I think something important to consider is cultural differences. I don't think transgender is really taken as seriously in Japan. Often times characters presented as transgender are described as crossdressing.

Like whatever uncomfortable miasma of gender identity "My Wife is a Man" lies in.

Yeah, Japan isn't really that good with that sort of thing. Case in point, Itsuki's older sibling in Ookami Shounen wa kyou. They're characterised as basically trans (even with a joke about bottom surgery) but still gets called a boy by everyone.
As an aside note, why are there like, no light hearted trans manga? They're all dramas, or even super angsty. There aren't really any about someone discovering their identity from scratch, either.

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