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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.
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both mangas are by gay mangakas and portray not romance, but how gay people are perceived by and navigate japanese society
Ryousuke’s nearing 30 and ends up going to his friend’s gay bachelor party to find a life partner. There, he’s drawn in by Shun’s beautiful eyes. The two become closer as they spend more time with each other, but what kind of secret is Shun hiding?
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Both are really sweet and, honsetly, a bit sad. They really highlight how homosexuality and same-sex marriage are viewed in Japan.
At the S penitentiary in Hokkaido, every minute of every day is meticulously scheduled. Inmates are tasked with repetitive menial labor, such as assembling paper bags and carving designs on trinkets, and given three round meals every day at exactly the same time. In his tiny four-person cell, a man incarcerated for illicit firearms possession passes his monotonous three-year sentence by reading and having the same trivial conversations with his cellmates day after day, knowing that obeying orders without thinking will help the days, and the sentences, fly by.
Song Yuan Xun is a homophobe with a cold personality. He matched with Fang Zhao Mu on a dating app, but he absolutely detests him. He discovers that Fang Zhao Mu is more clingy than he thought!
In Spring of his junior high 2nd year, Saitou got in the same class as Suzuki. Receiving Saitou's help while being bullied in first year, Suzuki smiled shyly while thinking, "what if we became friends". Saitou is becoming more and more conscious about Suzuki and their relationship starts to change?!
Iga is a famous landscaper. But for some reason, he was left out of a big project and was appointed to be foreman of a small garden in the outskirts. Growing tired of it, Iga couldn’t accept that fact but when he met a client named Asakura, something in him is starting to change…
Though Rihito’s always been a loner, lately he’s grown close to his classmate, Hikaru. The two of them have even fallen in love and tentatively started dating. But when Rihito’s mother ends up in the hospital, the stress of it all becomes too much for him. Hikaru wants to be there for Rihito, but can Rihito learn to open his heart and rely on another person?
Koike, having come to Tokyo for a job, finds herself renting space in a share house and meeting Makimura. Makimura Asako, former Miss Japan finalist and TV personality, comes out to her housemates and they just sort of all get over themselves.