{"product_id":"fish-and-water-pantheon-graphic-library","title":"Fish and Water (Pantheon Graphic Library)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Tagame's work combines a charming sitcom sensibility with simmering sexual desire, recognizing that humor and heat go hand in hand. It's also a great story about how food brings people together, and Tagame uses meals to build intimacy by satisfying both physical and emotional hunger.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--A.V. Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Sweet. . . . Tagame's manga art is better than ever: in addition to his renowned talent for capturing brawny men in various states of undress, he also displays a flair for depicting cuisine. This lighthearted bromance-to-romance should charm the socks off fans of queer love stories.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In meticulously drawn black-and-white inked panels . . . Tagame reveals a charming love story. . . . Manga aficionados will likely notice inventive, tempting foodie parallels with Fumi Yoshinaga's delectable, ongoing What Did You Eat Yesterday? series. . . . Tagame particularly excels in capturing nuanced emotions and gifts audiences intimate access to a couple tentatively falling in love. . . . Satisfyingly swoon-worthy fun indeed.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Terry Hong, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tagame's food illustrations look delicious . . . making it easy for readers to connect with Akira's intense excitement over meals with his friend. . . . Through moments of domestic intimacy, this story captures the joy of building a loving relationship.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fans of cooking manga like \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Did You Eat Yesterday?\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Shy Baker\u003c\/i\u003e will find much to like here.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eFish and Water\u003c\/i\u003e is . . . a collective embrace of everyday moments in life and falling in love. . . . One of the best romance graphic novels I have had the pleasure to read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eGay League \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGENGOROH TAGAME \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1964 and lives in Tokyo. After graduating from Tama Art University, Tagame worked as an art director while writing manga and prose fiction, contributing illustrations for various magazines. In 1994 he cofounded the epochal \n\u003ci\u003eG-men \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and by 1996 he was working full-time as an openly gay artist. He is the author of dozens of graphic novels and stories that have been translated into English, French, Italian, and Korean. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries across Europe and America. \n\u003ci\u003eMy Brother's Husband, Volume I, \u003c\/i\u003e his first all-ages title, earned him a 2018 Eisner Award, as well as the Japan Media Arts Award for Outstanding Work of Manga from the Agency of Cultural Affairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA new graphic novel from Eisner award-winning graphic novelist Gengoroh Tagame, which asks: what if \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e were Japanese, living in the middle of COVID-19, and just might be . . . gay?\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Gengoroh Tagame, the brilliant mind behind \n\u003ci\u003eMy Brother's Husband\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eOur Colors\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \n\u003ci\u003eFish and Water\u003c\/i\u003e, which follows the unlikely love story of two \"straight\" friends. Having met at a mutual friend's wedding, Akira, a business sales administrator, and Koji, a freelance writer, quickly become close buddies. One day, during a visit with a farm client, Akira is offered a case of freshly picked cabbage. Since no one at his office wants it, and he is no cook, Akira decides to see if Koji (who loves to cook) might be interested. Koji accepts and invites Akira to join him. Lonely and in the midst of pandemic-related shutdowns, Akira welcomes the chance and one meal becomes many. Once they get past how to be COVID-cautious, they become quite relaxed with each other, creating an amusing but emotionally perplexing scenario. Eventually, Akira and Koji grapple with deciding if they are just friends, or something more. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart exceptionally drawn character study, part contemporary comedy of manners, Fish and Water is a delightful love story for the modern era, considering how love and connection can find you in the strangest ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593702222, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9780593702222, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/27\/2026 (EAN 9780593702222, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9780593702222, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496091648278,"sku":"9780593702222","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593702222.jpg?v=1783053005","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/fish-and-water-pantheon-graphic-library","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}