Is Love the Answer?
Also recorded as Kimi no Sekai ni Koi wa Nai
Is Love the Answer?
- Creator
- Uta Isaki.
- Language
- Japanese.
- Genre
- coming-of-age anime and manga.
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• Ja Kanji — きみのせかいに恋はない • Ja Romaji — Kimi no Sekai ni Koi wa Nai • Genre — Coming-of-age
Key facts
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• Type — manga • Author — Uta Isaki • Publisher — Kodansha • Magazine — Hatsu Kiss • First — August 25, 2020 • Last — January 25, 2021 • Volumes — 1 Is Love the Answer? is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Uta Isaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's magazine Hatsu Kiss from August 2020 to January 2021, with its individual chapters collected into a single volume.
Plot
Plot
Chika has always been unique from her peers. However, this becomes particularly obvious when her peers become interested in the opposite sex. When Chika tries to find a boyfriend and fails, she realizes she does not share that interest and believes there must be something wrong with her. But upon enrolling at a university in Tokyo, she meets people who accept her for who she is and help her to understand herself better.
Publication
Publication
Written and illustrated by Uta Isaki, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Hatsu Kiss magazine on August 25, 2020. The series completed its serialization on January 25, 2021. The series' individual chapters were collected into a single volume, which was released digitally on March 20, 2021. In January 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication. They released the volume digitally on January 10, 2023, and in print one week later.
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Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network praised the story's emphasis on acceptance and personal growth. However, she also felt the story was not very conclusive. A columnist for Booklist felt the story had a good balance of informational and emotional content. They also liked the artwork, describing it as "soft and evocative". They concluded by calling the series "a valuable and affirming manga about acceptance of self and others". Christel Scheja of Splash Comics praised the story, particularly in the way it depicts asexuality, which he described as "touching". The series was included on the 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list by the Young Adult Library Services Association. It was also selected as one of the top ten titles for teen readers on the American Library Association Rainbow Book List in the same year.
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- 1.Kodansha USA. Is Love The Answer?.
- 2.Kiss.
- 3.Kiss.
- 4.Comic Days.
- 5.Mateo, Alex. Kodansha Comics Licenses Falling Drowning, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, Fungus and Iron, Lightning and Romance, More Manga. Anime News Network. January 26, 2022.
- 6.Kodansha USA. Is Love The Answer?, Volume 1.
- 7.Silverman, Rebecca. Review: Is Love the Answer? GN. Anime News Network. February 3, 2023.
- 8.Is Love the Answer?. Booklist. March 15, 2023.
- 9.Scheja, Christel. Comic-Besprechung - Is love the Answer?. Splash Comics. July 7, 2024.
- 10.Hazra, Adriana. Insomniacs After School Manga Makes YALSA's 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top 10 List. Anime News Network. March 11, 2024.
- 11.Rainbow List: 2024. Booklist. March 15, 2024.
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