A Sign of Affection by suu Morishita is a sweet and heart-warming shojo about overcoming language barriers and communication as a means for human connection. It centers around 2 main characters: Yuki, a deaf college student who’s into fashion and Itsuomi, a globetrotter who knows a lot of languages … except for sign language. Yuki is used to communicating through sign language and texts, so one day, when a foreigner asks her for directions, she panics. Luckily, Itsuomi notices and swoops in to her rescue. Yuki thanks him afterwards and the two of them realize that they both go to the same college and share a mutual friend! Their relationship starts to blossom from there, but can they learn how to communicate their growing feelings for another? First off, rarely do I see a manga series feature a deaf protagonist (asides from A Silent Voice and Gangsta ), so this feels like a really refreshing and important perspective to explore. I think it’s neat the mangaka includes fact...