Manga son

When I started this series, I knew that “Wandering Son” would break my heart multiple times, this final volume was particularly moving for me. Seeing everyone from Makoto to Taiichirou to Yoshino to Shuichi set on unique life paths to follow in our imaginations shows the strength of Shimura’s worldbuilding. Her delicate touch to the finer points of these endings made them bore even deeper down into my heart than a blunter delivery would have. “Wandering Son” was not a series loaded with action, but rather intimate, small moments between human characters that I could not help but love. We may have reached the end of the manga, but I highly doubt that this is my last experience with these characters. They will stay with me for a long time, and I hope that they will do the same for you.

The manga follows Tomoko Aoyama and her eldest son, Hiroki. Hiroki is secretly gay, but is embarrassed to reveal his sexuality, unaware that his own mother already knows it. While Tomoko has accepted her son and supports him, she refuses to out her son as she wants Hiroki himself to admit his sexuality by his own accord. Other supporting characters including Yuri, Tomoko’s younger son and Hiroki’s brother, who despite having no interest in romance, has attracted the attention of many girls and is also aware of his brother’s sexuality; Akiyoshi, Tomoko’s husband and the boys’ father, who is constantly traveling for work and loves his sons but sometimes unintentionally hurts Hiroki’s feelings due to his negative and outdated views on homosexuality; Daigo, Hiroki’s classmate and his secret crush; and Asumi, Hiroki’s childhood friend who develops feelings for Hiroki, but is unaware of his sexuality.

Uchiko’s Father and Son Manga Ends on March 12

PRIDE MONTH 2023! Okura’s manga series I Think Our Son is Gay was for our Pride Month celebrations in 2022, so it’s fitting that we return to the charming world of the Aoyama family to kick off our focussed Pride 2023 coverage of LGBTQIA work this year. The series is set around the question of whether teenager Hiroki Aoyama is gay, with the first two volumes being shown from the perspective of his mother Tomoko’s loving observations. Making up the rest of the main cast are Hiroki’s younger brother Yuri, his caring but thoughtless father Akiyoshi, his probable crush and best friend Daigo, and girl-next-door pal Asumi who has her own feelings for Hiroki.

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