Manga 143738 Kimi No Sekai Ni Koi Wa Nai Suggestion

WOW!!
I feel like I'm getting called out here.

I have never seen a manga that covers the topic of asexuality. Honestly, we need more of them. As an asexual, I related to Chika. Feeling like you are broken just because you don't see people in a sexual manner. That hit really closed to home for me. Everything Chika went through; I had gone through it as well. It's nice to see that other people have the same problems too. I was honestly jealous that Chika had this crazy support system. I wish I had that.

The big thing that I really appreciated was ... that they explained what asexuality was and that it was a spectrum and an umbrella term. I feel like every time asexual is brought up in other media it's explained rather poorly and simplified. When in reality, asexuality is a lot more complicated than not wanting sex. Being able to learn more about yourself and what asexual means to you is a huge, big step and it was really nice to see that.

For those of us who are asexual I highly recommend this manga. It existing to see asexuality represented in a positive way.
Even if you're not an Ace I would still recommend it. The story and characters are extremely well done. Also, this manga will make you smile. =)

I thought that this manga was just..okay. When I heard it was about an aroace character, that got me excited to read it. But I can only say im sort of..disappointed? The characters felt quite bland, and it bothered me that Chika mentioned that asexual people can still fall in love, yet throughout the rest of the manga aromanticism and asexuality are still treated as the same thing. They're not. The title is "Is Love The Answer?" but she's an asexual woman. In general the manga felt very surface level and bland, the characters aren't developed on a lot, and it doesn't feel like they ... had a great place to develop from in the first place. I often found myself getting bored, especially throughout the later parts of the manga.

At the same time though, not every manga has to be incredibly deep. So I think this manga works well for someone who just wants a bit of basic escapism and representation. But even though the entire manga is about asexuality, it feels like the rep for it wasn't done well at all.

DESIRE FOR AFFIRMATION STEMS FROM THE NEGLECTION OF ONE'S SELF

The concept of romance which dazzles around the eyes of an adolescent in hope of an ideal high school life accompanied by an relentless anticipation and an unexpected introspection.

'Is Love the Answer" or locally known as 'Kimi no Sekai wa Nai is a one-shot manga by Isaki Uta who have also created other works tackling with similar themes of asexuality in adolescents and people around them.

The story is somewhat promising with its profound concept of promoting asexuality in the mind of its readers but fails in many prospects to make it a success. The story follows ... Chika Hanai, an college student who wasn't able to fathom the concept of romance throughout her high school life constantly hoping for validation but as she starts college, she finds people who finally understand her and a psychology teacher who is on the same boat as hers which eventually lead to her long awaited affirmation with identifying her condition of not feeling romantic attraction towards other people as 'asexuality'.

One of the reasons why this manga fails in its promising theme is the lack of character development which is usually bounded to occur in the one-shot formats. The characters in this manga are heavily stereotyped to their archetypes which makes it rather blend and lackluster which isn't stopped at the characters. The idea of 'asexuality' and 'romance' are heavily stereotyped which makes any prospects for a deep understanding of its core theme unlikely. The manga tries to connect the idea of LGBTQ and Asexuality together which are technically two really different concepts.

The manga explores the themes of unrequited love, identity, self discovery, desire for acceptance, intimacy and so on.
What makes this manga unenjoyable is its recurring cliched themes and blend characters which can be ignored to some extent if you are looking for some nice change of pace with a short story about an obscure theme in animanga that may appeal to romance manga fans. The artwork is somewhat mediocre still not bad.

In conclusion, Is love the answer? is a manga which lacks direction for its themes it has tried to navigate.