"Hey, are we gay?" "Well, that'd be how society views us?"
-I like this conversation because these days, I think people are too fixated on putting others into sexual categories. I've read comments in other BL mangas where readers express frustration when characters say "l'm not gay. I don't like other guys I only like you". But that does happen irl. As an asexual, discovering that there's a term for what I am is validating, but I don't want to be boxed in it.
Technically, they would be categorized as gay or bi but, ideally, there shouldn't even be categories when it comes to love. I believe people should just love one another for their heart and soul. But then again, we don't live in an ideal world so romantic and sexual labels are helpful in setting expectations and preventing future heartbreak.
-Everything is amazing until the SA part, which kinds of ruin the story and the mc's characterization. However, this manga is still worth reading for its realistic aspects, especially the homesickness and isolation in a foreign country, the racism, the doubts they have in their relationship (since they are both originally straight and very lonely in a faraway land where they can't speak much of the language). It could have been perfect but why write that part sensei? T_T
-One comment said that the art is fluid and I think that may be the best way to describe it. It has its own beauty and I read before that top art schools look for fluid or expressive art. I'm not sure if it's true though.
"Hey, are we gay?"
"Well, that'd be how society views us?"
-I like this conversation because these days, I think people are too fixated on putting others into sexual categories. I've read comments in other BL mangas where readers express frustration when characters say "l'm not gay. I don't like other guys I only like you". But that does happen irl. As an asexual, discovering that there's a term for what I am is validating, but I don't want to be boxed in it.
Technically, they would be categorized as gay or bi but, ideally, there shouldn't even be categories when it comes to love. I believe people should just love one another for their heart and soul. But then again, we don't live in an ideal world so romantic and sexual labels are helpful in setting expectations and preventing future heartbreak.
-Everything is amazing until the SA part, which kinds of ruin the story and the mc's characterization. However, this manga is still worth reading for its realistic aspects, especially the homesickness and isolation in a foreign country, the racism, the doubts they have in their relationship (since they are both originally straight and very lonely in a faraway land where they can't speak much of the language). It could have been perfect but why write that part sensei? T_T
-One comment said that the art is fluid and I think that may be the best way to describe it. It has its own beauty and I read before that top art schools look for fluid or expressive art. I'm not sure if it's true though.