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There is a diffrence between trans and cosplay

He isn't transgender though. The last chapter showed that due to likely internalised homophobia and lack of awareness of lgb issues due to cultural reasons he though in order to get close to Masaki he had to become feminine and his only port of reference to being affectionate with him is man/woman relationships. You see it all the time in manga's where one man refers to himself as the husband and the other as the wife, rather than just husband/husband it's like they can't imagine a same sex couple having equality. It's pretty sad.

So no he isn't trans, and even if he enjoys looking female that doesn't make him trans either.

They're not common anywhere. I was in my early 20's when I first discovered there were others.

I think in this case the mc is, in fact, trans, because in the first chapter he says how he hates his body because it isn't like a girl body, he doesn't like his legs, arms, lower region etc. Even in the second chapter, this is mentioned again, when he wears the dress and feels fulfilled, because he can see himself as a girl, at least more like a girl. This story is more than just a romance, it's about a struggle, at least it's what I get from it.

Maybe this is also the case. I was basing my opinion on the extra chapter at the end, which is mostly text based where his insecurity over his sex were related to being attracted to a man rather than gender dysphoria which is usually present from a very age. My speculation is that he seems fulfilled over wearing dresses etc is that he thinks he will be able to pursue a relationship with the guy if adopting this persona/look but I could be completely wrong and he may outwith his relationship with the guy (sorry forgot his name, ha!) and in years to come still be assuming a female identity meaning it is not related to being validated by "the guy" therefore he may be on a transgender journey.

when I was 10, I had a trans teacher in my school and there were a few trans kids at my school so idk I just thought trans people were everywhere.

I assumed the MC was trans bc the gay friend said that the mc was different from him and the mc said they wish they were a woman.

I think the same, but back then ppl didn't know what it was and just assumed it was homosexuality, something considered wrong so the best was to hide. Just nowadays we can see more ppl coming out and saying that they're trans, even though there's a lot who don't because they're afraid of violence and other things.

There are however, Japan, compared to most western countries, is kind of backwards regarding sexual identity issues.
More importantly, this particular story takes place in 1980, almost 40 years ago, it's confirmed in the synopsis (in Japanese) here: https://comic.pixiv.net/works/3652
The summary states something about the word "transgender" not existing back then (there were probably very very few people or none at all transitioning in Japan back then), which also confirms that Yuuji is indeed supposed to be a transgender woman.

Based off of my personal experiences (I'm a transmale), she does seem to be transgender. There are hints to it and also, the part where she stated something along the lines of "I wish I would wake up as a female" indicates gender dysphoria.

that's what I was thinking, but you wrote it better

I think it's Sungho

Sungho

Wait for reals!?

yup! here is the character profiles for it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Ik1i-6SPQ

Yas! Thanks!

errr, theyre high schoolers. i'm sure they're 15 and above... they know exactly what theyre doing. they know what rape is.

plus that was all in self defense, who wants to be raped? like wtf.....

Choking a high school nearly to death before he even does anything? not really self defense. Beating up a student to a pulp after he stopped just in spite? Not self defense. And they are the teachers and adults, they could've and should've acted more mature.

surrounded in a closed off place by students who have the intention of raping you.... yeah, I think choking one out is pretty reasonable self defense.

you gotta wait until *after* you are raped to do anything, I guess. lol

A teenager is not stupid and they are aware of what they do. Trying to defend that teen is like saying "boys will be boys"... You can't just victimize the culprit.

So he should have let them rape him first? I don't think so. They let him know what they were planning when the kid asked him to be the victim instead. Also, they had him surrounded. It was most DEFINITELY self-defense.

Yeah let them rape you without doing anything because they're "children" and no matter what they do it's ok even if it's rape cause you know they're your students

What are you kidding me? They are the criminals of the society I must say... Bullying and rape! Those are criminal activities and can't be justified at all.. And because of those bullies one of them died and don't forget this is what this story is based on... So yeah everything is fair if your protecting oneself.. Against those bullies? I have no obligation I swear

you're seeing them as toddlers who don't know right from wrong... they're men at that age (not a mature male adult).

yea he went pretty far with the choking, and yes he went pretty far with the beating. BUT THEY WERE GOING TO RAPE HIM?!?! though personally, i think he deserved all of that.

you gotta immobilize the attacker so he doesn't, oh i don't know... RAPE YOU!!!

ok, guys that age, they're brains a developing pretty fast. so if you just scold them, tell them what they're doing is wrong, they're just going to learn that that's their only consequence. because they're abusing their "teenage" boy status, LIKE COME ON! their intention was to rape, they had a extremely sick motive, and planned everything out.... you gotta treat them like criminals at that point yo.

obviously its not all their faults that they're effing disgusting little shits. Its because everyone is babying them, enabling their shitty behaviour, so its partly their environment. but most of it is them, okay. they had the idea, society doesn't tell you to go and rape people, they think of that shit themselves.

at anypoint during their plan, could one of them have stopped and said " you know what guys, rape is not kay, its bad" but none of them did (well i don't really know for sure, it wasn't added to the story line). so ya, they're all nasty and need ta go from this world. or at least used in jobs that aren't safe for normal people.

but even before sangwoo bum is already kind of fucked up tho... sangwoo just worsened it.