kinda sad that ppl get super weird and homophobic/transphobic abt a story w canon lgbt characters and INSIST everyone is straight and cis but there’s like 7 genderfluid flower gods, a non binary insane gothic ninja, a bisexual alcoholic, etc
@maromallow Jigo is one of the few series where I dont think anyone shouldn't be able to understand the lgbtq theming in it and its so unbelievable how this is happening😭😭
once again i’ll say it’s very silly to me that some anime fans can suspend their disbelief enough to not question magic, monsters, and crazy unrealistic fights but the moment there’s any canon or implied lgbt characters or themes, it’s suddenly too hard for them to accept
@Bwui51 actually the edo period was quite accepting of gay relationships and had a varied concept of gender as it predated a lot of western concepts of gender and sex. in fact, gay sex was pretty popular among samurai and others. there’s plenty of sources for that information.
@Bwui51 but this is shown as a pleasurable act and sometimes a homosexual one. i can’t confidently say “oh they’re all gay” but i can say the tensen aren’t bound to things like gender, which inherently makes them exist outside the concept of “straightness” or cisgenderism
@Bwui51 the tensen i would say are up to interpretation but by virtue of the fact that they’re not even human, i would say they transcend the boundaries of gender. they switch sexes, but gender doesn’t seem to be a big thing for them. and yes it’s bochu jutsu-
I'm starting to get the impression that people are comfortable listing Shija as a woman because then they can easily add another entry to Gabimaru's harem.
@Bwui51 you act like they’re being called lgbt for woke points or something. it’s not just abt being gay or whatever it’s abt the deeper implications of how themes of gender and expression are something that comes up often in the story. jikka is just bi bc he can be, ig
@Bwui51 “forcing” as if jikka outright flirting w men on the regular or shija’s unknown gender is something that just doesn’t matter. lgbt ppl have existed for literally all of human history. they exist in media. in fact, sometimes it’s significant to their character or the story.
i think their existence is outside the boundaries of gender. however, even if you’re not down for that interpretation, they do undeniably have homosexual relations lol whether or not it’s for power or pleasure. i don’t think it’s as cut and dry as people want it to be but yeah