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わたしは壁になりたい [Watashi wa Kabe ni Naritai] #1
I Want to be a Wall, Vol. 1
Any love story aficionado will say that the key to a successful couple is intense desire for one another—but what if the characters in question are an asexual woman with a passion for Boys Love stories and a gay man whose heart forever belongs to his oblivious childhood friend? Although romance will never be in the cards for newlyweds Yuriko and Gakurouta, the bond blossoming between them promises to be a wonderful relationship—the likes of which neither has ever experienced before…
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First published December 1, 2020
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June 28, 2022
I was surprised to learn about this manga because it was about an aro-ace woman and a gay man.
I'd seen aroace representation in manga before and I'm so glad that more aro-ace characters are being created, and that sexuality is finally being understood.
So far, the artstyle is nice, and the characters are great. The plot hasn't picked up yet because this is only the first volume, but the characters' personalities have been fleshed out and there has been a glimpse into both of their backstories. I was especially interested in reading about her struggle with her lack of sexual attraction, as well as how she enjoys romance when it isn't about her.
I was worried that because the plot revolved around an aroace woman and a gay man pretending to marry in order to fit in with society, they would develop romantic feelings for each other, but thankfully, this does not appear to be the case.
I'm excited for this manga's future!
I'd seen aroace representation in manga before and I'm so glad that more aro-ace characters are being created, and that sexuality is finally being understood.
So far, the artstyle is nice, and the characters are great. The plot hasn't picked up yet because this is only the first volume, but the characters' personalities have been fleshed out and there has been a glimpse into both of their backstories. I was especially interested in reading about her struggle with her lack of sexual attraction, as well as how she enjoys romance when it isn't about her.
I was worried that because the plot revolved around an aroace woman and a gay man pretending to marry in order to fit in with society, they would develop romantic feelings for each other, but thankfully, this does not appear to be the case.
I'm excited for this manga's future!
April 27, 2022
While I have some issues with this book, like how the initial definition of "asexual" is actually the definition of "aromantic" and the kind of fetishy way Yuriko views her gay husband's love for his straight childhood friend, it makes up for it by absolutely getting it right when it comes to how being aro/ace in an allosexual world can make you feel like you're broken and how all of the gossipy comments, snide remarks, and well-meaning statements about "oh, you just haven't met the right person yet" can cut you like a blade.
January 24, 2023
I whole heartedly believe that platonic love is the best kind of love.
December 14, 2025
Una fujoshi asessuale e aromatica e un uomo gay innamorato del suo amico d'infanzia etero decidono di sposarsi, sembra l'inizio di una barzelletta vero? Eppure è proprio così che ha inizio la nuova vita di Yuriko e Gakurota. Tra dubbi e difficoltà cercano di farsi strada insieme.
Questo manga ha catturato la mia intenzione fin da subito e questo primo volume non ha deluso le mie aspettative, non vedo l'ora di leggere il seguito.
Questo manga ha catturato la mia intenzione fin da subito e questo primo volume non ha deluso le mie aspettative, non vedo l'ora di leggere il seguito.
July 3, 2022
I feel seen, this is my niche. 🥺❤️
January 6, 2023
Yuriko is asexual. Gakuroura is gay. Naturally this means that they’ve just gotten married to camouflage their true natures behind the norms of society. Even with this marriage, however, they’ve got a lot to learn about one another and there’s still more than a little prejudice out there…
This story is quite good, but very much at odds with itself. The serious parts are really well done and the depiction of Yuriko is the second best ace representation in manga I’ve seen (everybody go read Sex Ed 120%). Gakuroura’s got a decent backstory that explains his classic ‘if I could be by your side it would be enough’ one-sided crush.
The jokier aspects of this story tend to fall flatter than a possum on the interstate during Labour Day weekend, however. Comedy about people being awful at cooking is incredibly played out in manga, but especially when trying to tell a more serious story. Yeah, it’s cute that they both end up terrible at it, but so, so corny.
Ditto watching Yuriko fret about Gakuroura learning more about her BL collection (based on this book and my own friends who are ace, it does seem like they all get issued massive book collections). The guy’s gay and interested, Yuriko, don’t shame him or yourself!
