Allegory, Allegorier, Allegoriest
all good representation is alike; all bad representation is bad in its own way
[WARNING: There's a mildly NSFW image in this one, because that's the kind of manga this is. Just nudity.] ...okay, I'm fully cheating with this one. There are only two criteria for this database: that there's strong textual evidence that the character or characters in question aren't cisgender, and that the media isn't specifically about … Continue reading Non-Cis Character Database: Yuureitou
Ixion Saga DT is absolutely not the kind of show out of which I'd expect anything resembling decent trans rep. It's essentially an isekai parody -- the protagonist, Kon, is dropped into a fantasy world from in front of his computer in Tokyo, and winds up tagging along with a young princess traveling to an … Continue reading Genderqueer Character Database: Mariandale (Ixion Saga DT)
[NOTE: Two of the characters I'll be discussing appear fairly late in Hunter x Hunter and are almost impossible to discuss without major spoilers. If that's something you're concerned about, I'd advise giving this one a miss until you're caught up to where the anime ends. I also think HxH is an absolute masterpiece, and … Continue reading Non-Cis Character Database: Hunter x Hunter
If you keep up with Shonen Jump -- or with the contemporary manga scene in general really, especially in the action-horror genre -- you've probably heard of Chainsaw Man. What you might not know (I didn't) is that Chainsaw Man isn't the first series Tatsuki Fujimoto had published in Jump. It was preceded by Fire … Continue reading Non-Cis Character Database: Togata (Fire Punch)
It can be hard to assess whether or not media of a certain vintage is “good rep,” since the context it was created in is so different than that in which it’s being assessed. Nevertheless, I have a job to do here, and so: Hibari Oozora. Stop! Hibari-kun is a gag/ecchi manga from 1981-1983 about … Continue reading Non-Cis Character Database: Hibari Oozora (Stop! Hibari-kun)
Usually, if I'm writing about a manga that got adapted into an anime, or media that otherwise has several different iterations, I focus on whichever one I'm personally most familiar with -- usually manga, because I can read much more quickly than I can watch. This is perfectly fine when adaptations hew closely to the … Continue reading Non-Cis Character Database: Dororo
Wonder Egg Priority is one of the most audacious anime I've seen in a long while. The very premise is ripe for controversy -- four girls fight symbolic dream monsters to defend the souls of girls who were driven to suicide, hoping through this process to earn the liberation of their friends who took their … Continue reading Non-Cis Character Database: Momoe Sawaki (Wonder Egg Priority)
Allegory, Allegorier, Allegoriest 