Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As an asexual and aromantic person, there is all too much and yet nothing at all that I relate to in this story. Fortunately, I was never too hung up on my sexuality. When I was younger, I already knew the term, what it was, and that it applied to me. However, I am very much an outlier.
Reading this gave the same feeling as listening to the personal journey of other ace people. There is so much confusion and guilt and shame—how can you ever find love or friendship or even feel like a normal person when you're missing such a crucial part of being alive? But sexual and romantic attraction isn't what makes us human.
The supporting cast proves this, too. There are tons of different kinds of ace representation. We see relationships differently and I'm glad that was also taken into consideration. This does make it feel a bit educational, but if this gets allosexual people to understand asexuality better, then I'm happy to let it go.
Seeing Chika go through all of this realize that it's okay felt sweet. That's really what this story is: it's so, so sweet.
Reading this gave the same feeling as listening to the personal journey of other ace people. There is so much confusion and guilt and shame—how can you ever find love or friendship or even feel like a normal person when you're missing such a crucial part of being alive? But sexual and romantic attraction isn't what makes us human.
The supporting cast proves this, too. There are tons of different kinds of ace representation. We see relationships differently and I'm glad that was also taken into consideration. This does make it feel a bit educational, but if this gets allosexual people to understand asexuality better, then I'm happy to let it go.
Seeing Chika go through all of this realize that it's okay felt sweet. That's really what this story is: it's so, so sweet.
hopeful
informative
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
CW for acephobia, sexual assault, homophobia, biphobia, flashbacks (minor), and toxic masculinity
A single volume following a college student trying to label and define her sexuality. I like that the main message of this manga is that labels are fluid or sometimes even hard to define to ourselves, let alone others. That there is no "normal". And all the conversation over toxic masculinity, the culture of sex, and what it means to fall in love are handled so well. I wish there was a manga following Chika and Umezaki as they explore what their friendship and possible partnership unfold. Overall, I found the manga both informative and light-hearted.
I will warn that there is a sexual assault in the very beginning by Chika's boyfriend and a brief flashback to that event. The story also has a character that is repulsed by the idea of sex but does it anyway due to peer/the toxic culture of masculinity and sex. There's also a lot of conversation about bi-erasure and fitting into a label that others are comfortable with. This manga is about college kids exploring sexualities and themselves with one another and has some useful information.
A single volume following a college student trying to label and define her sexuality. I like that the main message of this manga is that labels are fluid or sometimes even hard to define to ourselves, let alone others. That there is no "normal". And all the conversation over toxic masculinity, the culture of sex, and what it means to fall in love are handled so well. I wish there was a manga following Chika and Umezaki as they explore what their friendship and possible partnership unfold. Overall, I found the manga both informative and light-hearted.
I will warn that there is a sexual assault in the very beginning by Chika's boyfriend and a brief flashback to that event. The story also has a character that is repulsed by the idea of sex but does it anyway due to peer/the toxic culture of masculinity and sex. There's also a lot of conversation about bi-erasure and fitting into a label that others are comfortable with. This manga is about college kids exploring sexualities and themselves with one another and has some useful information.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Good book, very thorough in regards to it’s talk about asexuality but it still felt like a story rather than information in story form. Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No