I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. 1
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Summary
A doting mother and her two beloved sons， one of whom she thinks is probably gay， go about their daily lives in this hilarious and heartwarming LGBTQIA+-friendly family comedy！
Despite belonging to a family of four， the Aoyama residence is typically home to three due to father Akiyoshi's job。 While he's away at work， mom Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their everyday lives--going to school， making dinner， doing homework， etc。 But now that Hiroki's in his first year of high school， his thoughts are turning ever so slightly to sex and romance。。。and his mom can't help but notice his slips of the tongue when he's talking about who he likes。 Supportive Tomoko has an inkling Hiroki might be gay， but she's going to let him figure it out for himself。 Unfortunately， Hiroki has little talent for keeping his "secret，" so he might die of embarassment before all is said and done！
Despite belonging to a family of four， the Aoyama residence is typically home to three due to father Akiyoshi's job。 While he's away at work， mom Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their everyday lives--going to school， making dinner， doing homework， etc。 But now that Hiroki's in his first year of high school， his thoughts are turning ever so slightly to sex and romance。。。and his mom can't help but notice his slips of the tongue when he's talking about who he likes。 Supportive Tomoko has an inkling Hiroki might be gay， but she's going to let him figure it out for himself。 Unfortunately， Hiroki has little talent for keeping his "secret，" so he might die of embarassment before all is said and done！
Reviews
Loz
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I had some very strong reactions to this book and don't know how I feel。 I will read one more volume to make a call， I think。 I had some very strong reactions to this book and don't know how I feel。 I will read one more volume to make a call， I think。 。。。more
Ryan
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I Think Our Son Is Gay is the first volume of serialized comics from social media bound into a short little manga。 The book is told from the mother’s point of view who feels her son might be gay。 Her oldest son， Hiroki， is starting high school。 She has a younger son also， and the father spends time way for work。 In each little vignette， the mother investigates more and more to figure out if her son is gay and how to help him。 We get flashbacks of scenes that hinted to the mother her son is gay。I I Think Our Son Is Gay is the first volume of serialized comics from social media bound into a short little manga。 The book is told from the mother’s point of view who feels her son might be gay。 Her oldest son， Hiroki， is starting high school。 She has a younger son also， and the father spends time way for work。 In each little vignette， the mother investigates more and more to figure out if her son is gay and how to help him。 We get flashbacks of scenes that hinted to the mother her son is gay。I thought this book was really sweet。 There are some funny scenes and the younger brother is really funny。 I like that this is from the mom’s point of view， one we don’t get very often in this format。 This is the first volume translated to English and I look forward to the next one。▪️ 。。。more
Allison Sweetland
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A nice read that is incredibly idyllic， yet extremely refreshing！ Definitely a very cute journey I’m excited to continue。
eri b。❀
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I think our son is probably gay。 He's also， quite simply。。。 a precious member of our family。 This is one of the wholesome mangas I've ever read。 The entire read I was either laughing or ugly sobbing。 This is， really， quite a simple story -and I think that's one of the reasons it hits so hard。 There wasn't really any drama; we got， instead， little pieces of Tomoko and Hiroki's life， but even when these pieces weren't the prettiest， the topics were touched with a light， hopeful tone。 I really l I think our son is probably gay。 He's also， quite simply。。。 a precious member of our family。 This is one of the wholesome mangas I've ever read。 The entire read I was either laughing or ugly sobbing。 This is， really， quite a simple story -and I think that's one of the reasons it hits so hard。 There wasn't really any drama; we got， instead， little pieces of Tomoko and Hiroki's life， but even when these pieces weren't the prettiest， the topics were touched with a light， hopeful tone。 I really loved this and how I wish I had something like this growing up。 Tomoko is not perfect， but she's always trying her hardest and ultimately the only thing she wishes for is her son's happiness。 Such a sweet， touching little story。 。。。more
Kyle Spencer
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Such a happy little story！
Harvey