Yuriko is the strongest element of the book, honestly, and the portrayal her aromantic nature seems about right, but what I think the book does especially well is portraying the ‘death by a thousand cuts’ nature of others talking to those identifying as ace, which I’m going to wager is still pretty prevalent.
As a very specific gender identity, asexuality feels like the one where people are most likely to offer the most useless advice from either well-meaning ignorance or regular old jerk ignorance. Yuriko has to deal with a lot of ‘you could land a man if you tried harder’ or ‘you haven’t met the right person yet’ that simply ignores her preferences in favour of trying to force her into a specific box.
Even meeting up with a friend from high school and college proves to be a bit awkward and leads to a rather critical flashback where, at college, Yuriko finally meets somebody who helps her understand herself and it does seem like a relief that she has a name for the way she is. This one also throws in a little of the ‘friend you had in high school who you were just like and then you both went in different directions’ that many of us have lived through.
Gakuroura’s story doesn’t land quite as strongly just because he’s certainly not the first nor last gay guy in manga by this point, whereas Yuriko represents a very underserved demographic, even if he also feels the weight of heteronormative society on him. He’s also a lot more taciturn than Yuriko is as a general rule.
Credit where it’s due, the flashback that he’s given is also quite interesting and shows his increasing heartbreak as he realizes that his feelings towards his friend are a lot stronger than the ones directed back at him.
That said, I’m not entirely convinced at the strict heterosexuality of the other guy, given his incredibly rapid cycling of his girlfriends and some rather suggestive prose that crops up. It would be rather ironic if people who constantly get mislabeled accidentally did the same to him instead.
That’s the meat of the story, which has precious little to do with the marriage side of things, really, although once the jokes are out of the way, there’s some warmth to be found in the story of these two friends in a marriage of convenience learning to come together and be a little closer, even if not do much in the romantic sense.
3.5 stars and I’ll round this up to 4 because this really serves as a solid work giving a voice to an identity we don’t often see. If could use a lot less of the lame comedy, and I don’t know exactly where this story will go now that all the flashbacks are done, but it’s not bad at all.
This story is quite good, but very much at odds with itself. The serious parts are really well done and the depiction of Yuriko is the second best ace representation in manga I’ve seen (everybody go read Sex Ed 120%). Gakuroura’s got a decent backstory that explains his classic ‘if I could be by your side it would be enough’ one-sided crush.
The jokier aspects of this story tend to fall flatter than a possum on the interstate during Labour Day weekend, however. Comedy about people being awful at cooking is incredibly played out in manga, but especially when trying to tell a more serious story. Yeah, it’s cute that they both end up terrible at it, but so, so corny.
Ditto watching Yuriko fret about Gakuroura learning more about her BL collection (based on this book and my own friends who are ace, it does seem like they all get issued massive book collections). The guy’s gay and interested, Yuriko, don’t shame him or yourself!
Yuriko is the strongest element of the book, honestly, and the portrayal her aromantic nature seems about right, but what I think the book does especially well is portraying the ‘death by a thousand cuts’ nature of others talking to those identifying as ace, which I’m going to wager is still pretty prevalent.
As a very specific gender identity, asexuality feels like the one where people are most likely to offer the most useless advice from either well-meaning ignorance or regular old jerk ignorance. Yuriko has to deal with a lot of ‘you could land a man if you tried harder’ or ‘you haven’t met the right person yet’ that simply ignores her preferences in favour of trying to force her into a specific box.
Even meeting up with a friend from high school and college proves to be a bit awkward and leads to a rather critical flashback where, at college, Yuriko finally meets somebody who helps her understand herself and it does seem like a relief that she has a name for the way she is. This one also throws in a little of the ‘friend you had in high school who you were just like and then you both went in different directions’ that many of us have lived through.
Gakuroura’s story doesn’t land quite as strongly just because he’s certainly not the first nor last gay guy in manga by this point, whereas Yuriko represents a very underserved demographic, even if he also feels the weight of heteronormative society on him. He’s also a lot more taciturn than Yuriko is as a general rule.
Credit where it’s due, the flashback that he’s given is also quite interesting and shows his increasing heartbreak as he realizes that his feelings towards his friend are a lot stronger than the ones directed back at him.
