Holiday Review: I HEAR THE SUNSPOT

Thankfully, there was a lot more LGTBQ-related manga that came out this year to counter missteps like the previous review, including today's subject.  Who could have guessed that the best BL book to come out in English this year wasn't from a specialized imprint, but from an oddball publisher like One Peace Books?

I HEAR THE SUNSPOT (Hidamari Ga Kikoeru), by Yuki Fumino.  First published in 2014 and first published in North America in 2017.

PLOT:

Taichi is a cheerful, outspoken college kid who is driven more by his hunger than anything else.  That hunger ends up leading him to Kohei, whose hearing loss has led him to withdraw from most of his peers.  Taichi accepts his offer to take his notes in exchange for food, and the two become friends.  That friendship is put to the test when Kohei's condition gets worse and Taichi begins to understand his true feelings.