EISNER AWARD WINNER • The acclaimed global sensation, now in one volume—a “beautifully rendered meditation on the struggle for gay acceptance in today’s Japan" (CNN)
Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, and father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself to be the widower of Yaichi''s estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji''s past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it''s been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it.
As Mike continues his journey of discovery concerning Ryoji''s past, Yaichi gradually
