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Is it this one?
It was recommended to me some time ago. I refuse to watch it because I hate troons and will not give them even 1 watch, but I did pirate the manga.
It's definitely about dysphoria, but associating it with trannydom feels like a stretch, when it's all about mental illness exacerbated by an unhealthy dosage of folie-a-deux.
In summary: A girl had her name changed to "Mari" by her mother at age 3. Said mother refused to ever acknowledge the previous name, or the kid's personal choices of clothing style. Mari grew up trying to fit the mould her mother put her into when she changed her name, only to eventually have a mental breakdown that made her believe she was a man that was magically put into a girl's body.
She eventually accepts that no, she's never been a man, she has never been "Mari" either, but can't really return to being the 3yo she "originally" was because it has been too long. She accepts she must find who she really is, outside of the idea of "Mari" her mom and classmates expect her to fit.
Given all that, I can see how a tranny can attach himself to Mari, but the story never glamorizes her dysphoria into the egg-cracking experience Reddit and Twitter like to paint. It is presented like the mental illness it is, to the point that she eventually goes catatonic. She's shown drooling, in a pool of her own waste, because of it.
And the story also makes a point of how dangerous it is to play along with the delusion. Characters start believing that there truly is a man inside Mari's body, even the man whose identity she has absorbed because she is THAT mentally ill, but in the end the illusion breaks and everyone realizes how fucked up it all was.
Also, if a "Maybe I need to find an identity of my own without the influence of others" is a tranny experience, then so is 99% of coming-of-age stories.
In summary: A girl had her name changed to "Mari" by her mother at age 3. Said mother refused to ever acknowledge the previous name, or the kid's personal choices of clothing style. Mari grew up trying to fit the mould her mother put her into when she changed her name, only to eventually have a mental breakdown that made her believe she was a man that was magically put into a girl's body.
She eventually accepts that no, she's never been a man, she has never been "Mari" either, but can't really return to being the 3yo she "originally" was because it has been too long. She accepts she must find who she really is, outside of the idea of "Mari" her mom and classmates expect her to fit.
Given all that, I can see how a tranny can attach himself to Mari, but the story never glamorizes her dysphoria into the egg-cracking experience Reddit and Twitter like to paint. It is presented like the mental illness it is, to the point that she eventually goes catatonic. She's shown drooling, in a pool of her own waste, because of it.
And the story also makes a point of how dangerous it is to play along with the delusion. Characters start believing that there truly is a man inside Mari's body, even the man whose identity she has absorbed because she is THAT mentally ill, but in the end the illusion breaks and everyone realizes how fucked up it all was.
Also, if a "Maybe I need to find an identity of my own without the influence of others" is a tranny experience, then so is 99% of coming-of-age stories.
It's a good story, but one of those meant to make you uncomfortable. I appreciate that it never pretends to be nice or wholesome. Super difficult to recommend, though, because it still has graphic masturbation scenes with the underage protagonist that still make my skin crawl.
Actually, that's probably why trannies like it, huh.
