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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing
Really good spectrum of queer characters with a lot of nuance and explanations of how sexuality and gender is a spectrum and not all one or the other
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Stellar read!
I have a dear friend who identifies differently than I do. This book felt warm because I thought about her the whole time. I learned that sexuality is very fluid. Sometimes people use an identity because it’s the closest to what they’re feeling at the moment, but, like everything, that identity can change over time. It makes me rethink some of my language and questions. I hope to carry this book with me for a while!
Reading a manga was the last prompt in one of my book challenges. I’m glad it was this one! I was disoriented a bit reading right to left. I also think I sped through it and didn’t appreciate the pictures enough. There were some story lines I didn’t understand. But I still really liked this!
I have a dear friend who identifies differently than I do. This book felt warm because I thought about her the whole time. I learned that sexuality is very fluid. Sometimes people use an identity because it’s the closest to what they’re feeling at the moment, but, like everything, that identity can change over time. It makes me rethink some of my language and questions. I hope to carry this book with me for a while!
Reading a manga was the last prompt in one of my book challenges. I’m glad it was this one! I was disoriented a bit reading right to left. I also think I sped through it and didn’t appreciate the pictures enough. There were some story lines I didn’t understand. But I still really liked this!
i love this SO MUCH ive never seen asexuality described so well and accurately in a piece of media, as well as lgbtq identities overall and figuring yourself out. i love that there were multiple aspec characters who all have their own views on sex and romance (as well as mentioning multiple microlabels); it’s true to real life, as the ace umbrella and community are much more diverse than people think they are, and i was really glad to see that represented. the main character is extremely relatable in so many aspects which just made it even better. nearly all the characters are likable and i think theyre so so silly and i love them… i highly recommend this!!
ace manga, main character starts college and discovers/recons with 'asexual' and how that impacts her friendships/social interactions. a bit of found family in a dorky Manga sort of way
Summary:
Chika is a high schooler who has never felt love. This fact has always made her feel a bit alien, especially now, as she’s prepping for college life. But this new change in life could be exactly what she needs—a chance to learn about herself.
After years of misunderstanding, Chika will finally learn terms that make her realize she’s perfectly healthy and normal. Her journey is one that many people will resonate with, even if her terms don’t define them.
Review:
Is Love the Answer? Is the story of one woman trying to understand her sexuality. As such, it’s a great resource for anybody going through a similar journey. It’s an informative read with a plot, essentially.
My reason for not giving this manga a higher rating is that sometimes the plot felt more like a device for the info, so the lesson could have been more carefully worked into the story (translation: info-dumping or out-of-character actions to justify an explanation).
Aside from that, I really enjoyed Is Love the Answer? It has some fantastic representations (including, but not limited to, asexual and aromantic characters). It’s important to feel seen, and there aren’t enough ace books in this world.
Highlights:
Contemporary Fiction
Slice-of-Life Manga
LGBTQ+
Asexual Journey
Trigger Warning:
Attempted Sexual Assault
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Chika is a high schooler who has never felt love. This fact has always made her feel a bit alien, especially now, as she’s prepping for college life. But this new change in life could be exactly what she needs—a chance to learn about herself.
After years of misunderstanding, Chika will finally learn terms that make her realize she’s perfectly healthy and normal. Her journey is one that many people will resonate with, even if her terms don’t define them.
Review:
Is Love the Answer? Is the story of one woman trying to understand her sexuality. As such, it’s a great resource for anybody going through a similar journey. It’s an informative read with a plot, essentially.
My reason for not giving this manga a higher rating is that sometimes the plot felt more like a device for the info, so the lesson could have been more carefully worked into the story (translation: info-dumping or out-of-character actions to justify an explanation).
Aside from that, I really enjoyed Is Love the Answer? It has some fantastic representations (including, but not limited to, asexual and aromantic characters). It’s important to feel seen, and there aren’t enough ace books in this world.
Highlights:
Contemporary Fiction
Slice-of-Life Manga
LGBTQ+
Asexual Journey
Trigger Warning:
Attempted Sexual Assault
You Can Also Find Me On:
Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks | Quirky Cat's Comics | Monkeys Fighting Robots | Storygraph | Bookhype | Bookstagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Reedsy
Un manga molt pedagògic i divulgatiu sobre l'espectre de l'assexualitat a través de la descoberta d'una protagonista i un elenc de personatges ben variat. En alguns fragments és un pèl feixuc, amb molt de text, però s'agraeix el rigor i la voluntat d'inclusió del màxim de realitats possible.
I really enjoyed this manga. The journey of finding who your are and that answer not being set in stone really resonated with me. It wasn't only Chika figuring things out, but the people around her as well. I really liked how the author showed how both asexual women and men have similar yet different struggles. I love that sexual and romantic attraction, like gender, are on wide spectrum and anyone can find themselves on it. Nothing has to be black and white and the shades n between could define you.