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[pin-yao]

[peterrrei]

aim for the ace is really really really really good

[millecrepe]

Still in love with her, Atsuko Jackson

[missmouseeyes]

Some assorted manga featuring an older woman as a protagonist

BL Metamorphosis - Kaoru Tsurutani

Okashi no Ie no Madame-san (“The Madam Of The House Of Sweets”) - hara

A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch - Hiro Kashiwaba

Umi ga Hashiru End Roll ("Ocean Endroll") - Tarachine John

[sweetbottletops]

Breaking new ground with GL work: "I can't imagine acting in a love role" | Model Press interview with "Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko" stars

"Hinatazaka46's Kato Shiho (26) and actress Mori Kanna (36) will be starring in their first drama series in the MBS Drama Special Zone slot "Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko" (30 mins/8 episodes, MBS: Thursdays from 24:59, TVK: Thursdays from 23:30, etc.). With filming about to begin, the two will be acting together for the first time, and we spoke to them about how they prepared for their roles in this GL drama, which will be a new challenge for them." MTL

Internationally its streaming on GagaOOLaLa starting July 5th.

[haraatsume]

『おかしの家のマダムさん』秋田書店

第1巻発売中です！

Amazonでharaのおかしの家のマダムさん　１ (A.L.C. DX)。アマゾンならポイント還元本が多数。一度購入いただいた電子書籍は、KindleおよびFire端末、スマートフォンやタブレットなど、様々な端末でもお楽しみいただけます。

https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/17806174/

[missmouseeyes]

Hara, the mangaka behind Embrace Your Size, has a new manga running in the magazine Souffle by the name of Okashi no Ie no Madame-san, or "The Madame of the House of Sweets."

"A Human Drama about a shy high school girl who has a weakness for sweets, stumbling upon a run-down candy store one day while looking for shelter from the rain. There's a "Help wanted" sign which piqued her curiosity. But the store's owner is a stern-looking, elegant older lady closer to a witch than an gentle granny. The blooming friendship between a shy teenage girl and a tsundere madame!"

[missmouseeyes]

If I had a nickel for every time I heard about a manga about a plus-sized woman who works in a lingerie store by a mangaka who previously drew a yuri series, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

(The other series is Lingerie no Megami-sama by Yuni, currently it’s pretty new and little information is available about it in English but it looks good so far.)

[missmouseeyes]

October 22-28 is Ace Week 2023, so I’d like to give a spotlight to some manga I have enjoyed that have also touched on asexuality.

I Want To Be A Wall by Honami Shirono

A 3 volume Josei manga about the lavender marriage between Gakurouta, a closeted gay man who pines for his childhood friend, and Yuriko, an aromantic, asexual BL fangirl.

She Loves To Cook, and She Loves To Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki

An ongoing yuri Josei manga with a TV adaptation about two women who bond over food. The series recently introduced Yako, an asexual lesbian, and it’s possible that protagonist Nomoto may be on the ace spectrum as well.

Is Love The Answer? by Uta Isaki

A single volume josei manga about Chika, a young college student who has always considered herself an “alien” because she has no desire for romance or physical intimacy, but finds community with people like herself.

Our Dreams At Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani

A 4 volume Seinen manga about a closeted gay boy who gets to know the patrons of a drop-in center who all turn out to be part of the LGBTQ community. Someone-san might be considered a deuteragonist of the story.

I’d also like to mention two yuri manga I haven’t finished yet- I have only read the first volume of both- but because of what others have said I know they feature asexual characters!

Catch These Hands! (murata)

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon (Shio Usui)

[averinna]

You also have the manga Miss Kiryuu doesn't know love with a aroace mangaka fed up with amatonormativity who ironically found herself drawing a harem manga while actually knowing nothing about romance.

She try to understand it but just find herself more confused by it.

There's also a love triangle but no worry she won't change her mind and end with ones of the guys.

[missmouseeyes]

Thank you for the reccomendation! I decided to start reading it last night and before I knew it I had already read 4 out of 5 volumes! I really enjoy the characters and their relationships, I'm honestly surprised I haven't heard anything of this manga before! Thank you for bringing it to my attention!

[missmouseeyes]

October 22-28 is Ace Week 2023, so I’d like to give a spotlight to some manga I have enjoyed that have also touched on asexuality.

