Truly a perfect manga. Incredibly comfortable and respectful. Even just a whiff of homophobia got a warning so that there's no shock or disrespect. So many BL/GLs feel straight up homophobic with what content hey allow in them, from pushing characters into violent and dangerous situations that were justified due to their sexuality or even refusing to have properly gay characters instead having 'two straights who just happened to find each other'. In contrast, this is a breath of fresh air. A queer feminist perspective of a typical slice of life. Food is a way of connection, joy, and love that becomes oppressive through patriarchy. Cooking as a duty, food denoting familial status with women at the bottom, eating becomes an act governed by male opinions.
The reclaiming of cooking and eating through a non-patriarchal lens, to say it's refreshing is an understatement.
This is a masterpiece that I recommend wholeheartedly.
Truly a perfect manga. Incredibly comfortable and respectful. Even just a whiff of homophobia got a warning so that there's no shock or disrespect. So many BL/GLs feel straight up homophobic with what content hey allow in them, from pushing characters into violent and dangerous situations that were justified due to their sexuality or even refusing to have properly gay characters instead having 'two straights who just happened to find each other'. In contrast, this is a breath of fresh air. A queer feminist perspective of a typical slice of life. Food is a way of connection, joy, and love that becomes oppressive through patriarchy. Cooking as a duty, food denoting familial status with women at the bottom, eating becomes an act governed by male opinions.
The reclaiming of cooking and eating through a non-patriarchal lens, to say it's refreshing is an understatement.
This is a masterpiece that I recommend wholeheartedly.