Praxis What You Preach - A Full Retrospective Of A Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko)
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I remember watching the same scene in episode 2 where Shu is called a girl and remembering the first time something similar happened to me. I wasn't out yet either and someone saw me from behind, called me sir. It's one of those little moments in Wandering Son where they get it so right.
Hourou Musuko is one of the best anime I've ever seen
I get called a woman in chat rooms all the time. Sometimes they're trying to insult me but I get a warm fuzzy feeling. The other day a man called me a bitch and I thanked them for the compliment. Online, nobody knows you're trans, they just see your mannerisms and assume. I love being mistaken for a normal woman. It just feels so good. I was talking to a woman the other day about the types of guys were were attracted to on an account where I still had a male name and she thought I was just using my boyfriend's account. It was really nice. Which reminds me, I need to change my name on here.
Where can you watch this
Aw man, seeing Shu get assaulted like that at the beginning almost made me cry.
I remember wearing my brother's shirt and my mother doing exactly what's being depicted here.
How am I supposed to come out to that? What an absolute nightmare.
yeah that scene had me crying. Me and my sister are both trans and her femininity isn't treated nearly as well as my masculinity. It fucking hurts me so bad, especially when our mom makes gets mad at her for wearing skirts, and my sister plays it off as a joke. Or when her classmates laugh at her from the back of the class. It kills me.
@@swellcornmeal8789 That’s terrible... I really hope things get better for you and your sister.
One thing that makes me uncomfortable abt 44:19 , is the implication that transitioning FtM is easily accepted (institutionally and socially) like Takatsuki was. IRL this rarely happens- it is usually more acceptable for women to wear men's clothes, but if you take it any farther than that(short hair, not shaving, acting manly), you WILL be punished by society. And the ability to wear male clothes, while nice, still doesn't mean that people will read you as male, if anything, they still think you are a female, and being misgendered isn't a privilege. FtM still get beat up, harassed, raped, and institutionally punished for crossing gender barriers, especially while they are designated a female role and still judged as not feminine enough :/ it's very rare that a school aged child will get the same level of acceptance that Takatsuki recieved
ThePedanticRomantic thanks for the fantastic video. Lots of nuance w this show and with your take on it. Great job I would love to see more videos like this
I think that in part is addressed by the anime as well. Takatsuki is wearing gender affirming clothes is because he is trying to deal with gender dysphoria right? But as seen by the confession seen and several character interactions they do not perceive him as male. It's more of an instance of FtMs being invisible to society and Shu perceiving that as security.
@@aliasjon8320 I think it's just showing how both sides face different problems. Ftm can more easily present masculine and pass occasionally without outing themselves, however they are more dismissed. Mtf have a harder time passing the initial hurdle of passing and presenting feminely, especially in Japan where wandering son is set, but if they persit those trans woman are at least known to exist.
@@aliasjon8320 I really recommend reading the manga, how you view Takatsuki will change. (imo it Takatsuki's arc elevates the manga beyond a good manga about transgenderism)
@@HelloOnepiece where can I?
So, this video and this series makes me cry. It hits hard for me.
No, I’m not trans, I’m very much cis.
I honestly don’t know why it hits so hard (could just be empathy?). But man, ever since I watched this show I’ve had so much more respect for trans folks than I ever had. I’m happy a show like this exists for awareness. To all of you trans people out there, I really, sincerely wish y’all luck. :P
While we will never know what it is like to be trans, it really isn't hard to put yourself in your shoes and imagine what it must be like. Hell, it's also not hard to relate what their experiences must be like based on what you're going through. I am autistic, so I am well acquainted with what it is like to feel anxious and depressed all the time.
*hugs* We appreciate the empathy. Taking to heart the theme of the series, Do you discord? My roomie is autistic and just found a server she's really liking. She might be willing to shoot you an invite. I could ask her if you want.
MycenaeanGal Sorry, I don’t have a discord lol.
Yeah I feel the same... So filled with the emotion I feel teary eyed by the *30 min mark.. And after the entire thing; ...Good luck you guys who identify with any of this. All the love, the respect and acceptance from this straight girly girl... :'|
Awww thank you Susmitha. It really does help when we have support of people like you. It makes us feel good about ourselves, even if it's just a small thing.
