He’s Expecting

When career-minded Kentaro Hiyama finds out that he's pregnant, it will change the course of more than just his own life. In the Japan of Eri Sakai's thought experiment, ten years have passed since the male sex has spontaneously gained the ability to get pregnant, and society has struggled to adjust. Kentaro isn't sure at first who the mother might be, and quickly finds himself butting up against regressive attitudes and discriminatory policies-most of which long precede male pregnancy. In his previous life, he'd never given any of it a second thought-he may have even held the same views. But through his encounters with other pregnant people, and galvanized by his new perspective, Kentaro turns his skills in business and marketing to effecting social change.

Three years have passed since Kentaro gave birth to his son Kotaro, and he finds himself struggling to balance his career with raising a child on his own. Papa & Kids, the cafe that he started for pregnant men and fathers, is in peril of being shuttered as business declined in the wake of waning interest in the struggles of pregnant men. Meanwhile, a male pop idol who's gotten pregnant-and who must keep the identity of the mother secret from the prying fans and press-seeks out his help, and Kentaro's complicated relationship with Kotaro's mother Aki hits a few new bumps.

With his son, Kotaro, soon facing his fourth birthday, Kentaro finds it hard to juggle new work projects with being a single father. As if that wasn't stressful enough, a coworker confides in him about an office affair...one with a potential baby on the way. Meanwhile, the two pop idols, Sakura and Seiya, are working hard to outrun the rumors and scandals. Once outspoken about his pregnancy, Kentaro was the go-to guy for parenting advice-but who can he turn to when he's spread himself too thin?

Several years have passed and Kotaro is about to attend his first day of elementary school! As the public has slowly come to understand male pregnancy, the progressive political party has also become more vocal in their support for childcare initiatives. When Kentaro attends the party's induction ceremony on behalf of his company, he ends up meeting none other than Hajime Shimazu, the party's next leader. Hajime and his wife have spent nearly a decade trying to conceive, but when the couple learns they have a baby on the way, Hajime must grapple with how to bring a life into a better, more accepting future... FINAL VOLUME!