{"database": "database", "table": "series", "rows": [["CNT_3Y4SNJ28KQMG", 1, "Why I Adopted My Husband", "[\"\u540c\u6027\u5a5a\u3067\u89aa\u5b50\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\",\"Douseikon de Oyako ni Narimashita.\",\"Why I Adopted My Husband: The True Story of a Gay Couple Seeking Legal Recognition in Japan\"]", "", "Why I Adopted My Husband", "", "Why I Adopted My Husband is a profound exploration of love, societal expectations, and individuals\u2019 lengths to solidify their bonds. Yagi\u2019s storytelling prowess and the manga\u2019s impactful message position it as a must-read, shedding light on the challenges LGBTQ couples navigate in Japan. As a gay couple living in Japan (where gay marriage is not yet legal), Yuta and Kyota have found a unique loophole in order for the government to recognize their union:\u00a0Kyota adopted Yuta. This nonfiction manga depicts how the two men met and fell in love, their life together for the last twenty years, their struggle to communicate their relationship to their families, their anxieties about the future,\u00a0and their determination to live happily and carefree as any other married couple, while they strive for independence and equal rights in a changing cultural landscape. \"If you know nothing about what homosexuality or LGBTQ people,\u00a0Why I Adopted My Husband\u00a0is a perfect introduction and learning tool. It also teaches you about Japanese culture, how many family traditions are ingrained into law, and how that's both a comfort to people and can hinder LGBTQ people who want to live their lives. It's cute and funny and gets the points across with a spoonful of sugar instead of a hammer.\" \u2014 Adi Tantimedh, Bleeding Cool\"Why I Adopted My Husband\u00a0is a profound exploration of love, societal expectations, and individuals\u2019 lengths to solidify their bonds. Yagi\u2019s storytelling prowess and the manga\u2019s impactful message position it as a must-read, shedding light on the challenges LGBTQ couples navigate in Japan.\"\u00a0\u2014 Travis Hayward, Geek Therapy\"There are tips on how a gay couple can go the adoption route, like information on contracts. It even includes a section showing how to fill out the paperwork. This part doesn\u2019t pertain to American readers, but the manga is still worth reading because of its well-told story, its look into the realities of gay couples in Japan, and how the characters are relatable \u2014 because even if someone isn\u2019t in Yuta and [Kyota]\u2019s shoes, the parts about feeling left out would be something everyone can relate to on some level. The fact that both men are otaku (and there are plenty of references to otaku culture) makes telling the story in manga format all the better.\"\u00a0\u2014 Katie Kimura, Otaku USA", "", "01KGB6KY3ERXJPFRF2B8HV002T", "2023-03-06T08:00:00.000Z"]], "columns": ["id", "type", "title", "alt_titles", "subtitle", "display_title", "display_title_short", "description", "description_short", "image_id", "listed_at"], "primary_keys": ["id"], "primary_key_values": ["CNT_3Y4SNJ28KQMG"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8824393153190613, "source": "BookWalker (ZSTD-compressed Database Export)", "source_url": "https://static.bookwalker.com/data/bkwk-db.sqlite.zst", "license": "BookWalker Data Export License", "license_url": "https://static.bookwalker.com/legal/data-tos.html"}