That said, I’m not entirely convinced at the strict heterosexuality of the other guy, given his incredibly rapid cycling of his girlfriends and some rather suggestive prose that crops up. It would be rather ironic if people who constantly get mislabeled accidentally did the same to him instead.
That’s the meat of the story, which has precious little to do with the marriage side of things, really, although once the jokes are out of the way, there’s some warmth to be found in the story of these two friends in a marriage of convenience learning to come together and be a little closer, even if not do much in the romantic sense.
3.5 stars and I’ll round this up to 4 because this really serves as a solid work giving a voice to an identity we don’t often see. If could use a lot less of the lame comedy, and I don’t know exactly where this story will go now that all the flashbacks are done, but it’s not bad at all.
April 29, 2023
I was going to go with 3 stars because I'm always so impatient with setup chapters, but Yuriko's backstory chapter almost had me crying, so ohhhh I can see the glowing potential for this one and I'm sorely tempted to immediately start on volume two.
I Want to be a Wall centers on an aroace woman obsessed with BL and a gay man in love with his childhood best friend who marry each other in order to get their parents (and the rest of the world) off their back. And this premise is all it took to suck me in, because sweetie, I need me some central queer friendships and I need more aspec characters who like fictionalized romance and/or sex because as an alloace woman myself with friends across the a-spectrum... Bro, do you know how many aro people delight in writing romance, and how many ace people delight in writing smut? Hell, ace writers not being able to shut up about their taste in smut was the reason one of my writing servers needed to add an NSFW chat a few months back.
Both Yuriko and Gakurouta are well-established in this. We are introduced to their circumstances, the reasons they both agreed to this arrangement, and how they are attempting to navigate the dynamic of being married to and coexisting with each other. (Unfortunately, neither can cook, so RIP to their kitchen and their stomach linings.) Gaku is pining for his (straight) childhood best friend, and Yuriko has been followed her whole adult life by people encouraging her to find a man... woman... anyone??? You can't really want to be alone forever, do you???
Truthfully, Yuriko's experiences are a lot more compelling to me at the moment, because even though I'm ace and not aro, a lot of those sentiments reflect a shared experience between both aspects of the a-spectrum. I especially appreciated that they spend time discussing why Yuriko likes BL so much. Basically, she enjoys the idea of romance... just not for herself. But because of her experiences as a woman who is constantly pushed toward her "need" to pursue romantic interests, it is extremely difficult for her to interact with romantic stories that include women despite liking the general content of romance stories. So she sticks to BL, where there's no chance of being reminded of what everyone regards as her "deficiencies" because, well... The characters aren't women. She also finds comfort in the similarities between her and stories about queer men, because like her, they exist in a way that society deems abnormal.
Gee, it's almost as though being aspec is inherently queer and our struggles line up with other queer identities due to not fitting into established social narratives and that exclusionist movement that persisted for a couple years when I was a teen was full of shit and needed to shut up and actually listen to us about our experiences and no I'm not still haunted by that, it's not like I ran an aspec blog during the height of that bullshit and had to field terrible shit when I was sixteen, nope, not at all.
Anyway, I am really happy with this set up and really optimistic about its handling of aspec identity which is so, so nice since there aren't many honest explorations of those experiences. And I want to establish - the English translation does simply refer to Yuriko as "asexual," though it is established through conversation that she experiences neither romantic nor sexual attraction. I've been informed that this is likely a translation thing that they don't seperate aromanticism and asexuality, but Yuriko IS aroace, there is no denying it.
(Also Gaku is so earnestly sweet trying to show interest in her hobbies to make her more comfortable with living with him, and I can't help but laughing that he actually starts getting into her books and that she has to live with the embarassment of answering questions like, "Hey, Yuriko... What's omegaverse???")
I'm very excited to see what this story has in store!
I Want to be a Wall centers on an aroace woman obsessed with BL and a gay man in love with his childhood best friend who marry each other in order to get their parents (and the rest of the world) off their back. And this premise is all it took to suck me in, because sweetie, I need me some central queer friendships and I need more aspec characters who like fictionalized romance and/or sex because as an alloace woman myself with friends across the a-spectrum... Bro, do you know how many aro people delight in writing romance, and how many ace people delight in writing smut? Hell, ace writers not being able to shut up about their taste in smut was the reason one of my writing servers needed to add an NSFW chat a few months back.
