ON THE SUBJECT OF PERFUMA: The reason I included her was that her designer said they intended her as a trans woman while creating her. I decided to count this at the time of making the video, but clearly there are disagreements about it. If you don't see that as a valid reason for her inclusion in the video that's perfectly fine! But please. PLEASE. Read through the comments concerning her before mentioning it because there is a 90% chance someone has already commented exactly what you were about to say lol.
I'm so glad that you included Hibari, she's one of the first trans women representations in anime, (although it was a comedy anime) and I hate when some weebs just call her a "trap". And I think that her creator may be a trans women too, because he said in an interview that he created her because she's what he wanted to be if he was born as a woman, It makes me so sad that now he only does commissions but I wish him the best. We need more characters like this ^-^
Thanks for watching! I haven't seen Stop!! Hibari kun but it seems like a cute show. I might give it a watch sometime. Personally I'd refrain from making guesses at the creator's gender identity as it isn't our business (though I'm certain you meant no harm).
@@scottmon3y380 Stop!! Hibari-kun it's good and I think that the point of the anime is making fun of transphobic people, in the manga you can see more of Hibari being a trans and sorry for the guesses of the creator's gender, anyways great video !!
Fun fact about Stevonie they are the first intersex character in animation Edit: to be honest I kinda just heard an interesting fact and have no real basis for this, though I can in fact prove that Stevonie is ✨ baby ✨
@@cristinamotta4471 yeah you're right, but i was talking about other characters that aren't intersex openly, but people theorize about it Sorry if it's too messy, English it's not my mother languaje
I love double trouble. They're such a great character, and the fandom seems to focus more on catra, adora, glimmer, bow, etc. There are a few compilations of them, but once again they're constantly being overshadowed. They're dramatic, funny, and super underrated. Give Double Trouble more appreciation!
may I add to this? there is a manga called "Love me for who i am" that focuses on a nonbinary, assigned male at birth main character who starts working at a cross dressing maid café. They fall in love with and start dating a guy who works at the cafe which is run by his trans sister and struggles to define his own sexuality. there are three other workers at the cafe; a straight ally who loves cosplay, a cheerful student who talks about his boyfriend non stop and loves to give romantic advice, and the one who appears to be their leader, a waiter who secretly wishes to transition to being a woman but hides behind her identity as a cross dresser. there is also a lesbian struggling to accept herself. its a lovely and fun story that came out only a few years ago, with adorable art and covers, and as a trans and nonbinary person myself it does an amazing job at representing lgbtq people. i would definitely recommend it
Okay but literally all of the trans and enby characters are some of the most confident, charismatic, and most interesting characters in these shows and they’re all everything I strive to be. Edit: okay well maybe not literally chill guys lol
@@anisa7591 ok but someone needed to die for overhaul and of all the characters it was probably best it was her. Twice and Toga become super interesting. Shigi is the main villain and spinner is a really important window into the setting. It was either her or compress.
For those wondering: from what i can tell, yes, this list is characters confirmed to be trans and enby. Not just characters assumed to be so, headcanoned to be so, or ones with debate around it. So you don't need to question if these are actual instances of representation, because they are :) 👍
@@lackules well, but a cis VA shouldn't mean the character is cis though? I mean, I understand she isn't fully confirmed as trans so that's why she can't be considered CANONLY trans technically. But the VA shouldn't have a meaning on that...
Perfurma is not a trans woman, if I'm not mistaken the creator herself said she didn't think of her that way, and didn't want to have the merit of having made a trans character without her intending to
@@_ACVP_real pronouns are just what someone prefers or is ok with being referred to as. For instance a cis woman could use she/they pronouns. It doesn't mean she's fem-nonbinary. It just means she's alright with either set of pronouns being used. Basically it's just what u would like or be okay with being referred to as when someone uses pronouns to describe you. This person that commented is probably masc-nonbinary based on how they're describing the character and themselves but who knows. Usually more masc people will use He and more fem people will use she when having multiple sets of pronouns they are ok with but that isn't always the case. Pronouns are just what u wanna be referred to as overall. Sometimes they strongly correlate with gender identity sometimes that correlation isn't as strong. I hope that made sense 😅
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It's very interesting to me that Japan is doing so much to contribute to transgender and non-binary characters in media, which is kinda strange coming from a more conservative country. I love it.
