Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide, Vol. 6

僕らの地球の歩き方 [Bokura no chikyuu no arukikata+ #6

by Mone Sorai

Lasciato il Messico, Asahi e Mitsuki partono alla volta degli Stati Uniti d’America e visitano il parco nazionale delle sabbie bianche, dove incontrano una madre con suo figlio. Asahi, che ha cominciato a prendere coscienza del fatto che sta per sposarsi, entra in crisi nel vedere quanto sia felice Mitsuki quando è con i bambini...

Genres: Manga, LGBT, Yaoi, Contemporary, Travel, Fiction, Romance

192 pages, Paperback

Published July 15, 2025

Reviews

[Henli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a sweet and wholesome series, and this volume is no exception.

Volume 6 sees Asahi and Mitsuki traveling across the United States. There’s talk of war and family, and even a little relationship drama involving some insecurities that is thankfully handled fairly quickly.

Asahi and Mitsuki are a really solid couple and their relationship feels very ‘lived in’ and domestic, which I thoroughly enjoy. I love them and love seeing their adventures together.

[Patty ༻ · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Anche se non avremo figli, ci sono sicuramente delle cose che possiamo fare per i bambini del futuro. Il matrimonio non è per forza legato al fatto di diventare genitori. Per me sposarsi significa avere al mio fianco la persona che amo di più al mondo. Quando mangiamo insieme cose buonissime, quando guardiamo paesaggi bellissimi, ma anche quando litighiamo e nei momenti difficili…significa che voglio passare la mia vita con te, Asahi!”

Questi due mi fanno piangere a ogni volume 😭 sono tristissima al pensiero che il prossimo sarà l’ultimo, ma ho in mente poi di rileggermi tutta la serie dall’inizio 🥹❤️

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pretty whirlwind trip through the United States. It was a little odd some bits were skated over so much - like the entirety of Vegas - but that's probably because they weren't interacting much with other people in this volume.

The opening chapter is the one that hits the hardest and introduces the big themes for this part of their journey. One is the complicated history between countries that were once at war with each other...particularly when their first stop is in the part of the desert where the atomic bomb was developed and tested. Then they cross the country and look at the Statue of Liberty and the memorials to fallen American soldiers...

All these things are sort of left hanging for readers to think about more on their own, rather than having messages hammered in too heavily. But they do have a good conversation with a woman they meet in the desert, a nearly divorced woman who's struggling to maintain her connection with her son.

With the gaps between volumes, I guess I'd forgotten that Mitsuki is a child of divorced parents. His bonding and attempted conversations with Daniel are really impactful, and also show how difficult it can be to communicate across language barriers - but also how much you can convey even when you don't have all the right words.

Watching Mitsuki talking and playing with a kid who - despite being American - is a lot like him makes Asahi really fixate on his worries about what he's taking away from Mitsuki's future.

Honestly, I wasn't sure it entirely felt like them for Mitsuki to get so upset when Asahi brought it up? But I liked the conversation they had the next day, while watching the sun set over the Grand Canyon. I wonder if Asahi will ever tell Mitsuki that his original plan was to break up with him after this trip was over...I feel like that would hurt Mitsuki a lot.

But more and more, they're discovering how much they truly love each other and how aligned they are in wanting to spend the rest of their lives together. And as Mitsuki points out, there's no guarantee that being in a heterosexual relationship would give him the ideal life-with-kids future that Asahi is fretting over him losing. The important part is prioritizing the person you love most: your partner, your spouse, and Asahi is still very much the person Mitsuki wants to marry and spend the rest of his life with.

It feels like their trip is starting to wind down, but we'll see. I can't really tell where they're going next, unless they do pop up to Canada. But I'm assuming we'll have a solid concluding volume at some point back in Japan, meeting each other's families...

[lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

ahhh, i just love them!!! but why would it end thereeee. haha, i always want the next volume.

[Libbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5✨

"It's okay, you can be too much. You're just enough for me."

Can't get over these two 🥰

[kaitlphere · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume focuses on the United States. I felt like there were fewer interactions or connections with locals in this one, but there were still some nice moments. I liked the variety of things they saw.

