Template:Short description Template:Infobox animanga/Header Template:Infobox animanga/Print Template:Infobox animanga/Footer Template:Nihongo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okura. The series was initially serialized on Twitter from November 2018 to December 2022. It started serialization on the Gangan Pixiv website in August 2019. Its chapters have been collected in 5 tankōbon volumes.
Plot
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 many girls attention and is also aware of his brother's sexuality, Akiyoshi, Tomoko's husband and the boys father, who is constantly travelling for work loves his sons but sometimes unintentionally hurts Hiroki's feelings due to his negative and outdated views on homosexuality, Daigo, Hiroki's classmate and his secret crush and Asumi, Hiroki's childhood friend who develops feelings for Hiroki but is unaware of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.
Publication
The series is written and illustrated by Okura. It was initially serialized on Twitter from November 2018 to December 2022. It started serialization on the Gangan Pixiv service on August 16, 2019, with more chapters added between the original ones.[1] Square Enix collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from August 22, 2019,[2] to February 21, 2023.[3]
In July 2020, Square Enix announced they would also be publishing the series in English.[4]
Volume list
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Reception
Ash Brown from Manga Bookshelf praised the first volume, calling it an "absolute delight".[5] Danica Davidson from Otaku USA also praised the first volume, calling it "endearing".[6] Lynzee Loveridge from Anime News Network rated the first volume an A, praising the characters, plot, and artwork.[7] Sarah from Anime UK News also praised the first volume, stating it "delivers an entertaining and feel-good read".[8] Like previous critics, Takato from Manga News also praised both the plot and artwork.[9]
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