Review:
Yaichi, Mike, and Yaichi's family go to an onsen. Afterward, Yaichi meets one of Ryoji's old high school friends, who asks to come by and drop some stuff off - and who secretly arranges to go out with Mike to talk about Ryoji. Yaichi deals with a phone call from Kana's teacher about Mike, and Yaichi and Mike finally sit down and really talk about Ryoji.
Well, I cried. A large part of it was thinking about the relationship Yaichi and Ryoji could've had but didn't. Mike's 3-week trip to Japan was a healing experience for Mike and Yaichi, but it couldn't change the past.
Mike got more food for thought after meeting with Ryoji's old high school friend, a deeply closeted gay man who had no intention of ever coming out. Although Mike didn't like keeping secrets from Yaichi about what he was doing and where he was going, at the same time he didn't want to out someone who wasn't ready for that. Unfortunately, then he had to consider that even just a friendly greeting from him could count as outing them.
This ending is a bit rushed-feeling. Mike's last few days in Japan passed by really quickly, and some things (like the issues with Kana's friends' parents) were never fully addressed. Still, this was a really good, short series overall.
Extras:
Several pages of the author's pencil art from this series.
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