With regards to the empathy felt for us Trans folks....there's a lot here you can easily emphasize what some of these things can be like. For a lot of us "Being bullied for being different" is something you have seen or probably experienced yourself. Being insecure about your looks can be something both Guys AND GIrls can have (Trans or otherwise). Etc.
Honestly it's folks like yourself that have made things better in so many areas. Back in the day you MIGHT have a Gay Straight Alliance...but it probably wasn't cool to go. Now? Now where I live there's LGBT Shields around all the schools. Including Middle & ELementary Schools.
For a lot of us even a small simple compliment can mean a lot. It can be hard to self-validate, ESPECIALLY when you see people who are better looking you, or they have a better voice, or a lot of things. In the face of all that, having SOMETHING to hold onto...something that says "Hey! You're doing great! You are worthy as you are right now!" Just something that like brings tears to my eyes.
As someone who is exploring the idea that she might be non-binary, this anime sounds like my experience as a kid. For the past 4 years I've fought to present as feminine because of family pressure. Forced myself into the clothes I thought everyone expected.
Now, I want to break away from that and a family member is going to help. It's been the most free I've felt in a long time.
you can do it.
@@a_lethe_ion Thank you!
I explained it to my closest family and they were like, "Well duh, we knew. Dress however you want."
Felicity Swan cut your hair, wear jeans and do whatever you want as long as you feel good in your own skin. It will boost your confidence as well
Felicity Swan well, that was anticlimactic
I love how Mako is also an exploration of how Trans people don't even get to choose the individuals who represent them... broader society often asserts exactly who champions the trans community, not the community itself. And thats a huge problem and does great disservice to the myriad presentations of trans people in their own community. This series is beautiful and so is your analysis! ❤
7 minutes in and I have to pause and finish later because I can’t be seen openly sobbing at the moment. I need to watch the anime this is really powerful and frighteningly relatable. I love your analysis of the cinematography so far, though. It’s something I don’t have experience with so it’s nice to get that perspective.
Same. Even a synopsis of the first episode is too real, let alone the episode itself
You have no idea. Every time I hear something that sounds remotely similar to Clair de Lune now its instant sobbing time.
Me too. I'm at work and had to watch this in parts so I could cry a little each time.
Yeah. Watching the Anime....be prepared for Crying and lots of Feels.
I'm glad to hear a fellow trans person talk about this show in such a positive light. I initially steered clear of watching this show because I'd read summaries claiming it's about "a boy who wants to be a girl and a girl who wants to be a boy" and that phrasing alone made me feel like it was going to be a story written by cis people for cis people as their way of trying to make some kind of sad, dramatic story before moving onto their next "moody" project. It seems like that summary must have just been the site's own interpretation of the story, and whilst I'm glad the actual anime is trans-approved, it's still sad that that hosting site wasn't so understanding of trans people.
Also, slight tangent: as a person who's really into narrative media and the analysis of it, part of me has always wanted to try video analysis. I'd love to have an excuse to have fun writing a whole bunch of analysis because I would be creating and sharing the same kind of art that I like to consume. However, a lot of the analysts I watch on this platform seem to be cis straight men, and the idea of throwing myself into that circle intimidated me to say the least. I could not be certain of a supportive audience or an audience that wouldn't rather discuss my gender over the content of my projects. The idea of putting my voice on the internet forever also doesn't do anything to calm the dysphoria. But seeing you making awesome analytical content and being unapologetically trans in the process makes me so happy and makes me feel like, maybe, one day, if I wanted to... I could do the same. :)
Thanks for the great video buddy, keep on doing what you do.
Honestly every review I heard from trans people was still don't watch cause it's gonna hurt. (but actually do cause it's really good)
My little brother is trans and your original video on wandering son was a really big influence on my ability to accept and understand what he was going through. I had similar questions about my identity when I was his age (at least the age he was when he came out to me) but my parents shut it down pretty hard. Thankfully, for him, they've been much more accepting and supportive of his identity throughout the years. Your videos and Wandering Son mean a lot to me as they've helped me get closer to him and it's one of my dreams to sit down and watch the series with him as well as (hopefully) showing him your videos on it, so it was nice to hear my name and feel like I, in some way, helped this video get made :)
please tell me your littke brio is above 21
@@daymi7300 shut up bigot
@@ancuruadh6027 is this how you win over people to your side
@@daymi7300and if they’re not? Kids can explore their gender however they want, and they’re not allowed to get surgeries until 18, hormones a bit younger after years of medical evaluations and therapy to make sure they really do want to be the other gender and that it doesn’t stem from something else
@@toolio5268 true
Lachlan: “Thank you, my kittens.”
Me: (*∵*)
"Lesbianly". I think I've found my new favorite word for the day.
I gayly much love the word "lesbianly"
The realizations of the unfair system really hit me like a truck.
Nnnnnng, as a trans man I resent the manga so much. The reading of Chiba's words as telling Takatsuki to be a boy his way, even if he wants to wear skirts, is very validating, though. Thank you for that.
PS Mako and Chi are best girls.
Takasuki was robbed of screentime, and of a good ending.
When I watched Wandering son for the first time, I cried. All of my gender dysphoria was suddenly in front of me in an animated character.
It was harder to put myself in Shu's shoes but I still understood what she was going through, even when she was trying on dresses with Chiba.
this video is the trans agenda and i’m fully here for it and i love it
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I JUST FOUND OUT MY GF HASN'T SEEN HOUROU MUSUKO BUT I WANT TO WATCH THE VIDEO WITH HER SO WE'RE GOING TO MARATHON IT NOW
Oh, how did I miss the fact that one of my favourite anime reviewer is trans?! From one trans girl to another, keep rocking ⚧! I love you and I love the fact that I always felt really close to your ideas and essays before knowing your gender identity. 10/10 would read wholesome comments section again.
i nearly cried while watching this. as a trans mlm this is such a breath of fresh air in comparison to the content i typically see on youtube. it's all so hateful nowadays and i feel - as i'm sure many other trans folks (especially younger folks, such as myself) feel - like i'm confined to a cage and there's no one else out there in the whole world like me. like i'm stuck in this dark place of dysphoria and no one accepting me; like i'm not gonna get out of here. this video made me feel like perhaps i've got a future. maybe i'll get out of the house and move into my own place. maybe i'm gonna get to live with my boyfriends. maybe i'll get to start T. i feel like there is a chance. all of these possibilities are just right around the bend since i've got a year until i'm an adult. god i'm just really gay and trans yeehaw lads
update: holy shit it's been two years? i forgot abt this comment, but i'd like to say that i'm doing okay! i got out of that house, i live with one of my boyfriends now. it's hard being unmedicated (i was for a period, but i have no insurance or income so. hrgh) but i'm glad i am states away from all of that stuff now.
it gets better. there's a future out there for you. it's easier than it's ever been to start hrt. i'm not sure where you're located, but if you're in the united states, usually it's not even required for you to have a therapist's note in order to get access to hrt as long as you're 18+. planned parenthood can prescribe hormones for very low cost, and some municipal clinics can, too. it requires a lot of research beforehand, but if you know where to look, the resources are there.
out here rooting for you, buddy.
@@magnificentchasto i was gonna say "i'd die for you" but that is counter productive so i'm gonna get out there and live for ya pal :D
thank you, really
“God im just really gay and trans yeehaw lads” spoke to me so immensely.. But also, with regards to the update, im glad things have gotten somewhat better, congrats on adulthood and moving, and i hope the absolute best for you!
@@Robert-iu2ou aww haha, also thank you! i wish you well in your life as well!
Hope youre doing good :>
I never watched wandering son, but this video managed to telegraph it's depiction of trans characters and experiences so clearly that I cried for most of it. Both sad and happy tears.
I'm sure part of it is just because that's how wandering son is, but your narration and analysis of the events just made it SO powerful. Even if my experiences as a trans person don't match Shuu's or Yuki's 1:1, this video still felt like looking into a mirror of my past, my present, and my fears as a transfemenine person. And I'm not gonna lie, it *hurt*, but it also felt nice to have a piece of media understand you so thoroughly.
