My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata

How We Got Here: The beginning of the manga shows Nagata about to have sex with Yuka.

Nagata describes her as being 'funny and nice', and she seems just as accommodating of Nagata as Yuka was.

The second escort that she requests, as described in the bonus chapter.

Yuka in particular is very friendly and accommodating to Nagata, as is the agency.

First Kiss: Nagata's is with the first escort, and is one of many firsts that night.

Dull Eyes of Unhappiness: Nagata's eyes lose their highlights at a few particularly bad moments.

The Ditherer: Shown thoroughly throughout.

Deliberately Monochrome: Of the limited palette variety, with pink as the only hue.

Conflicting Loyalty: Much of Nagata's personal turmoil is between wanting to make her parents proud versus allowing herself to be proud.

Author Avatar: In an intentionally cute chibi-style.

Action Bar: One of the many diagrams representing Nagata's thought processes looks like a simple RPG UI.

My Solo Exchange Diary, however, does heavily hint that both of her parents are guilty of emotional abuse, especially her father.

However, aside from her parents being focused on Nagata becoming the typical 'salaried employee' model of a Japanese citizen and not understanding her drives and motivations, no obvious abuse of any kind appears to have occurred. Also, while Yuka is exploring Nagata's body, she discovers that Nagata's hymen is gone, which would seem to be unusual for a virgin in her late 20s who doesn't participate in any kind of activity that might cause it to break. During Nagata's research, she discovers that the ways her psychological problems manifest and her reactions to them are widely shared by abuse victims. A second follow-up, My Alcoholic Escape from Reality was published in Japan in 2019, and released in English in 2021, and a third follow-up, My Wandering Warrior Existence was published in Japan in 2020, and released in English in 2022.

Praised for recentering the Yuri Genre, this manga was originally published on Pixiv and has since gotten an official English release.Ī sequel of sorts, My Solo Exchange Diary, was released in two parts from 2016-2017 in Japan, and 2018-2019 in English. Based off of the real experiences of mangaka Nagata Kabi, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness provides candid insights of one woman's struggle with mental health, identity, and sexuality.

My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata