Please. I hope your mother didn't come precisely to tell you how you should live YOUR life.

Feels sad about Akane not going as herself but understandable reasoning... still, DAMN YOU SOCIETY

Expecting the ex but then mom jumpscare! I do like her design and yeah we need more like her... preferably not with the horrible attitude.

It's so good to see An-chan with light in her eyes... I know there's still a long road ahead of her, but the fact that this family got to this point is just ... it tells you how much a child needs love. Genuine love. Not "love from a mommy and daddy" specifically; An-chan only had her mother before, and now she has two mothers... none of this is "typical" and yet... she is a healthy girl who is moving through a horrible trauma in a healthy way, and all of that is because she has been loved.

... I mean, and also that those wonderful women are busting their asses for her. Massive shout out to parents who put in the time. It's a tough gig.

Also, I wonder if An-chan's proclivity toward puzzles and getting distracted is a hint at possible neurodivergence. As someone on the spectrum I would appreciate the representation, but this narrative already has a lot of heavy stuff going on so I wouldn't be surprised if that's not the case.

Ugh, the logic of Akane having to dress up to make sure An isn't bullied is unfortunately very accurate.

Akane still having to "boy mode" in public sucks so much, but it's not a coincidence that the only time trans women ever show up in manga they end up working in specific trans bars. The levels of discrimination in mainstream society are just so pervasive.

ho boy, the fact that Miwa's mom is here while akane was boymoding... Akane is ready to sacrifice herself in this moment and pretend pretend pretend but Miwa is already shown to dissatisfied with letting that happen so I'm willing to bet some amount of hell is about to break loose.

oh dang this is getting complicated, seeing akane boymoding was a jumpscare, poor lady i get her reasoning but it really suckss, also dang mom did u have to show up rn??? i really dont want miwa to get back together with her ex, hope it doesn't go that route

Oohh I hate that poor Akane has to boymode to handle stuff she should be able to do as herself. Raaaaaaaaa.
I hate even more that I fucking get why she's doing it but I still think it fucking SUCKS

An-chan is super duper cute

An-chan's smile is precious and must be protected.

And poor Akane... She's putting herself through so much misery for An's sake. T-T

akane having to dress as a man is really sad

as a trans woman who is planning on becoming a mother in the next year or so, this chapter hit me directly in the fuckin soul. this is a fear i genuinely have

i really fuckin love this manga thus far. i don't even care if it turns out to be yuri or not, the relationship between the three characters is profound to me. anyone can be a family if they just truly care about each orther

right thats me tearing up at work, fuck lmao

hmm, i dunno it's weird now.... miwa good luck with those talks! akane i wish u got to be ur true self at all times girl!

oh boy, a very different direction than I expected and twice as compelling! not how I expected the secret (one of two secrets) to come out but then again that is just how kids are. You tell them "this is akane she's a woman" and of course An just nods and gets it.

Gramma is also a lot more, reasonable than expected. As harsh on Miwa as she in on herself. Can't wait to see how this pans out. And Miwa, good luck on dealing with Kenichiro.

edit, feeling owned by the fact that I scrolled up to see my own previous comment also starting with ho boy like I'm fucking mickey mouse.

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we're cancelling an for outing a trans woman without her permission

we're cancelling an for outing a trans woman without her permission

No no, we're supporting An for gendering Akane correctly. She's in her own home, after all.

We are simultaneously cancelling An-chan for outting a trans woman, and giving her an Ally Award for affirming Akane's gender. She will thus be the world's most confused 5 year old.

How come Miwa does not tell her mother her medical condition, as it would be easily understood, rightly or wrongly, the breakup of her relationshupi. This will probably help the mom understand Miwa's moltivation of adopting An. That would eliminate a lot of drama.

How come Miwa does not tell her mother her medical condition, as it would be easily understood, rightly or wrongly, the breakup of her relationshupi. This will probably help the mom understand Miwa's moltivation of adopting An. That would eliminate a lot of drama.

Well it is rather hard to say that when everyone expects her to settle and have children, I think miwa still believe she is not "valuable"? because she's infertile.
Or something like that idk my english needs practicing and I can't properly explain myself

"What are you, my daughter-in-law?" Yes. :3

How come Miwa does not tell her mother her medical condition, as it would be easily understood, rightly or wrongly, the breakup of her relationshupi. This will probably help the mom understand Miwa's moltivation of adopting An. That would eliminate a lot of drama.

Beyond unfair societal expectations? Likely fear that telling her she'll never have grandkids would really upset her. (See: Miwa thinking "Maybe if I wasn't her only child", so that expectation didn't rest solely on her.)

Also gran looks really severe in most of the panels. I suspect she's got a history of scolding Miwa with the worst possible word choices and also talking past her. Will that be the case or will Miwa's anxiety have a different root? Dunno, we'll see. Gran at least seems amenable to reason, with some help from an adorable child.

How come Miwa does not tell her mother her medical condition, as it would be easily understood, rightly or wrongly, the breakup of her relationshupi. This will probably help the mom understand Miwa's moltivation of adopting An. That would eliminate a lot of drama.

Well it is rather hard to say that when everyone expects her to settle and have children, I think miwa still believe she is not "valuable"? because she's infertile.
Or something like that idk my english needs practicing and I can't properly explain myself

Don't worry you're explaining it well. Miwa is very much stuck between her reality, the worth she is finally starting to find for herself in defiance of the worth society places on her and wanting to be a good daughter to her strict mother. Especially considering she's an only child, her infertility while not her fault does have social weight. Because of that it is very difficult to tell her mother why she broke up with her fiancé and that she's never going to be able to give her mom a grandchild.

Worse is that while Miwa has learned to take things in stride and stop weighing herself to the motherhood she can't achieve. With An in the picture it's clear she likes being a mom and yeah her infertility has given her perspective on life but it has undeniably closed some doors for her and. Which is hard to deal with if she actually wanted to be a mom someday.

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What I don't understand is what the dude is doing here, because hes the one that broke up with her over this infertility stuff, and now hes making it her fault in whatever fucked up story hes telling Miwa's mom.

Gotta sing my praise for this too. As a trans woman I connect with Akane, she’s resilient and quietly inspirational. Plus Miwa and An together all form a lovely little family. This has a lot of heart and taste and a very deliberate feel, it’s all treated with empathic dignity, while having a softness to it. The sparse, sketchy art style gets a lot of mileage as well. Good stuff all around.

last edited at Jul 9, 2026 12:57AM

we're cancelling an for outing a trans woman without her permission

No no, we're supporting An for gendering Akane correctly. She's in her own home, after all.

duality of man

This series is so charming, thank you so much for sharing it