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Romance anime, regardless of whether it is in the movie format or as a proper anime, is always loved by fans. From A Silent Voice to The Apothecary Diaries, there is an unlimited array of content available. Something for everyone, especially when it comes to the genre. It is not just limited to Shoujo but at times even Shonen. This gets fans of every preference hooked onto something or the other.

A Silent Voice | Credit: Kyoto Animation

Out of all the most memorable ones, some stand on a pedestal. Your Lie in April, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, Sasaki and Miyano, the list is endless and the praise is even more expanded. However, it is not unnatural to see fans pit one against the other, especially in two cases; if they are blanketed in flaws or if they are extremely hyped.

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In a controversial decision, the Brevard County School Board has banned the popular Japanese manga Sasaki & Miyano, Vol. 1 from its district libraries, despite the book’s content not violating state statutes.

The decision came after a brief discussion at the board’s meeting on Aug 27, 2024, where the relationship depicted in the manga and its unconventional format were cited as reasons for its removal.

During the board meeting, Chair Megan Wright stated that while Sasaki & Miyano did not explicitly violate House Bill 1069, which restricts certain graphic depictions and other content in school materials, she still found the content inappropriate for students.

Wright specifically highlighted the manga’s focus on a romantic relationship between two male characters as inappropriate, although she insisted that the relationship itself was not the reason for the book’s removal.

She also questioned the way the book was read ‘backwards’ when kids should be reading books from left to right,...

Yen Press, LLC announced the publication of Hirano and Kagiura. This manga is the highly anticipated spin-off to the popular boys’ love series Sasaki and Miyano. The series features two lovable side characters who now have a story of their own! This announcement comes following the publication of the fifth volume of Sasaki and Miyano and the finale of its beloved anime adaptation, which left fans hungry for more. The first volume of Hirano and Kagiura is scheduled to release in October 2022.

Hirano and Kagiura

Story and Art by Shou Harusono

Basketball players. Bad boys who aren’t really bad boys. Roommates. Senpai-kouhai Bl romance. It all started when Kagiura moved into the school dorms with what seemed to be a bad-boy upperclassman. But after he’s left in the tender care of his mother hen of a roommate, Hirano, it’s too much to ask for Kagiura not to fall in love…...