My Brother 's Husband - wikipedia My Brother 's Husband My Brother 's Husband The cover of the first volume of My Brother 's Husband. From left to right : Mike, Kana, and Yaichi. 弟 の 夫 ( Otōto no Otto ) Genre Drama Manga Written by Gengoroh Tagame Published by Futabasha English publisher Pantheon Books Demographic Seinen Magazine Monthly Action Original run November 2014 -- May 2017 Volumes Anime and Manga portal My Brother 's Husband ( Japanese : 弟 の 夫, Hepburn : Otōto no Otto ) is a gay - themed manga series by Gengoroh Tagame, serialized by Futabasha in the magazine Monthly Action from November 2014 to May 2017. The series was released in English, translated by Anne Ishii, in two - in - one omnibus editions by the American publisher Pantheon Books and the British publisher Blackfriars. The series follows the relationship between stay - at - home father Yaichi, his daughter Kana, and Canadian Mike Flanagan, who married Yaichi 's estranged and recently deceased twin brother Ryōji. The manga deals with issues of homophobia and cultural differences. It is also noted for being a change in Tagame 's usual work, as previously he predominately wrote homoerotic bara manga. Tagame has said that the theme of the manga is about family relationships. Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Media 3.1 Manga 3.2 Live - action TV drama 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links Plot Yaichi ( 弥 一 ) is a stay - at - home single father, who lives with his daughter Kana ( 夏 菜 ). Mike Flanagan ( マイク ・ フラナガン Maiku Furanagan ), a Canadian married to Yaichi 's late twin brother Ryōji ( 涼二 ), rings Yaichi 's doorbell. Mike has traveled to Japan in order to pay his respects to Yaichi and his family. Kana comes home from school to meet Mike, and is surprised to learn that not only did her father have an identical twin, but also that it was possible for him to marry another man in Canada. At first, Kana receives this news with intrigue, but Yaichi is not interested because of Mike 's homosexuality. Kana immediately considers Mike as a member of the family, and insists that he stay with them for a while. Yaichi imagines outright rejecting the idea, but accepts anyway. Yaichi and Kana adjust to living with someone from a different culture during Mike 's stay. Yaichi begins to confront his old attitudes throughout the series as he learns more about Mike, as he learns about his brother Ryōji through Mike 's experience being married to him, as he examines his own family structure, and as he observes the behaviors of other people. Characters Yaichi ( 弥 一 ) Yaichi is the protagonist of the story. He is a stay - at - home father, and is divorced from Kana 's mother, Natsuki. He claims fault for he and Natsuki having divorced. He earns a living as the landlord of an apartment building left to him by his parents. His twin brother Ryōji recently died, so he begrudingly allows his late brother 's husband Mike Flanagan to stay in his home while he comes to visit Japan to pay respects to Yaichi and his family. As he imagines how he would react if his own daughter were gay, he decides that he would never reject her for that. However, he realizes that although he did n't reject his brother Ryōji in this way either, they still ended up becoming estranged from one another. This leads him to consider that silence itself could be interpreted as rejection, as opposed to vocal acceptance. Kana ( 夏 菜 ) Kana is Yaichi 's and Natsuki 's daughter, and niece of Mike Flanagan and Ryōji. Until Mike Flanagan came to visit their home, she was unaware of his existence. She misses having her mother around at home full - time, but attempts to hide her loneliness from her father, prompting him to include her mother more in her life. As she and Mike spend more time together, she becomes very fond of him. One of Kana 's friends at school ostracizes her because her mother perceives Mike as a `` negative influence ''. Mike Flanagan ( マイク ・ フラナガン, Maiku Furanagan ) Mike Flanagan is the husband of Yaichi 's deceased brother Ryōji. He comes to Japan to pay respects to Yaichi and his family. He and Ryōji met through a dating app, but Mike attests that it was at a party. At one point, a neighborhood kid seeks Mike out to confess his homosexuality, and Mike helps him reconcile with his sexual orientation. Later in the story, Yaichi introduces Mike to a high school friend of Ryōji 's, Katō. Katō, talking to Yaichi, refers to Mike as `` Ryo - kun 's... that. '' Mike and Katō later go to dinner together, and Katō confirms that he identifies as gay, but chooses to keep his sexual orientation a secret indefinitely. Mike becomes upset because of the lengths to which Katō went in order to keep his orientation secret, thinking