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Can MangaPlus just knock it off with constantly removing their old chapters? It's really annoying and stupid of them.
It's one of the most sickening parts of Japanese culture. Constantly trivializing the concept of homosexual relationships as well as a not so well disguised sense of disgust towards them which is par for the course in a highly conservative country. What give it their own special type of screwed up flair is the sheer immaturity they assign LGBTQ and the infantilization of those that don't "fall in line and do the normal thing". It's insidious, it's wretched, it's so so horrid.Shouldn't this have the yuri tag?
It's pretty clear the heroine is attracted to the MC as both a guy and a girl, and the story's literally bending backwards into itself to force the genderbend part so it's pretty clear he's gonna stay a girl throughout the story.
Don't stories that have romantic tension between two girls need the shoujo ai tag or yuri tag? I could've avoided this if it was tagged properly.
EDIT: Reading further into the story(cause the art's good), the genderbend is quite malicious in an offensive way actually. Like I'm cishet and I hate the implication. The heroine wants the transgender to be male because it's the only way their relationship will work. Like... no that's not the case. The show puts an effort to show that she's still sexually attracted to him as a girl so I have no clue why the story is forcing the idea that "he has to be a guy for there to be a relationship."
It's a kick in the face to homosexuals, while reveling in the fanservice of lesbian romance.
And what's with the triangle in the name of the manga? This isn't a triangle. There aren't just 3 actors at play here. The romantic drama is ass since the author's clearly set up strong romantic emotions between the two leads. To the point that anyone pulling anyone away is a pipe dream. It wasn't left ambiguous. Heroine is a huge horndog that'd be down with boning if transgender asked so she's completely fallen. Transgender likes heroine and has stated so explicitly. They've got no experience with romance but their feelings for the heroine aren't any less than hers. For romantic drama to work you need to have some doubt play a factor. Heck Komi-san does this better... Here, any romantic drama is a joke. There's no tension when it's brought up and it's brought up CONSTANTLY.
Action, art and general world design are pretty great though.
I mean... yeah I agree with everything you just said.It's one of the most sickening parts of Japanese culture. Constantly trivializing the concept of homosexual relationships as well as a not so well disguised sense of disgust towards them which is par for the course in a highly conservative country. What give it their own special type of screwed up flair is the sheer immaturity they assign LGBTQ and the infantilization of those that don't "fall in line and do the normal thing". It's insidious, it's wretched, it's so so horrid.
The worst part about it is that they write this type of shit like you said, while exploiting the fanservice and intimacy of a homosexual relationship.