My school experience has been way better than Shuu's or Yuki's (well...except that time I was forced out of the closet as ""gay"") and I'm SO glad that I was able to attend my graduation ceremony as I truly am, and yet I still felt the soul crushing fear on the way there. I can relate to Yuki presenting as male for safety, to Shuu painfully wearing the male uniform after being laughed at, to the pain these characters experience.
I'm...a bit sad I didn't watch it when it came out, maybe I could've understood that I am trans way earlier than I did.
I'm rambling, because i'm still a mess, but I want you to know that you've created something powerful, that you've outdone yourself yet again, as you do with every video.
Thank you.
I still remember back in late 2012 when I first tried to watch the show and had to stop after only two episodes, not really ready to come to grips with why I related to Takatsuki so much and with Shu's experiences, when less than a year later I was starting the same exact journey with my high school friends to back me up. Definitely thinking of picking it up and watching now that I've seen this.
Every time I worry about the chuds taking over RUclips I manage to find a wonderfully conceived and deeply moving piece of work like this in my feed. Keep up the great work Pedantic, I’m so glad for you.
I started crying at the confidence and support you were giving your girlfriend.
This is irrelevant but I think you're looking more cute and feminine with every new video. Gurl, do your best!
@ huh?
He's a man dumbass
@@MichaelM28 just shut up
@@giguuu just don't be stupid
@@therider990 i am not
*MY LONGEST YEAH BOI EVER!!!* i literally have no words, this is beyond perfection! all i can say is thank you for the dedication, and well wishes for your future 💝
Hi, it’s me, a girl who realised she was trans because of you (though it was your next Miyazaki video that started the process, not your Wandering Son one). It’s been nearly a year now (19 Jan 2018), and I finally get to start HRT in two weeks!
I honestly don’t have much to say other than that I really need to actually watch this show now, but I do want to say thanks for helping me to understand myself.
It’s been a long year. I hope next year is even better! 💜
I want to start so bad :( Congrats!!
I watched Hourou Musuko about 4 years ago. I still have not forgot it to this day. Im just a straight 21 year old guy. Though with over 640 anime under my belt. I still feel the echoes of the message that anime left behind from even almost half a decade ago. It was incredibly earnest and genuine in its production.
Yeah I watched it when it came out and loved every minute of it.
@@Bobbias Yeah I have not dealt with any of this. Ive been watching anime for almost 14 years and by high school I was just trying to find unique stories. Like I said Im just a straight dude. Though there was some magic with Hourou Musuko, something that I still remember to this day. I think even back then I realized its story was special. Also, it would leave behind a message to someone dealing with this same issue. Looking at this comment section today, I'd say my thoughts were correct. Good on you Hourou Musuko. quite the feat.
@@landonime1836 its shows like wandering son that show anime is more than silly to romcoms based on misunderstandings or ridiculous battle shounen shows, and when I find the occasional show that has that kind of spark it reminds me why I love anime.
@@Bobbias I couldnt of said it better myself friend.
This was well, well, WELL worth the wait.
I did a double take when I heard hbomb's voice 😆 Thank you for this video. I watched this show years ago soon after I came out and I think now I'll have to revisit it, especially now that I know about the cut content
Wow, hbomb really gets around.
I heard that voice and recognized it the second I heard a single vowel.
I found you through your original Hourou Musuko video and it's beautiful to see both your growth as a creator and your growth as a transwoman. The manga itself was the first narrative about going up trans I found and it was amazing to read the struggles of people like me. It's so validating to see a woman like you succeed and find happiness with yourself and I'm so grateful to the work you do!
My good friend came out to me today and I happened to come across this series/this video by complete chance. All I can say is that I love that there are trans stories being told more and more. It helps cis people like myself understand the turmoils of transitioning that I would have no real grasp on without them. I feel just slightly better prepared to give my friend the support he’ll need.
Also just an amazing amazing video.
