Where to find it: You can request it from a library or find cheap used copies on Amazon.
What is it, in summary?: A ghost named Blue falls in love with a gardener named Hamal, the only one who can see him and other ghosts. But Hamal's ability is causing a disturbance between the balance of life and death, and a grim reaper is stalking Blue. The two have to figure out how to solve the imbalance, but Hamal doesn't want to sacrifice Blue.
There's also a short story after the main one involving Blue, Hamal, and a girl who seemed to be crushing on Hamal at the beginning, but it's not a love triangle so much as it is a ghost hunting story.
What do you love about it?: It turns the Tragic Gays trope on its head with a supernatural twist and it's absolutely beautiful. The art is gorgeous, the plot is amazing, and it's got plenty of levity to balance out the angst and melancholy.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Shippy fic and gen
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: It's best to read the whole thing.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): Skeletons and disintegration associated with death, but there's no blood or gore involved.
Taproot
Media: Graphic Novel
Approx length: 127 pages
Where to find it: You can request it from a library or find cheap used copies on Amazon.
What is it, in summary?: A ghost named Blue falls in love with a gardener named Hamal, the only one who can see him and other ghosts. But Hamal's ability is causing a disturbance between the balance of life and death, and a grim reaper is stalking Blue. The two have to figure out how to solve the imbalance, but Hamal doesn't want to sacrifice Blue.
There's also a short story after the main one involving Blue, Hamal, and a girl who seemed to be crushing on Hamal at the beginning, but it's not a love triangle so much as it is a ghost hunting story.
What do you love about it?: It turns the Tragic Gays trope on its head with a supernatural twist and it's absolutely beautiful. The art is gorgeous, the plot is amazing, and it's got plenty of levity to balance out the angst and melancholy.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Shippy fic and gen
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: It's best to read the whole thing.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): Skeletons and disintegration associated with death, but there's no blood or gore involved.