Reviews for My Brother's Husband

When Mike travels to Japan he does so to meet his deceased husband's family. We see his brother-in-law and niece reac to his presece and learn and grow from it. Mostly we see Yaichi go from being your typical homophobe to someone who is as a new person by the end of the 4th volume. In My Brother's Husband we meet a special little family of 4. We have Yaichi, single stay-at-home-dad, landlord. Kana, Yaichi's daughter. Natsuki, Kana's mother. And Mike, Yaichi's brother-in-law. We see each character (maybe with the exception of Natsuki) grow and learn about themselves and each other, in particular we seeYaichi learn to accept Mike as his family and learn to see the wrongs done to LGB+ people in Japan.

While reading this you can easily understand that this was written by a gay man who as experienced a lot of difficult things in his home country. We meet different characters with different understandings of their own sexuality and who are at diffeent points in their acceptance of it.

My personal experinece of this was very nice. I found the characters very relatable, particularly Mike, although more related to his experiences of Japan than him being gay. As to his approach to life I wish I could be more like him.

Yaichi makes me want to believe there are good people out there who want to understand and support people like me and Mike.

Trigger warnings include daily life homophobia and death. If you still want to read this but avoid the heaviest points of either just send me a message and I'll take a look and tell you what to avoid as well and a short summary of what happened at these points so you don't miss anything.

Sorry if there're any mistakes, I'm still learning English :) At first, I wasn't very excited about reading this manga, because I don't read gay manga and that kind of stuff. However a friend of mine didn't stop telling me it was great, so I read it. And I really enjoyed it ! The summary is very short but it explain the big lines of the story : The twin brother of the hero is dead and his husband came to visit him and his daughter. It seems to be boring because it's mostly a slice of life but I found it very interesting ! The heroasks himself questions about homosexuality that the majority of people wonder because of this Canadian Brother-in-law. We have different points of view on homosexuality through the story, so we can confront homophobe people and people who aren't homophobe. That's very interesting because it's a subject which is still a hot topic all around the world and with this manga we can learn more about LGBT. That's a good thing.

I gave to the story 9/10

I really love the characters, especially the daughter. She is so happy that it made me smile !

The dad is very interesting too because he's thinking very much instead of just believing in prejudices.

I hope to see more development in the next chapters.

I gave to characters 8/10

I don't have anything to say about the art... It's great, the characters and decors are well drawn.

I gave to the art 9/10

I really enjoyed reading it so I gave it a 9/10

Sweet, endearing, and a wonderful read that I fully recommend. Lovely story overall. The main character is an accurate representation of "i'm not homophobic but"s, initially being at least uncomfortable to have his brother's husband in his home and near his daughter. It's truly so heartwarming to see him gradually change his views as the manga goes on, and to become a kinder and more accepting person. Of course, his little daughter is this way right off the bat! She simply had no reason to be wary of her exciting new uncle! Her behaviour is very eye-opening both to her father and to the reader. And finally, the brother'shusband himself. Incredibly sweet and friendly, he brings light in their home and is never treated by the story as a caricature or anything of the sort.

The story of the brothers separating is so realistic it's tear-jerking. It shows you can be homophobic without realizing, and you can hurt someone without meaning harm.

And, of course, seeing how the husbands lived before one passed away was so sad and so beautiful and so real. They had a happy wedding, spent time doing their favourite activities together, and they were a family true as it can be. It's nice to see gay couples being portrayed in the same positive and realistic light as straight couples are, instead of their relationship being vague or all about sex and/or drama.

I recommend it if you're looking for a wholesome queer story, without (much) angst or fetishization.

