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Taiga dreams of becoming an actor like the heroes he idolized growing up, so the first thing he does when entering high school is join the drama club. There, he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Maria and immediately falls in love with her. Not long after, Taiga is told that she is actually a boy named Maria who performs on-stage as a girl. Los momentos mas tristes del manga son situaciones reales que pudiese experimentar alguien, lamentablemente. The plus of all this (and which makes it even sadder) is knowing that a story as excellent as this was made by a mangaka who unfortunately died at the age of 23. I also thought the relationship was very well written. Hirasawa did not fix all of Arima's trauma but was just there to support him. I feel that there is a huge pressure (especially on women) to fix men's problems for them, but in reality, all you need to do as a partner is be there and support them. Great message! nowadays not only is a good means of entertainment that is good for your mental health but also saveNo fim do dia, acho que foi uma oportunidade jogada no lixo, pois trazer esses temas, como o preconceito intrínseco ao ser humano, e como podemos fazer para lidar e superar isso, bem como a descoberta da sexualidade na adolescência, seriam ótimos temas a serem debatidos, mas novamente, foi uma oportunidade jogada no lixo. Not to mention, the severity of Arima’s story is contrasted by Taiga’s “comedic” obliviousness. At one point, his classmates even have to explain to him that homophobia exists. It’s absurd that a high school boy with feelings for his male-presenting classmate wouldn’t already be aware of the stigma surrounding non-normative sexualities and gender-expressions. It was enjoyable and refreshing to see the main character be openly queer, not minding that the girl he fell in love with is actually a boy. He acts the same way he'd act if it was a girl! Just as silly, fun, and endearingly annoying, not for a second being afraid to show his love openly to the rest of the school- because why wouldn't he? His personality reminded me of Tamaki Suoh from Ouran High School Host Club (in a good way!) Insomma gli argomenti sono vasti, attualissimi e difficili da assimilare, infatti sono rimasta stupita che siano stati affrontati con crudezza e realismo senza girarci attorno. Realmente hubiera deseado que esto hubiera seguido el hilo de los primeros capítulos. Siento que de haber sido una novela romántica sin todas las situaciones horribles que tuvo que pasar Arima, hubiese sido una historia maravillosa y PEYO hubiera podido expresar mejor lo que sea que haya querido decir respecto a los problemas de identidad de género. Claro, sin la horrible razón de que su madre lo obligara, que simplemente le guste la ropa de chica y ya. Porque tal cual lo puso parecía que solo era método de defensa contra los traumas de su niñez que solo le generaba más traumas e inquietud por su identidad.

A lo que quiero llegar con toda esta perorata es a que Boy meets Maria es un nuevo paso adelante dentro del queer en manga porque, aunque no considero que haga todo bien, sí se atreve con bastantes cosas. Para empezar, trata con la disforia de género, subvirtiendo en cierto modo el rígido sistema del yaoi. Me gusta esa viñeta introductoria de capítulo con Arima/María entre los lavabos masculino y femenino. No es una metáfora muy elaborada, pero funciona para establecer tanto las virtudes como los defectos del tomo: que 1) el personaje no tiene clara su identidad de género y eso va a ser un punto esencial de la trama, y 2) el manga se rige por códigos binarios. Hacia el final, PEYO parece asumir la posibilidad de no entrar en ninguna de las dos categorías, pero no me parece que haga un gran favor con ello porque se deja caer de manera demasiado sutil. Aunque, sin duda, es el desenlace que yo quería que tuviera, siento que podría haberse hecho mucho más al respecto. Lo desgarradora y triste de su historia se muestra de esta manera y logra transmitir esa desesperación que tuvo durante su vida. El hacerlo así, mejora la obra muchísimo. Por supuesto, también tengo otros problemas: el guion es flojo. Excesivamente lineal, demasiado típico. Su mejor baza es justamente la serie de temas que pretende tratar, de modo que puedo comprender que la trama pase a segundo plano para centrarse en esos temas, pero creo que eso no sucede. Desde ideologías tan conservadoras como que "los hombres deben proteger a las mujeres" hasta continuas sorpresas argumentales, pienso que PEYO no tenía muy claro cómo hilar todos sus conceptos. Hay casualidades a punta pala para unir esos puntos argumentales que no me han permitido disfrutar de la lectura, y que el protagonista tenga la típica ideología de personaje shônen me da la sensación de que no hay mucha complejidad ahí. Como es lógico, la relación simbiótica de los protagonistas es una idea genial y que ambos hagan cambiar al otro sin darse cuenta por estar demasiado centrados en evolucionar ellos mismos funciona muy bien para crear el gran final. El problema es el que ya he comentado antes: que no hay tiempo. Creo de verdad que si el autor hubiese dedicado un poco más, dos tomos, a esta historia, no habría tenido ninguno de estos conflictos más allá de ideologías que no comparto tan enraizadas en la obra que no se podría hacer mucho. It feels like there's a kernel of heartfelt meaningfulness and sweetness underneath the heavyhanded storytelling, but I'm not sure if this story captures it as well as it could have. And this might be a controversial opinion, but I think this story would've been best served if it wasn't a romance. First of all, the pushy way that Taiga keeps confessing over and over again is problematic. And byhaving this pushiness rewarded with a romantic ending, it almost encourages not giving up on your feelings even if the other party isn't interested (and therein lies the path of entitlement, disrespect, and even abuse or stalking on the extreme end of things).can't vouch for it, but how it was presented and what children's brains are like as they are growing up, makes it feel believable to me. Overall, Boy Meets Maria is entirely ungraceful in its dealings with sexual assault and queer themes. It feels like a story made for the enjoyment of a heterosexual audience; I don’t understand how a queer person could see themselves in characters so devoid of authenticity. The art was absolutely so beautifully constructed and the panelling was very well done. And many of the ideas explores really reminded me of Shiminami Tasogare (Our Dreams at Dusk) which is one of my favourite mangas.

