#gb: mtf

[offbeat-manga-ships]

AYUMI TO AIKA / あゆみとあいか / AYUMI AND AIKA by Kindaichi Renjuurou / 金田一蓮十郎 • chapter 2, part of MERMAID LINE / マーメイドライン

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[lvlcurrent]

whenever i see a genderbend thats just like "i gave this guy tits and a coochie" i wonder what the op thinks about me, a trans man? i have both of these still, does that make me a girl?? n how would you gb a nb person? its really frustrating that many people fail to see how borderline transphobic genderbends are

n another thing i noticed how a lot of these are reducing specifically mtf genderbends to one body type only. the og design was a fat man? shes a got a tiny waist now! its . . not good

(assuming these asks were sent by the same person srry if i got it wrong)

it makes me feel weird too!! as a nb i’m like really.. is that all a girl is to you orz... like if you wanna draw character i bit more masculine/feminine go ahead but like.. think a little about how you're presenting it plz

[noyin]

I just want to take a minute to actually think about gb because I don't think I really understand why. So why? I feel like some of it is for people with a binary gender who have a very binary view of gender to see themselves in a character of the opposite gender. E.g. I empathize with uhh Han Solo but I want to see him in a way I feel comfortable feel comfortable thinking about him. Here he is with a miniskirt and long hair like me. Hanna Sola is a lesbian for Leia now. Can I make this a 1/? Ye

I mean, you bring up a ton of good points as to why genderbends make me uncomfortable.

And can I just say, I really appreciate that you mentioned making a character mtf trans for the purpose of having a straight ship. Like that's so disrespectful of the trans community unless said otherwise by actual trans people.

I also think it's weird to gender bend characters in order to make a gay ship a lesbian ship or vice versa.

Idk genderbending is just not my cup of tea, unless it's done in a tasteful or meaningful way. Like, with good design and respect for the character.

[raythegay]

I know it’s not fantastic, but I had some spare time (read: procrastinating writing) and did a quick Union Jack with the trans colour scheme!

lGBt (little Great Britain trans) pride!!

[annoncesenbelgique]

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[offbeat-manga-ships]

OU NO KEMONO: ENPEI NO ARCANA / 王の獣～掩蔽のアルカナ～ / THE KING’S BEAST by Touma Rei / 藤間麗 • chapter 15

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hey guys i actually managed to read at least the first volume of usotsuki lily before the end of the year :DDD i didn't post before because i've been very lazy from the 25th to here, but this manga is special and deserves it! plus my little anon friend deserves to see my thoughts (as always, spoilers ahead).

and anon, you were SO right about our main cross-dressing character shinohara en being done in a way that at once may seem like classic cross-dressing boy, but it's actually really refreshing. one thing to understand about en is that he is a man hater and that is the principle used as to why he cross-dresses.

yipiee!!! yay!!!!!! i'm not a particularly man hater girlie but i support them 🫶🫶

but as you can see from the panels, what actually ultimately made me like en so much is that he is not just a man-hater, he absolutely LOVES girls and i couldn't help but really identify with that hahaha

🐐🥳🤝

also: first time i have ever seen a guy in a shoujo manga be all for feminine body hair

king! no wait. queen..? monarch? anyway, he truly loves everything about girls and seeing a manga from this time period, i was preparing myself to be disappointed because pretty much every male character who cross-dresses has that thing with makeup where they totally look down on girls who "don't make an effort" ("if you're a girl you should do at least this much" blablabla). but en loves girls as themselves. fat girls, boyish girls, he loves them all!

but what becomes the cherry on top is how that transfers to the internal feelings of the character. because it becomes pretty hard not to read en as someone who, if not a whole trans girl, is at least transfeminine.

it becomes clear that en really really likes hinata and for her, he is willing to do a lot, including going out dressed as a guy once in a while. but he still feels completely incapable of giving up cross-dressing, even if it would cost him the girl he likes. even while he does say he is "actually a guy" and is "still a guy on the inside", those statements are never defensive in the way we see some other cross-dressing boy characters utter them and it's more like a "it is the way it is", in my opinion. and when you look at the things he feels and the things he goes through, they pretty much scream trans experience.

i didn't grab a screenshot, but he loves the thought of being recognized as lesbians with his girlfriend in a couple's cafe they were planning to go. he also has that old universal problem of what to do when going to the pool or the beach. he knows people see this "habit" of his as something "perverted" and he has to be ok with sitting out from doing something fun because sometimes you both can't take having to display your body in a gender conforming way but also don't want to be seen as weird for doing something more to your tastes. i have been there before and like. which trans person hasn't...

join that with the fact that every single time he comes out dressed as a guy is explicitly just to make his girlfriend happy (he still absolutely loathes seeing himself in the mirror) and you can see why i think the way i do.

and by the way, even when he says this ⬇️ about his male friend, you can clearly see that what he means is that he likes that he doesn't hit on him.

remember, he is pretty much a lesbian in the body of a boy.

