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@JayJay_Tracer The mangaka's next work would focus on vampires but that got canceled fast sadly.
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@Nitwit eh, even in this there were a tone of unfinished pannels, starting with the finale of the lesbian-arc, and almost the entirety of the cult arc doesn't have finished pannels. even outside that, the art isn't good enough to be praised, it's not trash, but nothing to write home about. also, this manga doesn't have anything to do with transsexuality. he's more nb than trans, but there are a lot of good manga that deal with transsexuality (wandering son is not one of those), like fukaboku and bokura no hentai, you should check those out.
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@JayJay_Tracer Fair enough. I just gotta be careful for those in the cancel culture community. Some SJWs will think you label someone wrong and it's game over. That is why I try to avoid my pick of words so it doesn't result in me getting doxxed online.
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That was a difficult read for me.
It was my first "Shounen Ai" and mostly one of the rare Romance + Slice of Life + School Life combo I ever read so far, so my view and opinions might be biased by the titles I have previously read and my little knowledge of these genres.
This said, time to say what I think about this work.
On one hand, the manga is totally unbalanced in "quality". The first volumes are quite enjoyable and fun. The middle up to near end felt like tasteless fillers and the end was ... The conclusion, not much to said about it, easy to call but didn't find it enjoyable.
On the other hand, for me, if I try to interpret the subtext, I read it as "if you love someone and despite their initial love interests, hit on them until they fall for you". Might be a little harsh said like that, but I'm going to explain.
A good point I liked was how homosexual relationships were handled : by doing nothing more than showing the love between the characters. Like how things should be done, no emphasis because it's "different" etc.
Overall, this manga had good sides about acceptance and tolerance. But the subtext it sends back to the reader isn't something one should encourage.
It was my first "Shounen Ai" and mostly one of the rare Romance + Slice of Life + School Life combo I ever read so far, so my view and opinions might be biased by the titles I have previously read and my little knowledge of these genres.
This said, time to say what I think about this work.
On one hand, the manga is totally unbalanced in "quality". The first volumes are quite enjoyable and fun. The middle up to near end felt like tasteless fillers and the end was ... The conclusion, not much to said about it, easy to call but didn't find it enjoyable.
On the other hand, for me, if I try to interpret the subtext, I read it as "if you love someone and despite their initial love interests, hit on them until they fall for you". Might be a little harsh said like that, but I'm going to explain.
So, we learn in the last chapters that Aikawa loves at first sight Maki, so when we judge what Aikawa did during the whole manga we should keep this information in mind.
We also learn that Aikawa cross dresses not only because it suits them well, but also because they want to have the attention of Maki (so dressing like a cute girl which is bound to attract most of straight boys).
And we also know that Maki loved at least one girl ; alas it went nowhere since she loved somebody else.
That said, what did happen ?
Aikawa literally hit on Maki every day, teased him and almost sexually harassed him. It's only a manga and not real life and for the sake of comedy, it's fine. And even more, they both spend good times together, like good friends (and ground for lot of jokes about "ah it's a male" etc.). And they end up together, and us wondering was it because Maki developed feelings for Aikawa or because he saw something else in Aikawa.
Also I have to add that the author didn't make it clear beforehand if Maki is bi or no (so we have to make our own conclusions about his sexual preferences based on what we know so far) and Maki did on several situations say stop to Aikawa when they started to do some sexual gestures etc., which can be interpreted as a "no, not interested" and that is generally when the hitting should stop. But here, once again for the comedy sake, it did continue.
If this situation doesn't make you uncomfortable, try to picture the opposite situation : hitting on someone who claims to be homosexual and sexually harass them until they decide to go for a straight relationship with you.
I also disliked a lot how the author handles "love". Basically if you find it cute you should love it. Interesting definition for love.
We also learn that Aikawa cross dresses not only because it suits them well, but also because they want to have the attention of Maki (so dressing like a cute girl which is bound to attract most of straight boys).
And we also know that Maki loved at least one girl ; alas it went nowhere since she loved somebody else.
That said, what did happen ?
Aikawa literally hit on Maki every day, teased him and almost sexually harassed him. It's only a manga and not real life and for the sake of comedy, it's fine. And even more, they both spend good times together, like good friends (and ground for lot of jokes about "ah it's a male" etc.). And they end up together, and us wondering was it because Maki developed feelings for Aikawa or because he saw something else in Aikawa.
Also I have to add that the author didn't make it clear beforehand if Maki is bi or no (so we have to make our own conclusions about his sexual preferences based on what we know so far) and Maki did on several situations say stop to Aikawa when they started to do some sexual gestures etc., which can be interpreted as a "no, not interested" and that is generally when the hitting should stop. But here, once again for the comedy sake, it did continue.
If this situation doesn't make you uncomfortable, try to picture the opposite situation : hitting on someone who claims to be homosexual and sexually harass them until they decide to go for a straight relationship with you.
I also disliked a lot how the author handles "love". Basically if you find it cute you should love it. Interesting definition for love.
A good point I liked was how homosexual relationships were handled : by doing nothing more than showing the love between the characters. Like how things should be done, no emphasis because it's "different" etc.
Overall, this manga had good sides about acceptance and tolerance. But the subtext it sends back to the reader isn't something one should encourage.
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@Nitwit Love this manga to bits, read it several times already. From where I stand, it looks quite clear-cut that, as @JayJay_Tracer says, it's got nothing to do with transsexuality. It's kinda like if someone assumed you want to be Batman simply because you liked wearing capes.
Aikawa does not want to be female (he explicitly states so several times throughout the series). Rather, he simply enjoys 'looking cute' in female clothing. He think it suits him. It might have been innitially motivated by Maki's interest (as he himself explains), but he is not being forced (Maki is not interested in him *only* because he looks cute, rather initially it was the gap between looking cute and being male that got Maki's interest, I think) to do anything.
Initially, Aikawa simply didn't mind whether Maki saw him as a woman. At leats, that was the case at the beginning, where Aikawa - through the candy schtik - wanted to feel ouout what Maki's preference is. Maki chose both, so to say. That stance was then looked at in depth throughout the series and became something of a comforting idea for Aikawa - he did not have to identify as either, it was fine to be a peach/cola candy, and that Maki accepted him that way. Which was why he loved hearing Maki say 'this is just so like you, Aikawa'.
Initially, Aikawa simply didn't mind whether Maki saw him as a woman. At leats, that was the case at the beginning, where Aikawa - through the candy schtik - wanted to feel ouout what Maki's preference is. Maki chose both, so to say. That stance was then looked at in depth throughout the series and became something of a comforting idea for Aikawa - he did not have to identify as either, it was fine to be a peach/cola candy, and that Maki accepted him that way. Which was why he loved hearing Maki say 'this is just so like you, Aikawa'.
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@monozuki that sounds very reasonable. Either way? I do love manga like this as it doesn't always have to be based on our real world. (Given some virus is clapping ass cheeks hard) Plus, it's more up to the viewers who read said manga. I say it ended perfectly and doesn't need a follow-up. I'm hoping the mangaka plans her next work given her vampire manga got canceled sadly. 
