![]() ![]() "When a cuddly Canadian comes to call, Yaichi-a single Japanesedad-is forced to confront his painful past. (Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left.) What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it. ![]() Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. ![]() Their lives suddenly change 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. Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL - ASIA*** ***WINNER OF THE 2018 EISNER AWARD FOR BEST U.S. ![]()
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