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In my search of LGBT friendly manga sometimes I find little gems along the dirty nsfw series out there。 This is one of those gems， and honestly I’m not too surprised as I found out I had read another manga by the same writer， I believe it’s That Blue Sky Feeling， Vol。 1？I enjoyed it despite a few plot points I didn’t care for， however this manga seems to be more appealing。The mother being supportive of her son no matter what sexuality he may identify with is very sweet and heartwarming， making m In my search of LGBT friendly manga sometimes I find little gems along the dirty nsfw series out there。 This is one of those gems， and honestly I’m not too surprised as I found out I had read another manga by the same writer， I believe it’s That Blue Sky Feeling， Vol。 1？I enjoyed it despite a few plot points I didn’t care for， however this manga seems to be more appealing。The mother being supportive of her son no matter what sexuality he may identify with is very sweet and heartwarming， making me wish my own parents were like that honestly！ The character designs are simple and they just look like regular people， unlike most lgbt manga where the characters are all slim and conventionally attractive。 It just brings a wholesome feeling that makes me wish I were there in that family， well maybe not so much for the father but he’s learning。 Probably。I highly recommend reading this for a feel good story and possibly a good chuckle！ 。。。more
Jason Vanhee
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Perilously cute and sweet。
Andrea
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I did not expect this book to be as wholesome as it was。 The POV for the story is the mother， who is watching her son grow into himself and find the right time to tell his mother what she already knows。 It's sweet watching her see the clues and not outright telling him to come out。 There are times when the father makes an off-color comment and you see Haruki shrink back a bit more - for anyone who's come out， we've been there。 The moral of the whole book is that at the end of the day your child I did not expect this book to be as wholesome as it was。 The POV for the story is the mother， who is watching her son grow into himself and find the right time to tell his mother what she already knows。 It's sweet watching her see the clues and not outright telling him to come out。 There are times when the father makes an off-color comment and you see Haruki shrink back a bit more - for anyone who's come out， we've been there。 The moral of the whole book is that at the end of the day your child is your child and if they are happy and healthy that is what is most important， so it's nice to see a book like this existing where maybe an on the fence parent might pick it up。 。。。more
Frankie Frabizzio
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“No matter how much I wonder at the truth， it doesn’t really make a difference， one way or the other。 My son’s right here。。。growing up every day right before my eyes。 That’s all I really know。 I think my son is probably gay。 He’s also， quite simply， a precious member of our family。” THIS WAS THE SWEETEST LITTLE THING I’VE READ IN SO LONG。
Moriah Venable
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Review to come。
Bentgaidin
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'I Think Our Son Is Gay' is a cute little manga， a collection of shorts about a housewife and her middle-school son， who isn't as in the closet as he thinks he is。 It's fun and positive， and it's nice seeing how accepting the mom and younger brother are about letting him choose his own moment to come out - the father is a bit distant and hasn't caught on yet， but they gently poke him to examine his own assumptions too。 It does show its origin as a set of social media comics; there's not much of 'I Think Our Son Is Gay' is a cute little manga， a collection of shorts about a housewife and her middle-school son， who isn't as in the closet as he thinks he is。 It's fun and positive， and it's nice seeing how accepting the mom and younger brother are about letting him choose his own moment to come out - the father is a bit distant and hasn't caught on yet， but they gently poke him to examine his own assumptions too。 It does show its origin as a set of social media comics; there's not much of a through-line and things do tend to repeat a bit， but it's still warm and comfortable to read。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I love that this is an LGBTQIA+ book that isn't a tortured coming out narrative， a story about isolation or bullying， or a drama of any kind。 That it just focuses on a mother who loves her son no matter who he's attracted to as she patiently lets him know through her actions that he can tell her at any time is much needed in this genre。 Yes， it could have more conflict， but I think I love it because it doesn't。 After all， how can we have acceptance if we constantly make stories about dramatizing I love that this is an LGBTQIA+ book that isn't a tortured coming out narrative， a story about isolation or bullying， or a drama of any kind。 That it just focuses on a mother who loves her son no matter who he's attracted to as she patiently lets him know through her actions that he can tell her at any time is much needed in this genre。 Yes， it could have more conflict， but I think I love it because it doesn't。 After all， how can we have acceptance if we constantly make stories about dramatizing differences？ 。。。more
