Edition |
First American edition. |
Description |
volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm. |
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Graphic novels lcgft |
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Manga lcgft |
Series |
Pantheon graphic novels
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Pantheon graphic novels.
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Note |
"Originally published as Otouto no Otto by Futabasha Publishers Ltd., Tokyo, in 2014"--Title page verso. |
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Reads from right to left. |
Contents |
The black ships arrive -- Tempura sushi -- Memories -- Macaroni and cheese -- Silhouette -- Tears -- Mom -- Dining room -- Returning -- Curry -- Bad guys -- The gym -- Hot chocolate -- Ramen -- Pencils [sketches] -- Worried -- Onsen -- Wasabi ice cream -- Decisions -- Assorted baked sweets -- Secrets -- Forgotten items -- Introductions -- Day to day -- Meatball hot pot -- Pictures -- Visiting graves -- See you soon -- Thank you -- Pencils [sketches]. |
Summary |
"From one of Japan's most notable manga artists: a heartbreaking and redemptive tale of mourning and acceptance that compares and contrasts the contemporary nature of gay tolerance in the East and the West. Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo, married to wife Natsuki, father to young daughter Kana. Their lives are suddenly upended with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented, revelatory look at and journey into the largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation has the chance to change the preconceptions of and prejudices against it"-- Provided by publisher. |
Language |
Translated from Japanese. |
Awards |
Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Top Ten. (YALSA) 2018. |
Local Note |
"Originally published as Otouto no Otto by Futabasha Publishers Ltd., Tokyo, in 2014"--Title page verso. |
Subject |
Fathers and daughters -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
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Families -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
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Gay men -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
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Fathers and daughters -- Japan -- Fiction. |
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Gay families. |
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Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works)
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Graphic novels.
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Queer comics.
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Gay comics.
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LGBTQ+ manga.
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Manga.
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Added Author |
Ishii, Anne, translator.
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ISBN |
9781101871515 (v. 1 ; hardback) |
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1101871512 (v. 1 ; hardback) |
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9781101871539 (v. 2 ; hardback) |
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1101871539 (v. 2 ; hardback) |
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