@saredesu i personally feel that this manga has been much more free than the usual talk about lgbt. it seems to be deliberately avoiding strict labels in favor of, "everyone is different and you can understand them better as an individual person if you don't try to match them to one specific...
saying "but (nickname) is still '(nickname)' right?" is a perfectly realistic thing to say in english between two friends because that nickname will have obvious connotations that are being communicated. if anything, i prefer the ambiguous writing style more, but i get that translators have a to...
i like that we've transitioned from external conflict between opposing parties to messy, internal conflict and navigating relationships between non-opposing parties. you rarely see this in this genre. hope it stays this way
@jirine a quick Google of "did people really marry young in ancient times" brings up a stack exchange thread that mostly agrees with charasander's statement, with a variety of references to look through as a starting point. do note, however, that these appear to be claims about the marriages of...