Kanojo ga Suki na Mono wa Homo de Atte Boku de wa Nai (Japanese: 彼女が好きなものは ホモであって僕ではない, lit. “What She Likes Are Homosexuals, Not Me”) is a Japanese novel by Naoto Asahara and illustrated by Yōjirō Arai [ja]. The chapters were serialized on the website Kakuyomu [ja] from October 12 to October 28, 2016 before later receiving a print publication from Kadokawa. The novel follows Jun Andō, a gay high school student who befriends his classmate Sae Miura, a fujoshi who helps him become comfortable with his sexual identity.

Kanojo ga Suki na Mono wa Homo de Atte Boku de wa Nai received favorable reviews, and since its publication, it has received several adaptations. A 2019 live-action television drama titled Fujoshi, Ukkari Gay ni Kokuru (腐女子、うっかりゲイに告る。, lit. “A Fujoshi Thoughtlessly Confesses to a Gay Man”) was broadcast on NHK, which won the Galaxy Award Monthly Prize and Best Script at the Confidence Award Drama Prize [ja]. To accompany the television broadcast, a manga adaptation was serialized on ComicWalker [ja] from February 1, 2019 to March 3, 2020. A 2021 live-action film titled Kanojo ga Suki na Mono wa (彼女が好きなものは, lit. “What She Likes Are”) is slated for release in Q4 2021.

Plot

Jun Andō is a closeted gay high school student living in Tokyo, with the only people knowing about his sexuality being his boyfriend, Makoto, another closeted gay man who is married with children; Mr. Fahrenheit, his gay online friend and who shares his interest in Queen and is dating a man afflicted with HIV; and Kate, a lesbian and owner of Jun’s favorite café. One day, Jun catches his classmate, Sae Miura, buying yaoi manga. Miura admits that she is secretly a fujoshi and, having lost her circle of friends in middle school after they discovered her hobby, she makes him promise not to tell anyone. While Jun finds yaoi to be offensive, as he believes it does not realistically portray the struggles of gay people, he agrees anyway.

As Jun and Miura grow closer, Miura confesses she has fallen in love with him during Golden Week. In an effort to try to live up to the expectations of society, Jun begins dating her, and despite his interest in her, he cannot bring himself to have sex. While discussing relationships with Mr. Fahrenheit, he reveals to Jun that his boyfriend died from AIDS last May; after their parents had discovered their relationship and that he had contracted HIV from him, they forbade them from meeting each other and he was denied the opportunity to attend his boyfriend’s funeral. He makes Jun promise to return his copy of Queen II to his boyfriend’s grave when he finally succumbs to AIDS. Following the conversation, Mr. Fahrenheit stops going online.

Later, Jun and Miura go on a double date to an onsen, where Makoto is also present on a family trip. Jun suddenly receives a scheduled e-mail from Mr. Fahrenheit, who tells him that he is committing suicide to be with his boyfriend. Distraught, Jun runs to Makoto, and Miura catches the two of them together, resulting in an argument. After reflecting, Jun decides to tell Miura the truth about his sexuality, but their classmate, Ono, overhears their conversation and mocks Jun, starting a fist fight. By the next school day, the entire class has found out about his sexuality. Overwhelmed, he attempts suicide by jumping from the school building.

Jun survives with a broken arm and is hospitalized for one month. After his mother learns about his sexuality, she vows to support him, and the two decide to move to Osaka. In addition, Miura and Jun’s friend Ryōhei continue to visit him. Miura lends him her yaoi manga, and as she begins to understand Jun more, she asks him to attend the end-of-term school assembly, where she will be given an award for her painting. As promised, Jun briefly attends amidst the hostility from his classmates. During the event, Miura suddenly takes the microphone to announce her support for gay people, explaining how Jun helped her accept herself and her interest in yaoi. This causes the student body to cheer, and when the teachers attempt to silence her, Ono takes the microphone, also expressing his support for Jun. Jun gets up on the stage and kisses Miura.

Several days before Jun moves away, he visits Mr. Fahrenheit’s house with Miura to pay respects and fulfill his promise, where he learns that Mr. Fahrenheit had lied about his age and was, in fact, a middle school student. At the end of the day, Miura breaks up with Jun to help the both of them move on. Realizing Makoto is unable to leave his family, Jun breaks up with him as well. On the final day, Jun goes to a gallery where Miura’s painting is displayed, discovering that she had painted him and titled the painting “Falling in Love.”

In the epilogue, Jun attends his new school in Osaka, with a positive outlook.

Kanojo ga Suki na Mono wa Homo de Atte Boku de wa Nai
Cover of the novel
彼女が好きなものはホモであって僕ではない
Genre	Coming-of-age, romance
Novel
Written by	Naoto Asahara
Illustrated by	Yōjirō Arai [ja]
Published by	Kadokawa
Published	February 21, 2018
Television drama
Fujoshi, Ukkari Gay ni Kokuru (腐女子、うっかりゲイに告る。)
Directed by	Makoto Bonkohara Keisuke Oshima Yūsuke Onoda Akiko Ueda [ja]
Written by	Naoyuki Miura [ja]
Music by	Akiyoshi Yasuda [ja]
Original network	NHK
Original run	April 20, 2019 – June 8, 2019
Episodes	8
Manga
Written by	Akira Hirahara
Published by	Kadokawa
Imprint	Bridge Comics
Magazine	ComicWalker [ja]
Demographic	Josei
Original run	February 1, 2019 – March 3, 2020
Volumes	3
Live-action film
Kanojo ga Suki na Mono wa (彼女が好きなものは)
Directed by	Shōgo Kusano [ja]
Written by	Shōgo Kusano
Music by	Gary Ashiya [ja]
Studio	Animo Produce [ja]
Released	Q4 2021