While I'm not trans, I'm non-binary, A Wandering Son and your original video did help me start to understand my gender identity. Thank you for making this video
Being nonbinary is being trans. Being trans simply means having a gender identity that differs from the gender assigned at birth. In the trans flag, the white stripe represents people who are "nonbinary, feel that they don't have a gender" (Monica Helms, creator of the trans flag) I'm nonbinary, too, so I know what it's like to realize "oh dunk, this means I'm trans," So if you would rather not associate yourself with the identity "trans" That's fine, and I'm not telling you to do so. I just wanted to inform you that nonbinary is trans, just in case you didn't know. (And to inform anyone who reads ur comment and might take “while I'm not trans, I'm non-binary," as fact)
@@SilverGallowglass big same.
For a while after first identifying as NB, I didn't try to think of myself as trans too, because I had never seen people associating the word nonbinary with trans. Then I saw a couple posts abt how nonbinary has always been trans, and it brought up the points I used in my original comment.
Then I saw some more posts about how dysphoria isn't The #1 Way to know someone's trans. There are trans people who experience dysphoria, and there are trans people who don't experience dysphoria. One of these posts made the point that in order to know you're trans, you can recognize when you feel body dysphoria or body euphoria. Body dysphoria, we all know, but body euphoria is when you feel good about being called a certain thing, or looking a certain way. An example of this would be, when, a little while after coming out to some of my friends, they referred to me with they/them pronouns, and I felt really happy. Another example is when Shu is called a girl, she just stands there with a silly smile on her face.
I do experience social dysphoria (when ppl call me "she" or an adult says I'm "growing into a young woman" I feel Bad tm), but I don't experience body dysphoria, so until I found those posts, I was really unsure about identifying as trans, and I had been scared off too. I can "pass" as cis, too, and I've thought I "don't look ambiguous enough to be nb."
I probably wouldn't have thought these things if the Whole lgbta+ community was entirely accepting. The fact that, even in our own community we made which is supposed to be accepting of anyone queer or different, there are still people discriminating and gatekeeping the less "valid" identities, is real disheartening for anyone like us who have identities that are either less well-known, or are maybe harder to understand.
I know how you feel, and I hope you can learn to stop separating yourself from other trans people & their experiences. Because though there are even trans people who try to keep us away from them & our shared community, there are still people that'll accept us.
@@vd2485 i just wanted to say that reading this thread made me feel a lot better about identifying as nb and my place in the lgbt community... im glad to know that theres other nb people who, more or less, feel the same way about how society perceives us and how we feel about ourselves. nb and other non-gender conforming people is such a wide spectrum and honestly, sometimes it makes me feel alone, and that my identity isnt valid. the gender euphoria thing you mentioned also helped me remind myself that i do, in fact, enjoy being nonbinary because i very much appericate when my friends use neutral pronouns for me (they/them). before i realised i was nb, i identified as a demigirl for a few years, still being attached to my femininity somewhat. but then i started cringing and doubting myself whenever someone would use female descriptive nouns like young lady, girl, woman, etc. to describe me, (plus other unaware people using my deadname which Really made me upset) and that's where i also discovered that being non-binary is a thing. ever since then, ive just been trying to find my own place in the community, and like i said, seeing other nb people online just makes me feel a bit of warmth in my heart because i know that we exist! i know that we're valid, despite what a lot of people might think!
@@floralvixen I don't know how to respond to your comment other than I'm glad I could help! And I see ur icon, I like jade too.
(Also I used to identify as a demigirl too, very briefly. And it was only when I found a problem with the "girl" part of demigirl, that I realized I just straight up didn't want to be a girl hgfdghg)
@@vd2485 thank you!! :D im glad someone else likes jade... a person of culture i see, hehe :B and yeah, the realization was similar for me as well, it just felt like i was on the right track to what i wanted but it wasnt Quite There yet, yknow?
Thank you for this. I first found this show when I was 15, and I was the only one who knew I was trans. When Takatsuki got that boys uniform, I sat in my bed at 3 in the morning bawling my eyes out, wishing that were me. I'd go to school and sit in class and think about Wandering Son, about who I wish I was, how I wish I had been born. I would look at everyone I knew, trying to pick out the feminine boys and masculine girls, trying desperately to figure out if any of them were like me. There were times when I was around 16 and I just wanted everything to STOP, I just wanted to die and be reincarnated as a cis boy, so I didn't have to suffer so much. I still have moments like those, and I'm just over five weeks on testosterone. I always come back to this show when I feel alone, especially because it's one of the rare pieces of media with great trans masculine representation. I love this show, and I love your work. Thank you so much.
