#boys run the riot

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Boys Run the Riot // Keito Gaku

#boys run the riot #keito gaku #manga cap

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Ok I was just going off in the tags of another post, but I think these are the best anime trans guys I know of so if you're looking for decent rep, I personally recommend

Boys Run The Riot - Watari Ryō

Ryō is a teenage trans boy who hates being forced to wear the girl's uniform at his school. Alongside a cis male friend, Ryō starts a fashion brand focused on the kind of clothing that gives him gender euphoria. The mangaka of this one is an open trans man himself.

Stars Align - Fujita Shō

Stars Align is a sports anime about a middle school tennis club. One of the main character's mothers divorces her abusive husband and starts dating one of her friends from college. That friend happens to be Shō, an explicitly transgender man. Shō is shown to be an excellent father-figure and a loving partner. He helps his girlfriend and her son to work through the problems in their lives.

Our Dreams At Dusk - Utsumi Natsuyoshi

TW// suicidal ideation, attempted suicide

This manga is about a gay teenager who's been outed and is considering suicide. The story involves him working through his issues alongside other LGBT+ characters at a drop-in centre. Utsumi is one of these characters and is explicitly a trans man. Utsumi is treated as a fairly normal guy who's main problem is that he's anxious about expressing his real feelings and opinions with other people. Despite this he still already has friends he hangs out with after work, and is generally thought of as friendly and outgoing by other characters.

#trans men #trans rep #boys run the riot #stars align #our dreams at dusk #I DEFINITELY added image descriptions Tumblr what are you doing????

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#boys run the riot #keito gaku #2020 #2020s #complete #seinen #weekly young magazine

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canon trans character icons!

if youre a weirdo i will fucking block you

hibari oozora, kaoru anesagi, mako ariga, nitori shuichi, ryou watari, sweet-p, toyosatomimi no miko, yamato, yuzu

#pride icons #lgbtqia #lgbtqiapn #hibari oozora #stop!! hibari-kun! #stop hibari kun #kaoru anesagi #idolish7 #mako ariga #nitori shuishi #wandering son #ryou watari #ryo watari #boys run the riot #sweet-p #sweet p #the caligula effect #touhou #toyosatomimi no miko #yamato #one piece #yuzu #yuzu no koto #trans #transgender

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From 'Boys Run the Riot'

#manga #screencap #manga screencap #manga screenshots #anime / manga #manga panel #manga cap #manga crop #mangacap #boys run the riot #trans manga #transmasc #transman #trans masc #ftm #transmasculine #trans male #trans ftm #trans man

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Do you know this queer character?

Ryou is Transgender and uses he/him pronouns!

#ryou watari #ryo watari #boys run the riot #tumblr polls #fandom polls #poll #transgender #he/him #manga #lgbtqia #do you know this queer character #finished

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Boys Run The Riot is such an amazing trans focused pieces of media (old fanart)

#boys run the riot #manga fanart #fanart #mtf trans #trans pride #lgbt pride #pride 2023 #transmaculine #transmasc #trans man #digital drawing #digital art #digital aritst

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Trans Character of the Day

Ryo Watari from Boys Run the Riot is a trans man who uses he/him pronouns!

#ryo watari #boys run the riot #trans character #transgender #canon trans character #trans characters #trans character of the day #he/him #transmasc character #trans man

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#boys run the riot #tatatasomart

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Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku

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High schooler Ryo knows he’s transgender, but he doesn’t have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can’t tell his best friend, who he’s secretly got a crush on, and he can’t tell his mom, who’s constantly asking why Ryo “dresses like a boy.” He certainly can’t tell Jin, the new transfer student who looks like just another bully… The only time Ryo feels at ease is when he’s wearing his favorite clothes. Then, and only then, the world melts away, and he can be his true self. One day, while out shopping, Ryo sees someone he didn’t expect: Jin. The kid who looked so tough in class has the same taste in fashion as him! At last, Ryo has someone he can open up to—and the journey ahead might finally give him a way to express himself to the world.

Mod opinion: I've read this book and enjoyed it. There's some scenes that deal with heavy bullying and I would have liked to know that before diving in.

#boys run the riot #kaito gaku #polls #trans lit #trans literature #trans books #lgbt lit #lgbt literature #lgbt books #manga #graphic novels #contemporary #trans man #own voices

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Pride Month Week 4 Recommendations: Broader Horizons

I really wish there was more weeks in June so I could recommend more things, but we're nearing the end already, so I can't give every genre/aspect the attention they deserve. Though similarly, a lot of non BL/GL manga is missing from the NA industry, so sadly there's not a wealth of series to talk about. But! I hope that with the limited licenses we have, and the ones that I recommend, people will buy more of these titles and encourage publishers to bring more of them over! So, with only a little further ado, the recommendations for this week.