Sunflowergurl
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I found this manga from Twitter and thought it was an interesting topic。 I hardly buy any manga but this one resonated with me， not sure why。 It was a very light hearted read and I like that the mom is very supportive of his son despite him not being quite sure how to deal with his sexual identity。
Alexa
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It's so cute， oh my god。 It's so cute， oh my god。 。。。more
Bee （BacchusVines）
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A very sweet， very adorable manga of a mother watching over her high school son's budding romance。 I love that this series doesn't start with a parent being an ass to their child that they suspect might be gay。 All the little moments are so sweet and this really is a cozy manga to curl up with when you need those momma hugs。 A very sweet， very adorable manga of a mother watching over her high school son's budding romance。 I love that this series doesn't start with a parent being an ass to their child that they suspect might be gay。 All the little moments are so sweet and this really is a cozy manga to curl up with when you need those momma hugs。 。。。more
Alice
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Was this a little bit repetitive？ Yes， it was originally posted as separate chapter online， so it's understandable。Did it make me incredibly happy？ Also yes。I just know this would've made such a difference in my teenage years while I was trying to figure out how to come out to my parents， because this mom's reactions are what I always dreamed for me and my family。"My son is probably gay" and yeah， okay， I'll just supporting him until he's ready to come out （or not）， the important thing is that h Was this a little bit repetitive？ Yes， it was originally posted as separate chapter online， so it's understandable。Did it make me incredibly happy？ Also yes。I just know this would've made such a difference in my teenage years while I was trying to figure out how to come out to my parents， because this mom's reactions are what I always dreamed for me and my family。"My son is probably gay" and yeah， okay， I'll just supporting him until he's ready to come out （or not）， the important thing is that he grows healthy and happy。I also loved the little brother， his reactions were priceless。 。。。more
Valeri Gerov
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HeartwarmingIt’s a comic book from the perspective of a mum and her growing son， who she suspect that might be gay。 The highly understanding and accommodating household is definitely hearth warming and sufficiently realistic to be considered slice of life。
Supritha
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This is SO WHOLESOME and cute， perfect if you just wanna grin like a fool all day。
Mark
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Hiroki’s at that age， but he’s not exactly skewing heteronormative and his mother， Tomoko， has begun to notice。 Actually， given how ridiculously poor Hiroki is at hiding things， he might as well just join a pride parade and call it a day。If nothing else， this book’s heart is in the right place。 A story of a kid figuring out his sexuality （although the flashbacks imply he should have known since first grade or so） while his mom is two steps ahead and supportive as all get out is practically guara Hiroki’s at that age， but he’s not exactly skewing heteronormative and his mother， Tomoko， has begun to notice。 Actually， given how ridiculously poor Hiroki is at hiding things， he might as well just join a pride parade and call it a day。If nothing else， this book’s heart is in the right place。 A story of a kid figuring out his sexuality （although the flashbacks imply he should have known since first grade or so） while his mom is two steps ahead and supportive as all get out is practically guaranteed to be heartwarming。My problem is that it’s not much of anything else。 It’s not terribly funny and at times the narration gets a little repetitive。 It’s rough - I feel genuinely bad picking on a book that’s trying so darn hard to be a sweet story and a comedy， but it only gets half the equation correct and the rest is trying but just not there。The heartfelt stuff is really good - Hiroki’s dad travels for work and the way he means well but completely throws off the family dynamic and can’t read the room when he is there is a nice contrast to everything Tomoko does。 There’s also a satisfying ending to this volume that shows she had to learn to be the ally she’s become。Hiroki is arguably less important to all this than Tomoko， though he gets a couple of good moments。 Mostly he’s just a typical teenager， though gay， and it doesn’t translate into anything interesting in the storytelling。 