In Japan it's more about keeping everything private and not really about it being seen as a bad thing. Most people don't actually care but the lack of care for politics and peoples sexualities is also why the laws (Like gay marriage still not being allowed) don't change.
historically androgynousness (or at least, men who looked like and could act like women) was often desirable, there's an interesting history of how Japanese gender roles changed defensively with contact with western powers who were all about men having to be "masculine" and saw feminity as weak and bad
@@msk-qp6fn It also helps that, in Japan, manga is seen more as a format of media with multiple genres and audiences unlike the US where comics are, for the most part, superhero and funny-pages affairs. There are also more characters in Japanese folklore that are more flippant with things like gender. I like it. Its very much "people like these exist, that's normal. Now, lets have them get in on the actual story."
@@libraeevee9467 i think i read that there is gonna be a 4 season i don't know when, sorry if i said something wrong, i speak spanish as first language
hibari is an especially interesting case. the anime was created in the '80s, but she's still about as canon as you can get. she's explicitly referred to as the japanese term for trans woman at the time (newhalf) in the show, and although there are various transphobic characters in the show (as is expected, cuz, '80s), the creator's self-insert character always genders her correctly. there's also a very cute scene where she meets another trans woman in a later episode
@@Funnynick wiki says pullstring is the human ( who uses they them ) and ask-a-gator is the plush who they speak through . havent watched this episode though . so op actually should have put they instead of she
I’m amazed at how well Japanese creators write trans characters in anime. All the transgender characters I’ve seen in Japanese works are beautifully written, with stories that make them wonderful, well-rounded characters and are given integrity as the human beings they are. Not to say that there isn’t bad trans representation in Japanese media, all I’m saying is I have yet to see trans characters in anime and manga that aren’t written in a poor manner 😅 It makes me happy to see a lot of good trans rep in my favorite anime!
Grell was my favourite character in black Butler, I mean,, all about her is perfect, I also love all the dismorphya presented in blue period with the character of Yuka-chan, I really felt her words
Turns out having trans representation in cartoons doesn't make kids trans, it makes them empathetic. Who would have thunk it? Also can I just say Rainbow Quartz is basically Harry Styles 😄
Yes it does? Maybe not every single one of them but it does make them inclined to check out the LGBTQ+ community on the internet which is kind of a cult where tolerance doesn't exist for those with opposing opinions and views which is a bad environment for an impressionable kid. Don't get me wrong I'm all for empathy being taught to children through cartoons but it doesn't have to make characters LGBTQ+ because of the fact that it's controversial. Also some of this stuff doesn't even make sense like what the hell is non-binary? At that point they aren't teaching kids anything.
Because for eastern people inclusion is not a thing. If you watch Dragon Ball, you will notice that there were gays years before they were included in the west. They care about the story and the character development, and showing to everyone that a character is (whatever it is) is not relevant. It will not affect the story if you know that... Westerns in the other hand need to show everybody which sexual preference their characters have... Take Dumbledore as an example. It was irrelevant if he was gay... it was said after the books, because it doesn't matter. That's the main difference of why things are so bad nowadays... they are SO focused on making everything inclusive that they don't care if the story is bad.
@@NL-X yeah but the reason why people are inclusive in the first place isnt just to be inclusive, theres a lot more to it. Inclusiveness exists (or did exist) for people to be comfortable with how they look or feel, and sometimes stories do base around this.
@@qiwunu No, I know. I was just telling why you barely see eastern things being like that. Is because is not a problem to them. They simply don't care about that, and I personally respect that.
As some people has noted, both trans characters from My Hero Academia fight each other. It's interesting to note that Magne killed a lot of people, and it was kinda referred that she did because they didn't let her and her best friend to "be free". So basically, rejection from society is what made her turn to villainy. On the other side, Tiger always had the kindness of his Friends and teamates, he transitioned in peace with the support of his loved ones and followed a righteous path. Maybe I'm reading too hard into the subtext, but I think, by making them fight each other, the creator shows the difference in their nurture, Two sides of the same coin. My Hero Academia usually shows the villians as victims of the society rejection, Magne is no different. She might have been different if society accepted her from the beggining. Instead, she clung to the only people that treated her well, equally abandoned, rejected and misguided people that were already on a very twisted path.
magne also doesn't pass and can't transition, while tiger is fully transitioned and passes, this seems to say a lot about where villains fall in this world vs heroes
I think it shows how upbringing and social status can drastically make a trans person's life different from that of another. It is shown that Tiger had enough wealth to afford going overseas to get surgery while Magne was struggling to make money. (I think Magnes lips indicate that she got cheap plastic surgery) I think it's interesting since you see both extremes all the time. There are wealthy trans people with a loving family that don't really suffer from discrimination and there are trans people in poor neighborhoods that were rejected by their families and are being killed left and right and who also are more likely to join criminal activity. To add to that trans men often don't need to change their face too much since there are many men with soft facial features, something that can't be said for trans woman. This makes a trans woman's transition harder. And in the show it is taken to the extreme by giving Tiger a quirk that can change his body to show the difference between trans woman and men as well.
