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Another thing I really liked is the conversation about Hirasawa's sexuality. He likes who he likes, and he doesn't feel the need to put a label on it. I think this is great for people still figuring out their sexuality. Just like who you like, and there is no pressure to put a label on it!

PEYO's Boy Meets Maria is a beautiful, beautiful manga, full of pain and full of hard moments that are framed by a great search for identity by the two protagonists. A story that is told in an excellent way in 6 chapters. A real gem. Of course, that is one way to view this title, and it is unknown to me if the author actually intended to point out how such cases could stem from trauma and criticize grooming, but it is how I chose to interpret it. The Death of the Author and so on (the literary concept, not literally – though in this case unfortunately literally too, rest in peace). Otro punto fuerte es el como el teatro o la misma actuación se usa para expresar los sentimientos de María. The story is perfect because it marks Taiga's quest to be someone else's "hero" from the start. And that someone else is Maria.I suppose they aren't entirely bad characters per se, but rather, multiple (keyword here) melodramatic moments accompanied with a presentation of being very sincere and real didn't quite come across to me as something to take entirely seriously. It's like some unnecessary juxtaposition that didn't really need to exist; it just ruined the validity when it does. Otherwise, I get what was supposed to be presented here, and I will admit that it is good and serviceable. Something that only deserves praise (in which it already does). Not to mention, the severity of Arima’s story is contrasted by Taiga’s “comedic” obliviousness. At one point, his classmates even have to explain to him that homophobia exists. It’s absurd that a high school boy with feelings for his male-presenting classmate wouldn’t already be aware of the stigma surrounding non-normative sexualities and gender-expressions.

Knowing this and enjoying seeing what he did is knowing that there will be no more works like this. A 10/10. El principio es MUY divertido, normalmente las situaciones me hacen gracia y ya, pero con este me he reído de verdad en varias páginas. Después el tono del manga da un giro, a un suceso terrible y sigue con las consecuencias de aquello.

As I mentioned above, this manga manages to approach its themes with delicacy and at the same time in a visceral way, and this is really a great achievement, because few times, even more so in this anime and manga industry, we can see an author approaching such delicate themes, like child abuse and gender identity, in such a "nice" (if I can use that word) way, and at the same time show, in the most graphic way possible, how these themes can impact a person's life, either in a more lyrical, more idealized way, let's say, or in a more physical, more "palpable" way, you know? Eguchi Kousei has managed to show us these impacts in both ways, in such a way that it is even difficult to distinguish both ways of approaching the theme within our reading of this manga. Yendo al tema. No sé qué intentó hacer PEYO con esto. Realmente no lo sé. Pasando del hecho de que es otra horrible historia en donde un personaje LGBT sufre de la forma más horrible, esto va un poco a la nada. La historia empieza de forma normal, yo esperaba que fuera una comedia romántica y eso era lo que me estaba encontrando. Después de que se conocen se hacen algo cercanos debido a que tienen un club en común y eventualmente el protagonista se entera la razón de por la que el interés amoroso usaba ropa de mujer y la desgracia que le ocurrió siendo un niño debido a llevarla puesta. Después de eso no pasa casi nada, hacen su obra de teatro y acaba. Comunque da premettere che ancora è "soli" 5 anni e mezzo che leggo manga e di yaoi in particolare ne avrò recuperati meno di un centinaio perché la maggior parte purtroppo sono volumi unici e io non vado matta per le storie brevi in quanto c'è l'alto rischio che trama e personaggi non vengano sviluppati decentemente... però non credo mi sia mai capitata un'opera del genere: intensa, forte, drammatica e intrisa di significato, il tutto condensato appunto in un singolo volume. Lo desgarradora y triste de su historia se muestra de esta manera y logra transmitir esa desesperación que tuvo durante su vida. El hacerlo así, mejora la obra muchísimo. Además, eso de que Arima se haga cercano a Taiga porque se parece al hombre que lo ayudo cuando estaba siendo abusado (que resulta ser el papá de Taiga) es, al menos, extraño. Y que la razón por la que esté confundido respecto a su género fuera porque su madre lo obligaba a vestirse y actuar como una niña, es decir, según los estereotipos de género respecto a cómo una niña femenina debe ser, me parece cuestionable, especialmente porque esto sería un factor por el que después sería abusado. No creo que haya llevado bien ni el enamoramiento de Arima por Taiga ni sus sentimientos respecto a su género. Sí puedo creer que tiene algunos sentimientos románticos hacia él y que con el tiempo podría desarrollar más dicho sentimiento.

The art isn't particularly phenomenal, but it is good enough to have lasting pleasant memories of, which is honestly something I didn't expect this manga would have. It's just… really clean and stylish enough to have its own personal identity attached to it. Nothing more, nothing less. I suppose on every odd occasion, the powerful scene has its artistic works elevated slightly, but that's usually just to bring out the most of what is currently visible. All in all, it's pretty good. Everything that unfolds through this way of seeing is constructed as a true story of heroes, saving someone else. facts about a Japanese gem, manga, would be a big loss for you. There are many reasons why there are

Creo que no es ninguna sorpresa que Japón, en temas de identidad de género, tiene la cabeza todavía metida en el culo. No me parece algo necesariamente malo: su cultura es muy distinta de la occidental y, lógicamente, evoluciona por vías distintas. Actualmente, hay autores (y aquí uso el significado neutro de la palabra) como Yuhki Kamatani o, de manera muy imaginativa, Haruko Ichikawa, que han sabido explotar el potencial del manga para tratar identidades no normativas. Por desgracia, en el manganime, lo queer tiende a entenderse como a) yaoi/BL o b) yuri, y normalmente de maneras más sexualizadoras y fetichistas que normalizadoras o reflexivas. Entiéndase con esto que estoy generalizando, y que autoras como Kanna Kii merecen mi respeto por haber dedicado una serie entera, aún en publicación, a una relación homosexual bastante normalizada. Sin embargo, creo que no me equivoco si digo que el yaoi y el yuri tienden a fantasear e idealizar sus relaciones. Son un paso adelante, pero creo que todavía queda mucho camino para llegar a lo que se está logrando en producciones occidentales (entendiendo que por aquí también queda mucho camino por recorrer). Overall, Boy Meets Maria is entirely ungraceful in its dealings with sexual assault and queer themes. It feels like a story made for the enjoyment of a heterosexual audience; I don’t understand how a queer person could see themselves in characters so devoid of authenticity.

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