Both Yuriko and Gakurouta are well-established in this. We are introduced to their circumstances, the reasons they both agreed to this arrangement, and how they are attempting to navigate the dynamic of being married to and coexisting with each other. (Unfortunately, neither can cook, so RIP to their kitchen and their stomach linings.) Gaku is pining for his (straight) childhood best friend, and Yuriko has been followed her whole adult life by people encouraging her to find a man... woman... anyone??? You can't really want to be alone forever, do you???
Truthfully, Yuriko's experiences are a lot more compelling to me at the moment, because even though I'm ace and not aro, a lot of those sentiments reflect a shared experience between both aspects of the a-spectrum. I especially appreciated that they spend time discussing why Yuriko likes BL so much. Basically, she enjoys the idea of romance... just not for herself. But because of her experiences as a woman who is constantly pushed toward her "need" to pursue romantic interests, it is extremely difficult for her to interact with romantic stories that include women despite liking the general content of romance stories. So she sticks to BL, where there's no chance of being reminded of what everyone regards as her "deficiencies" because, well... The characters aren't women. She also finds comfort in the similarities between her and stories about queer men, because like her, they exist in a way that society deems abnormal.
Anyway, I am really happy with this set up and really optimistic about its handling of aspec identity which is so, so nice since there aren't many honest explorations of those experiences. And I want to establish - the English translation does simply refer to Yuriko as "asexual," though it is established through conversation that she experiences neither romantic nor sexual attraction. I've been informed that this is likely a translation thing that they don't seperate aromanticism and asexuality, but Yuriko IS aroace, there is no denying it.
I'm very excited to see what this story has in store!
December 1, 2025
after reading our dreams at dusk last year, i've been interested in finding more manga with lgbt+ rep in a non romance format. this series is just what i was looking for - the story of a lavender marriage between an ace woman and a closeted gay man with an unrequited crush.
the magnificently relatable title also grabbed me - i, too, want to be a wall.
this volume gives us some backstory on the platonic newlyweds, yuriko and gaku. i'm particularly taken by yuriko, who is obsessed with boys love media, delighting in their steamy romances despite having no interest in that type of love for herself. these m/m romances are a safe space for her, because they operate in a context wherein she herself does not exist.
excellent translation, and i love the humor sprinkled over this emotional slice of life. it's really special to see a nonromantic bond growing between these two characters. they feel the need to conform to expectations by entering a hetero marriage, but maybe they can find a different sort of safe space with one another. i'm so looking forward to the next volumes!
the magnificently relatable title also grabbed me - i, too, want to be a wall.
this volume gives us some backstory on the platonic newlyweds, yuriko and gaku. i'm particularly taken by yuriko, who is obsessed with boys love media, delighting in their steamy romances despite having no interest in that type of love for herself. these m/m romances are a safe space for her, because they operate in a context wherein she herself does not exist.
excellent translation, and i love the humor sprinkled over this emotional slice of life. it's really special to see a nonromantic bond growing between these two characters. they feel the need to conform to expectations by entering a hetero marriage, but maybe they can find a different sort of safe space with one another. i'm so looking forward to the next volumes!
May 8, 2023
OMG! These two are the cutest disaster queers!
August 11, 2022
4.5
cw: misogyny (people berating ace/aro woman for not being interested in anyone; people berating woman for not wanting children off-page), parent death
I am absolutely in love with this relationship! A pair of friends, an ace/aro woman who only enjoys the concept of sex and love in her BL (boys' love) books and a gay man in love with his straight childhood friend, have a marriage of convenience and they're SO GOOD to each other. I can see this going many ways with this plot setup, but this is a strong start. There's finally a respectful representation of ace/aro people in manga! However, she's a fujoshi and I can see how her love of yaoi might skirt into the "women fetishizing gay men" territory for some readers. It's not nearly as bad as others, like Wotakoi and Princess Jellyfish, and some might find her reasons for enjoying yaoi justified (she doesn't have to see women/herself represented). It really depends on the reader's comfort level. I personally enjoyed this; my demi heart felt very validated. I Want to be a Wall is fresh and fluffy and I'm looking forward to future volume(s)!
