While the series itself is a sweet, wholesome story about self-discovery, it also offers an incredibly potent metatextual analysis of how queer media can help LGBTQ+ teens come to understand themselves.
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Sasaki and Miyano
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Sasaki and Miyano (1)
Author & Artist Shou HarusonoReleased Feburary 2021 by Yen PressTranslation: Leighann HarveyEditor(s): unlistedGenre: School Life, Romance
First Impression: Sasaki and Miyano
Sasaki is frequently tardy, sleeps during class, and doesn’t take notes. Miyano is dutiful, caring, and an otaku. At first blush, the two seem an odd match, but…
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 8
Not gonna lie, Sasaki locking the door behind him got me freaking out! I want to say I loved this episode, but I will say that this particular…
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 2
Eating pocky makes a man go loco The pacing in this episode was a lot slower, but compared to the weird jumpiness from the first episode, this is…
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 3
Another week of Sasaki and Miyano, another week of cuteness. It looks like the progression of their friendship turning into something more may be happening faster than expected.
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 5
AAAAAH. We're seriously not wasting any time here! I did not think that Sasaki would work up the courage to confess to Miyano so soon (in the show)…
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 4
When they had started talking about Sasaki working in a bakery over the break, I was really excited that we would get an episode outside of the school…
Sasaki and Miyano ep12 – Graduation
I have been looking forward to Sasaki and Miyano. It was such a sweet manga and I was eager to see how it would translate to anime!
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 9
Aww man. I admit after the way last episode ended, I had expected this episode to be a lot more grand. This wasn't a bad episode in the…
Sasaki and Miyano – Episode 1
In a thus-far pretty dire winter season, I’m thrilled to say that Sasaki and Miyano’s premiere is a sweetly sincere young adult rom-com with likable characters and basically…
Sasaki and Miyano ep3 – Cavities
I have been looking forward to Sasaki and Miyano. It was such a sweet manga and I was eager to see how it would translate to anime!
Sasaki and Miyano ep10 – Fireworks
I have been looking forward to Sasaki and Miyano. It was such a sweet manga and I was eager to see how it would translate to anime!
First Look: Sasaki and Miyano
When high schooler and boys’ love fan Miyano has a chance encounter with a senpai named Sasaki, a delinquent with a heart of gold, sparks fly as Sasaki…
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 10
Maybe at this point I should stop kidding myself and just expect MAYBE Miyano's answer to happen during the finale. I had a strong feeling it was going…
Episode 260 - Sasaki and Miyano
This week, Shaun is actually prepared for Eggfest this year! But is that a good thing? Join us as we watch 5 episodes of Sasaki and Miyano to…
Blue Period | E3 and 4: Self Discovery.
Blue Period is a very interesting anime. I thought episodes three and four carried the same level of intrigue. I’m not an artisty person so I have a…
Sasaki and Miyano ep8 – Cold Hands
I have been looking forward to Sasaki and Miyano. It was such a sweet manga and I was eager to see how it would translate to anime!
Anime Series Like Sasaki and Miyano
Much of his life at his all-boy’s school for Miyano is worrying about how girly his face looks and hiding his secret love of boy’s love manga. However,…
Sasaki and Miyano GN 2-3
Miyano was primed by the world he lives in to slot “BL” into fiction and that everything defaults to heteronormativity. But now there's Sasaki.
Sasaki and Miyano Vol 1 Review
Well, this has got to be the most adorable Boys Love manga I’ve read in a good long while! Shou Harusono’s Sasaki and Miyano was originally self-published on…
Sasaki and Miyano ep6 – Birthday Present
I have been looking forward to Sasaki and Miyano. It was such a sweet manga and I was eager to see how it would translate to anime!
Sasaki and Miyano Episodes 6 & 7
EPISODE 6 Man this show is just so pleasant. So glad to be back with this show after my short break because this show never fails to make…
Sasaki to Miyano – 01
「初めて。」 (Hajimete.) "First Time" A wholesome and cute show about how a relationship can flourish from the most unexpected of places.
