Hota-chan's Topics (89)

Aki let go of his past love in autumn.

Nah, her way of writing (this manga) is waaaay too confusing for me.

She is a very poetic mangaka that reminds me of a literature writer. Maybe you just don't connect with her style. And that's totally ok but doesn't make her less talented.

That's why I said "for me"

I think he's trans because he believes he was born in the wrong body. :)

It's just an expression, I wouldn't call it sexist when the intention clearly wasn't in an insulting way~ ╮(￣▽￣)╭

Lol more like the author just seems to be super heteronormative and thinks, oh if he's gay he must like feminine things and must wanna be a girl.

I feel like you're getting the wrong idea why the seme thought of him as a girl. That's not heteronormative at all. I think it's very sweet that he did. The author went as far to explain how the main character felt trapped to be in a man's body when he thought of himself as a girl. The seme knew all that in chapter 1 and is respecting the gender identity the uke had when he said 'he's always been a girl'. Sorry, I might have gotten carried away with this. It's just frustrating when people disregard trans people, so I was really happy to see a manga that addresses the discredit most trans people get.

I'm not trying to disregard trans people and I'm all for stories that have trans characters. Like 'pretty wimps' handles a gay character who like feminine things well. For me, this story (albeit cute) just emphasized too much on what's considered 'normal' and what's not, even if it tries to show that the seme is accepting of the uke. That's why I read it as heteronormative, through the plotline of marriage counseling and the uke momentarily wanting to break up bc the other party might want a wife/kids. I'm sorry if I offended u, after a while I'm just like let gay characters be gay and not worry about if they're like ruining their partner's future. I hope this makes sense

Uke literally said "i want to be a princess" ┑(￣Д ￣)┍

I think you raise an interesting point, though I do believe the mc identifies as a girl. (The following might get off-topic, but is a concern of mine that rises from your point:)
There’s these weird notion in my country that all gay men secretly want to be women, because apparently that’s the only reason they could want to have sex with other men; so any man who acts slightly feminine is assumed gay and there are rude “jokes” and mockery associated with all that. But that just feels (to me) as very unfair to gay men, who are still men in their own right and individuality, as well as to trans people, who have to deal with even more bullshit like that just for trying to be who they are. However I feel like I cannot argue any of these points with close people to me who have such notions because at the end of the day I don’t know enough/am not involved enough (?). What do you think about this?

I get what you're saying. Where I live people think the same way. But truth is, there isn't ONE DEFINITION or case. Some gay men do feel like a woman, some simply like feminine things, some don't. Some men like cute things and aren't even gay. I think there shouldn't be labels at all! But that is just me. As for this particular uke, he is a gay man who likes to be a princess, ever since he was born. I think that's what they call trans. Cheers

No, I say this with all respect, but we cannot trans every character. When you read the mangas with crossdressing or trans characters is notorious, they are saying that they want to be girls. In this case he just loves cute things, is not the same. It's really sexist to think you want to be a women just because you like cute things, and that is what the author is doing, but in reality I should not be surprised: Japan is a very sexist country, lol. He just want to feel like a princess (that means to feel spoiled and protected), not being a woman. For me this is just a sexist stereotyped manga, which is really sad. Don't make justice for gay men nor for trans people.

Yeah, I feel like the notion you mention is shown in a good number of yaoi/shounen ai stories. Like how many times has the seme fallen for an uke that’s slender and almost resembles a girl, implying they must be the uke. And idk, to me it’s obvious when authors are cishet women from the way they assume that gay men want to be women (I’m not referring to this comic in particular), or that one partner is usually more feminine passing. I could go on bc I have plenty of gay friends and am bi myself but it’s like, sometimes I just wanna see stories of gay men dating other gay men, not the typical pairing of a gay man and straight guy where the main conflict is ‘oh he used to like women and might want marriage.’ Plus it'd be nice if authors understood that a gay man being attracted to men doesn’t automatically mean he is repulsed by women or that he’s a playboy who frequents gay bars.

I thought he was selected to be in 1-A until the panel said it it A or B

Guess it's not what Horikoshi trying to do. Even his own son (Natsuo) saying that he wouldn't forgive Endeavor. It's just Horikoshi trying to make us understand about Endeavor's motive. It's not just white and black about Todoroki's family.
No one forgive Endeavor, but readers started to understand him a little. Forgiving and understanding is two different things. Let Horikoshi have his way before accusing him normalized violence against women and children.

