Douseikon de Oyako ni Narimashita.
Why I Adopted My Husband: The True Story of a Gay Couple Seeking Legal Recognition in Japan

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Ooh yay, I get to be the first to review!

I thought this was such a solid memoir-manga. I feel like if you enjoy the writing style of "My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness", you will definitely enjoy this. The art style was really simple and straightforward and cute. I felt as though everything portrayed in it was very realistic, and I really loved reading about the mangaka's relationship! I'm really happy that they found each other! I feel like reading stuff like this really gives you a perspective on how important marriage can be, especially when there's many hurdles to accessing the privileges that come from ... being married, as shown in this manga.

I feel like when it comes to romantic stories, there's not a lot of talk of things like what will happen when one of them dies, how they will tell their parents, what kind of money situation or chores situation their relationship will have, etc. All of these things are somewhat unglamorous or just straight-up unromantic to talk about, seemingly. But this manga is very candid about all the very real facets of their relationship. I just appreciate that level of honesty so much. If you're not accustomed to that kind of talk in stories or even in your own relationship, I think this book could be good to read!

It's a very short and relaxing read honestly and I enjoyed it. I read it in a coffee shop which made it feel even nicer, haha. It's one of those manga where I wish I could thank the mangaka (and in this case, also his husband) for sharing his/their experience bravely and candidly. I love queer stories! Give this one a shot!