Thread:SaigonAlice/@comment-24231905-20151222045045

But to be perfectly honest, Kanae being gay and trans is far more interesting narrative than crossdressing Kanae. For what reason would they need to crossdress when Matsumae has already shown that women were respected in their employment of the Tsukiyamas? Throughout the manga, Kanae did not show any internal suffering from being "forced" into presenting as a man but rather suffered from their yearning for Shuu. I get that it adds to the imagery of the biblical Eve and the Apple, but tbh Christian references are old, overdone and redundant. It's superficially "cool". Everyone and their mom has incorporated into their work (Read: Evangelion).

But it's important to respect the original Japanese context, so yeah. Let's leave it at that.  