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“Autobiographical manga about Chii's transition from male to female and her supportive marriage to a loving husband.”
The Bride Was a Boy
花嫁は元男子。
7.71
1,893 rank · 8,955 readers · 131 favorites
Memoir
Comedy
Romance
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Autobiographical manga about Chii's transition from male to female and her supportive marriage to a loving husband.
Chii and her husband are like any other happily married couple, except for one thing: Chii was assigned male at birth. Chii details her autobiographical account of growing up with gender dysphoria and ultimately deciding to transition in her early adult years. Shortly after Chii starts transitioning, she meets a man who is instantly enamored by her, and although he is surprised when Chii eventually tells him she used to live as a guy, he still wants to go out with her. As Chii continues to transition, her boyfriend supports her through the process, culminating in their marriage once her transition is complete. (Source: Hachimitsu Scans)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.09
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.09 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.25
Running avg · Jun 2016 → Oct 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This Bride was a Boy is part autobiography part informational booklet by the anonymous mangaka Chii-chan. Being on the LGBTQ spectrum I had previously done some research on how LGBTQ folks are...”
- 8 “The Bride Was a Boy – Spoiler Free – Recommended TLDR Story – 7/10 – 7 x 0.275 = 1,925 Art – 8,5/10 – 8,5 x 0.2 = 1,7 Characters – 8/10 – 8 x 0.225 = 1,8 Enjoyment – 7/10 – 7 x 0.3 = 2,1 Total:...”
- 8 “Sexuality and gender are very complex and sensitive subjects that can mean many different things to many different people, and because of all these different and sometimes conflicting perspectives,...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 25%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 9 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 12m approx
- Published Feb 2016 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M38422 catalog