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His artwork has been exhibited in galleries across Europe and America. \u003cem\u003eMy Brother’s Husband \u003c\/em\u003emarks his first all-ages title, and earned him the Japan Media Arts Award for Outstanding Work of Manga from the Agency of Cultural Affairs. In 2018 it received the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition on International Material—Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“When a cuddly Canadian comes to call, Yaichi—a single Japanese dad—is forced to confront his painful past. 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There’s a softness and warmth to \u003cem\u003eMy Brother’s Husband\u003c\/em\u003ethat makes it incredibly easy to get into . . . there’s a strong sense of heart, honesty and earnestness.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSequential Ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Refreshing. Transporting. Clever. Inspiring. If these are qualities that help books rise to the top of your summer reading list, your new number one is \u003cem\u003eMy Brother’s Husband . . . \u003c\/em\u003eThe story moves along quietly and gently, Tagame cleverly evoking parallels between mutual misperceptions of gays and straights, older and younger generations, Westerners and Japanese.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePassport Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Not only is \u003cem\u003eMy Brother’s Husband \u003c\/em\u003every touching; it’s also, for the non-Japanese reader, unexpectedly fascinating. Gay life remains largely closeted in Japan, and Tagame’s complex but deftly told story seeks to examine the effect such secrecy has, not only on those who must live it, but also on their wider family relationships.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/em\u003e(London) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Gengoroh Tagame’s beautiful manga novel \u003cem\u003eMy Brother’s Husband\u003c\/em\u003e disentangles family secrets and homophobia with endearing grace . . . 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Rather than treating the tension between Mike and Yaichi as a massively dramatic point on conflict, the book instead treats it like the complicated and messy holding pattern that it is . . . The message that Tagame’s trying to get across—that quiet, subtle bigotry can be just as harmful as loud, bombastic bigotry—isn’t always an easy one to process. Tagame understands that and hopefully, as the rest of the book unfolds, readers will too.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—io9.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMy Brother’s Husband\u003c\/em\u003e is focused on normalizing a gay relationship to those who are uncomfortable with the idea . . . there’s an audience and a need for works like this . . . The storytelling is straightforward, easy to read, particularly for those who might be new to the medium. There are plenty of panels that establish detail, so the reader gets a feel for this small family’s daily life . . . 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