I Want To Be A Wall by Honami Shirono

A 3 volume Josei manga about the lavender marriage between Gakurouta, a closeted gay man who pines for his childhood friend, and Yuriko, an aromantic, asexual BL fangirl.

She Loves To Cook, and She Loves To Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki

An ongoing yuri Josei manga with a TV adaptation about two women who bond over food. The series recently introduced Yako, an asexual lesbian, and it’s possible that protagonist Nomoto may be on the ace spectrum as well.

Is Love The Answer? by Uta Isaki

A single volume josei manga about Chika, a young college student who has always considered herself an “alien” because she has no desire for romance or physical intimacy, but finds community with people like herself.

Our Dreams At Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani

A 4 volume Seinen manga about a closeted gay boy who gets to know the patrons of a drop-in center who all turn out to be part of the LGBTQ community. Someone-san might be considered a deuteragonist of the story.

I’d also like to mention two yuri manga I haven’t finished yet- I have only read the first volume of both- but because of what others have said I know they feature asexual characters!

Catch These Hands! (murata)

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon (Shio Usui)

[missmouseeyes]

If “certain” viewers of I’m In Love With The Villainess (WataOshi) are upset with the characters discussing sexuality I wonder how they will react once the anime introduces the transgender cisgender character.

[missmouseeyes]

I’ve been waiting to get my hands on the third volume of She Loves To Cook And She Loves To Eat (TsukuTabe) just so I could read this conversation between Yako and Nomoto. I’ve noticed several recent yuri manga have been discussing asexuality lately, and I’m glad to see more.

I admire author Sakaomi Yuzaki, not only for putting these topics in TsukuTabe, but for also using their audience to try and bring about some positive change for actual members of minority groups in Japan.

'She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat' Manga Launches Marriage Equality Charity Shop

Manga creator Sakaomi Yuzaki commented: "I've always found it mystifying that this country, where there exists so many Girls' Love and Boys'

[missmouseeyes]

"But the sweetness of sugar isn't all there is to like about desserts, you know?"

I Want To Be A Wall (Honami Shirono)

[missmouseeyes]

"...when that day comes, will you cry with me?"

I Want To Be A Wall by Honami Shirono is a 3 volume Josei manga about the lavender marriage between Gakurouta, a closeted gay man who pines for his childhood friend, and Yuriko, an aromantic, asexual BL fangirl. The third volume will hopefully be released in English soon.

From the premise I expected it to be a lot zanier or sillier, but if anything it’s one of the most interesting and compelling relationships I’ve read in a manga. It would feel wrong to say I “ship” Yuriko and Gakurouta because the whole point is that they’re not in love, but the bond they have as confidants who support one another is extremely touching to read and more fascinating to me than a lot of romance stories between a man and a woman.

I also enjoy how the manga talks about BL and why readers would be drawn to it. It's also refreshing that Yuriko isn't just some 2D caricature- although she is taken to flights of fancy often she does keep a strict divide between fiction and reality when it comes to gay men (to my relief). In fact a running gag is that Gakurouta is the one who is curious about learning more about BL (to Yuriko’s horror)

It's a strong manga that packs a lot into very few volumes, and I hope more of Honami Shirono's work gets translated. Supposedly Colorless Girl is good and I definitely want to give it a try.

[missmouseeyes]

Shoujo/Josei manga featuring a disabled protagonist

Perfect World (Rie Aruga) - During a company get-together 26-year-old Tsugumi is shocked to encounter Itsuki, her crush from high school, and is even more shocked to learn that a SCI has left him paraplegic. Slowly, they rekindle their relationship… (12 volumes, complete)

A Sign of Affection (suu Morishita) - A chance encounter on the train leads to Yuki meeting Itsuomi, a boy who goes to her university. Something about Yuki makes Itsuomi fascinated, and something starts between them, as quiet as the falling snow. (Ongoing, 9 volumes, receiving an anime in 2024)

I Hear The Sunspot (Yuki Fumino) - College student Kohei is HOH and knows he may lose his hearing entirely one day. He tries to keep everyone at arm’s length, but is unable to do so for Taichi, the classmate he hired to be his note taker. (Ongoing, 6 volumes)

Veil (Kotteri) - Depicted as a series of short vignettes, Veil tells the story of the love between a policeman and a beautiful woman through glimpses of their quiet, intimidate moments away from others. (Ongoing, 5 volumes, recieving an English release in 2024)