evitaveda 's review for:

Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki

3.5

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“If things were different, I may never have realized these things about me, and I might still be lost. So I want to treasure those realizations and make sure I don’t stop there.” 

This was a really nice manga about an aromantic asexual main character figuring herself out. I liked that it was quite informative in an easily digestible way. I feel like people who are unfamiliar with asexuality would learn some basics from this manga. It was far from comprehensive though. 

The story and characters themselves were a bit less intriguing however. The MCs only personality trait seemed to be that she was asexual and confused about love so I would have liked to see more depth from her. It was pretty clear that this was an informative pamphlet disguised as a story so the plot itself didn’t give me all that much. It definitely showed off some stereotypes and insensitive comments ace people are faced with often, while also diving into why these types of comments are so offensive. In short, people could definitely learn a few things from reading  this manga. 

This manga made it clear to me that I’d love to read more stories that are more than informative. Books that instead focus on ace joy. I’ll take any recommendations!