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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
i was happy to find this! i really enjoyed this ^.^ it had very cool thoughts on social ostracization
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia
reflective
medium-paced
A short but thoughtful comic. The art is pretty, the characters are interesting, and the story makes for an engaging peek into another time and place. It was nice to read an "older" story centering adult trans and lesbian characters, and to see them coming together and navigating life in 90s/00s Japan.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Genuinely one of the best LGBTQIA+ manga I've read so far. It talks about gender in a way that doesn't feel as surface level as most other manga. Maho is a trans woman and yet she's uninterested in conforming to the standards of hyper femininity she sees around her. Fujiko cuts her hair short because she likes it, but Maho reminds her that while Fujiko, as a cis woman, can get away with that and still be read as a woman, Maho doesn't have that freedom.
There are a lot of interesting ideas in this, and it's a shame that there was never more than one volume published. It was ahead of its time (1996-1997) with the nuance it gives its characters. I would have loved to see more of Fujiko and Maho's relationship in particular. Fujiko has romantic feelings for Maho, but they seem to be unrequited for now. Relationships between trans women and cis women are really under-explored in manga. The only other manga I can think of that did that is "Ayumi and Aika" in the Mermaid Line one-shot collection and I really didn't like that one.
There are a lot of interesting ideas in this, and it's a shame that there was never more than one volume published. It was ahead of its time (1996-1997) with the nuance it gives its characters. I would have loved to see more of Fujiko and Maho's relationship in particular. Fujiko has romantic feelings for Maho, but they seem to be unrequited for now. Relationships between trans women and cis women are really under-explored in manga. The only other manga I can think of that did that is "Ayumi and Aika" in the Mermaid Line one-shot collection and I really didn't like that one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Stalking, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism
Minor: Addiction, Fatphobia, Infidelity
unsupportive parents
Uh... how dare this only have 3 chapters???
I feel like I could read at least 100... And I think the author meant for it to be a much longer slow burn as well and yet for some reason this got discontinued*cough*lack of flashy booby fanservice*cough*.
The characters feel so so deep and their dynamics is amazing! The story was pretty simple and cut much too short but it still managed to hit me and make me fall in love with both of them and especially in them together. They complement each other. They make sure the other does not think badly about herself. They bring each other joy. Just go buy a cute small farm and live there together forever p l e a s e . . . Make small jars of jam and dress up just to dance in the garden...
I need much more chapters so I can watch them get even closer, slowly fall in love more and more, grow stronger, share shy kisses, share tender kisses, share desperate kisses... You know what I'm getting at...Sadly I'll never get that because this manga is from 2006 but let me dream... shh...
TW: transphobia
I feel like I could read at least 100... And I think the author meant for it to be a much longer slow burn as well and yet for some reason this got discontinued
The characters feel so so deep and their dynamics is amazing! The story was pretty simple and cut much too short but it still managed to hit me and make me fall in love with both of them and especially in them together. They complement each other. They make sure the other does not think badly about herself. They bring each other joy. Just go buy a cute small farm and live there together forever p l e a s e . . . Make small jars of jam and dress up just to dance in the garden...
I need much more chapters so I can watch them get even closer, slowly fall in love more and more, grow stronger, share shy kisses, share tender kisses, share desperate kisses... You know what I'm getting at...
TW: transphobia
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