to himself that secrets only lead to more secrets. Katō confesses to Mike that he held an unrequited love for Ryōji. As they part ways, Mike requests that he and Katō no longer speak to one another, even if they were to run into each other in person. Ryōji ( 涼二 ) Ryōji is the brother of Yaichi, and the deceased husband of Mike Flanagan. He died in an accident while living in Canada. After coming out as gay to his brother Yaichi when they were younger, they became estranged. Natsuki ( なつき ) Natsuki is the ex-wife of Yaichi, and the mother of Kana. She appears periodically throughout the story. Although they are divorced, her relationship with Yaichi remains amicable. She points out to Yaichi that prejudice in Japan against homosexual people might exist, even if it is less visible than in other cultures. Katō ( 加藤 ) Katō is Ryōji 's friend from high school, who visits Yaichi and returns some belongings that Ryōji lent him. He reveals to Mike that he was Ryōji 's only gay friend in high school. Media Manga The manga was serialized in Futabasha 's seinen manga magazine Monthly Action starting in November 2014. It is licensed in North America by Pantheon Books, which published the first two volumes in an omnibus edition on May 2, 2017. The second two volumes will be released in an omnibus edition on September 18, 2018. The manga has also been licensed in France by Delcourt under its Akata label. No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN English release date English ISBN May 5, 2015 ISBN 978 - 4575846256 May 2, 2017 ISBN 978 - 1101871515 January 12, 2016 ISBN 978 - 4575847413 May 2, 2017 ISBN 978 - 1101871515 October 12, 2016 ISBN 978 - 4575848632 September 18, 2018 ISBN 978 - 1101871539 July 12, 2017 ISBN 978 - 4575850055 September 18, 2018 ISBN 978 - 1101871539 Live - Action TV Drama A three - episode live - action adaptation of My Brother 's Husband was announced in December 2017, and aired in March 2018. The series, which was directed by Teruyuki Yoshida and Yukihiro Toda, starred Ryuta Sato as Yaichi and Baruto Kaito as Mike, and appeared on NHK BS Premium. No. Episode title Director Writer Original air date English air date Refs. `` First '' `` Daiichikai '' ( 第 一 回 ) Teruyuki Yoshida Yukihiro Toda 4 March 2018 `` Second '' `` Dainikai '' ( 第 二 回 ) Teruyuki Yoshida Yukihiro Toda 11 March 2018 `` Final '' `` Saishūkai '' ( 最終 回 ) Teruyuki Yoshida Yukihiro Toda 18 March 2018 Reception Gengoroh Tagame, author of My Brother 's Husband. James Yeh of Vice commented on how the series deals with the issue of gay marriage, which in Japan is illegal, and wrote that Tagame 's artwork, writing and muscular male characters make My Brother 's Husband `` a beautiful, stirring, and deeply human work ''. Rachel Cooke wrote in The Guardian wrote that `` Not only is it very touching ; it 's also, for the non-Japanese reader, unexpectedly fascinating. '' Charles Pulliam - Moore, writing for io9, commented on how the manga deals with homophobia in modern - day Japan, saying that, `` My Brother 's Husband gently alludes to the sort of small, everyday aspects of homophobia that ultimately drove Yaichi 's brother to leave '' and that : `` The message the Tagame 's trying to get across -- that quiet, subtle bigotry can be just as harmful as loud, bombastic bigotry -- is n't always an easy one to process. Tagame understands that and hopefully, as the rest of the book unfolds, readers will too. '' Rebecca Silverman praised the series in Anime News Network, giving it an A − grade, writing : My Brother 's Husband is an honest, quietly emotional look at how prejudices and preconceptions can hurt not only the people we 're biased against, but also ourselves. Both heartbreaking and heartwarming, this first volume is well worth reading, and Tagame 's solid, clean artwork with attention to details like body hair that we do n't often see in mainstream manga, help to ground the story in reality. It 's the kind of book that you can devour in one sitting but wish that you did n't -- not only because there 's so much to think about, but also because it 's good enough that you do n't actually want it to end. However, Silverman criticised the length of time it takes for Mike to develop as a character, and some issues with the artwork. Ian Wolf gave the series 10 out of 10 in MyM, commenting positively on how the manga manages to confront homophobia, and how it stands out from most LGBT - themed manga released in the English, which are normally yaoi series depicting bishōnen. American comics author Alison Bechdel gave a positive reception to the comic. The French edition has been reviewed by a prominent gay magazine, Têtu, which regarded Tagame 's foray into gay rights positively. My Brother 