My Brothers Husband, Volume 1

Posted on 21 April 2018 by Gengoroh Tagame

Yaichi is a work at home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana 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 Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji s past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in 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 itPlease note This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left Best Read [ My Brothers Husband, Volume 1 ] author [ Gengoroh Tagame ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This was a heartwarming story about family, prejudice, cultural differences, and acceptance As this was one of the first manga volumes I ve ever read, I wasn t sure if I would be able to connect with the story or the characters But after only 50 pages, I absolutely loved our three main characters The easing tension between Yaichi and Mike felt organic and not rushed, and Kana is simply the cutest Pacing, art style, story, and emotions A I immediately ordered the second volume from my libr This was a heartwarming story about family, prejudice, cultural differences, and acceptance As this was one of the first manga volumes I ve ever read, I wasn t sure if I would be able to connect with the story or the characters But after only 50 pages, I absolutely loved our three main characters The easing tension between Yaichi and Mike felt organic and not rushed, and Kana is simply the cutest Pacing, art style, story, and emotions A I imme...This was so perfect SO PERFECT If you haven t read this yet and you like queer things, READ THIS RIGHT NOW YOU WILL NOT REGRET ITUplifting, illuminating, and endearing, My Brother s Husband is an LGBTQ manga that deserves to be read due to its timely content, impressive illustration, and inspirational message The story ebbs and flows in a sonorous yet pleasurable way accentuating romantic and familial love, cultural and gender divergence, tackling homosexuality in a sexually repressed, homophobic Japanese society, and finally bridging the gap between Eastern and Western identities Tagame gracefully pens and illustrates Uplifting, illuminating, and endearing, My Brother s Husband is an LGBTQ manga that deserves to be read due to its timely content, impressive illustration, and inspirational message The story ebbs and flows in a sonorous yet pleasurable way accentuating romantic and familial love, cultural and gender divergence, tackling homosexuality in a sexually repressed, homophobic Japanese society, and finally bridging the gap between Eastern and Western identities Tagame gracefully pens and illustrates this comics with considerable warmth radiating love, joy, an...The art in this manga was BEAUTIFUL and the story was super touching I nearly cried just from reading the first few pages haha I also loved how this demonstrated the huge cultural differences between Japan and North America specifically C...Single dad Yaichi s estranged gay brother recently passed away In the wake of his death, his burly, friendly Canadian husband, Mike, has come to Japan to finally meet his brother in law and niece for the first time Mike s presence forces Yaichi to confront his own deeply buried prejudices about gay people, as well as address his strangely emotionless and lonely life I love Japan, the people and the culture, but, speaking from personal experience observations, I know many of its societal attit Single dad Yaichi s estranged gay brother recently passed away In the wake of his death, his burly, friendly Canadian husband, Mike, has come to Japan to finally meet his brother in law and niece for the first time Mike s presence forces Yaichi to confront his own deeply buried prejudices about gay people, as well as address his strangely emotionless and lonely life I love Japan, the people and the culture, but, speaking from personal experience observations, I know many of its societal attitudes are ass backwards to say the least As well as having an insanely brutal work life...This manga charmed me from the very first page I was under its spell for the entire reading duration Actually, it was so well paced and heartfelt that I read it in one single sitting, and it does containthan three hundred pages.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 I even learned some things myself I ha This manga charmed me from the very first page I was under its spell for the entire reading duration Actually, it was so well paced and heartfelt that I read it in one single sitting, and it does containthan three hundred pages.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 I even learned some things myself I had no idea gay people could not marry in Japan How did I not know that, after all the Yaoi and Yuri manga I...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 t...I definitely need to re review this amazing, amazing graphic novel about living as a gay person in JapanRyoji came out to his twin Yiachi at age 15 and due to the Japanese way of dealing with homosexuality by not talking about it like ever the brothers grew apart, with Ryoji making a life for himself in Canada and finding a loving husband in Mike Flannagan, a gentle hearted Canadian.However, Ryoji dies unexpectedly and Mike decides to visit Japan to meet his late husband s family His twi I definitely need to re review this amazing, amazing graphic novel about living as a gay person in JapanRyoji came out to his twin Yiachi at age 15 and due to the Japanese way of dealing with homosexuality by not talking about it like ever the brothers grew apart, with Ryoji making a life for himself in Canada and finding a loving husband in Mike Flannagan, a gentle hearted Canadian.However, Ryoji dies unexpectedly and Mike decides to visit Japan to meet his late husband s family His twin brother Yiachi and his daughter Kana Yiachi has a hard time accepting the foreigner in his home, but his open minded daughter Kana loves her new found Uncle Mike and helps convince her dad that some things he took for granted all his life are actually worth giving a second thought and re evaluating Not to mention Yiachi s own fee...Heartwarming and fairly innocent, inoffensive manga about Kana, a little girl who s raised by her single father Jaichi, whose identical and gay twin brother Ryoji dies Ryoji lived in Canada and was married to a huge, burly Canadian Mike who pays Jaichi and his daughter Kana a visit in Japan Although this was an endearing all ages story, with many touching moments, for the most part it felt too didactic and conventional to me, and I think it ssuited for teenagers The author attempts to t Heartwarming and fairly innocent, inoffensive manga about Kana, a little girl who s raised by her single father Jaichi, whose identical and gay twin brother Ryoji dies Ryoji lived in Canada and was married to a huge, burly Canadian Mike who pays Jaichi and his daughter Kana a visit in Japan Although this was an endearing all ages story, with many touching moments, for the most part it felt too didactic and conventional to me, and I think it ssuited for teenagers The author attempts to teach us a lesson or two concerning sexual orientation identity and gender roles Lesson 1 Gays are humans tooLesson 2 Single dads are humans too Spoiler warning However, to the attentive, hair splitting reader, there s also a bad lesson to be found a woman who loves her work is a bad spouse and mother Like Mike, the Canadian gay man, the reader is led to believe that the little girl s mother is dead I also considered institutionalization , but only late in the stor...TW homophobiaMy reading experience of this was greatly enhanced by the fact that Anderson Cooper blurbed this, and I had an out of body yet special experience knowing I was reading something that Anderson Cooper has also read But I also enjoyed this book for what it was The storyline of challenging your own belief systems and culture in order to beaccepting was touching, and seeing how a young girl interacted so positively with her gay uncle in a community that otherwise shunned him was TW homophobiaMy reading experience of this was greatly enhanced by the fact that Anderson Cooper blurbed this, and I had an out of body yet special experience knowing I was reading something that Anderson Cooper has also read But I also enjoyed this book for what it was The storyline of challenging your own belief systems and culture in order to beaccepting was touching, and seeing how a young girl interacted so positively with her gay uncle in a community that otherwise shunned him was especially wholesome I definitely wanna pick up volume two to see where this goes.The biggest issue I had with this book is how sexualized the two male characters were, especially when blended with scenes with this young girl The author is well ...1 My Brother s Husband Volume 1 2 My Brother s Husband Volume 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

English
21 April 2018

Gengoroh Tagame