I've never written a review for a manga before, so you must understand how good this is for me to write one at all.

As a person in the LGBT+ community, I think this manga portrayed the alienation, the joys, the pain, the perseverance and the overall gist of what it's like growing up being LGBT and finding a community, in an amazing way. At first, it seems like we follow Tasuku Kaname's journey into queerness only, however as you read on you find out more about all types of different characters and their own journeys.

We not only see Tasuku open up to himself about his own gayness and embracing it, but we also see him struggle to understand

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!Shuuji Misora and their relationship with gender.!

. This really hit me, because it shows that often times, even if you are in the LGBT community, we sometimes don't understand the people in our own community in certain aspects, and everyone's relationship with gender and sexuality is different. Their entire friendship is very touching and I'm really glad they got the ending they got.

Something I also heavily related to was the difficulty of coming out. Many characters have trouble coming out and facing the people they love with their own truths. This is tackled in many ways, with some characters being outed without their consent, to some openly doing it themselves and facing dire consequences. It felt human, and real and made me cry multiple times.

If you plan on reading this please be aware that this has bullying, the use of the f slur, and someone being outright transphobic to a trans character.

I also found that the way the homophobia (both internalised and from outsiders) and transphobia that was shown in the manga very realistic, and it definitely hit home at some parts. One of the most touching moments in this manga is when we find out Natsuyoshi Utsumi's story. His story really touched my heart, and I hope it will touch others' as well.

In addition, the art in this manga is breathtaking. I could not stop reading and read it all in one night because it had a wonderful plot that i couldn't put it down and mesmerising visuals. The metaphors of feeling like a fish out of a fishbowl when you're an alienated LGBT person in an LGBT-phobic world was a great analogy!

The main thing that got me hooked and made me read it all in one go was mystery. We have this character, Anonymous/Someone-san, who is just there in all of these people's stories, but no one knows about theirs. I kind of wished we had another volume just to see what the characters do after the ending.

__TLDR: If you are apart of the LGBT+ community, or an ally, or just someone who wants to understand the queer experience, you should definitely check this out.
100/100 because I will be rereading and crying once again. __