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Walking in Your Tracks, Volume 1

by Tatsumi Kifu

Connection, care, and confronting the past

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Connection, care, and confronting the past

Ren Kisaki writes novels from his wheelchair, but feels constrained by the help he receives and has pushed away those around him. The arrival of Rintaro Maki, a new caregiver who recognizes Ren as a person beyond his disability, begins to shift that isolation. Their developing connection frames a story about grief, depression, dependence, and the difficult work of opening up to the past. The description also flags violence, trauma, child abuse, mental health struggles, and references to self-harm and grooming.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in boys’ love manga centered on a caregiver relationship and personal connection.
  • Readers seeking stories that address disability, grief, and depression.
  • Readers comfortable with content involving trauma, child abuse, and references to self-harm and grooming.

Themes

Disability and careIsolation and connectionGrief and depressionConfronting the past

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Book overview

This heartfelt, emotional boys love drama with disability representation explores themes of grief and depression.

Ren Kisaki has lived his life alone, writing novels from his wheelchair. Suffocated by help and frustrated by his perceived helplessness, he repeatedly pushes others away to the point that his caregivers have all but given up on him. That is, until the day newbie caregiver Rintaro Maki arrives on his doorstep.

The kind and perceptive Rintaro -- who sees Ren for himself, not only his condition -- offers a connection Ren had long thought himself incapable of. Pushing out of his comfort zone, Ren finally starts opening up... giving him the strength to courageously confront his past and pursue, for the first time, his own story.
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Content Warnings VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, CHILD ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES, REFERENCES TO SELF-HARM AND GROOMING
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