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I am here once again talking about fence because I got the comics last month but the Barnes and noble only had vol 1 and 3 so I got and had wait for vol 2 and rivals. So after I got those I really didn't have time to read them until now. So let me start off by saying so much of this makes sense now because my introduction to fence was striking distance which I got after visiting my older sister for Christmas, had to get something to read on the flight home. But I'm caught up now and I can say, I really love this series. My favorite part of vol 4 was when Terrence said he was going to beat seiji one day just for seiji to say, everyone says that and everybody who has ever said that in the room admitted to it like, yeah I said that too. LoL I love this so much đđđ„șâ„ïž
genre i love: queer sports
examples:
Haikyuu!!
Creator: Haruichi Furudate
Sport: Volleyball
Medium: Manga + Anime
Queer coded to hell and back with no explicit canon. A popular anime that's very engaging. Whenever I watch it I feel like I should get my life together. It's super good, but fanbase can be a lil weird.
Fence
Author: C. S. Pacat
Sport: Fencing
Medium: 5 collated graphic novels + 2 novels
This one changed my life. I discovered it and havenât been the same since. Itâs cute, the two main characters are oblivious wee things, but there is canon representation in the older characters. Almost (if not all) of these characters are Queer As Hell. Itâs brilliant. If you like Golden-Retriever-Sunshine-Boy-with-Troubled-Past x Grumpy-Black-Cat-with-Emotionally-Distant-Parents trope, then youâll love this!
Check, Please!
Author: Ngozi Ukazu
Sport: Ice Hockey
Medium: 2 graphic novels
I saw this in my local public library once, picked it up, and never (emotionally) put it down. These books started my craving for 2D queer sports. This is what put me onto âFenceâ in the first place. Itâs canon, itâs sweet, the main character is a cutie, what more could you want?
Free!
Creator: Kyoto Animation
Sport: Swimming
Medium: Anime
Iâll be real, I didnât finish all the seasons of this,,, the first two seasons slay the house down. But I dunno, guess it just didnât keep my focus. I also donât think anything gets canonized later,,, so itâs still just hashtag queer coded :( which is not slay.
AFTG
Author: Nora Sacavic
Sport: Exy (??!)
Medium: 3 novels
Now, you might think, âExy isnât a real sportâ and you would be correct. Nora invented it for the novel. Itâs like if the basics of lacrosse met the violence of ice hockey and it was played on a football (soccer) sized field with a balance of genders on the teams. This nonsense altered my brain chemistry, for better or worse, we will never know. However. If you seem intrigued, and want to read, PLEASE google the trigger warnings. Anything you think could possibly be triggering is definitely in this book. If you donât want to google for fear of spoils, feel free to message me. These books are simultaneously the best and worst things I've ever had the (dis)pleasure of reading. I love them. Theyâre terribly written. Theyâre a mastery of metaphors set on a background of college sports with a mafia subplot. Itâs like if a crazy fanfic got published. ALSO short king representation. Main man is 5â3, second main man is 5â0. I love this to pieces and I hate it to nothings.
Yuri on ice
Creator: MAAPA
Sport: Ice-skating
Medium: Anime
You know this one. If you don't, itâs not technically canon, but they buy each other (engagement) rings and kiss (sort of) on screen. Slays. Victor Nikiforov has my heart.
SK8 the infinity
Creaotr: Bones
Sport: Skateboarding
Medium: Anime
This one makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside i love it so much. There's angst and love and found family and tragic backstories and funny characters. Not canon though. Hashtag Japan Definitely Doesnât Have a Homophobia Problem and Thatâs Definitely Not Why All of The Animeâs on This List Arenât Canon. Anyways, itâs really cute and I watched t when i was in my own skateboarding era so i loved it so much.
If i remember more, or watch, or read more, I will add them :)
The way Johanna drew Nicholas here reminded me of something ...
Oh yeah:
