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There’s a great manga called “A perfect world” which looks at accessible spaces in more depth, if you’re interested. I don’t think access in Japan is always that good from what I’ve seen. My husband uses a wheelchair and we looked into visiting, and it wouldn’t be possible for our needs.
This gave me so many jemotions
Both of my parents became disabled in my youth and I have chronic disabling illnesses. We have all been caregivers and in need of care. It is so wonderful to see representation of a positive caregiver relationship when so often in media, the narrative is about burnout and the burden it places on someone. I also appreciate the representation of the brutal realities of life with pain and illness and being othered by society. A lot of people associate these things with aging, but no, it can happen anytime and it affects your entire life. And it really shows who is ride or die in your corner.
I am also shocked at how accommodating places are in Japan, if I were writing an equivalent story set in America, it would be a multi-volume ragefest on how no buildings/companies comply to basic ADA law.