Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-10733658-20141216210038

So reading around concerning legal and medical standards for Transgender people in Japan and internationally, I think the fact that Mutsuki binds makes more sense.

Apparently, the international medical standard requires a person to be legally an adult before they can undergo any medical procedures related to transitioning. In Japan, someone is legally and socially considered an adult when they turn 20. As such, since Mutsuki is only 19 at this point in the story he wouldn't be legally elligible for homone therapy or surgery. (Makes you wonder how much legal twisting CCG had to do in order to use 19-year olds for the Quinx Surgery?)

The cost of treatment is also not covered in Japan, meaning the patient has to cover everything out of their own pocket. Which may be the reason Mutsuki volunteered for the project, since Shirazu mentioned major financial compensation.