“Aromantic asexual fujoshi and closeted gay man enter sham marriage, finding comfort without romance.”
I Want to Be a Wall
わたしは壁になりたい
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Synopsis
Aromantic asexual fujoshi and closeted gay man enter sham marriage, finding comfort without romance.
An aromantic, asexual fujoshi and a closeted gay man have nothing in common, but that does not stop Yuriko and Gakurouta Hanazono from entering a sham marriage. Unable to understand romantic attraction, Yuriko finds solace in boys love media and desires to be nothing more than an observer in a romance. Meanwhile, Gakurouta harbors unrequited feelings for his heterosexual childhood friend Sousuke Kusama, who also happens to be the gardener for their estate. As the couple strives to adapt to their less-than-idyllic union, Gakurouta learns more about his wife's interests, while Yuriko tries her best to hide her fujoshi delusions as she watches her husband interact with Sousuke. In the process, Yuriko and Gakurouta find a strange sense of comfort with each other. Although they will never develop romantic feelings for one another, their mutual understanding seems to bring them together in a completely different way than they ever thought possible.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.83 · split reception
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
↑ 0.20
Running avg · Mar 2022 → Jan 2026
- 7 “This is a pretty refreshing manga about the FL and ML in an arranged marriage but aren’t in love with each other. FL isn’t really the type to fall in love with anyone (she is a BL fan too) and ML...”
- 9 “flawed, as all media is, but so comforting. to be loved is to be seen. for love cannot be limited by definition and tangibility, for it exists in every molecule of space in the universe. it's...”
- 7 “When I heard about this manga I was surprised, because I heard that it was about an aroace woman and a gay man. I have seen aroace representation in manga once before, and I thought that was the...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Mar 2019 – Jan 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M55474 catalog