My Brother's Husband

Sweet, endearing, and a wonderful read that I fully recommend. Lovely story overall. The main character is an accurate representation of "i'm not homophobic but"s, initially being at least uncomfortable to have his brother's husband in his home and near his daughter. It's truly so heartwarming to see him gradually change his views as the manga goes on, and to become a kinder and more accepting person. Of course, his little daughter is this way right off the bat! She simply had no reason to be wary of her exciting new uncle! Her behaviour is very eye-opening both to her father and to the reader. And finally, the brother'shusband himself. Incredibly sweet and friendly, he brings light in their home and is never treated by the story as a caricature or anything of the sort. The story of the brothers separating is so realistic it's tear-jerking. It shows you can be homophobic without realizing, and you can hurt someone without meaning harm. And, of course, seeing how the husbands lived before one passed away was so sad and so beautiful and so real. They had a happy wedding, spent time doing their favourite activities together, and they were a family true as it can be. It's nice to see gay couples being portrayed in the same positive and realistic light as straight couples are, instead of their relationship being vague or all about sex and/or drama. I recommend it if you're looking for a wholesome queer story, without (much) angst or fetishization.

very lovely and wholesome story about a guy who goes to visit his deceased husbands home town and meets his brother and niece. It made me cry at one point but it was so beautiful and shows the realism of a gay couple in Japan how people react to the sigma. I've read this 4 times already guys!!!! 10/10!!!! please read, its very cuuutteee!!! In the end the brother is able to understand his brothers lover and how happy he was to be loved as a gay man when we was alive. It will mak eyou feel so overwelmed with emotions because of how heartfelt the story is. The manga was a very big thing during the time it was publish and i encourage all people to read it because it is not a BL!

Story and Characters 10: Otouto no Otto is the perfect homophoic introspection story, there is no annoying sense of being overdramatic, it handles all of its subject matters carefully and it does it in a very concise manner. Firstly, this story's situation setting is goddamn a work of genius, it allows for a perfectly melancholic tone which the author makes sure to never drive too far from. It never becomes overly dramatic, overly happy, nothing because the whole manga is about acceptance and regret. The main MC that is the dad goes through honestly one of the most smooth, well paced character arcs of alltime, being slow to realize his shortcomings of how he thinks of other people. He is constantly reflecting throughout the book about all the situations past and future that he might have to deal with when it comes to gays and I think that's fantastic. Art 8: The art in this manga is good, if not maybe off putting to some people. Tagame, Gengorou’s style of drawing men is… something and by that I mean that he draws them buff as hell. We are talking like SS3 goku styles of buff but after reading through a few chapters it gets endearing to see these huge dudes going through lots of complicated emotions. The background arts of Japan are all very pleasant and all the food they draw look delicious as always. I will say that there are a few too many scenes of the father and the canadian being naked and having a full body portrait of these huge buff guys was probably a little unnecessary but what can you do and it doesn’t distract too much from the story. Enjoyment and Overall 9: Overall I really enjoyed this manga, after reading the trashfire ending that was Ao no Flag’s story this was a nice needed refreshment of the subject matter. It handles the topic of Japan's tendency towards negative stereotyping very well and makes sure to always treat it very delicately. It's not annoyingly dramatized and all the problems that pop up in the manga come very naturally, and still there are even twists in the manga which come as a nice surprise. I highly recommend this to anybody who is looking for a good yaoi read, its short, sweet and beautifully melancholic. It has a great bittersweet ending and more than deserves its praise so give it a read if you haven’t.