" Before people are born... they probably submit a form to God. It has choices for everything. Nationality, race, gender-- all the details. and then that person is born based on those choices. I think there must have been a mistake with mine." I have a deep love for the genre of biography, I love listening to different stories on life and how people have chosen to live theirs or the lack of choices they have had that shaped them. This manga is zero exception to this rule. Ryousuke Nanasaki beautifully pours his feelings out into this manga, and they are beautifully illustrated by Yoshi Tsukizukiin a way that feels beautiful and strong wrapped together. There is no cutting corners with Nanasaki's experience. The less pretty aspects of being LGBTQ+ in Japan are shown just as grotesque as he experienced them. Which makes this being a true story that much more powerful. Having experienced numerous moral dilemmas and dread for life, he learns to accept himself and blossom into the person he is now.

The art is very clean and pretty, but does its job in showing each moment in Nanasaki's life. Some of the dialogue might come across as dramatic or ingenuine but, I love the attention to feelings and the art being able to illustrate Nanasaki's pain he feels throughout his years of accepting his identity.

If you are LGBTQ+ or know anyone who is, I recommend reading this. Even if that doesnt apply to you, still a recommend due to its wonderful story telling and to get a better picture of the world around us.