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Manga creator and “gay erotic artist” TAGAME Gengoroh was born in 1964.

After graduating from Tama Art University, he worked as an art director and published manga, illustrations and stories in gay magazines starting in 1986. He became a full-time creator in 1994. He has penned many gay manga which have been translated into English, French, Italian, Spanish and more, and is known for works like “Shirogane no hana (The Silver flower)”, “Kimi yo shiru ya minami no goku (Do You Remember The South Island Prison Camp)”, “Gedo no ie (House of Brutes)” and “Virtus”. His first all-ages manga, “Otouto no otto (My Brother’s Husband)”, has received top prizes at the 19th Japan Media Arts Awards (Manga Division Excellence Award), the 47th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards (Excellence Award) and the 30th Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (Best U.S. Dmv permit test answers and questions. Edition of International Material — Asia). The manga was also adapted into a live-action series on NHK BS.

TAGAME has held exhibitions abroad in cities like Paris, Berlin and New York City, and has also been invited to participate in special exhibitions, artbooks, etc.

TAGAME Gengoroh Website TAGAME Gengoroh Twitter Panini Comics Pantheon Books. Online event featuring this author. Q&A with TAGAME Gengoroh. CET (UTC+1) Exhibition of selected artworks. Yaichi, Kana and Mike are the main characters of this beautiful slice-of-life manga.

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Five outstanding works that tackle diversity and inclusion issues.

My Brother's HusbandOtouto no otto

Gengoroh
19th Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Division Excellence Award
Publisher: Futabasha Publishers Ltd.
Publication date: 2015
Volume: 4 volumes (finished)
Copyright: © TAGAME Gengoroh / Futabasha

Director’s comment

“My Brother’s Husband” is a compelling story about father Yaichi, daughter Kana, and Mike, the husband of Yaichi’s recently dead brother Ryōji. They meet Mike when he suddenly visits them in Japan, telling them that Mike and Ryōji met in Canada, where they fell in love and, as same-sex marriage is legal in that country, got married. At first, Yaichi is uncomfortable with Mike. He is prejudiced against homosexuality. However, his daughter Kana likes the big, jolly Canadian. Through her daughter’s young, unprejudiced eyes, Yaichi realizes not only his own bias but also what being gay means. He learns what the LGBTI+ community suffers when people don’t understand or respect them.

During Yaichi’s “journey”, the reader also learns about LGBTI+ history, issues, and culture. This is supported by special short essays that complement the manga. This work is not only important for its educational value; it is, above all, a sweet, entertaining and heart-warming story. Everyone should read it.

“My Brother’s Husband” (4 volumes, finished) is available in English from Pantheon Books.

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Volume 2 Cover

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Yaichi, Kana and Mike are the main characters of this beautiful slice-of-life manga.
Volume 1 Page 17
The jolly Canadian Mike cannot help but to hug Yaichi when they meet for the first time. Yaichi is bewildered: being openly gay is not usual in Japan.
Translation:
1. ……!!

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Volume 1 Page 25
At first, Yaichi feels uncomfortable, even somehow hostile, with his brother-in-law. He is conflicted with himself. He just can’t understand.
Translation:
1. WELL, IT'S LIKE… 2. IN JAPAN IT’S NOT ALLOWED, BUT I GUESS IT’S POSSIBLE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. 3. HUH? THAT'S WEIRD. 4. I KNOW! MEN MARRYING EACH OTHER IS WEIRD. 5. IT’S WEIRD THAT IT’S OK OVER THERE. 6. BUT NOT HERE.

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Volume 2 Page 67
Unprejudiced little Kana accepts Mike as he is and she becomes the bond between the in-laws.
Translation:
1. KIDS ARE LUCKY. THEY DON’T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT STUFF.
Volume 2 Page 147
Kazuya is a teenager neighbor that feels lost because he just realized he is gay. He seeks Mike’s help to come out.
Translation:
1. THIS BOY, KAZUYA… 2. IS JUST LIKE ME. 3. OH, YOU MEAN… 4. I’M GAY. 5. ME.

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Volume 3 Page 52
In time, Yaichi comes to accept Mike and welcomes him as a member of his family in this heart-warming story.
Translation:
1. BESIDES, WE’RE AT AN ONSEN TOGETHER. 2. THAT DEFINITELY MAKES US FAMILY!