The story revolves around Yaichi's deceased gay brother Ryouji. The story takes place in modern Japan, thus it deals with a lot of traditional Asian mannerism towards the queer community. The story allows readers to see the world through Yaichi eyes, who tries to understand Mike and Ryouji relationship and lively hoods. The manga illustrates how prejudice is taught and not ingrained, through the contrast of Yaichi and his daughter. While Yaichi needed time to better understand and accept Mike's position in their family. Kana's (Yaichi daughter) innocence allowed her to grasp and understand the situation quickly and respectively. (minor spoiler) Tagame portrays quiet discriminationand oppression gay men face in Asia. He displays the harm and pressure society inflicts upon queer member socially and mentally. Thus, the battle of self-acceptance and the constant battle of internalised shame is heavily emphasised. A highlight of this is seen in the chapter where a local boy sought Mike out to come out to him, as no one else was openly gay. This starvation for similarity especially amongst gay men or Asian gay men is something I personally relate to. Yet, the author told the story in a more light-hearted manner, humanizing our struggles.

I don't really read yaoi, bara or slice of life. Due to cliches and slow pace. However, this story is very educational for most readers. Encouraging people to see through prejudices and labels.

very lovely and wholesome story about a guy who goes to visit his deceased husbands home town and meets his brother and niece. It made me cry at one point but it was so beautiful and shows the realism of a gay couple in Japan how people react to the sigma. I've read this 4 times already guys!!!! 10/10!!!! please read, its very cuuutteee!!! In the end the brother is able to understand his brothers lover and how happy he was to be loved as a gay man when we was alive. It will mak eyou feel so overwelmed with emotions because of how heartfelt the story is. The manga was a very big thing during the time it was publish and i encourage all people to read it because it is not a BL!

Story and Characters 10: Otouto no Otto is the perfect homophoic introspection story, there is no annoying sense of being overdramatic, it handles all of its subject matters carefully and it does it in a very concise manner. Firstly, this story's situation setting is goddamn a work of genius, it allows for a perfectly melancholic tone which the author makes sure to never drive too far from. It never becomes overly dramatic, overly happy, nothing because the whole manga is about acceptance and regret. The main MC that is the dad goes through honestly one of the most smooth, well paced character arcs of alltime, being slow to realize his shortcomings of how he thinks of other people. He is constantly reflecting throughout the book about all the situations past and future that he might have to deal with when it comes to gays and I think that's fantastic.

Art 8: The art in this manga is good, if not maybe off putting to some people. Tagame, Gengorou’s style of drawing men is… something and by that I mean that he draws them buff as hell. We are talking like SS3 goku styles of buff but after reading through a few chapters it gets endearing to see these huge dudes going through lots of complicated emotions. The background arts of Japan are all very pleasant and all the food they draw look delicious as always. I will say that there are a few too many scenes of the father and the canadian being naked and having a full body portrait of these huge buff guys was probably a little unnecessary but what can you do and it doesn’t distract too much from the story.

Enjoyment and Overall 9: Overall I really enjoyed this manga, after reading the trashfire ending that was Ao no Flag’s story this was a nice needed refreshment of the subject matter. It handles the topic of Japan's tendency towards negative stereotyping very well and makes sure to always treat it very delicately. It's not annoyingly dramatized and all the problems that pop up in the manga come very naturally, and still there are even twists in the manga which come as a nice surprise. I highly recommend this to anybody who is looking for a good yaoi read, its short, sweet and beautifully melancholic. It has a great bittersweet ending and more than deserves its praise so give it a read if you haven’t.

Here is my take after reading 3 volumes of the thought-provoking manga Otouto no Otto by Gengorou Tagame. My Husband's Brother is about Yachi and his daughter Kana being visited by his deceased twin brother's Canadian Husband, Mike. The story revolves around how Yachi, a conservative and traditional Japanese, handles the openly gay Mike through a series of interactions together with his daughter and ex-wife. I personally love how the story progresses from total prejudice to acceptance. We all have the Yachi in all of us, and we wish to be just Kana not judging and unbiased. The characters are wonderfully written and are on point on whatthey should represent in the story.

The art is good enough for my taste, but the one that brings everything together is the heart and soul that Gengorou Tagame put on writing the story to capture the reader's mind and attention.

This is a definite must-read for all. When I mean "all", it would be those who have strong enough values to process and understand these things. In this age and generation, we need an open mind so we can help each other to become the person we are created to be.