interesting. Actually, it was so well-paced and heartfelt that I read it in one single sitting, and it does contain more than three hundred pages. I was under its spell for the entire reading duration. This manga charmed me from the very first page. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it’s been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji’s past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi’s estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Genres & Themes: Manga, LGBT, Japan Culture, Family My Brother’s Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame

My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame