FtM trans rep

Uncle of Sakura (mc or love interest) is trans.
no stigmatization and not a massive part of his personality or characterization, i like how they introduced it

how not to add it when talking about trans men/boys in manga
obviously not perfect, but its still a great and awesome picture of transidentity through the lens of the author/Ryuu

Utsumi (adult working there) is a trans man
this manga as a whole is a masterpiece and has incredible lesbian, gay, trans, gnc, asexual and other rep
quite sad, and touching
it truly is one of my favorites

while this story is not based in japan, it is made by a japanese author in the 70s, and so using codes and ways to represent transidentity that are now considered offensive, which was not necessarily the case at that time
this note being done, yes claudine is referred to incorrectly, but is still quite a good introspection

// incomplete as for now
one main character is a trans boy, discussions about sexual orientation and identity, dysphoria AND ALSO (medical/social/legal) discrimination towards trans people (focus more on trans men and high school setting so no discussion yet of medical transition)
can’t wait to see the development and more chapters