but you know, at the same time that i want to shout out transbian icon 🫶 i'm also fine with being on that undefined in-between state, hoping that this character will continue to be portrayed being true to himself and these feelings.

yeah so. we pretty much established that i absolutely love en but what about hinata? short answer is that i like her too! long answer must include an explanation why i think you shouldn't give up on her just because we start on this ⬇️

and because the recurring "joke" so to speak is that she gets all excited about doing something with her boyfriend and then pans to her boyfriend and it's a cute girl. but i think what people need to take from these "comedic moments" is that they are designed to be unserious. i believe you even have the freedom of tweaking this vision and seeing hinata as overreacting for the sake of the "joke" at hand. here's the thing: almost everyone around en acts like what he's doing is not only normal but something that elevates him (guys are in love with him and girls always come to him for advice). but hinata is in the unique position of being his girlfriend and still figuring things out and the author uses the humor of that to keep things light*.

by the time the volume ends, you can see a clear difference from the hinata of the beginning and the one we end up on in only 6 chapters. right off the bat in the first chapter, she already likes him enough just as he is to want him to fight for her (instead of giving up because he is a cross-dresser and she had an initial problem with that) and tell her "to accept him as the cross-dressing guy he is" after her initial wobble about actually accepting his confession and dating him.

she still finds him cute as a girl:

and you can see little by little how hinata's problem is more like a performative thing or "what a normal girl should think".

she might be very conflicted about kissing him as a girl, but what the author portrays as romantic is that she still does it because she likes him.

and what manga from the 2000s era would ever put such a blatant yuri moment like that??? only komura ayumi!!!

and can we talk about the most romantic moment ever of the volume for a sec???? as mentioned before, en and hinata were planning on going to a couple's café but they can't pass as a couple as two girls* and en just couldn't bring himself to go as a guy because the windows are too mirrored and he would have to look at himself. ultimately, he decides to make a greater effort to make his girlfriend happy, but then

hinata cross-dresses too just so they can go together!!!! my heart fr did a little dance when i got to this page because i wasn't expecting it. this was a real special moment to show that it's not just en that is making efforts in this relationship, but hinata, in her own way is making some too. and while i understand it might discourage some people that the effort has to be made in the first place, please remember that not only is this a story that needs its points of conflict so growth can happen, but also.. this is a late 2000s, early 10s title.

to call back both of those *'s i put, unfortunately to enjoy this you kinda have to roll with the state of things. at this time period the west might have started a few important conversations in a more mainstream manner, but the world of manga and its cousins still needed a moment to think about it until at least the late 10s and now 20s (and definitely not in any overt way aside from some things here and there). the thing is that while i mentioned how his struggles are similar to real-life trans people and that you could read him that way, the manga still has to clarify that he sees himself as a boy. that he wears boxers under his girl clothes because "he is not a pervert". that he might be like us but he doesn't Actually want to "be a girl" or be one of "those people" who do it as a fetish (whom i also support wholeheartedly). they are "like yuri" just like the title implies, but they still can't go to the couples café as "lesbians". so you know, it's still a shoujo manga of its time.

but honestly, if you already know how things work in manga, discouragement is the last thing you should feel. i hope i managed to include enough panels and explanations to showcase how different this manga is from a lot of others who deal with the same subject. how refreshing it is that it doesn't shy away from doing romance in an unconventional way because these are unconventional characters (instead of trying to balance things out by putting unconventional characters in the most conventional mold possible as to not alienate audiences). like, look at this. hinata might have started to cross-dress to fit with en better, but then she actually LIKES IT!

that was another time i was like in near disbelief because what other author would do that???

and honestly from this author, who knows, maybe the characters will get to a place where they're fine with being seen as lesbians because honestly that seems like something this author could do. maybe even include a queer character at some point. i love when an author with a taste for the unconventional realizes that from the security of making it a bit they can include almost anything in a straight romance manga ahahha

all hail!

really excited to keep reading this!!!

[offbeat-manga-ships]

crying of happiness with how bi4bi they are :') <3

[offbeat-manga-ships]

our wonderful hinata strikes again 🥳

[hinge]

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[offbeat-manga-ships]

usolily anon here!!! i don't have a lot of time to gush rn but i'm SOOOO happy you're enjoying it and i love your takes on it so far!! 🥳🥳🥳 i'm really really trying not to spoil toooooo much but i think you're gonna really like a lot of upcoming stuff, especially to do with hinata's growth about accepting en as he is and the surrounding characters... and usolily might have a straight (""straight"") main couple but there's a lot of like, Actually Queer stuff (which i want to talk about!! but i can't!! i'm so excited for you to get to it!!!) to look forward to and i hope you enjoy it just as much!! komura ayumi really is the 🐐 and i'm just so so happy to see someone enjoying usolily in year of our lord 2025....

hi!! thanks for reaching out, not only this time but also the first time to give me that lil extra push to start reading it already. just having someone be enthusiastic about it feeds my drive to keep reading and talking about it and i'll be sure to get up to date as soon as possible so we can get to all of these things you're excited about :D i am for sure seated to watch hinata's character arc and to get to know all the other characters better as well. a "straight" couple in quotation marks is one of the best things ever in fiction and i plan to enjoy every minute of it and every little display where we can point like leonardo di caprio to how "straight" they are being.

