X-Gender, Vol. 1

Read this a few weeks back and held off reviewing it because there were somethings that I felt were a off? imperfect? something...

I should reread this. Already returned to the library, but should be able to get again.

Even though I felt that things were “imperfect” I think that it covers an important topic and in such a way that aims to de-stigmatize.

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Originally I had marked this as four stars, but I'm rereading it and Asuka is only so likable, I wanted to give the volume a higher rating because of the topic it covers but it's also a graphic memoir and parts of it make me wince or cringe.

Ah now I recall one of the things that grated on me, how ugly Asuka is towards her previous romantic love interest. I understand the feelings of betrayal, but calling her a skank and saying ‘have sex until you die' it shows Asuka as immature: inconsiderate and melodramatic.

Asuka strikes me as someone who is rigid and naive. She's reasonably shocked that her ex marries a man but is then ‘mind blown' when she discovers that they had a baby. The ex had said she didn't want those things, but also says she was feeling pressure from family to get married so it's very reasonable that the pressure would continue in that direction.