I definitely agree, I was really surprised of how well the author handled the portrayal of dysphoria in the mc at first but as you said everything went downhill from there, the fact that most of the lessons that this manga gives is of hopelessness and that you can't really take the reins in your life looking for a better life is really fucked
Totally
You know, I was actually impressed with this manga at first. The fact that the author actually made the distinction between a gay man and a transwoman was a first for me. And they way they portrayed her body dysphoria was really well done-- I didn't get the sense that she was a man that liked to cross dress AT ALL. I was really looking for a hopeful ending, some sort of acceptance of herself, but I left this story disappointed.
ikr!! like we get it the author wanted it to be as realistic as possible but the end message was all bs and rlly harmful to the trans ppl sighss
when we thought we can finally have that good trans representation yeah the manga rlly did become a waste :((
I don't exactly agree but I see what you mean and I respect that. However, what I think he meant to say was that a man can never become a cisgender woman (biologically a woman) and they can wear all the women's clothing they want, have all the wigs in the world and drown themselves in plastic surgery and makeup, but they can only become like a woman, not a woman. Its the realistic and hard to swallow truth, but that's the way it is.
okay i get you what you meant but thats the problem here the author didnt do their research and is spreading a very harmful message to the transgender community telling you cant be a /real/ *insert gender* because you are not born as that gender or you dont have *insert genital* again which is all bullsh!t,
and u said "like a woman, not a woman. Its the realistic and hard to swallow truth, but that's the way it is." im sorry but because of what u said im guessing ure transphobic and whatever i'll say or explain im pretty sure it wont get through to you. but i'll just say this again trans women are women and trans men are men period,, and u saying "thats the way it is" well luv ure wrong.
if a trans woman says she's a woman then she's a woman whose business is it to say otherwise??
You just assumed I'm transphobic when I am actually a trans male. Just WOW. As a trans I know I can never be the same as a cisgender male. I know I can not biologically alter my chromosomes or my dna. That's just the way it is.
oh god im sorry for assuming that, i shouldnt have assumed so suddenly, because of what i said i offended you im sorry i truly am,,, there may be a lot of trans ppl who feel the same as u but there is also a lot of trans ppl telling that u dont need to be born as *** to be *** (or u dont have to be cis) and it wont erase the fact that this manga is spreading a very harmful message to the trans community. i have cousin who is a transwoman she read this manga and told me how this manga made her feel so invalidated about her gender,, just because she was born in the wrong body or she's not cis why would ppl treat her differently? she's a woman too like every single woman out there
(again im sorry for what i said, u have the right to feel mad, what you are feeling is valid, i cant control what u feel but pls dont look down on urself u may not be born as a /man/ but that doesnt make u less of a man)
Nah it's okay, you were angry. Don't feel bad about it. I'm not mad at you. People have different opinions and it's completely fine. Thanks for apologising and giving it a second thought though (●'◡'●)ﾉ
ure right we have different opinions and i shouldnt had acted like that,, that was rlly rude of me and so unnecessary to say.
thank you for being so nice tho i rlly appreciate it!! ^__^ <3
I would like to keep in contact with you though, you seem like a really nice person and ps your homepage is awesome I read all the mangas on there ;-)
oh wow thank u!! im pretty sure ure a nice person too! you can send me a mail any time!! (heads up i suck at replying tho >_<) my homepage is kind of messy but thank u (⌒_⌒;) now i think we have similar tastes in manga ;-) let's get along well <3 !!
i am rlly rlly disappointed by the story, the end message was saying that you cant be a real woman just because you dont have a vagina?? that is literally bullshit,, you dont need a vagina to be a woman. trans women are women
the first part was actually great tho,, it rlly depicted how a person struggles with their gender identity and the readers can rlly empathize with the mc, and the portrayal was rlly realistic,,, but story all went downhill when the other trans character told yuuji that they cant be a real woman which is fucking bs
i feel rlly sad because if a person who is not educated about trans people read this story, they will think that you need a penis or vagina to be a /real/ man or woman and thats not fucking true,, you dont need those fucking genitals.
i just wished that the author did some research about trans people :((( because the end message is rlly harmful to transgender community by telling that you need to be born as woman to be a /real/ woman which is all fucking bullshit!!
(this story rlly had that potential,, sad that it became such a waste)