He plays video games and hangs with his friends like everybody else， but I can do that on my own time too so this book needs a bit more oomph。I think my stance on this is basically that this book is very good at showing a relationship between a mother and son where the former loves the latter no matter what and you can’t really fault it there。 But it’s not compelling and that’s got nothing to do with its LGBQT+ positive story - in fact， that’s the only part that makes it at all interesting。 Minus one obvious joke about search histories the “gags” are all just Hiroki being flustered and that’s。。。 not actually funny。3 stars。 I just don’t think there’s enough here to hold my interest。 Keeping in mind， BL is not typically my genre and I am very tough to get a laugh out of with the written word， so this is certainly partly on me。 This may work better for you， and I am rather jealous if it does。 。。。more
Korey Watkins
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This was a fun read！ The chapters are short。 The art is wonder-full， and the story is very charming and positive。 I loved reading this， and look forward to more volumes in the future。
Linda
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This is an interesting beginning of a series。 This story is told from the perspective of the mother who realizes that her oldest son is gay。 Her son though is not so fast on coming out of the closet， and instead lives with overt crushes toward his male classmate and friends。 You can't help but feel for the kid。 Of this small family， it looks to be only the father who would be outright against the son's sexual preferences。 This book is a quick read。 This is an interesting beginning of a series。 This story is told from the perspective of the mother who realizes that her oldest son is gay。 Her son though is not so fast on coming out of the closet， and instead lives with overt crushes toward his male classmate and friends。 You can't help but feel for the kid。 Of this small family， it looks to be only the father who would be outright against the son's sexual preferences。 This book is a quick read。 。。。more
Nicholas Krochta
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So stinking cute！
Ken
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This was cute
Erica
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Fun fact: I strive to be like this mom around all the kiddos I deal with， you never know who's going through what。 Gotta keep an open mind。 Also， low-key acceptance can be just as meaningful as aggressive acceptance， （and less potentially embarrassing to teenagers。） Fun fact: I strive to be like this mom around all the kiddos I deal with， you never know who's going through what。 Gotta keep an open mind。 Also， low-key acceptance can be just as meaningful as aggressive acceptance， （and less potentially embarrassing to teenagers。） 。。。more
Peter
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i realize this is trashy of me to read but its also super cute and heartwarming and touching
Meghana
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This is literally the most wholesome thing I've ever read in my life。 The world's most supportive mom quietly cheers on her very obviously gay high school aged son as he finds the courage to come out to his family。 I heard it just got translated to English under the name I Think Our Son is Gay and I 10/10 recommend This is literally the most wholesome thing I've ever read in my life。 The world's most supportive mom quietly cheers on her very obviously gay high school aged son as he finds the courage to come out to his family。 I heard it just got translated to English under the name I Think Our Son is Gay and I 10/10 recommend 。。。more
Hal Incandenza
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Mooooolto carino！ La storia in sé è un’amore e credo che guardare al tema del coming out verso i propri genitori con positività sia necessario。 Un manga che fa bene all’anima！L’unica nota “negativa” è che i capitoli sono molto molto corti e spero che nei prossimi volumi la storia prenda una piega un po’ più orizzontale e con capitoli più consistenti。
Nikki
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I love this！
Met
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Una raccolta divertente e tenera， anche se a volte un po' ripetitiva。 Sicuramente funziona meglio se gli episodi sono letti con un po' di distanza l'uno dall'altro， ma comunque resta una storia curiosa e originale （non mi era mai capitato di leggere il tema del coming out dal punto di vista di un genitore）。Il tratto è qualcosa di adorabile！ Una raccolta divertente e tenera， anche se a volte un po' ripetitiva。 Sicuramente funziona meglio se gli episodi sono letti con un po' di distanza l'uno dall'altro， ma comunque resta una storia curiosa e originale （non mi era mai capitato di leggere il tema del coming out dal punto di vista di un genitore）。Il tratto è qualcosa di adorabile！ 。。。more
Kristel （hungryandhappy）
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