[ SECRET POST #2505 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2505 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

Re: So this happened

[(Anonymous)]

There is this one character, from a game that shall not be named, where if you mention their gender in the fandom, it's like setting a bomb off. It gets annoying real fast because it's always the same exact arguments that never lead anywhere. The "it's like a trans coming out story, so it must mean *character* is really trans!" argument comes up A LOT.

Re: So this happened

[(Anonymous)]

Naoto or Chihiro?

Re: So this happened

[(Anonymous)]

DA
My first thought was Naoto, haha.

Re: So this happened

[(Anonymous)]

I think everything the OP said applies to both of them, thb.

(I actually did some internet searching a while ago for articles on gender identity in Japan after seeing a post stating only that Chihiro's backstory was the "textbook trans narrative in Japan, just saying!" I learned quite a bit considering how I got started, though nothing that especially supported or refuted that post's claim.)

Re: So this happened

[(Anonymous)]

OP

I was talking about Chihiro, but Naoto certainly applies. I was trying not to name names to avoid spoilers, but oh well.

I think Chihiro's story was more on a commentary on gender roles in Japan, which I don't think a lot of people on Tumblr get because they're mostly American. From what I can tell, it's a lot stricter and much more based on appearance. I felt like the game was trying to say that these roles were detrimental. But that's just from gentle browsing and other people's stories.
Though I always sort of felt that claiming that Chihiro was 100% trans is kind of missing the point of his storyline and that is kind of enforces these gender roles. If you look and act like a girl, you're really a girl.

AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry about that. I tend to forget their genders are actually spoilers, oops.

But yeah, your reading sounds exactly like what mine was when I encountered that part of the game (knowing nothing of the fandom at the time). I've also since heard "I know all about Japan, but cultural differences are no excuse" and like I just. don't know anymore.