@@plzleavemealone9660 i'm not sure magne's lips mean anything, to me it seems she can't even afford estrogen which is the bare minimum its obvious she can't afford to transition or look feminine
I love how fun rainbow quartz 2.0 is and I absolutely love them because their character is really nice plus, I like their design and they are amazing! Also love the voice acting of them.
Yeah, her character designer confirmed it, it just wasn't stated in-show (that makes sense though, as nobody in-universe would ever feel the need to bring it up. A little indication would have been nice, but then again something I love about She-Ra is that LGBTQ+ elements exist and aren't made into a huge deal, showing that it's totally normal).
I'm afab non-binary, and I can kind of relate. I don't pass as androgynous to anyone over the age of 10 or so. It sucks to not be validated as who you really are by society. But I want to recognize you as the beautiful enby you are, no matter what you look like on the outside. ❤️
I watched the show recently, when I got to that episode I was like... so wait what pronouns? Then I Googled it, and found out that Stevonnie is a fellow enby.
cool but now we need some buff, jock, villain and/or mischievous enbys who are confident in their identity and dont take shit from transphobes and anybody else
Lake from infinity train is just what you’re looking for. (Although they’re not a villain and not canonically enby, although they were supposed to be according to the creator.)
hearing that kid wave the little crocodile while saying "they prefer they/them pronouns" is just SO CUTE im gonna cry ive been wanting to watch craig of the creek but i keep forgetting to 😭 the character designs are AMAZING though
pullstring is the reason why i came out to my parents they made me feel a sense of ''its ok to be nonbinary even though some may not like you just be you" they have been a comfort character ever since (no my parents dont support me sadly)
Okay, I'm sorry, but is NO ONE gonna talk about the fact that the kid literally said " This is Pullstring! They prefer they/them pronouns. "? Like, this is INSANE ( in a good way ) and sending me into OUTER-MOTHERDUCKING-SPACE! Yeah, there have been characters that use they/them in cartoons and that's great progress, but its never outright _stated_ like that! It just happens, it's subtle, it's never called attention to, it feels a little bit like they're trying to not let the parents hear it, but THIS is a crazy amount of progress that NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT and that WILL NOT STAND!
I wonder how did the other countries translate that sentence. For example, in Spanish there's no nonbinary pronouns, almost every word is gendered. Some people have suggested "Elle" as a neutral pronoun but most people hate it _(including me, since it breaks the language's rules)_ so how could they translate it?
Gender diversity is a lot easier to write. When a character is disabled, you suddenly have to write around their disability. I wish they would make more of an effort, though.
Love the fact Rachel could be a character that shows that people should just not care how they identify and rather focus on the personality of someone, plus Joe Murray is such an LGBT ally, he has always done this since the og show, he made an episode called "closet clown", like seriously he's such and amazing animator and voice actor! ( 6:28 for the cute moment)
One thing i liked about both of the representations Horikoshi placed in My hero academia was that you can also kinda see the difference in how wealthier people are able to transition easily while villains aka lower class like Magne and her friend still face problems and are judged. It doesnt have to be their whole character for it to make an impact and i love to see that from japanese artists
Yep! Mangle actually become a villain because all the discrimination and misstreat she pass, she start transtitioned when she become a villain for the other hand Tiger had friends and more support so he transioned more calmly, there's some contrast in this characters
Horikoshi really nailed it with the two of them. Magne can be seen as someone who is "pretransition", even though other people use her correct pronouns. She is still presenting as male and is socially integrated as male. However, she isn't mocked or belittled for this. She is still a woman. Her whole villain arc is canonically rooted to the discrimination she faced and how she felt othered and isolated by people in society. Coming from a poorer background, as well, made it harder for her to transition. Her devotion to the League is based on the fact that they don't treat her as different. She is a woman in their eyes, and they respect and accept her. Tiger, on the other hand, was given the resources and support during the entirety of his transition. He had a team who loved him for him, and were able to support him. Society welcomed him (or so it seemed) as he transitioned. Tiger as a character is also allowed to embrace his femininity, as seen with his uniform and behaviors. Horikoshi is just fantastic at depicting trans realities and I adore it so much.
