Recently, the municipality of Brevard in Florida caught the attention of the otaku community and it is in this place that the manga of «Sasaki to Miyano» (Sasaki and Miyano) has been on everyone's lips, and through their respective networks Jennifer Jenkinsschool board member, It has been reported that the yaoi manga “Sasaki to Miyano» will be removed from the district’s school libraries due to its “highly inappropriate content.”
The manga “Sasaki to Miyano” may influence your orientation
The argument with which the popular manga is attacked «Sasaki to Miyano» is that this revolves around a relationship between two boys and that a couple being of the same sex is unacceptable. Furthermore, it is said that “sexual orientation should not be encouraged, suggested or implanted in young people«. Another relevant comment was that «Children would be “exposed to obscene, explicit and age-inappropriate content” and? «there is no value in making homosexual books available in school«.
Apparently, another member of the committee assured that this content can influence and confuse the orientation of young people and the prohibition of the manga «Sasaki to Miyano“Not only did it generate controversy due to its allegedly racy content, but it was revealed that the chairman of the board could not comprehend why a “Japanese” manga had to be read from right to left.
The Florida board gave other alternatives that could be included in the library, among the manga titles the following stand out: For your eternity, Sailor Moon, a silent voice and even Chainsaw man among others. Then, after debate, the ban on the manga Boys Love was announced.Sasaki to Miyano» for its explicit content and its reading format in Japanese, which is from right to left.
The manga of «Sasaki to Miyano» first saw the light of day online via Pixiv Comic since 2016, later the series was compiled into a total of ten volumes by the publisher Media Factory from October 2018 to March 2020. The work has an anime adaptation made by the animation studio Deen Studio which premiered on January 9, 2022 with 12 episodes, 1 special chapter and a film that premiered in Japan in February 2023.
The story of «Sasaki to Miyano» has as protagonist Miyano a young man who is a lover of the Boys Love manga and who has quite a complex about his physique, because despite being a boy, he has delicate and even somewhat feminine features. On the other hand, we have Sasaki a student over Miyano and one day manages to save him from a fight with some bullies.
It is from this moment that the Bl manga fandom that he has Miyano You will be able to take a leap in your life and as a result of this incident, the two characters will form a beautiful friendship that over time can become something more, you just need to be honest with your feelings to take the first step.
«Sasaki to Miyano» presents us with a very tender story that talks to us about identity and self-acceptance, but also shows us qualities of respect, interest and determination, mainly coming from the character of Sasaki who is interested in Miyano He is willing to get to know the tastes and interests of the boy he likes, always being attentive and we must not forget the friends of our characters, who, being aware of their relationship, accept and respect it.
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