so long, anon and keep up the good work of recommending usolily to as many people as you can lol ✊ i'll join the ranks soon

[offbeat-manga-ships]

KAISHA TO SHISEIKATSU: ON TO OFF ( 会社と私生活－オンとオフ－ )

On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance; Company and Private Life: On and Off / Kanazawa Shinnosuke

Ongoing, with 3 volumes

F/M; Josei, Romance, Slice of Life + genderbender, gb: mtf, gb: ftm, cross dressing, fem m, masc f, role rev, dom f, sub m, queer & ambqueer, queer character, ambiguously genderqueer, glasses f

SUMMARY: A lolita boy and a punk girl form a fashion-forward bond without realizing they already know each other from work!

There are two sides to every working adult: one they show when they’re on the job, and one they show when they’re off the clock. For coworkers Sotaro Amata and Akira Hanku, this holds doubly true. Outside the office, these fashionistas don outfits that metamorphose them into completely different people!

So what happens when they form a connection after hours…without recognizing who the other person is?

MAL score: 7.20 AL mean score: 74% MU average: 7.2

PERSONAL SCORE: undecided*

*still ongoing

[offbeat-manga-ships]

KASANE TO SUBARU ( かさねと昴 )

Kasane and Subaru / Yamada Kintetsu

Complete, with 43 chapters / 5 volumes

F/M; Seinen, Drama, Slice of Life + cross dressing, genderbender, gb: mtf, fem m, masc f, role rev, sub m, glasses m, queer & ambqueer, ambiguously genderqueer

SUMMARY: Shibata Kasane, a graphics designer at a toy design and development company, is worried about something. Her troubles began when she accidentally grabbed her colleague Enokida Subaru's ass! Kasane was intrigued by how similar Enokida's ass and her favourite childhood character felt. But at the same time, she felt guilty because Enokida might have been uncomfortable. Enokida said "I don't mind," but he had a pained and frightened expression. Kasane was overcome by the urge to apologize profusely! On the other hand, it looks like Enokida has a secret...

MAL score: 7.19 AL mean score: 75% MU average: 7.2

PERSONAL SCORE: 8 out of 10

[offbeat-manga-ships]

KAISHA TO SHISEIKATSU ( 会社と私生活 )

Company and Private Life / Kanazawa Shinnosuke

Ongoing, with 110 chapters

F/M; Slice of Life, Romance + genderbender, gb: mtf, gb: ftm, cross dressing, fem m, masc f, role rev, dom f, sub m, queer & ambqueer, queer character, ambiguously genderqueer, glasses f

SUMMARY: A Twitter series about a handsome salaryman and an unapproachable office lady who dress completely different when they are off work.

MAL score: N/A AL mean score: 68% MU average: 6.8

PERSONAL SCORE: 7* out of 10

*still ongoing; score might change

[offbeat-manga-ships]

DONGSONG ESANGHYANG ( 동성이상향 )

Utopia of Homosexuality / Lee Sang-Eung

Complete, with 22 chapters / 3 volumes

F/M; Shoujo, Comedy, Romance, School Life + queer & ambqueer, queer character, ambiguously genderqueer, genderbender, gb: mtf, gb: ftm, masc f, fem m, dom f, sub m, role rev

SUMMARY: Jung Suk Ha and her male best friend she met on the internet, Park Bong Bin aren't exactly entering their new high school together as "normal" students. Suk Ha's first love was a girl, while Bong Bin's first love was a guy, and they are both homosexual, and the chatroom they first met at was called "Same Gender Paradise" (the word for same gender, "dohngsung," can also literally mean homosexual).

While Suk Ha has her sights on the rigid and somewhat psycho, yet extremely beautiful Dani Un, Bong Bin finds himself getting along well with a guy, that was spying on Dani, named Oojean Dong. As Sukha tries to figure out and get close to Dani, she discovers a guy that seems to always be around her, named Jeesup Kim. Things get complicated, as people from Sukha and Bin's past appear and a twisted love story of Dani unravels.

MAL score: 7.02 AL mean score: 61% MU average: 7.4

PERSONAL SCORE: 7 out of 10

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TONARI NO KIMI GA ICHIBAN KAWAII (隣の君が一番かわいい)

You, the One Sitting Next to Me, Are the Cutest / Torii Ma

Complete, with 53 chapters / 2 volumes

F/M; Romance, Comedy, Shounen + fem m, genderbender, gb: mtf

SUMMARY: Enter Hoshikawa Yuu, a boy cute enough that people mistake him for a girl, and Kohinata Akari, a classmate of his who recently moved her seat next to him.

This is a story about the two high school students sitting next to one another, and who each think that the other is the cutest one around.

MAL score: 7.22 AL mean score: 73% MU average: 7

PERSONAL SCORE: 5* out of 10

*currently unfinished; score might change