Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Magical Boy, Volume 2 by The Kao

35 reviews

biscuitgale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I enjoyed this conclusion to Max’s story! I feel for him as he’s constantly facing fear and doubt in being his true self. Max is frequently misgendered in this volume. He also faces so much painful push back from some people and monsters. Despite this the community he has around him is very sweet and supportive. Rooting for Max all the way! Some of the emotional growth certain characters have feels a bit fast-tracked and unrealistic.

Personally, I found the pace of events in this volume much faster than in the first volume. There is a lot more action too. The way this story handles the idea of tradition was very compelling to me. It’s wild how a decision someone made long ago could impact someone many years down the line. Overall, I enjoyed how this story ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Outing

Minor: Pregnancy

rcsreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

robinks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Some character development parts of this volume were so abrupt that they weren’t believable. Overall, I enjoyed the ending to Max’s story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Violence and Outing

Minor: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury

jodierosereads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was a good end to this graphic novel duology. This volume was action-packed and everything was wrapped up in a nice little bow, though I did feel some characters did probably get redeemed a little too quickly and easily for some of the ideas they pushed throughout the story. Please check the trigger warnings though as there is A LOT of deadnaming, transphobia and homophobia throughout these two graphic novels and that may not be for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

doctorw0rm's review against another edition

3.75

i liked the conclusion :) some character arcs came to a close too quickly i think

(mainly sean and his dad)

and i wish jen had had more character development. but I'm not really reading this for character development. I’m reading it for the transmasc protagonist. i also really like that it ends with

him starting T :,)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

teyn's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Violence

docwald's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

library_kb's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This is a solid conclusion to the two book Magical Boy series. Does it play into some tropes? For sure, but in a very conscious and fun way. Recommend middle school and up!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

pheebabeeba_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence