Trap Manga?
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Of all of my time spent watching anime,reading manga, etc., trap has always meant a guy who looks like a girl, may even act as a girl, but still identifies as a guy. I actually didn't know "trap" had another meaning and one so offensive until a few months ago.Vault101 said:
Example of an anime trap. Hideoshi from Baka and Test
Looks like a girl, does the "standard" activities of a girl, yet still identifies himself as a male.
I've watched that series the stuff he wears and the way he's drawn doesn't help anyElfgore said:Of all of my time spent watching anime,reading manga, etc., trap has always meant a guy who looks like a girl, may even act as a girl, but still identifies as a guy. I actually didn't know "trap" had another meaning and one so offensive until a few months ago.Vault101 said:
Example of an anime trap. Hideoshi from Baka and Test
Looks like a girl, does the "standard" activities of a girl, yet still identifies himself as a male.
There's Minamoto-kun no Monogatari. He actually has a complex about girls bullying him about his looks in high school. Still, you've gotta admit, he looks adorable when he dresses as a girl.
Alright. I have a few... by a few I mean one.chinangel said:
Hourou Musoko- A story of two childhood friends, one a boy and one a girl. Who realize they want to be the oppostite sex. They cross dress and drama unfolds as they found out who they are. Yadda yadda ya, It's good, but quite heavy at times. The only crossdressing manga I've read.
I'm trying to find some more light-hearted ones, but's quite the challenge. I'd refer to his list [https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120131223853AAV21Kj] for some variety. A quick look up of all the manga listed show some good ratings.
I must admit I'm interested in continuing this conversation, but I don't wish to derail this thread even more so[footnote]Especially since this thread isn't about that.[/footnote]. If you're up for it, I'd gladly jump to PMs.Vault101 said:
sure but...I'm not sure theres really much contention here, I mean the only thing would be "is it ok to causually use as a genre descriptor" to which I'd say "eehhhh no but you can't really stop people from doing that" kind of like calling "grass trees" "black boys" and "Ularu" "Ayers rock"Elfgore said:
Well, there's Tripeace, about a guy that want's to stop all war and tries to join an organization with that goal, but is looked down on by his female superior, until he crossdresses and becomes her idol.
And, while it's not specifically crossdressing, there's Id. Though the main character is a male, he's very androgynous and is aware of that. So, he won't hesitate to use his "feminine wiles" to confound his male opponents.
Also, while I haven't read it, there's Family Compo. An orphan moves in with aunt and uncle (both crossdressers), and he can't figure out whether their child, his cousin, is male or female.
And, while it's not specifically crossdressing, there's Id. Though the main character is a male, he's very androgynous and is aware of that. So, he won't hesitate to use his "feminine wiles" to confound his male opponents.
Also, while I haven't read it, there's Family Compo. An orphan moves in with aunt and uncle (both crossdressers), and he can't figure out whether their child, his cousin, is male or female.
*facedesk* Your example of a crossdressing manga is a slice of life meant to educate people how it is to grow up as a young transsexual in a country were no one understands it and there does not seem to exist any medical help. It is not exactly a light hearted gender bender comedy.Elfgore said:
For a cross-dressing trap I suppose I can recommend "No Bra," which although I never finished I found to be a fairly enjoyable read.
For a post-op "trap" (I'm not entirely sure the label applies for transvestites, post or pre, to be honest, but whatever) I guess I could recommend "The Day of Revolution," which is another manga I never got around to finishing in spite of finding it to be a rather enjoyable read.
Now that I think about it, I have a rather ridiculously-sized back-log of anime/manga I have yet to finish... I really ought to get around to finishing one or two of them now that I have time to kill.
For a post-op "trap" (I'm not entirely sure the label applies for transvestites, post or pre, to be honest, but whatever) I guess I could recommend "The Day of Revolution," which is another manga I never got around to finishing in spite of finding it to be a rather enjoyable read.
Now that I think about it, I have a rather ridiculously-sized back-log of anime/manga I have yet to finish... I really ought to get around to finishing one or two of them now that I have time to kill.
For pure comedy, there is only one manga I suggest and it is also very easy to read [only few chapters long]
Aoi Destruction!
The little "girl" is the father of the other guy.
Yes.Pure.Gold.
Aoi Destruction!
The little "girl" is the father of the other guy.
Yes.Pure.Gold.
SweetShark said:For pure comedy, there is only one manga I suggest and it is also very easy to read [only few chapters long]
Aoi Destruction!
The little "girl" is the father of the other guy.
Yes.Pure.Gold.
I have read 5 pages. I already love it. Thank you so very much ^^
