Talk:Nico/@comment-49.150.214.8-20160731143045/@comment-24.230.63.32-20160801034452

@InternetIsSeriousBusiness I agree with you. I don't care if Nico ends up being Transgender or just Gay. However, when a lot of Ishida's fanbase is western and well... how do I put it? Thinking about gender and sexuality often, especially on websites such as Tumblr. Makes things... complicated.

We are given a calendar with Nico and it's labelled "Transgender day" when a person sees this - especially if they live in the west. They see this character as Transgender. Also many people group crossdressers with Transgender. In this sense - Nico could also be transgender. But it all really depends on a person's views, I suppose. The conflict is valid and Ishida is responsible for this. I'm not trying to bash Ishida - he does a very good job with his story.

Now it's even more conflicting because of Nico referring to themself as a "man" in the short comics. Overall, I find it odd how a mangaka is so educated on symbollism and other topics that he would use "Okama" instead of Transgender. I figured he'd know the difference between the two. Maybe he does and this is a sign of foreshadowing later on. I just don't know. =/