I Want to be a Wall Vol. 1

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This first volume shows them gradually adjusting to their new married life and figuring out what that relationship means for them. There are also hints about Gakurouta’s grandmother toward the end of the volume so that will be interesting if they come to fruition. Mercedez Clewis” as a concept, untethered to me as a human being, was someone who strove to please everyone.

Having been established since February 2004, Anime UK News is constantly striving to deliver high quality UK anime news and reviews to your computer screens each and every day, being sure to maintain high standards of writing and reliability.Yuriko is an asexual woman who loves reading about fictional characters' romances, particularly in "boys' love" (BL, m/m) manga and novels, but who has spent a large portion of her life feeling like she doesn't really fit in because she's never been in love and doesn't even really want it to happen to her. I'd seen aroace representation in manga before and I'm so glad that more aro-ace characters are being created, and that sexuality is finally being understood. It’s easy to say fitting in is overrated: it’s much harder to live out when one isn’t just nebulously “unique” but part of a group that is actively oppressed and put in danger when they stand out. Childhood Friend Romance: Gakurouta has been in love with Sousuke ever since they met when they were kids.

Even if I have to keep my feelings hidden,” Gakuratou tells Yuriko later, “I’ll stay by his side as his childhood friend. They comfort each other, talking about how they’ve come to terms with their identity and the euphoric feeling of finding someone who isn’t judgmental about it. There are several ways to read this first volume and the least complicated one is to take the situation at face value and applaud mangaka Honami Shirono for portraying an ace/asexual female character.

And Honami Shirono brings some interesting and valuable insights into what being asexual means for Yuriko. They learn to cohabitate and trust one another as it is slowly revealed how they came to be in this circumstance. Unfortunately for Gakurouta, it's entirely one-sided since Sousuke is straight, and has had multiple girlfriends in the time they've known each other while Gakurouta remains silent about his own feelings.