Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-24994277-20141102094920/@comment-10733658-20141102100432

I think the issue of the pronouns is somewhat important because of how Japanese handles personal pronouns, and also how they are used in media to portray a specific idea of the character. The pronouns a person uses convey multiple pieces of information about their gender, their social status compared to who they are addressing, the mood of the situation (formal vs informal), and in media is used to immediately tell you things about that character.

"Ore", the one Mutsuki uses, is a male pronoun that is informal and used in media to portray tough or aggressive male characters. It.....always really struck me as being very odd, considering what we have seen about Mutsuki as a gentle and modest character. ESPECIALLY since the people Mutsuki talks with are not only coworkers, but people of higher rank. So Mutsuki choosing that pronoun signals a desire to convey strong masculinity, for whatever reason there might be.

Now, the ultimate question is the reason for all of this. It looks like Mutsuki is doing something to bind, as I agree the shape looks to be more than just padding/fake boobs. We just don't know the reason Mutsuki is actively presenting a male persona to the world, since everyone else at CCG seems to think Mutsuki is a guy. I hesitate to go with the character simply being Trans simply because as much as I love the series, it.....doesn't have the greatest history in terms of positive portrayals of non-hetero characters. (Cough Tsukiyama Cough Nico Cough)

But I might be wrong, and we may end up with a positive portrayal of a trans character. Or Mutsuki may simply be a girl pretending to be a boy for some reason, like hiding out or thinking it will make people take her more seriously in a male-dominated environment. We'll see.