That's Not Love
By Peko Watanabe
Two female friends from middle school reunite as adults in this hard-hitting and personal drama manga. What begins as idle reminiscing leads to painful revelations as they heal the reopened wounds of their past in this highly-anticipated first print release from the creator of 1122: For a Happy Marriage. Drawing on real events and the Japanese #MeToo movement and Watanabe’s own reflections on friendship and womanhood, That’s Not Love won a place on the industry insider poll Kono Manga ga Sugoi! as one of the best manga of the year.
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That's Not Love
Volume 1
Forty-year-old Akane attends the opening of a new art exhibit by her former cram school teacher, Mr. Imai, who has now become a sculptor. Akane notices that Mr. Imai’s new sculpture bears a striking resemblance to her middle school best friend, Yukari, who she remembers suddenly transferred out of the school. It even has a distinct scar that Yukari shared with Akane privately. Wondering what this could mean, Akane reaches out to her old friend, and learns that there was something else going on when they were children that she only partly understood. Was Yukari just a muse? Or something with more upsetting implications?
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The romance between a 14-year-old girl and her teacher. A memory from 26 years ago, rudely awakened by a sculpture of the girl. Devastated to see the image of her body used and publicly displayed without her consent, YUKARI requests to have the sculpture taken down, only to be met with refusal. Will IMAI realize the gravity of his actions? Will Yukari’s plea reach his ears? How much can AKANE do for Yukari as a friend? What should be allowed for the sake of “art”?
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That's Not Love
Forty-year-old Akane attends the opening of a new art exhibit by her former cram school teacher, Mr. Imai, who has now become a sculptor. Akane notices that Mr. Imai’s new sculpture bears a striking resemblance to her middle school best friend, Yukari, who she remembers suddenly transferred out of the school. It even has a distinct scar that Yukari shared with Akane privately. Wondering what this could mean, Akane reaches out to her old friend, and learns that there was something else going on when they were children that she only partly understood. Was Yukari just a muse? Or something with more upsetting implications?
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That's Not Love
The romance between a 14-year-old girl and her teacher. A memory from 26 years ago, rudely awakened by a sculpture of the girl. Devastated to see the image of her body used and publicly displayed without her consent, YUKARI requests to have the sculpture taken down, only to be met with refusal. Will IMAI realize the gravity of his actions? Will Yukari’s plea reach his ears? How much can AKANE do for Yukari as a friend? What should be allowed for the sake of “art”?
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That's Not Love
The romance between a 14-year-old girl and her teacher. A memory from 26 years ago, rudely awakened by a sculpture of the girl. Devastated to see the image of her body used and publicly displayed without her consent, YUKARI requests to have the sculpture taken down, only to be met with refusal. Will IMAI realize the gravity of his actions? Will Yukari’s plea reach his ears? How much can AKANE do for Yukari as a friend? What should be allowed for the sake of “art”?
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YUKARI’S repeated protests fell on deaf ears, causing her dread, suffering, and anger. The result—she and AKANE end up going to the gallery and smashing the sculpture to bits with a hammer. They have no regrets, and the two women savor the satisfying rush of their accomplishment. Meanwhile, MR. IMAI stares at his shattered sculpture, his thoughts unknown, as BENIKO stews over a new problem. But what about those who looked up to the artist and adored the now destroyed Garden sculpture?
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