Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-185.29.80.107-20141125174442/@comment-10733658-20141125185419

Question #1: Yes, Asians can have darker skintone than we typically think. Some Asian cultures, such as Japan, do value lighter skin as being more attractive so that is what we see more often from celebs. But there are Japanese with brown-ish complexion. Or, as the other comment pointed out, it is possible that Mutsuki is from a mixed-race background.

Question #2: Gender Identity is a complicated thing, honestly. But generally speaking, someone that is Transgender is someone that was designated one sex at birth, but has a Gender Identity of the opposite sex.

Without the backstory, there would obviously be questions. However, the evidence we already had suggested Mutsuki was possibly Trans since he went far beyond the typical Anime Crossdresser or Tomboy. (IE: They typically use "Boku" as their personal pronoun, while Mutsuki uses the SUPER-SUPER manly-man pronoun "Ore".) But I'm glad that Ishida didn't screw around, and just put things out there instead of dragging it out.