![]() In tandem with his gradual affinity for Mike (an affection that Yaichi’s outspoken young daughter, Kana, exudes immediately), Yaichi grapples with both his insecurities as a father and his frustration with Japan’s cultural wall when it comes to LGBTQ acceptance. When his brother Ryoji’s white Canadian husband, Mike, unexpectedly knocks on the door, Yaichi is circumstantially nudged into confronting and combating his own homophobia. Framed within the narrative is single dad Yaichi, who has always perceived himself as accepting of his deceased twin brother’s sexuality. ![]() At its manga core, Gengoroh Tagame’s two-volume graphic novel series My Brother’s Husband is a study in connections: ones that are broken, repaired, cultural, social, and unexpected. ![]()
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