I want to touch upon are the themes of this manga and how they didn't really invoke anything out of me as I thought it may have. Además, eso de que Arima se haga cercano a Taiga porque se parece al hombre que lo ayudo cuando estaba siendo abusado (que resulta ser el papá de Taiga) es, al menos, extraño. Y que la razón por la que esté confundido respecto a su género fuera porque su madre lo obligaba a vestirse y actuar como una niña, es decir, según los estereotipos de género respecto a cómo una niña femenina debe ser, me parece cuestionable, especialmente porque esto sería un factor por el que después sería abusado. No creo que haya llevado bien ni el enamoramiento de Arima por Taiga ni sus sentimientos respecto a su género. Sí puedo creer que tiene algunos sentimientos románticos hacia él y que con el tiempo podría desarrollar más dicho sentimiento.La historia es perfecta porque marca desde el inicio la búsqueda que tiene Taiga de ser "el héroe" de alguien más. Y ese alguien más es María. When I finished reading it, I couldn't help but feel that I wanted more, I wanted to know more about the artist, more about his works, but tragically when I looked up his name in Google, I found out that the author had died at the early age of 23 years. (Article : https://www.crunchyroll.com/es/anime-news/2020/08/29-1/kimio-alive-manga-creator-kousei-eguchi-passes-away-at-the-age-of-23-on-august-19 )

There is a sense in Boy Meets Maria of the need to challenge assumptions and expectations. Despite Taiga’s declaration of stereotypical heroism, we see an establishing illustration which depicts Arima (wearing a dress and a scowl) carrying a besotted Taiga bridal style, immediately foreshadowing his change of perspective. PEYO pushes this further both in the narrative and the aesthetics. Hanase Qi’s cover design is deceptively sweet. Arima cowers beneath frills and flowers and other stereotypically feminine accouterments, but soft pinks and blues offset what could be ominous. Sprinkled throughout the manga are boisterous Taiga’s interactions with an increasingly exasperated Arima. PEYO spends just enough time establishing this tone before shifting. Scenes of domestic abuse and illness, sexual assault and rape jar against visual comedy. This is not an unrealistic depiction of young people processing trauma and abuse. There are good moments – moments of levity and healing – and there are moments of pain.You see, there’s a dramatic shift in the tone in about half of the manga, and it’s what makes it stand out. The gender dysphoria turns out to be inducted from the outside. Due to abuse during childhood. Psychotic single mother that so much wished for a daughter. A sexual assault by one in position of trust. This gives the story an unexpectedly different kind of realism. Not the usual low hanging fruit realism of “We have non-hetero romance”, but a complex thought-provoking situation grounded in what could realistically be a real world problem. The whole story is not so grim of course, and the trauma part is well balanced by the rest of it. Eu gosto muito da estética desse mangá, pois ao mesmo tempo que ela é “normal” e até mesmo um pouco “Genérica”, o autor conseguiu criar alguma personalidade em seu estilo artístico, devido a forma com que ele trabalha de maneira inseparável a arte da narrativa, e isso é algo muito difícil de explicar em palavras, mas vou tentar. Of course, that is one way to view this title, and it is unknown to me if the author actually intended to point out how such cases could stem from trauma and criticize grooming, but it is how I chose to interpret it. The Death of the Author and so on (the literary concept, not literally – though in this case unfortunately literally too, rest in peace). Todo lo que se desarrolla a través de esta forma de ver se construye como una verdadera historia de héroes, el salvar a alguien más. Primeramente me da pena que el autor haya fallecido, alguien que prometía con su arte, realmente me parece muy injusto.