Sasaki to Miyano – 05
「いっこずつ。」 (Ikko Zutsu.) "Bit by Bit" Sasaki gets to call full house soon.
Sasaki to Miyano – 04
「限界。」 (Genkai.) "Limit" Someone needs to slap reality into Miyano asap!
Sasaki to Miyano – 03
「先輩は。」 (Senpai wa.) "Senpai Is..." You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Sasaki to Miyano – 06
「気持ち。」 (Kimochi.) "Feelings" Bro - It’s not that I like you or anything…
Sasaki to Miyano – 02
「好きな子。」 (Suki na Ko.) "Someone I Like" Being a fudanshi is never easy.
Sasaki to Miyano – 07
「困らせたくねーのに。」 (Komarasetaku nē no ni.) "I Don't Want to Pressure Him" Freeman finds more to complain about, big shocker!
Winter 2022 First Impressions – Sasaki and Miyano
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Miyano is a male fan of BL manga – a “fudanshi” in the parlance. This is something he generally keeps…
Sasaki and Miyano ep1 – The Meet-Cute
I have been looking forward to Sasaki and Miyano. It was such a sweet manga and I was eager to see how it would translate to anime!
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 7 – Crossing Boundaries
Hi Irina, how has your past week been? Mine has been a little more energetic than usual. The weather warming up has helped this, but its mostly thanks…
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 1 (First Impression)
With my computer troubles finally resolved, I'm glad the first thing I watched was this show because this is definitely the feel-good show I need right now. I…
Sasaki and Miyano: Commencement Anime Movie Assessment
To call Graduation a movie is a bit generous. Even with the inclusion of the Hirano and Kagiura short, this thing just barely reaches an hour with credits.
Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation Anime Film Review
While the manga is ongoing, Graduation feels like a farewell, using its final moments to reminisce about our main couple's romantic journey as they walk the halls of…
Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation, Graduation, Sasaki and Miyano
Sasaki and Miyano ep4 – Who’s The Uke?
I have been looking forward to Sasaki and Miyano. It was such a sweet manga and I was eager to see how it would translate to anime!
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 5 – Funny Face
Hi Irina! Here we are at the weekend again and I am glad we are discussing this series yet again. Its so much fun and just continues to…
Sasaki and Miyano Volumes 1 and 2 Review
It would have been easy to look past wonky paneling or its characters if Sasaki and Miyano was gripping, but it just wasn't.
Sasaki and Miyano Episode 9 – Love and Sickness
Hi Irina, how was your week? I could say that the weather is getting warmer, but it keeps going back and forth and being cold and then warming…
Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia
I treated myself to a copy of Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia, edited by James Welker recently and I honestly found it to be really inspiring. …
Sasaki to Miyano Anime Review
Animation: ★★★★★★★★★☆ Story/Plot: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Theme song/s and animation: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
First Impressions – Sasaki to Miyano
I'm not sure that title is coincidental. Read more
Second Impressions – Sasaki to Miyano
This kind of genre-bending premise should be really interesting, and it is - to a point. Read more
Sasaki and Miyano: March Manga Madness Day 22
Day 22 of #MarchMangaMadness: Sasaki and Miyano by Shou Harusono and published by Yen Press. This entry is brand new…
A Healing Romance- Sasaki and Miyano (Series Review)
There is a lot of really bad anime out there in the BL/ Shounen Ai genre-- and I mean a lot. However, I'm happy to say that this…
Sasaki and Miyano: Second-Years Light Novel Review
While Sasaki and Miyano: First Years gave Tashiro far more page time than he ever gets in the manga, Sasaki and Miyano: Second-Years does the same for Kuresawa.
Sasaki and Miyano Episodes 11 & 12 (Final Impression)
EPISODE 11 After Miyano had all of this time to come to his answer and actually tell Sasaki, about 6-7 months in fact, he's finding that he's having…
Sasaki and Miyano #01 — Free Bonbons For All
Is this really a thing that teenage boys do now? Impressions: Boy, we do love our ugly generic pastel backgrounds and random geometrically shaped sparkly bubbles, don't we? The titular…