[Em · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another absolutely spectacular volume. The way Mone Sorai is able to balance a sense of wonder and beauty with the more harsh or terrible bits of life brings me to tears every volume. Volume 6 introduces some new conflicts and deepens the relationship between our two leads. The love on display between these two extends into the world they inhabit. I always leave this manga feeling invigorated and hopeful. 10/10 I would give it more stars if I could.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always enjoy my time with these two. They make me smile.

[untitled lullaby · Rating 5 out of 5]

The marriage bit had me in tears!! Although I’m not sure if this the end of the series. I don’t think so. I’m happy they spent time in the USA. Is there any other travel mangas like this? I could gobble this up. There is a misspelling of bagel in here which made me laugh.

[Aria Bipolarbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amo così tanto questo manga, dalla coppia protagonista alle curiosità che raccontano di ogni posto che visitano. Non vedo l'ora di leggere il prossimo, perché devo aspettare??

[Luana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ho letto in giro che il prossimo volume dovrebbe essere l'ultimo, così ne approfitterò per rileggere tutta la storia dall'inizio e seguire da capo tutte le tappe del viaggio di Asahi e Mitsuki - viaggio inteso non solo a livello geografica, ma anche in termini di crescita personale e di coppia.

Questo sesto volume porta i nostri ragazzi negli Stati Uniti. In mezzo a tutte le loro visite, ai momenti stile Alberto Angela di Asahi, e a varie mangiate, c'è spazio anche per momenti più toccanti. Come la visita al White Sands National Park e la sua vicinanza al Trinity Site, il luogo in cui si sono svolti i primi test per la bomba atomica - un tema che tocca molto da vicino i protagonisti, visto che il Giappone ha sperimentato direttamente il potenziale distruttivo di questo genere di armi. La speranza è che quanto accaduto nell'agosto del 1945 non si ripeta mai più, ma i nostri governanti sembrano avere la memoria corta, visto l'andazzo che sta prendendo il mondo.

E poi c'è la questione bambini, con i timori di Asahi - timori che Mitsuki mette subito a tacere. Per lui quello che conta davvero è poter passare il resto della sua vita con Asahi, il non poter mettere al mondo dei figli non è un problema insormontabile. Sì, i bambini gli piacciono, ma Asahi è l'amore della sua vita. Questa questione crea un piccolo momento di tensione, ma i due sapranno confrontarsi e mettere di nuovo in chiaro i rispettivi sentimenti.
Insomma, questa storia è un'altra di quelle belle botte di serotonina che, visti i tempi che corrono, mi ritrovo ad apprezzare particolarmente. Non vedo l'ora di avere tra le mani il volume sette per vedere quali saranno le ultime tappe del viaggio, il loro ritorno a casa e questo fantomatico matrimonio.

[tortie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not to sound ungrateful, but this one just didn’t hit for me. Felt too much of a whirlwind through too many areas in the US, so we didn’t really get to focus on any of them. But then the place we did focus on was just the desert which is like… so boring I’m sorry lol. I also didn’t care for the conflict of wondering if they could even be parents, I mean it’s a realistic concern it just doesn’t resonate with me. And then the prolonged conflict that stems from that just felt like miscommunication trope, it felt like they got set backwards three volumes in terms of their relationship progression. So weird. New York was cute just again felt soooo insanely short!!! And rushed!!!! This is also the shortest volume so far I believe and it felt like it. Idk. Having binged the series but now having this be the most recent volume released so I have to wait to see what happens next is like…. kinda super frustrating lmao. I really cherish this series though, and I can tell the author put a lot of care into it and that it’ll end happily.

[Sol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why did I feel so much pride as an American to watch them eat Texas Roadhouse, Shake Shack, and Lunchables?! It was such a "haha I do that" moment XD
They both have grown so, so much. It makes me so emotional T_T <3

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Less interactions with strangers in this volume (which is one of the series highlights for me for sure) but it did give more time for Asahi and Mitsuki’s relationship which was nice too. Plus, as a southern Californian who has also been to NY, it was fun to see the depiction of places I’ve been.

[Mel (booksandsundry)]

I adore this series 💛

[Amara · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[jing | aperipateticbibliophile]

mmm here's the "you can't have children if you're with me" angst that is, graciously, absolved through communication

come to Canada next pls & ty

[The_BookAce · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 stars

[Naomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gosh, right in the heart!!!

[Lorena · Rating 5 out of 5]

😭😭😭😭😭

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐ 4.3 ⭐