I'm not talking about Horikoshi normalizing the violence, I'm talking about the readers of the manga and the comments I've read about Endeavor recently. But still, I'm going to point out that, while Endeavor's sons don't justify his dad, it seems like his wife did because of the flowers. I really hope to be wrong, but I will say it again, because is not a lie: violence against women is too normalized.

I have to agree with you. She was defending him. And that was upsetting and uncomfortable. She did what she did to her son because she couldn't take the similarities between children and parent. And know she comes and is like she is telling them to leave everything he did in the past. I wouldn't be surprise if the kids turn out messed up and became villains and worst... They choose a partner like their father. ┐(´д｀)┌

Yeah, he literally pushed her to an extend where she was mentally unstable and hut her son, and now the author put it like nothing happened, and all is forgiven because of a flower? I can't accept that. #－.－)

I agree with most of what you've said. But whining about how we all accept violence is asinine. He's an asshole yeah but has there been any actual evidence of him just beating them for the hell of it? He was too rough on his son during training and slapped his wife when she protested. He was wrong to hit her but a slap isn't that big a deal. There's not anyone here who thinks they deserved that treatment or believes that that's acceptable behavior IRL. So stop being a drama queen.

I really thought about your comment... Like a lot, so I will give it an answer because I think you deserve it. An I hope you can understand what I'm trying to say. Sorry about mistakes or something, English is not my first language and maybe this will be a little long. Maybe you don't ever read it, but I'll do this anyway!

I pointed something real: violence against women is normalized. We see it all the time, and maybe for you is not a big deal, I don't know your live enviroment and if you're a man or a woman, and that can impact on the way you think about this matter and make you see it different. But the thing is that what I say is true. I'm a woman, so I can't let this past just like that, is a reality that we have to suffer, and on top of that I have a major in literature and because of that I am not able to read without being critic with the things I read. Even if I try! So, when I say this type of things, I don't do it to be a drama queen, how you pointed out, I do it with the pretension to generate debate and make readers think about this, about the matter, about what they read.

Liretaure, comcis and manga, all of them are a reflection of the life and you have to be critic about it! We have to use our brain on this things, it evolved this way for us to be able to do it. That's what I think.

So, I will keep saying it. The author portrayed a cruel reality about a man who abused his wife to the point of causing her a mental break, and injured one of his sons many times in order to make him stronger; and for what we read in today's chapter, he forgot about the rest of his children. If we were talking about a person, we would say "is a bad person"; well, he's a bad character, a despictable one. And I think is really low to just put him like a good guy now just because he gave flowers to his wife and now is fighting for a greater good. You don't have to be a genius to realize this arc is about Endeavor's reivindication.

And, as a reader, the question is simple: he deserves to be revindicated about what he did JUST because of that? I think the answer is no. That is not the way to revindicated, and that's why I pointed out violence against women is normalized. Because the way Hoshikori is taking this in his hands says: for a "greater good" we must forgive Endeavor. Now he gives flowers to his wife and for that he's a good boy.

I hope you see my point clearly now. If not, I don't have anymore to say. Also, as a last thing, I didn't talk bad about anyone, and didn't talk bad to anyone. I really think it was bad on your part to use insults. I believe we both are adults that can behave, don't you?

I appreciate your levelheadedness and as I already said I agree with you about endeavor. I don't like him at all, and I don't think he deserves forgiveness. What I take issue with is you shaming/warning us of your real world concerns when I don't think it was justified. Horikoshi is one man, and the few who are starting to root for endeavor are simply awed by his determination. This in no way should be used as an example to generalize society as being okay with domestic abuse. And I'm not an expert on endeavor and his family seeing as we've only had a few short scene's with them. Yes he somehow caused his wife to have a mental breakdown from a marriage she couldn't escape, but were never given any evidence that he physically hurt her other than that one scene I mentioned earlier were he slapped her. This was wrong but not that big of a deal. I can easily see bakugo punching someone at school. But I doubt you would condemn him and his reputation for life for just that. As for his treatment of todoroki, he was training him. He was wrong how he went about it, but there was a reason behind it. It wasn't just some mindless violence. My point is endeavor is scum, but there isn't to my knowledge any evidence that he was an actual physical abuser of his family. And a few people grudgingly admiring his willpower against an even greater evil terrorizing the city does not mean we accept domestic violence as a norm.