My Androgynous Boyfriend · review
“Genderless” refers to a Japanese street fashion style where men dress cute and in ways that could be defined as feminine. This manga isn’t here to make a statement about gender identity. The main character very much identifies as the gender he was assigned with at birth. Now that’s out of the way, this is a cute slice of life story about Meguru, a man interested in fashion, and Wako, his girlfriend who works in publishing and who is his biggest fan and supports her boyfriend in every way. They have a lovely relationship where Meguru acts as a househusband and is extremely loyal and caringto Wako. It’s an adult relationship with mutual support and respect. The two have an interesting dynamic but are in no way one dimensional. Through Meguru we get to see the inside of the idol/instagram idol industry as well as all the trouble he’s faced for being a fashion forward man.
If you like romantic slice of life stories, go ahead and give this a try!