Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-25535807-20141109215242/@comment-10733658-20141110062501

Honestly, I really don't see how this is so confusing to people. The flash back and all evidence from the current chapters is pretty explicit. The author should not have to make Official Statements on something that is very clearly laid out.

1. Mutsuki uses highly-masculine pronouns. (Tomboys in media do not use "Ore")

2. Mutsuki uses male restroom facilities at work.

3. Sasaki refers to Mutsuki using male terminology, even though Japanese is a fairly gender neutral language. Therefore, intention is shown since gender is not something often directly referenced in Japanese.

4. Mutsuki dresses in men's clothing.

5. Mutsuki describes feelings that match the symptoms of Gender Dysphoria. He resolves these by requesting to live as a man.

Ergo, Ishida has given us a character that states "I am not comfortable as a girl" and "I want to be a man" and actively does so. That, Anon, is not rocket science. The mental gymnastics going on is unnecessary, when we have a pretty blantant explanation with the only thing unknown whether Tooru is transitioning or intends to do so in the future. (Not all Trans people do, so that doesn't invalidate their identity.)