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X-Gender, Vol. 1 by Asuka Miyazaki

11 reviews

alexutzu's review

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I expected to enjoy reading about this more than it was actually the case. I picked it as the gender topic is not that widely discussed in manga, but it ended up being a bit disappointing to me. I am not sure if I am interested in also checking out the second book.

😍 The good:
Some of the messages were positive and powerful. There were some discussions about cultural differences and the author's self-discovery journey, besides other subjective talks or informational materials.

😅 The not-so-good:
The chapter structure was a bit clunky and all over the place, with a weird pace: we kept jumping from one thing to another and some of them seemed to not fit that well in the book. I thought that the manga will be more objectively informative but it leaned towards the memoir side, which would be fine but the style was not my cup of tea. There were plenty of stereotypes that the story mentioned, that seemed to be included without a deeper purpose.

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emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

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informative

2.0

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emotional funny medium-paced

3.75

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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emotional funny lighthearted

4.75

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emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This manga reminded me so much of Nabi Kabata's My Lesbian Experience with Lonliness, which is also about a 30 something struggling with sexuality and loneliness. It seems to be a universal experience for so many gender queer marginalized folks to go through a crushing sense of loneliness for periods of your life. I think this manga gave a unique perspective of someone that identifies as x gendered and how different their feelings are towards sexuality, relationships, and companionship. It really felt like reading a diary excerpt, especially towards the end which I believe was written at the height of the pandemic. Something else I appreciated was the diagram panel by panel descriptions of how periods function, I never see descriptions that are so matter of fact so that was refreshing (loved the surprise ace representation of not feeling any attachment to a uterus since the author has no plans for any sexual or pregnancy situations, so real for that). I would absolutely recommend this manga and I'm eagerly looking forward to the next volume.

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