Shoujo ai (i.e. "Girl's Love") is actually kind of a depreciated term in Japan, since it linguistically evolved to mean something decidedly closer to Epstein in nature. So "yuri" is the term you'd probably see tagged, if it's going to have girls kissing.
Confusingly, BL (short for "boy's love") is now what's used for tagging guy-on-guy fiction in Japan. "Yaoi" is now almost exclusively used by English speakers. I'm pretty sure "yaoi" had a negative context to begin with (back when it was still commonly used) where BL is an upgade to something more neutral, but I'm not an expert there.
As I recall there was even a backronym in Japanese for Yaoi that could be translated as "ouch, my ass hurts," so it probably did have a negative connotation.
I just want to express my appreciation for Keisuke not freaking out over having her first period. When most genderbending protagonists seem to suffer an existential crisis over the prospect of even wearing a bra, having one who treats a period as no big deal is refreshing.
I'm impressed all around with this chapter's handling of the period. Uesugi doesn't get totally bent out of shape, explicitly says it's not all that much blood (that's so insanely rare, I think this is the
only time I've seen it said) and Eito overcomes his embarrassment enough to go ask the
female clerk for help for Uesugi's period. That wouldn't be easy for
any middle school aged boy.
It's nice just by the fact that it's a little different, but it makes sense that those things may feel distressing or even dysphoric for somebody suddenly forced into a foreign body. It never happens the other way because ftm is a near completely untapped market in genderbenders, but imagine suddenly having an awkward erection when you didn't have a penis before. Or hurting your friend because you can't control your strength. Or suddenly discovering your penchant for theater when you develop a minor cold (lol). Or realizing you absolutely positively reek after any moderate physical activity. Or discovering you have to shave daily unless you want weird itchy shit on your face.
I don't remember what manga it was, but I remember one where a girl became a boy and had issues with getting erections. As a bonus she was innocent enough (
despite being college aged) to not know what it was. The remaining male (the other had been changed into a boy) told her to think about her mother, which caused the erection to go away. The FTM character wasn't the main one, just a side character, but it was neat seeing the issue addressed, even if in a silly way.
