I Think Our Son Is Gay
I Think Our Son Is Gay is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okura. The series was initially serialized on Twitter from November 2018 to December 2022. It was serialized on the Gangan Pixiv website from August 2019 to June 2023. Its chapters have been collected in five volumes.
Plot
The manga follows Tomoko Aoyama and her eldest son, Hiroki. Hiroki is secretly gay, but is embarrassed to reveal his sexuality, unaware that his own mother already knows it. While Tomoko has accepted her son and supports him, she refuses to out her son as she wants Hiroki himself to admit his sexuality by his own accord. Other supporting characters including Yuri, Tomoko's younger son and Hiroki's brother, who despite having no interest in romance, has attracted the attention of many girls and is also aware of his brother's sexuality; Akiyoshi, Tomoko's husband and the boys' father, who is constantly traveling for work and loves his sons but sometimes unintentionally hurts Hiroki's feelings due to his negative and outdated views on homosexuality; Daigo, Hiroki's classmate and his secret crush; and Asumi, Hiroki's childhood friend who develops feelings for Hiroki, but is unaware of his sexuality.Publication
The series is written and illustrated by Okura. It was initially serialized on Twitter from November 2018 to December 2022. It started serialization on the Gangan Pixiv service on August 16, 2019, with more chapters added between the original ones. Its serialization completed on Gangan Pixiv on June 2, 2023. Square Enix collected its chapters into five volumes, released from August 22, 2019, to February 21, 2023.In July 2020, Square Enix announced they would also be publishing the series in English.