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reveriedelamiel 's review for:
Boy Meets Maria
by PEYO, Kōsei Eguchi
This manga has a unique and interesting approach to gender fluidity. It was culturally authentic and strangely, yet comfortingly, familiar. I can only imagine this is how people would react if I were to come out as gender nonconforming. The way people around Arima (with the exception of Taiga) perceived him was still rather "old-fashioned", what with the clear distinction between "boy" and "girl". But it was realistic, and most of the characters appeared to have good intentions.
About the story itself... Arima's past broke my heart. Self-identity was already a hard topic, the way Arima's issue was entangled with his trauma was genuinely agonizing. I'm glad I was warned beforehand, though it did little to lessen the distress. I really appreciated how gracefully Arima and Taiga's character developments were handled. The late author truly did them justice. The storytelling was direct but kind.
The bonus story was a blessing. I'm glad we had a chance to see Arima and Taiga just being teenagers, awkwardly in love and all ♡
About the story itself... Arima's past broke my heart. Self-identity was already a hard topic, the way Arima's issue was entangled with his trauma was genuinely agonizing. I'm glad I was warned beforehand, though it did little to lessen the distress. I really appreciated how gracefully Arima and Taiga's character developments were handled. The late author truly did them justice. The storytelling was direct but kind.
The bonus story was a blessing. I'm glad we had a chance to see Arima and Taiga just being teenagers, awkwardly in love and all ♡