As I just said though, the further ado first. This week's charity is Outright Action International, a charity focused on LGBTQ human rights violations at a global scale

Doughnuts Under A Crescent Moon

An office romance with an incredibly fresh perspective? A series about a romance between two women that isn't overly sexualized? The check list keeps growing and growing with this story that explores the challenges in regards to romance for both the working women that lead this story. Hinako is all over makeup and the latest trends and trying to find a boyfriend, but can never convince herself that she's in love. On the other side, Sato is a woman who throws herself into work and taking care of her younger sister, never leaving another thought for the concept of love or attraction. But what happens when this pair that can't fit the normal definition of "love" cross paths?

It's a really beautiful story that keeps expectations low, and wonderfully explores the challenges of not just adult romance in society, but romance that exists outside the norms. Not just in regards to two women loving one another, but how they love each other. How they express it, how they struggle with it, what they feel is right or wrong with how they're with each other. It's an incredible story about exploring asexuality and attraction, and does so in a very heartwarming and positive manner.

Our Dreams At Dusk

Tasuku is a teenager that desperately wants to keep his sexuality under wraps, but struggles because of a crush he has on his classmate. Through his anxiety, and wandering through this new city he's moved to, he's discovered by "Somebody", who owns "The Lounge", a gathering area for LGBTQ+ people. Within this small community, Tasuku explores his own sexuality while learning about the experiences and challenges that others have faced.

I was recommended this story by a friend ages ago, and decided to pick it up without knowing anything. I read it all in one go, and then read it all again a week later. In just four volumes, this story explores so many different forms of gender identities and sexuality, and does so through incredibly beautiful metaphors, and endlessly important (though very realistic and potentially painful) interactions and conversations. If there's a single queer manga out there that people feel like they should pick up, it really should be this one.

Last Gender

Bar California is a space for people of all different genders, orientations, interests, and sexualities to gather and shed the forms that they carry through daily life in society. Whether it's to explore themselves, or enjoy a night free of inhibition, Bar California is frequented by many customers, and this manga details the stories of those patrons.

Similar to Our Dreams At Dusk, Last Gender explores a plethora of characters through uplifting, challenging, emotional, and unresolved stories. Repression and lashing out, working up the courage to tell your loved ones, finding the right person or experience for you, it's stories about the realities that LGBTQ+ people face in their lives, and the stress and emotions and challenges that stem from it. It's a very mature story, as it features nudity and sexual acts, but in doing so refuses to avoid the harsher reality of a lot of these stories. Because of that, if people want something that takes a deeper and more grounded look into LGBTQ+ people and communities, this is a great starting point.

Boys Run The Riot

Need I say more? This list wouldn't be complete without Boys Run The Riot. A harsh but incredibly powerful story about the journey of a high school student named Ryo, and their outlet through fashion to express themselves and their story.

It's poignant, it's very candid, it doesn't shy away from truth or issues within the LGBTQ+ community, and it brings the story into society. It doesn't separate Ryo's journey from what's around them, but rather allows their journey to build upon and grow alongside the other characters that form their friend group. It presents it as another story of this world, rather than something that's separated and isolated from what's considered "normal".

X-Gender

X-Gender is an autobiographical manga about the author's journey in exploring their sexuality and gender identity through their adult years, with a dash of comedy, and a healthy helping of adult content.

Relatively straightforward, it details their experiences in coming to understand themselves and who they feel the most comfortable as, and is really informative for both people that are in the process of questioning themselves, and those that lack understanding of these types of experiences. I think it's a really great look at a candid retelling of learning the ins and outs of sexuality and gender identities, and finding the labels and banners that someone is most comfortable associating themselves with, so I definitely think people should give it a shot.

And that's all I've got for this week. In the realm of manga that exists outside of BL/GL, there's a world of information to cover, and I'm super glad so many titles cover vast swathes of information. But at the same time, I feel like there's a very large vacuum in regards to these stories in "typical" settings. A lot are informative or autobiographical, and it's only outliers like Doughnuts Under The Crescent Moon, or the super outlier Boys Run The Riot, that the approach is fictional and more traditional. So I really, really hope that people will pick up these titles (and other similar ones not listed in this list) and show publishers that we want more of these types of stories!

#doughnuts under a crescent moon #kaketa tsuki to doughnut #usui shio #shio usui #our dreams at dusk #shiminami tasogare #last gender #boys run the riot #keito gaku #x-gender #asuka miyazaki #aroace #asexual #trans #transgender #x gender #agender #non binary #nonbinary #manga recommendation #manga reccs #anime and manga #manga #lgbtq manga #lgbtq #pride 2023 #pride month

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Boys Run the Riot // Keito Gaku

#boys run the riot #keito gaku #manga cap

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Happy pride month, here's some of my fav canon trans characters ^^ info on them under the cut

- Narukami Arashi aka Naruchan from ensemble stars, trans woman she/her

- Ayukawa Yuka from blue period, trans woman she/her

- Nathan Seymour from tiger & bunny, transfem nonbinary she/they

- Kurita Kaoru from wonder egg priority, trans boy he/him

- Crona from soul eater, nonbinary* *refered to masculine and feminine depending on version / translation, widely accepted to be nonbinary. Any pronouns

