Forum › Watashi no Kanojo wa Otokonoko discussion

joined Jul 10, 2022

For people wondering about the use of otokonoko in the title, simply translating otokonoko as "crossdresser" or "femboy" does not do the term justice, especially as it is a vague, not fully defined term in Japanese.

Diagram from Japanese Wikipedia displaying potential definitions and subcategories of who would be considered an otokonoko
^Diagram taken from Japanese Wikipedia of approximately where otokonoko sits as a term, and at right are the different intersections it covers depending on the definition used. Notice that some definitions include transwomen and some don't. Add in the fact that Makoto is bigender and not a transwoman, and hopefully the name of the work makes more sense (unsurprisingly, given the tone of the piece) in terms of gendering Makoto.

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joined May 3, 2020

really happy to stumble over this.
not just to read the work itself, but also the comments of people sharing their experiences of (a/bi/nb) gender.

All enbies have it hard to fit in (i usually present femme… or futch?), i think, but the erasure of AFAB enbies is especially egregious. and sadly anything but unusual given *vaguely gestures at society*

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