A review by katharine_opal
Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki

5.0

This manga managed to make a compelling story and be a great introductory look into Asexuality and Aromanticism! At points, it does feel a bit like "Asexuality 101" but seeing as the main character has zero knowledge of Asexuality, it comes off more naturally. The story shows Chika's beginning of her journey of figuring out both her sexuality and her romanticism. She slowly learned there are levels to sexuality, and even in romance, everyone is different. This book was so well written, and every character was believable. I also liked how it made it clear that Asexuality and Aromanticism are two different things! I've read a few other stories centered on Asexuality, and most of them act as if Aromanticism is the same thing. It's not, they are very different. The story also has other characters who have struggled with their LGBTQA identities, and what they went through trying to force themselves to conform to heteronormativity. I feel like anyone who is just figuring out they are Asexual or someone wanting to understand Asexuality better should read this manga! The art style was also so cute, I really loved it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!