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| Entry tags: | genre: yuri, medium: manga |
An unusual lesbian manga: Honey & Honey
Takeuchi Sachiko's Honey & Honey is an autobiographical manga. Though some of it is educational (intended to show people what Sachiko's life is like as a sexual minority in Japan, and clear up misconceptions), it's mostly funny stories about Sachiko and her friends.
The art is not for everyone, but I think it's cute and suits the style of the story. If you like Plica, you'll probably like this too.
Be sure to read right to left.
Character introductions (from the second volume):
The chapters are super-short, so I'm just going to post a few of my favorite funny (and touching) moments. See here for more.
Oh, and a terminology note: "bian" is a word that Japanese lesbians use to refer to themselves (and that others in the community use to refer to them). Think "'bian" if that's easier for you.
The perils of having a partner who likes stuffed animals as much as you do:
Some of the chapters have 4-panel shorts at the end. The humor is hit-or-miss with me, but I empathized with this one a bit:
Ah, gaydar.
A funny story about jealousy (start at the second panel):
A cute segment about some of the lighter issues they face:
Chapter 12, "Can't Tell Our Parents," is a favorite of mine. Especially the boxer scene (how sweet is that scene, huh?):
Poor Sachiko:
"Coming Out to Friends" (chapters 14-15) are favorites of mine too.
Sachiko tells her best friend about her first girlfriend:
Kai-kun runs into trouble when they're confirming his identity before an exam (the ID he gave them has a picture of him back before he started transitioning):
"Bian Friends" (chapter 16) is another great chapter.
Gay porn overshadows any other present, of course. Even crappy gay porn.
One of my favorite scenes from the manga:
Emily! (I kind of spoiled this one by showing the character intros first. Sorry.)
Sachiko and Masako went to buy matching rings together for Christmas. The saleslady was totally cool about it, but Masako was acting nervous. Sachiko didn't find out why until later:
That's it for my favorite moments from volume 1. I might do a post about volume 2 when we're done with it.
If you'd like to buy Honey & Honey in Japanese, the ISBNs are 4840115222 and 4840117918. Takeuchi also has a few other books out (in Japanese only):
You can find more autobiographical manga like Honey & Honey at the Comic Essay website (Japanese-only, unfortunately).
Character introductions (from the second volume):
The chapters are super-short, so I'm just going to post a few of my favorite funny (and touching) moments. See here for more.
Oh, and a terminology note: "bian" is a word that Japanese lesbians use to refer to themselves (and that others in the community use to refer to them). Think "'bian" if that's easier for you.
The perils of having a partner who likes stuffed animals as much as you do:
Some of the chapters have 4-panel shorts at the end. The humor is hit-or-miss with me, but I empathized with this one a bit:
Ah, gaydar.
A funny story about jealousy (start at the second panel):
A cute segment about some of the lighter issues they face:
Chapter 12, "Can't Tell Our Parents," is a favorite of mine. Especially the boxer scene (how sweet is that scene, huh?):
Poor Sachiko:
"Coming Out to Friends" (chapters 14-15) are favorites of mine too.
Sachiko tells her best friend about her first girlfriend:
Kai-kun runs into trouble when they're confirming his identity before an exam (the ID he gave them has a picture of him back before he started transitioning):
"Bian Friends" (chapter 16) is another great chapter.
Gay porn overshadows any other present, of course. Even crappy gay porn.
One of my favorite scenes from the manga:
Emily! (I kind of spoiled this one by showing the character intros first. Sorry.)
Sachiko and Masako went to buy matching rings together for Christmas. The saleslady was totally cool about it, but Masako was acting nervous. Sachiko didn't find out why until later:
That's it for my favorite moments from volume 1. I might do a post about volume 2 when we're done with it.
If you'd like to buy Honey & Honey in Japanese, the ISBNs are 4840115222 and 4840117918. Takeuchi also has a few other books out (in Japanese only):
- Gogo no Harenchi Tea Time: Otoko wo Shiranai Sachiko & Hyakusen Renma Mai no Saikyou Ero Talk (Sachiko and Mai discuss various sex-related topics; ISBN: 479583573X)
- Otoko ni Naritai! Watashi no Kareshi wa Moto Onna (picks up where Honey & Honey left off--watch out, there are spoilers for the end of Honey & Honey; ISBN: 4840123934)
- Kusare Joshi (about fujoshi, yuri fans, and so on; it just came out, so I haven't read it yet, but it sounds really interesting, so we might do it after Honey & Honey; ISBN: 489308710X).
You can find more autobiographical manga like Honey & Honey at the Comic Essay website (Japanese-only, unfortunately).