 If you liked
Hourou Musuko
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 ...then you might like
Shimanami Tasogare
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Realistic depiction of the LGBT community if you ignore the last 20 or so chapters of Hourou Musuko
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Recommended by RykerReinhart
Both have LGBT themes and focus on self discovery of gender and sexuality among the main characters.
Hourou Musuko is a coming of age story of "a boy who wanted to be a girl and a girl who wanted to be a boy" it is similar in a way to Shimanami Tasogare because it "plumbs the complicated depths of gender identity, sexuality, healing, and community through a cast with different backgrounds and concerns."
would love for other people to read these gems too.
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Recommended by spacewitchowo
Both focus on LGBT topics and have a therapeutic atmosphere and art style. They give you a feeling of bittersweetness.
Shimanami Tasogare is better if you prefer a shorter read, more visual metaphors, and a wider scope of representation. It takes everything with a degree of respect that can be difficult to find sometimes. Although, the characters are less fleshed-out due to the shorter length of the manga.
Hourou Musuko is better if you want a longer read, more fleshed-out characters, and a deeper dive into dysphoria and being trans in general. I find the characters here more compelling, but there are a few things in it
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Recommended by myosotisgenus