Our Not-So-Lonely-Planet Travel Guide
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I haven’t read a lot of manga, but I really enjoyed “Our Not-So-Lonely-Planet Travel Guide”. I even went and looked for volume one to read first. As for volume two, I loved reading about Mitsuki and Asahi traveling through Germany, France, and Italy together. The main goal of their worldly travels seems to be a test of their relationship and a test of their love. When they get back to Japan after traveling the world, Mitsuki wants them to get married. I love the grumpy/sunshine trope, and this manga definitely has it. Mitsuki is a ball of sunshine, or as Asahi would say, he has a “happy go lucky” attitude, and Asahi is very serious and a ball of constant nerves. Mitsuki seems much more comfortable in who he is and in their relationship than Asahi does in Vol. 1, and in most of Vol. 2, but it’s clear that fear of rejection and potentially some internalized homophobia is really making Asahi afraid of expressing how much he loves and cares about Mitsuki. It was really refreshing to see Asahi open up to Mitsuki’s grandma while they are in Italy and understand more of where he is coming from in his fear of being open and proud about his relationship with Mitsuki. While they do seem to bicker quite a lot, and the sexual and romantic tension between them isn’t over the top because of Asahi’s fears, it’s clear how much these men care about each other. I can’t wait for Vol. 3 to find out how the rest of their trip goes and if they end up staying together and getting married when they get back to Japan.