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Fish and Water

by Gengoroh Tagame

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Friendship, meals, and a changing bond

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Friendship, meals, and a changing bond

Set in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, this graphic novel centers on Akira, an office sales administrator, and Koji, a freelance writer who enjoys cooking. A gift of cabbage from one of Akira’s farm clients gives the two friends a reason to share a meal; the invitation becomes a recurring part of their lives as pandemic shutdowns shape their routines. Their closeness raises a question neither can easily settle: whether their relationship is friendship or something more. The setup brings domestic meals and everyday companionship into a story about intimacy, uncertainty, and how a bond can shift.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in contemporary manga and graphic novels.
  • Readers drawn to stories about friendship, romance, and LGBTQ+ relationships.
  • Readers interested in fiction set during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Themes

Friendship and intimacyRomantic uncertaintyEveryday connectionLife during the pandemic

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Book overview

A new graphic novel from Eisner award-winning graphic novelist Gengoroh Tagame, which asks: what if The Odd Couple were Japanese, living in the middle of COVID-19, and just might be . . . gay?

From Gengoroh Tagame, the brilliant mind behind My Brother's Husband and Our Colors, comes Fish and Water, which follows the unlikely love story of two "straight" friends. Having met at a mutual friend's wedding, Akira, a business sales administrator, and Koji, a freelance writer, quickly become close buddies. One day, during a visit with a farm client, Akira is offered a case of freshly picked cabbage. Since no one at his office wants it, and he is no cook, Akira decides to see if Koji (who loves to cook) might be interested. Koji accepts and invites Akira to join him. Lonely and in the midst of pandemic-related shutdowns, Akira welcomes the chance and one meal becomes many. Once they get past how to be COVID-cautious, they become quite relaxed with each other, creating an amusing but emotionally perplexing scenario. Eventually, Akira and Koji grapple with deciding if they are just friends, or something more.

Part exceptionally drawn character study, part contemporary comedy of manners, Fish and Water is a delightful love story for the modern era, considering how love and connection can find you in the strangest ways.
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