![]() Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Renowned manga artist Gengoroh Tagame turns his stunning draftsmanship to a story very different from his customary fare, to delightful and heartwarming effect' Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home With his young daughter Kana leading the way, he gradually rethinks his assumptions about what makes a family. 'When a cuddly Canadian comes to call, Yaichi - a single Japanese dad - is forced to confront his painful past. ![]() ![]() Not only is it very touching it's also, for the non-Japanese reader, unexpectedly fascinating' Rachel Cooke, Observer, Graphic Novel of the Month ' arrives in the UK garlanded with praise from, among others, Alison Bechdel. One of 's Top 10 Graphic Novels of the year ![]()
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