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cw: misogyny (people berating ace/aro woman for not being interested in anyone; people berating woman for not wanting children off-page), parent death
I am absolutely in love with this relationship! A pair of friends, an ace/aro woman who only enjoys the concept of sex and love in her BL (boys' love) books and a gay man in love with his straight childhood friend, have a marriage of convenience and they're SO GOOD to each other. I can see this going many ways with this plot setup, but this is a strong start. There's finally a respectful representation of ace/aro people in manga! However, she's a fujoshi and I can see how her love of yaoi might skirt into the "women fetishizing gay men" territory for some readers. It's not nearly as bad as others, like Wotakoi and Princess Jellyfish, and some might find her reasons for enjoying yaoi justified (she doesn't have to see women/herself represented). It really depends on the reader's comfort level. I personally enjoyed this; my demi heart felt very validated. I Want to be a Wall is fresh and fluffy and I'm looking forward to future volume(s)!
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June 14, 2022
A marriage of convenience between an asexual woman and a closeted gay man is portrayed in a gentle slice-of-life manner. They learn to cohabitate and trust one another as it is slowly revealed how they came to be in this circumstance.
The characters are so passive and the story is so mild that I'm not immediately won over as a fan. There is potential though, so I might try a second volume if I see it at my library, but I won't be actively seeking it out.
The characters are so passive and the story is so mild that I'm not immediately won over as a fan. There is potential though, so I might try a second volume if I see it at my library, but I won't be actively seeking it out.
May 4, 2022
4.5/5
I loved this. Very much. This first volume scratches at the surface of all the difficult emotions that can come along with being part of the LGBTQIA. But it also has some fun humor sprinkled in between all the heartwarming and heartbreaking moments. We see Gakurouta has come to terms with his unrequited love for his childhood best friend and though his story is full of longing and loneliness, he is starting to find a friend in his wife, Yuriko. I think it’s so beautiful the way their blooming relationship is portrayed. There is nothing romantic between them, yet my heart feels full watching them grow together. The incredible bonds that can form between humans goes beyond romance and this story showcases that well. And Yuriko’s story really speaks on what it’s like to be asexual. So many times I’ve seen us referred to as broken or that something is wrong with us. But Yuriko is living a full, wonderful life without romance and it simply felt so good to see. Although the Ace spectrum is broad and this story only explores being asexual and aromantic, these kinds of stories deserve to be told. Those in the Ace community deserve to be seen as whole humans. Yuriko still has amazing relationships with others and her bond that’s beginning with Gakurouta feels so profound.
I loved this. Very much. This first volume scratches at the surface of all the difficult emotions that can come along with being part of the LGBTQIA. But it also has some fun humor sprinkled in between all the heartwarming and heartbreaking moments. We see Gakurouta has come to terms with his unrequited love for his childhood best friend and though his story is full of longing and loneliness, he is starting to find a friend in his wife, Yuriko. I think it’s so beautiful the way their blooming relationship is portrayed. There is nothing romantic between them, yet my heart feels full watching them grow together. The incredible bonds that can form between humans goes beyond romance and this story showcases that well. And Yuriko’s story really speaks on what it’s like to be asexual. So many times I’ve seen us referred to as broken or that something is wrong with us. But Yuriko is living a full, wonderful life without romance and it simply felt so good to see. Although the Ace spectrum is broad and this story only explores being asexual and aromantic, these kinds of stories deserve to be told. Those in the Ace community deserve to be seen as whole humans. Yuriko still has amazing relationships with others and her bond that’s beginning with Gakurouta feels so profound.
January 15, 2025
Oh this was soooo cute 💖
January 15, 2023
Representation: Japanese asexual aromantic protagonist, gay Japanese protagonist, Japanese secondary and tertiary characters.
Content Warning: aphobia.
Review to come...
Content Warning: aphobia.
Review to come...