's Husband received an Excellence Prize at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2015. In December 2016, the French edition of the manga was nominated for the `` Best Comic '' at the 44th annual Angoulême International Comics Festival. In 2018, it received the Excellence Award at the 47th Japan Cartoonists Association Award. The first volume of the Pantheon edition of the manga won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material -- Asia. References Jump up ^ `` My Brother 's Husband, Volume 1. '' Penguin Random House. Retrieved on May 7, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Pantheon to Publish Gengoroh Tagame 's My Brother 's Husband Manga ''. Anime News Network. September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Pullman - Moore, Charles ( May 1, 2017 ). `` In Gengoroh Tagame 's My Brother 's Husband, Love, Loss, and Regret Become Something Beautiful ''. io9. Retrieved May 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Openly Gay Manga Creator Gengoroh Tagame Talks Breaking Barriers with My Brother 's Husband ''. The B&N Sci - Fi and Fantasy Blog. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` My Brother 's Husband, Volume 1 ''. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 8 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Inuyashiki, Sunny, My Brother 's Husband, Chiisakobee Nominated For Angoulême 's Top Prize ''. Anime News Network. December 18, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Annonce : Le mari de mon frère ''. Akata ( in French ). Retrieved 8 May 2017. Jump up ^ 弟 の 夫 Vol 1 ( in Japanese ). Futabasha. Retrieved 5 Dec 2017. Jump up ^ `` My Brother 's Husband, Volume 1 ''. Pantheon. Retrieved 5 Dec 2017. Jump up ^ 弟 の 夫 Vol 2 ( in Japanese ). Futabasha. Retrieved 5 Dec 2017. Jump up ^ 弟 の 夫 Vol 3 ( in Japanese ). Futabasha. Retrieved 5 Dec 2017. Jump up ^ `` My Brother 's Husband, Volume 2 ( Pantheon Graphic Novels ) ''. Amazon. Retrieved 5 January 2018. Jump up ^ 弟 の 夫 Vol 4 ( in Japanese ). Futabasha. Retrieved 5 Dec 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Manga Confronting Homophobia In Japan Getting Live - Action TV Drama ''. Kotaku. Retrieved 5 Dec 2017. ^ Jump up to : 弟 の 夫 」 佐藤 隆太 & 把 瑠都 で ドラマ 化 、 LGBT テーマ に 描か れる 家族 の 物語 ( in Japanese ). Retrieved 5 Dec 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.nhk.or.jp/pd/otto/html_otto_story01.html Jump up ^ http://www.nhk.or.jp/pd/otto/html_otto_story02.html Jump up ^ http://www.nhk.or.jp/pd/otto/html_otto_story03.html Jump up ^ Yeh, James ( May 1, 2017 ). `` Coming Out to My Twin Brother Ruined Our Relationship ''. Vice. Retrieved May 7, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` My Brother 's Husband review -- a Canadian gay man about the house ''. The Guardian. 2018 - 01 - 09. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. (... ) and it arrives in the UK garlanded with praise from, among others, Alison Bechdel. Jump up ^ Silverman, Rebecca ( May 17, 2017 ). `` My Brother 's Husband : GN 1 ''. Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ Wolf, Ian ( June 9, 2017 ). `` My Brother 's Husband, Volume 1 ''. MyM. Daventry : MCM Expo Group. Jump up ^ `` TÊTU `` Le mari de mon frère '', un manga gay grand public ``. TÊTU. October 6, 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sélection Officielle 2017 '' ( in French ). Retrieved May 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Daijiro Morohoshi 's Manga Book Wins Japan Cartoonists Association Award ''. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 16, 2018. Jump up ^ McMillan, Graeme. `` Eisner Awards : The Complete Winners List ''. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 July 2018. External links My Brother 's Husband ( manga ) at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia Official website for Volume 1 and Volume 2 - Penguin Random House Official website for Volume 1, 2, 3, and 4 - Futabasha ( in Japanese ) Official website of the live action adaptation - NHK ( in Japanese ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Brother%27s_Husband&oldid=851375051 '' Categories : Manga series 2014 manga Drama anime and manga LGBT in anime and manga Futabasha manga Seinen manga Eisner Award winners Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 uses Japanese - language script ( ja ) CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) Articles containing Japanese - language text Articles with Japanese - language external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français 日本 語 Português 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 21 July 2018, at 21 : 18 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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