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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)
#asexual#ace week#aromantic#aroace#gay#mlm#wlw#seinen#josei#josei manga#gl#yuri#i want to be a wall#honami shirono#she loves to cook and she loves to eat#sakaomi yuzaki#is love the answer?#uta isaki#our dreams at dusk: shimanami tasogare#yuhki kamatani#catch these hands!#murata#doughnuts under a crescent moon#shio usui
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Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki
#is love the answer#kimi no sekai ni koi wa nai#uta isaki#asexuality#I really needed to hear this#reading this manga made me happy
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I'm sure you'll find your own answer.
#is love the answer?#uta isaki#booklr#mypics#books#books and flowers#bookblr#currently reading#open books#manga#book quotes#quotes#books and plants#asexual#ace#asexuality#lgbtqia#lgbt+
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Ace/aro books coming out this year that I’m looking forward to!
Is Love the Answer by Uta Isaki - stand-alone manga about a college girl who discovers she is aroace. The same mangaka also did ‘Mine-kun is Asexual’ a couple of years ago which I liked, though it was much shorter, so I’m happy to see a full length release from them. This came out just last week, so I’m super excited to read it when it gets here!
I want to be a wall (Vol.2) by Honami Shirono - manga series - releasing 17th Jan. I already posted about how much I enjoyed Vol 1 of this series, but for recap it’s about an aroace woman and her lavender marriage to a gay man who is unrequitedly in love with his best friend. I’m really excited to see how their non-conventional relationship plays out :) it’s very slice of life and cozy!
I am Ace by Cody Daigle-Orians aka Ace Dad Advice - releasing 21 Feb 2023. I’m glad to see a book about a sexuality actually written for an ace audience, because I feel like a lot of aspec books/articles are aimed at raising awareness with allos. I’m excited to see how this one goes!
Sounds Fake But Okay: An Asexual and Aromantic Perspective on Love, Relationships, Sex, and Pretty Much Anything Else - by Kayla Kaszyca and Sarah Costello - releasing 21 Feb 2023. I’ve listened to their podcast a bit over the years and I’m curious to see what they come up with in this book!
If you want to see a fuller list of all the ace and aro books coming out this year, check out this list HERE!
#aro#aromantic#aroace#asexual#ace#aspec#ace books#aro books#aspec books#aspec recs#personal#I want to be a wall#uta isaki#is love the answer#I’d def recommend checking out the list - it has a lot more on there if y’all r interested#including a lot of fiction books!
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hi hello hey im gonna need everyone, especially queer people, double especially aspec people, to read this immediately
cw for assault on page two
axolotl pin from Ray Starshine ( @raystarshine )
space ace and chaotic ace from thisishannako ( @thisishannako-real )
ace flag button was handmade by a friend
#bookbird babbles#snapshots#is love the answer#aspec#asexuality#uta isaki#books#book photography#book photo#booklr#YALL!!!!! I LAUGHED I CRIED I WAS CALLED OUT#WHAT A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE BOOK
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from Uta Isaki's asexual pride manga Is Love the Answer?
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Chatty AF: Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga
It's Ace Awareness Week, making it the perfect time to plug the two-part aspec rep podcast I did with Cy and Alex for Chatty AF! Because what better way to learn than through geekery? 💜🖤
✨️ Transcripts Included ✨️
Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga - Part 1: General Discussion and Animanga Grab Bag
Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga - Part 2: The Isaki Uta Appreciation Hour
#aspec#asexuality#aromanticism#ace awareness week#chatty af#anime feminist#podcast#transcript#uta isaki#i want to be a wall#is love the answer#shimanami tasogare#our dreams at dusk#sex ed 120%#acearo
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"You don't have to conform to some generic idea of what asexuality is. If you think you're asexual, that's enough."
- Shinobu Ishii, Is Love the Answer?
#bloggingcommunity#blogger#blog#book blog#books and reading#book quotes#book blogging#bookworm#booklr#manga#is love the answer#uta isaki#lgbtqia+#asexuality#sexuality
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"You know your set when an aspec is on deck" (lololol) but the video is about asexual rep in manga, I just like that line and have never heard of it before
Video by @kamenootblr
#asexual#aroace#manga#is love the answer?#mine kun#uta isaki#doughnuts under a crescent moon#ace lesbian#shio usui#i want to be a wall#honomi shirono#koisenu futari#erika yoshida#catherine kobaly#video essay
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Chatty AF 182: Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga – Part 2
Catch up on part one here!