Thanks for all the likes, i just started rewatching the show with my mom and there is def some grossout but it should fade out later in the series if i remember correctly
8:41 but has anyone noticed the lesbian flag on her dress (""He"" "died", and became she when she was "reborn", beautiful metaphor of a transition that makes people like reborn because they feel more themselves) 8:51 has anyone noticed the trans palette on his jacket ?? AND THE FINGER GUNS THOUGH.
So a quick story time: I recently met the English voice actor for Yu from Stars Align (Brandon McInnis) at a convention, and as I non-binary person, when I went up to his booth, I told him how much their coming out scene meant to me and thanked him for voicing the character. He then told me that when the studio first started dubbing the show, since there isn’t a manga and episodes are dubbed as they come out in Japan, the directors thought Yu was just gay, so they cast them as Brandon (because Brandon is very openly gay), but then when the episode about Yu coming out was released, he and the directors had an “Oh crap” moment because they realized Yu was experiencing gender dysphoria. And so, Brandon contacted the four non-binary people he knew and asked them to tell him everything they knew to help him get more in character. And if that wasn’t enough, during his Q & A panel, when he spoke about me, *he used my pronouns* and I didn’t even say anything or ask! TL;DR - Brandon McInnis is a beautiful human being
Seeing Yu’s struggles in the video, (I have never watched Stars Align) I can say I match them. I’m so confused about everything and don’t know what I truly want.
It's okay to be confused, many people are at some point or another. Don't feel pressured to figure everything out right away, not knowing doesn't mean there's something wrong with you. Just take it a day at a time and you'll find your way eventually, no matter what that means for you specifically.
@@humanbeeing4780 what about intersex people with 3 chromosomes ? not trying to be rude (even though I know this comment is meant to be transphobic) but there's people with , for example , XYY chromosomes which generally makes them intersex
05:19 and here we can see the legendary Lily "terf slayer" Hoshikawa. She's known for gaining power by absorbing the irrational fears of people like J.K Rowling. Absolute icon.
"still the world always wants a desicion one way or another, being unsure makes issues" When I tell you I fucking cried with this one, yu said it all right.
I don't watch Craig but his offended gasp was so funny lol edit: watched some with my little sis, I'm happy cartoon network still has wholesome chill shows! The main three are adorable and funny af
I have to admit as a person with a sibling who is able to sit down and watch all 1k episodes of One Piece at 8:29 had me for days for more love and desire to sit down and watch it
"I am a woman at heart." God I have no idea who is this character but this sentence- it hits hard I didn't know about bnha having trans characters but this is a good reason to come back to the anime ;") (Why don't I see Haku and Deidara from Naruto ? Actually a lot of anime characters suit to the description of "gender non conforming") Also I want to watch Steven universe now Also I didn't know about the existence of Stars align and the wandering son but now I will throw a look on this ! The story and the style seem so beautiful ;)
Hi, I'm glad you liked the video! Reasons for various characters include me not knowing of their existence or them not being confirmed trans and/or nonbinary either by creators or the media itself. Have fun watching these shows!!!
Deidara was a male idiot, but yes haku maybe was trans we didn't get a confirmation. All confirmation is that orochimaru is nonbinary and Naruto and sasuke were supposed to be gay before
I was there when Jungle Moon came out. I saw the backlash happen first hand. From all the usual suspects, but also from trans women who got “secondhand dysphoria” from seeing Stevonnie shave. From all the people who aesthetically prefer their non-binary rep to be “woman-lite.” As a masc-leaning enby, it was super noticeable. I saw the same thing happen to a real person. A gender fluid comic artist who would get straight-up harassed by their followers when they were going through masc days.
@@MarchingGrrl so many lgbtq+ online spaces are basically just for fems. gods help you if you're butch, an amab enby, not 'feminine enough' of a trans woman, get on testosterone, or are a trans man (especially if you're one who performs femininity even when it's dysphoric in order to be tolerated in communities that feel like the only places that are trans-safe). it's a whole mess
@@theautismrizzler Definitely! Kazi is already a fan favourite, so they will surely return (I think Netflix bought the rights for 7 seasons or so? So plenty of time)
@@theautismrizzler The pandemic probably complicated things alot for the production of the show. That's probably why it's taking so long, but I don't know. Just speculation.
Kazi-the shy elven sign language interpreter from “The Dragon Prince”-is also non-binary. Their pronouns are confirmed in Twitter posts and books outside the show, though.