This... THIS is the best Christmas present i've ever gotten.. Thank you, you absolute beauty
Alright so i finally sat and listened to this whole thing as i tended my plants and lemme tell you-Perhaps I Cried A Lot
As a trans guy I remembered watching this show for the first time and really really loved it, so thank you for this video, for all us fellow trans folk.
As a very lucky trans woman, I must say this show managed to connect me to a character who's experiences I've thankfully never faced so completely I can understand exactly what Shu felt almost every second of the anime even though I've never experienced it myself.
It is the only time I've felt such a complete connection to a character, even though we have so many differences in experience and culture, I felt my very core beating in Shu's heart.
Even though I never had the chance to crossdress when I was younger and I wasn't rejected for being trans, I felt the most embarrased I've ever felt when Maho walked in on Shu. I felt Shu's joy when presenting femine and being gendered correctly exactly like me. That is something I've never had happen with any other character.
Gosh for me personally this show made me so upset I remember like screaming at Shu to not go to school like that. The show personally was horrifying for me as a transwoman in its frankness showing how bad being trans can be. My perspective on the show oddly has been I love it as an empathizing tool for cis people, showing how hard are lives are and how critical their support is.
I think my focus on the harsh aspects of the show really mostly reflect my experience, I’ve rarely gotten support beyond a tepid and lukewarm level even after 5 years at this. It’s been awhile since I watched this show though, so I’m interested in how I’d react now. Bokura no Hentai has long since replaced Wandering Son as my favorite transgirl depiction in anime and manga, but the genius direction and beautiful art style of the Wandering Son is really powerful.
I really loved personally how you focused on the directing and emotional work, to the point where its suddenly brought up that Shu has her girlfriend and I’m left thinking “wait that was a major plot element”. Refusing to summarize like this isn’t an obvious choice and I’ll applaud you for it, it really strengthens this video as a think piece.
Also butler outfit Loch is cutest Loch
also how the hell did you get HBomb on this I freaked out you go girl
I have genuinely been transfixed for an hour watching this. Just sat on my bed drinking in every one of your words in amazement. Your analysis and discussion of this series is just,,, beyond amazing. I haven't even watched A Wandering Son yet, but I sure as hell am going to when I can. I knew about it from your previous videos (which also had me shOOK) and watching this one reminded me so poignantly of the experiences people close to me have had as young trans people. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work with us all.
(I also can't wait to have a steady source of income so I can support the HECK OUTTA YOUR PATREONNN)
amazing video, i love it so much! thank you for doing this video, it's definitely my new favorite of yours.
I really really needed to watch this after this week. I can't tell you how much of an impact it had to hear your analysis over the series, a series that I initially dropped because I misunderstood it at a time when I was still fighting with myself. After the subtle disaster that was the recent holiday, I really needed this to help me shift my perspective. As hard as it is to have family that outright rejects you or refuses to support you, having someone that you care for deeply, who you KNOW loves you, providing misguided "support" that does more harm than good is... excruciating. You can't jsut cut them off, especially when they are trying to be "supportive" but fundamentally unable to understand what it means to provide REAL support to you. you ended up putting yourself into pain over and over again and it's so hard to just let go because she's trying... At the same time, I really needed to hear about the lesson of being your own kind of yourself. One of the things I keep being told by my "supportive" family is how "well if you're gonna be a girl, why aren't you doing more to LOOK like one?" and what do I say to that? I'm not comfortable presenting when I can't solve certain glaring issues like a giant bald spot that had time to develop in the nearly a decade it took for me to accept myself. Wigs make me feel like a pretender. I know I have issues to overcome, but telling me that I can't be expected to be taken seriously as a girl if I'm not willing to "do the work" isn't helpful. It's jsut shame and rebuke piled in top of the dysphoria and guilt I already feel. There is ... a lot in this video that I really needed to hear this week, and if I don't stop now, I'll end up with a full essay in the comments. So I'll jsut say, Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to share this, to record it, to write it, to construct it, to analyse it, and to bring that personal connection with it to us in this form. Thank you.
