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)
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Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare | しまなみ誰そ彼〈たそがれ〉
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Today’s disabled character of the day is Seichiro from Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, who has cancer
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[Image Description: Black and white drawing of an old man lying on a hospital bed listening to music. He's wearing a beanie and hospital pajamas. He's connected to a heart monitor and in the background there's some huge windows with the view of a tree. He's resting his hands on his stomach and smiling softly.]
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Round 4 Match 2
Propaganda under cut
Shimanami Tasogare
story about the importance of community
Mushishi
story about a guy who goes around exorcising/treating illnesses caused by/problems caused by mushi. it's a very calming and relaxing story, that teaches the viewer about how to be more cognizant of the world around us. i really like the quote "in this world, every person and place has a right to exist. it's true for you too. [...] the entire world as a whole is your home."
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SHIMANAMI TASOGARE (2015-2018)
by kamatani yuuki
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Our Dreams At Dusk tribute piece with the Lunar Boy cast~
This manga was truly informative to me and is a constant source of inspiration for Lunar Boy.
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Your guardian angel in crocs, descending from the heavens to tell you you are gay
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