June 11, 2022
2022 LGBTQA+ Pride Reading Challenge
Prompt: read a LGBTQA+ manga
This was a great start for the series! Yuriko and Gaku are such a sweet couple and even though they don't love each other I'm still rooting for their happiness. The discussions of marriage, sex, sexuality, and love were handled well and treated properly. My only real complaint is that, like a LOT of media discussing asexuality, the story states that asexuality is a lack of sexual and/or romantic attraction, which isn't true. Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction while aromantic is a lack of romantic attraction. Granted, it is absolutely possible for someone to be aromantic AND asexual (and it sounds like that's how Yuriko identifies), but the story treats asexuality as both and it isn't. I understand this is an unfortunately common thing to happen, but it kind of bothers me that in a series meant to discuss sexuality and romantic attraction it doesn't try to differentiate between asexuality and aromance. Maybe it'll come up later, I don't know, but it still bothered me.
That being said, this was a lot of fun to read and has a lot of potential to be one of the best LGBTQA+ manga to date. Here's hoping it'll keep getting better, I'm ready for more!
Prompt: read a LGBTQA+ manga
This was a great start for the series! Yuriko and Gaku are such a sweet couple and even though they don't love each other I'm still rooting for their happiness. The discussions of marriage, sex, sexuality, and love were handled well and treated properly. My only real complaint is that, like a LOT of media discussing asexuality, the story states that asexuality is a lack of sexual and/or romantic attraction, which isn't true. Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction while aromantic is a lack of romantic attraction. Granted, it is absolutely possible for someone to be aromantic AND asexual (and it sounds like that's how Yuriko identifies), but the story treats asexuality as both and it isn't. I understand this is an unfortunately common thing to happen, but it kind of bothers me that in a series meant to discuss sexuality and romantic attraction it doesn't try to differentiate between asexuality and aromance. Maybe it'll come up later, I don't know, but it still bothered me.
That being said, this was a lot of fun to read and has a lot of potential to be one of the best LGBTQA+ manga to date. Here's hoping it'll keep getting better, I'm ready for more!
June 23, 2022
I want to be a wall. . . also.
The first volume was nothing short of beautiful. I think I'm a bit biased because I related a bit to Yuriko. While her and I do not share the exact same lifestyle. Her escapism through BL manga, and most of her identity are honestly relatable to my own life (except, I am romantic rather than aro). Overall, it's a really sweet manga about two people who feel completely lost in the world trying to create a healthy successful relationship.
I highly suggest reading this in your own time if you can.
The first volume was nothing short of beautiful. I think I'm a bit biased because I related a bit to Yuriko. While her and I do not share the exact same lifestyle. Her escapism through BL manga, and most of her identity are honestly relatable to my own life (except, I am romantic rather than aro). Overall, it's a really sweet manga about two people who feel completely lost in the world trying to create a healthy successful relationship.
I highly suggest reading this in your own time if you can.
September 30, 2024
Molto interessante, non vedo l'ora di continuare
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May 11, 2023
Love a good platonic marriage <3
January 27, 2025
4.5 I love that this manga depicts a different type of love/relationship. It's nice seeing the two build an understanding with one another. The art is cute and matches the story and characters well! This is another manga I feel like people can relate to. I also think this manga does great in depicting communities that aren't shown enough in books. I'd highly recommend and can't wait to read more.
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January 2, 2024mangá incrível com protagonista aro/ace e um casamento arranjado mto divertido e fofo em q eles são só amigos!!!! amei demais, recomendo (e quero q a yen press traga logo o vol 3!!)
January 11, 2024
❤️❤️❤️❤️
April 23, 2022
This is a pretty refreshing manga about the FL and ML in an arranged marriage but aren’t in love with each other. FL isn’t really the type to fall in love with anyone (she is a BL fan too) and ML likes fellas, he is in love with his childhood friend. As much as it’s not great for them to be forced to be married each other, it is so sweet that they get along with each other! You see a lot of arranged marriage manga that are completely over the top and fall of drama. This one however, it is again very nice to see them be kind towards each other even if they don’t feel the love.
It’s definitely worth everyone’s time to check out this manga!
It’s definitely worth everyone’s time to check out this manga!
October 16, 2022
YURIKO, LET HIM READ THE BOOKS, DAMMIT, I WANT TO SEE YOU INTERACT AND SHARE THIS BOOKS TOGETHER!
