Magical Trans! - Vol. 4 Ch. 37 - Opoponpon

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[Walter_vi_Britannia]

Lol, I was also thinking that Opon felt like a perverted boy so I was surprised when he turned into a girl. Glad they cleared that up cause my idiot mind can't figure that out. lol

 

[ChristineGuinn]

So apparently Opon doesn't share Minami's fetish. 😄

 

[Oinkment]

Guess Opon can be their secret final weapon.

 

[Misticsan]

"Didn't even hesitate..."

Karin, Karin, by now you should know better 😄

 

[JavelinJoe]

Kind of weird howthey still stopped minami from looking. He currently has the full body of a girl. Has spent a long time in said body. And likely plans on continuing to use said body for the foreseeable future. What is there to see that he has not seen already?

 

[MidnighTea]

@JavelinJoe You know that's... a really good point. I hadn't thought of that but... really, yeah. To be honest one of my takeaways from this series is that everyone who's really into the female body should have a female form of their very own to try out any time they'd like. It can diminish a lot of the bullshit mystique while enhancing one's appreciation for it in one fell swoop. It really is a win-win. For this series to suddenly fall back on classic 90's era "HENTAI BAKA!" slapstick feels like a step back.

 

[Pancakeza]

What? That animal turned to a humanoid being? 🤔 Well, whatever.

 

[AnotherNPC]

yeah it a waste not to play dress up before return him back into animal xD

 

[Zypex]

ah what a waste indeed

 

[ChristineGuinn]

@JavelinJoe - Minami currently has the body of a girl, but he's still a guy in the head, (at least we think... for now... maybe...) They don't want him "ogling" them. If he wants to stare at a cute girl naked, he can look at himself, (and he DOES!)

@MidnighTea - I've been a guy and a girl, (yes, I'm transgender), and having boobs and such isn't that interesting. The "newness" wears off quickly, and soon you're just like every other girl, (can't wait to get the bra off at the end of the day.)

 

[MidnighTea]

I just really don't like the old fashioned "HENTAI! BAKA!" followed by physical assault style humor of older anime/manga. Let alone assaulting someone for the crime of being astonished by an unexpected event for a second too long. In fact, I'm not much a fan of physical slapstick in general. Or at the very least physical slapstick which makes unprovoked assault into a punchline.

This was super common back in the day but thankfully most comedic manga has moved on from it. I also would refute any claim that Minami is a pervert. In fact if someone tried to make the case he was one because of his explorations of his alternate body or gender play, I would in fact call them out as being borderline transphobic.
Knowing Minami that last "what a waste" line was probably less lewd and more because he was eager to get involved in cute dress-up parties or something with the new Opon. He's an idiot and he sometimes has trouble reading the mood but he isn't the type to take advantage. Either way, not happy seeing my favorite genderfluid son being treated this way.

You could even have a "Minami, avert your eyes you idiot! > < " line and him turning away blushing or being embarrassed about being called out. That joke would've been cuter to me than winding the clock back to the 90's when simply existing and identifying male in a manga meant you were free game for physical assault whenever a punchline was needed.


Anyways, I feel like I made my point. You don't have to agree with it, but I'm valid and so is my opinion/feelings on this issue.

 

[Yunefia]

@JavelinJoe
@MidnighTea

Plus the other girl has crush on Minamin so of course she doesn't want him to stare other naked "girl".

Also thankfully phys. assaultin is quite minor compared to how it usually is... (Turning head away abit forcefully and hanging from rope.)

 

[JavelinJoe]

@Yunefia
Those quotes around "girl" makes her reason completely invalid.

Although, it would be interesting at least if the roles were swapped because of it. Minami ties and hangs the 2 girls from the ceiling while violently forcing them to look away from the naked male. You don't see that very often.

 

[MidnighTea]

@JavelinJoe Funny thing is, being someone who does care about gender politics a lot, I've been accused of hating men by quite a few people over the years. But honestly? One of those things I do care about resisting is the idea that males are the "punching bag" gender. Or the disposable gender. The idea that men have to accept abuse or even be the first to die in a crisis is something I'll absolutely always push back against.

And yeah, exactly, your proposed scenario of the reverse being conceptually really weird/uncomfortable highlights it very well.

 

[Snurt]

@ChristineGuinn
He really doesnt look at his body. It doesnt seem like a fetish if I'm honest. Like read through the story again and watch. He seems pretty used to it.

 

[ChristineGuinn]

@Snurt - No, he absolutely does. He may have gotten somewhat used to it, but he still would if it involves a new experience as a girl.

 

[Goretantath]

@MidnighTea Yeah, alot of women always complain about "equality" but are ok with abusing men or expecting them to take a bullet for them on the first date, art imitates life. Hopefully one day TRUE equality is achieved and manga can move on to creating a new trope out of a different socialpoliteconimal topic.

 

[AncientWatcher]

Even in a genderbent state, a guy in a comedy manga isn't allowed to see a naked girl that appeared suddenly. Poor Minami, getting tied up, but at least he now has a comrade. I agree with Minami, Opon was cute as a girl.