Kelly's Reviews > He's Expecting Vol. 1

When men all of a sudden are able to become pregnant Kentaro Hiyama does not expect he'll end of being one of those rare men who found themselves pregnant. But here he is pregnant, single, and with only a vague idea of who the mother is. Kentaro has never even wanted kids much less to be pregnant and now he has to figure out how to be a father and a mother!?

This was cute and probably a needed look at just what it means to become a mom whether you've planned for children or not. And while Sakai doesn't dive too deeply into each of issues that are addressed here I found them all to be really well handled. Everything from how society treats single moms, to trying to navigate marriage while pregnant, to what it feels like to not be able to have children to abortion, and the all important question of if men could have babies how different our world would work in terms of family leave; it's all touched on briefly. The fact that they really try to be all encompassing here was what I loved about this the most. Sakai clearly just gets it.

Overall, absolutely recommend this adorable manga. It's a lighthearted view on some serious social issues that effect so many of us.