- Lily Hoshikawa from Zombieland saga, trans girl she/her

- Venus aka Kanamori from Heaven's design team, transfem nonbinary she or they depending on translation

- Watari Ryo from boys run the riot, trans boy he/him

- Anne Faulkner aka anZ from paradox live, transfem nonbinary they/them* *unclear as there is no official translation as of now

#transgender #trans #nonbinary #icons #arashi narukami #nathan seymour #yuka ayukawa #crona #lily hoshikawa #enstars #blue period #tiger & bunny #paradox live #soul eater #boys run the riot

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Boys Run The Riot by Keito Gaku - Chapter 21 ◍ Border 

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Third queer manga of the month is by a trans author:

Boys run the Riot, by Gaku Keito

Titre original : Boys Run the Riot / ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット

Genres: Drama, Psychology, School Life, Slice of Life

Themes: Friendship, Fashion, Trans Identity

Japanese volumes: 4 (Finished)

Ryo, assigned female at birth, feels wrong in his own skin and the gender imposed to him. He refuses to wear the girls' uniform to school, wearing his tracksuit as much as possible. However, the arrival of a new student changes his life. Despite Jin's "thug" look, they discover that they have the same tastes in fashion. After a rough start to their relationship, they share a new dream : creating a fashion brand for people to be able to assert and express themselves outside of what society tries to impose to them.

A lot of things happen in this one. We get to see different identities and their respective point of view about being queer. They don't necessarily see eye to eye but but in the end, it's a story about overcoming our differences and not complying to what society tries to impose on us. Ryo just wants to be able to live as the boy he knows he is and find people who will accept him for who he is.

I liked that the mangaka didn't drag things out to make it a 20+ volumes series. The four are enough to tell a compelling story about the beginning of Ryo and his friends' journey to make their dream come true. It's up to us to decide what happens next.

Note: As this series is a bit more "serious" and focused on queer identities and strugles, I feel like I should probably give some content warning so you can avoid getting triggered if that's something you're scared of. Take care of yourself 🌈

Content warnings: blood, gender dysphoria, accidental misgendering (character is not out), misogyny, outing and transphobia.

French version under the cut

Titre VF : Boys Run the Riot

Titre original : Boys Run the Riot / ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット

Genres : Drame, Psychologie, School Life, Slice of Life

Thèmes : Amitié, Mode, Transidentité

Volumes VO : 4 (Terminé)

Ryo, assigné femme à la naissance, se sent mal dans son corps et l'identité de genre qu'on cherche à lui imposer. Refusant de porter son uniforme de fille, il essaie autant que possible de se rendre au lycée en tenue de sport. Mais quand un nouvel élève débarque, son destin change ! Malgré le look de « voyou » de ce dernier, ils découvrent qu'ils partagent la même passion pour la mode. Aussi, passé un premier contact difficile, ils décident tous les deux de se lancer dans un grand projet : créer, ensemble, une marque de vêtements avec pour rêve et revendication de pouvoir s'affirmer et s'exprimer en dehors de ce que la société essaie de leur imposer !

Il se passe pas mal de choses dans celui-là. On voit plusieurs identités queer et leurs points de vue respectifs sur le fait d'être queer. Tous ne voient pas forcément les choses de la même façon mais au final c'est une histoire d'acceptation de l'autre malgré nos différences et de rébellion contre les normes sociales qu'on essaie de nous imposer. Ryo veut juste pouvoir vivre sa vie comme le garçon qu'il sait qu'il est et trouver des gens qui l'accepteront pour qui ce qu'il est.

J'apprécie que le mangaka n'en ait pas fait une série en 20 ou plus tomes. Les quatre suffisent à raconter le début captivant du voyage de Ryo et compagnie pour réaliser leurs rêves. C'est à nous d'imaginer ce qu'il leur arrive ensuite.

Note: Comme cette série est un peu plus "sérieuse" et se concentre sur les identités et problèmes de la communauté queer, je pense que c'est mieux si je donne une liste de content warning pour éviter de réveiller des traumatismes chez certain.es. Prenez soin de vous 🌈

Content Warning : sang, dysphorie de genre, mégenrage (personnage encore dans le placard), misogynie, outing et transphobie.

#boys run the riot #gaku keito #manga #queer manga #trans rep #books #queer books #booklr #book recommendations #book recs #book reviews #manga review #manga recommendation #happy pride 🌈 #le mot mégenrage est vraiment laid huh #désolée si les autres termes français sont pas tout à fait exactes #j'ai l'habitude de les voir en anglais

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From 'Boys Run the Riot'

#manga #screencap #manga screencap #manga screenshots #anime / manga #manga panel #manga cap #manga crop #mangacap #boys run the riot #trans manga #transmasc #transman #trans masc #ftm #transmasculine #trans male #trans ftm #trans man