Dee, Alex, and Cy return to their discussion of asexual and aromantic coding, and dive deep into the works of Uta Isaki!
Episode Information
Date Recorded: February 1, 2022
Hosts: Dee, Alex, Cy
Episode Breakdown
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:35 Mine-kun is Asexual and sex-repulsed vs non-sex-repulsed
0:18:06 Ace stereotypes
0:20:55 Is Love the Answer?
0:22:58 Allosexual social and societal pressure
0:31:56 Ishi, mentorship, and aromantic relationships
0:35:26 Ume and sex repulsion for heteroromantic men
0:45:33 Asexuality as an orientation vs identity
0:52:00 Hopes for future ace/aro rep in media
1:00:00 Outro
#mine kun is asexual#is love the answer#uta isaki#aromantic#aspec#chatty af#podcast#SoundCloud#asexual
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Generation Witch | Gendai Majo Zukan by Uta Isaki – Chapter 22 ✨ The Great High WItch’s Secret
#Generation Witch#Gendai Majo Zukan#Uta Isaki#generationwitchedit#Shounen#Shounenedit#witch#manga#mymanga#vixmanga#manga cap#mangaedit#itsmangacap#anisource#animanga#fymanga#dailymanga
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JOMP Book Photo Challenge
February 15 - Love Yo'self 💜
#jompbpc#justonemorepage#is love the answer?#how to be ace#uta isaki#rebecca burgess#ace#asexuality#booklr#mypics#books#books and flowers#bookblr#read#books and plants#lgbt+#queer books
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my manga is hereeeeeeee !!!!
#aro#aromantic#aroace#aspec#asexual#ace#is love the answer#uta isaki#manga#personal#excited to read it!!!
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I just finished reading the manga Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki and oh my god
I am not articulate enough to fully explain how much I love this but I will try
I honestly didn't think it would hit me so hard but seeing a character figure out that shes aroace was so.. nice
the story didn't invalidate it at all and even talked about some of the bs people say abt aroacespec people (you just need to try it, you're a prude, etc.)
and the protagonist is genderqueer too!
it was just really super nice seeing a character I could almost fully relate to when it comes to sexual/gender orientation
and! and! the story addresses how sexuality and gender is fluid and labels aren't all-encompassing
like it explicitly says not every ace person has the same experience!!! there are many facets to asexuality!!!!! (and this applies to other orientations too!!)
omg and theres also a moment where the protagonist realizes she feels some kind of attraction to a fictional character (but not exactly romantic) and holy crap I FELT THAT
and I felt SO VALIDATED when that happened
cuz I have my fictional not-quite-crushes and sometimes I wonder if that make me not ace but no! I still am!!
I didn't realize how much I needed aroace representation until I read this, and now I sorely wish there was more
or at the very least I hope more people (queer or not) find and read more stories like this
I wish there was more understanding between people when it comes to this
goodness this made me so emotional
sorry for the long post but seriously go read Is Love the Answer?
#tuxitalks#is love the answer?#is love the answer#uta isaki#manga#asexual#aroace#aspec#aro#aromantic#lgbtq#lgbtqia
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Welp, just read Is Love The Answer? and it is now going to be my go to manga to throw at people's faces when explaining the ace spectrum.
The feeling of being an alien because you aren't on the same sexual/romantic wavelengths as everyone else, the sense of relief you feel when you find out there are other people like you and the worry that you might not fit into a particular brand of asexual. All of it just hits so home to my personal experience coming to terms with my asexuality.
Between having multiple ace/aro characters on different ends of the ace spectrum, the way the manga repeatedly makes the point that the ace spectrum is very nonconforming and fluid and that you don't need to play up or downplay your attractions to fit in the identity, this might be the most "I wish I had a time machine to give this to my past self" manga I've ever read. It would have def made my younger self's life a lot easier...
All of this while being a single 6 chapter volume that you can read all of in less than an hour. It's an easy recommend to everyone from me.
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