tsukineko's manga / #supernatural(270)

By the mangaka who created 'Nabari no Ô'. They themself are x-gender, (is that the same as agender?), and asexual, apparently, so know first-hand both the internal struggles and the societal pressures faced by such rl people in Japan. Note: This is NOT yaoi. It does have a little shounen ai, but the focus is on the struggles of LGBT+ people, rather than their romantic/sexual relationships. It was published in a seinen magazine, hence it's not meant to be fujoshi fapping material lol. I.e. Read this for a realistic and sensitive portrayal of LGBT+ people in Japan. After this, read something by Hagio Moto, whose works inspire this mangaka.

By the writer of Ai no kusabi!

Don't be put off by the fact that it's 'only' shounen ai. It still looks really good. And it's not shounen ai in the sense of them never going past kissing, they are actually having sexual relations, it's just that the graphic parts aren't shown.

3.5 stars. I didn't intend to read this, but it was not bad - pretty sweet actually, and nice art, as usual for this mangaka.

After this, read 'Kare no niwa ni saku hana'