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I don't mean to come across as bigoted, but I'm honestly a little conflicted. I love everything about Hiro's route so far: the setting, Hiro's personality, his sharp wit and mind, his body... but it's a little hard to get over what's between his legs. I'm aware that sounds kind of gross and close-minded, but I just don't really swing that way.

I guess it doesn't matter much, anyway. If I have to skip past the NSFW parts of his route, that's honestly a small price to pay. I still love Hiro and I absolutely cannot wait to read the rest of his story. I'm especially interested to hear his perspective as a trans man in that time period, made even more complicated by his foxy pheromones. Luckily, everyone we've met so far seems to respect his identity to a degree, or at least hasn't blatantly misgendered him.

CrimsonStarOvO1 year ago(+12)(-7)

Maybe you shouldn't say it at all.

Static Yeen1 year ago(+8)(-3)

I wasn't meaning to complain or ask the author to change his character or anything like that. It's strictly a "me" problem. There's absolutely nothing wrong with Hiro the way he is, and he doesn't need to change himself for anyone. I was just expressing a bit of personal disappointment.

I'm now realizing I should have kept my comments to myself. I'm just one random commenter anyway, and I'm sure rhetoric like mine makes an already marginalized group's lives harder, which wasn't my intent. I apologize.

Coalsack961 year ago(+3)(-19)

You have your right to speak your mind. There's nothing wrong with that.

And, dissapointment? I won't mince my words: after this update my interest in Hiro dropped to zero, sadly. I may follow the route just for the writing, tho.

Static Yeen1 year ago (1 edit) (+5)(-1)

To me that seems a bit severe. Just because he may not interest you in a sexual manner doesn't mean that he has no merits. There's more to his character, and to people, than their genitals. I think Hiro's got a great personality, and Nikko's writing is good enough that I would want to read regardless.

Also, just because I have the right to speak my mind doesn't mean I want to spread hatred.

Coalsack961 year ago(-14)

As I said below, my main issue is the dates. His route seems to happen in a decade where that sort of surgeries weren't practiced, not even in backwater...odd locations.

If it happened on the 50s or later, it would be a non-issue. As it is, seems like his condition was just shoehorned in.

And while assuredly, there's more in than what's between each character legs, I think that here's the issue that we simply didn't get what was advertised on the box.

I'm gonna be clear on something. Not because a character is male I'll mean that I'll automatically like him. For example, as it is now, I really dislike Etienne and Mark, and Ken, well, I can't say for sure. However, I really liked the skunk woman, albeit in a non-NSFW way.

KoptenOwl1 year ago (1 edit) (+11)(-2)

Actually, mastectomies were readily being explored as early as the 1800s (and even earlier, although this was before general anesthesia). In fact, the first surgery under anesthesia happened in 1804...and was a mastectomy. I have to question your dismissal of the narrative if you can't even google "history of mastectomies".

"Didn't get what was advertised on the box?" I don't remember you ever being promised anything other that this game contains +18 content.

Coalsack961 year ago (2 edits) (+2)(-19)

Whatever the case...I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one highly dissapointed by Hiro's condition. There's more people companining about it, albeit I'm the only one that is not...well, cowed into faking at least some enthusiasm on the matter.

All in all, it seems like his situation seems a bit forced in, to have that sort of character in the history just for the sake of it. While on its own doesn't detract (nor adds) to his personality, it still feels out of place at the mid 30s.

Equuas1 year ago(+6)(-3)

Say youre transphobic without saying youre transphobic

NessTheGoomy1 year ago(+5)(-4)

If it "feels out of place", that sounds more like a you problem.

Pedoleon1 year ago(+5)(-3)

I don't like to argue with people's opinions, but from all your complaints, you're transphobic for the sake of being transphobic and complain about a character who's possibly trans, which is really, really messed up.

shiroooo_dev1 year ago(+5)(-1)

just say you're a transphobe lmao, it'll save everyone a lot of time. there is nothing "forced in" about having a trans character in a time period in which trans people existed. maybe you should study a bit more.

rebyc1 year ago(+4)(-2)

Just a friendly bit of advice: Don't speak authoritatively on historical matters you lack the intellectual courage to actually learn about.

Trans people are not some modern invention or whatever transphobic garbage you're suggesting here. Hiro's story seems to take place in pre-nazi Germany, which was in fact at the cutting edge of sexual research and queer rights advocacy from foundations such as the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin (the very institute whose books were the first the Nazis gathered for book burnings, fyi)

Hiro's identity isn't forced, it fits well with the story's period AND he is precious and I would kill anyone who would try to harm him.

Lee1 year ago(-1)

Same, dude. At first I liked his charming character and wit, the way he acted, and also I really like his appearance. But when we found out he might be trans… it was very, very unexpected and confusing. Maybe it's just not my thing. I thought about it for a while and I think it doesn't really matter. It's good if you like him as a good character and not just as a sexual interest. You may not like trans, and there is nothing wrong with that, as long as you don't hate or harm anyone. Peace.

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