This volume was such. a. treat. I loved it!
Yeah, there are moments where Yuriko's behavior toward BL stories is a bit...ah...not my taste BUT I loved getting the explanation on why she loves it so much.
And while I didn't relate to her at the exact level, as someone who falls somewhere in the asexual spectrum, this book meant a lot. I think my main differences between me and Yuriko is that while is utterly uninterested in experiencing romance, I am interested on a certain level, but not with anyone. The moment I think about doing anything romantic, me the person, with anyone, I just know I'd skip out real quick. The little image she used to explain how she felt about fictional romance and romance involving her, I related to that deeply.
Man, I need to continue this story, I need more chapters, it's soooo good.
This volume was such. a. treat. I loved it!
Yeah, there are moments where Yuriko's behavior toward BL stories is a bit...ah...not my taste BUT I loved getting the explanation on why she loves it so much.
And while I didn't relate to her at the exact level, as someone who falls somewhere in the asexual spectrum, this book meant a lot. I think my main differences between me and Yuriko is that while is utterly uninterested in experiencing romance, I am interested on a certain level, but not with anyone. The moment I think about doing anything romantic, me the person, with anyone, I just know I'd skip out real quick. The little image she used to explain how she felt about fictional romance and romance involving her, I related to that deeply.
Man, I need to continue this story, I need more chapters, it's soooo good.
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March 30, 2022I don't know. I hope this series sees the characters break of out their sham marriage to pursue what truly makes them happy. In the meantime, it is lovely to see two people work so hard to understand each other and be friends.
October 7, 2022
While the Definition of Aromantic and Asexual people are combined. This sweet and comforting story of Platonic love is one I'm excited to bring home on my bookshelf.
June 30, 2024
my only complaint is the abrupt ending. I NEED volume 2 right now!
July 3, 2024
I've never felt this seen in my life
January 8, 2025
Does this cover a lot of basic information about asexuality that I myself as someone on the ace spectrum is aware of? Yes. Did it make me tear up to see a piece of media talk about asexuality as something that just is? Also yes.
Truly a really sweet manga about the marriage between a woman on the ace/aro spectrum and a gay man with an unrequited love in the form of his childhood best friend. They learn how to live together as a married couple and watching their friendship blossom is honestly so so sweet.
Truly a really sweet manga about the marriage between a woman on the ace/aro spectrum and a gay man with an unrequited love in the form of his childhood best friend. They learn how to live together as a married couple and watching their friendship blossom is honestly so so sweet.
October 13, 2022
Lavender marriage 💜the concept itself breaks my heart. I don't understand why people need to trap themselves in order to live with their heads up in society. H is gay and h is aro-ace, so they decided to get married and fool everyone.
The backstories of both the MCs killed me. I literally had tears in my eyes when Gaku (H) asked Yuriko (h):
“If someday Sousuke decides to get married...when that day comes...will you...cry with me?”
Sousuke is Gaku's childhood friend and one-sided cursh. Oh, an unrequited love.
I love the art style too. Its simple. Nothing fancy. But accurately captures the essence of purity of MCs. The colours used in the cover are pastels, so they suit very well too.
Granted, the description in the first chapter of 'asexual' is actually of aromantic but oh well, I don't know if that's a translation issue.
P.S- I want to thank Goodreads algorithm for actually recommending me this manga in the "recommended" section. I never would've found this gem otherwise.
The backstories of both the MCs killed me. I literally had tears in my eyes when Gaku (H) asked Yuriko (h):
“If someday Sousuke decides to get married...when that day comes...will you...cry with me?”
Sousuke is Gaku's childhood friend and one-sided cursh. Oh, an unrequited love.
I love the art style too. Its simple. Nothing fancy. But accurately captures the essence of purity of MCs. The colours used in the cover are pastels, so they suit very well too.
Granted, the description in the first chapter of 'asexual' is actually of aromantic but oh well, I don't know if that's a translation issue.
P.S- I want to thank Goodreads algorithm for actually recommending me this manga in the "recommended" section. I never would've found this gem otherwise.
June 30, 2023
While this felt more aro than ace with the FMC rep, I still really enjoyed this one. Lots of cute moments and also serious and poignant moments that feel very relatable.
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