Manga Fans Looking For Adorable Trans Romance Need The Bride Was a Boy

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For manga fans looking for an adorable romance between a Trans woman and her husband, The Bride Was a Boy is a must-read. In the world of manga, Trans characters are often undervalued as people, with their genders a «plot twist». There have been some significant steps forward with Trans representation in manga and anime as the years have gone on, but it's still a medium that's in dire need of more positive representation. This is where The Bride Was a Boy comes in, which is an autobiographical manga written by a Trans woman about her gender transition and her eventual walk down the aisle.

This manga is both written and illustrated by the main character of the story who goes by the pseudonym Chii. She's happily married to her husband in Japan and is still continuing to create comics to this day on her Twitter account. Over the years, she had created four-panel comics that she would publish on her online blog, and these would eventually be composed together to become The Bride Was a Boy, which is one of the most wholesome romances you will ever read.

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What makes this something to seek out over other romance manga is its adorable art style, its educational value, and its positive representation of Trans individuals. While this isn't necessarily a story that will give readers an in-depth look at gender theory, it's still an amazing beginner course for people wanting to learn more about the Trans community. With every passing chapter, Chii includes important information about herself to give an inside perspective at one possible journey a Trans person might take. Chii isn't afraid of going into detail about what her transition was like. She talks about her time as a child, her