Yeah, i dunno.... not sure if i'll continue. I always feel a weird disconnect when its a genderbent reincarnation/isekai. Its okay if its androgynous (trap) but still the same gender, like in Knights and Magic, but i find it to be an unnecessary distraction. The way the author's dealing with it, with this "borrowing" concept seems acceptable, i just think its not my cup of tea. I would read the hell out of it if the pre-reincarnation lives sexes were swapped, the female assassin who lost a little brother. Ah well. Thanks for TL! 🙏
I hear you, there's rarely any depth to it. Like, does it actually make any difference in this story? If not, why bother, is my take. Although, I'm also not sure going full gender dysphoria would be the right move for an isekai.
I haven't seen one with a transperson isekai'ing as their preferred gender. Also not sure what that really adds to an isekai, perhaps if gender is really important to the story (eg only one gender has magic etc). There was the one "girly guy gets to be a cute girl", but that feels like a bit of a cop out.
At least it's not played purely for laughs in this one, although this might still end up being more towards ecchi fantasy insert. The safest way, I suppose, is just to ignore the previous incarnation's gender.
How did you feel about Slime Isekai basically being non-gendered?