Houkago custom time10/27/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() That is what I find to be the beauty of this manga, all the characters to a certain extent will have something identifiable with one character or another. However there is a silver lining to this, Mashiro's confusion and frustration over her gender identity is rather insightful for people who identify as trans* and how she fights to prove her identity as male. There is next to no reveal as to how she managed to live her life as male up until that point or why she identified as male from the start. The manga however has her first depicted and believing she is male. Had it been, Mashiro would have been female from the very start simply because they stated her "bottom half" is female. I want to write this not so much to deter anyone who is interested a manga with an Intersex character in it but rather to point out this is not an accurate depiction. I do realize that her* being half-male and half-female was done for symbolic purposes but the way it was done was a complete cop out for me personally. The main purpose behind my comment is more to point out some of the problems I found with the concept of Mashiro as an Intersex character. I will start by stating I did enjoy this manga, for many of the reasons stated in previous comments which I will not repeat. Summary: I do not recommend this manga if you are looking for positive/accurate depictions of LGBTIQ characters, for the reasons stated below. ![]() Each of the characters had their own interesting storylines showing their insecurities and personal issues, and I found the relationships between the three main characters to be quite cute. It would've been nice if Mashiro had just continued loving Kureha to the end, as a boy or girl, or if Sou had been a little less pushy about his thoughts on Mashiro's gender.ĭespite the minor flaws, I would still recommend this manga. What I did like about the story was that Kureha was very supportive throughout the entire manga, and really accepted his word for who he was instead of trying to change him or tease him. Basically, I just didn't like how the author tried too hard to make this a heterosexual manga. Then when Mashiro realized that he was in love with Sou, after being in complete denial, he suddenly decided that he was okay with being a girl. From the start I had hoped for Sou to accept Mashiro for who he was, but instead he just kept insisting that Mashiro was a girl. The main character switched partners whenever they changed their gender identity, and I felt like that was a bit silly. ![]()
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