This video is so freaking perfect, you totally hit it out of the park!!
You BEAUTIFUL person, you! I was scared to watch the series because of how hard it was to deal with the struggles of dysphoria and treatment, because it hits so close to home.
But the sheer amount of comprehensive detail, information, and presentation made me cry! You're so sweet and your video is so good. I think I'm gonna go back and watch the series again.
Thank for you making this. I remember when the show was first announced and how excited I was to watch it as it aired. I regret that at the time a lot of the concepts went over my head as my own experience has been a lot different, but looking back now I definitely take it as a sign for what I was truly craving. It only backs up that what I'm going through now as the correct decision and your essay puts into words what many of us go through and feel. Thank you and I hope that our transitions go well
Video was so good I didn't know it was an hour long until it was over. Was fascinated and entranced the whole time, thanks for quality content. Glad to have a little more perspective on the topic.
Ho boy. An hour long video!
I got to say, I subscribed to you a little before you came out. During that time, in any case, I was actually feeling a great bit of frustration trying to find anime youtubers that weren't just... ....dudes. When you came out I kind of felt really ecstatic! Especially because, while you didn't seem to know what your gender may be other than "Well I'm not cis lol", I'm nonbinary myself, so, it was somehow a great relief. It continued to be a great relief when you started being open about queer topics in general on your channel. It's been a huge breath of fresh air for me, honestly.
I've tried sitting down and watching this anime, and I watch the first episode and then I don't get farther than that, but the premise of it has been an interest to me and I've just have had trouble sitting through it, so watching this was really helpful, aha...
It's funny, because before watching this, I was already talking about the topic of transness and what it looks like while discovering yourself to my (also) trans friend. It's a rare topic for me, as, when I had realized/discovered that gender was real, and that I was the odd one for not feeling like the gender I was assigned, I was instantly met with truscum which, ever sense has made me a lot more timid about talking about gender until very recently.
This anime seems to have done a lot to help you with ... you, and what that means. Just like Undertale was very important to my friend realizing that, like the main character, Frisk, they too are nonbinary and it's just the deepest flavour of themself, no expectations attached. I mean, what I'm writing here doesn't really have a point and it's mostly just rambling but... I don't talk about gender often, and... I'm really, deeply happy for you. Remember the whole "I couldn't find anime youtubers who weren't dudes"? Like, you coming out a year ago has inspired me, and earlier this week I've started writing a script and I fully intend on publishing a video essay, and, you know. Be. Just be there, in the sphere, as myself, as nonbinary. .. Yeah...
Anyway I'm really happy for you, and your girlfriend.
The ending sucked with the only trans man becoming a cis girl for absolutely no reason. This manga literally did him so dirty only for an unsatisfying ending
I wanted to thank you for this vid! Watching it, I felt validated, and encouraged me to keep going in the direction I have been for the past year. It's been hard, especially with severe depression hitting me as of late, but thank you for putting a smile on my face and giving me the strength to be who I truly am. ♥
This is like, one of the best videos I have ever watched on RUclips. Also this anime is like my favorite anime of all time. Thank you so so much for making this video🙂
This video made me watch wandering son with my boyfriend and it's been an incredibly emotional experience its given me a way to help him understand what I've gone through and how I feel so, thank you for bringing this show to my attention.
This was a really beautiful piece, and I may or may not have choked up towards the end. I think it may be my favorite work of yours yet, actually.
Amazing job here.
(56:56)
...Yeah. This is the part. I really am crying. Thank you.
I'm so happy you finally finished this. I've been waiting since I saw your first video on wandering son for more. As a straight cisgendered white male, I don't know what it feels like to be trans, but this show still had an incredible effect on me. It's both beautiful and heartbreaking at times, and I can safely say I feel like I can understand at least a little bit of how difficult it is to be trans thanks to wandering son. I hope this video inspires more people to go watch this masterpiece because it's one of the best anime ever made.
Likewise I am one of these boring cis people but I thought it was a great show.
This was more than worth the wait. Maybe someday I'll actually watch this show. maybe. As someone you helped a lot around when you made the first wandering son vid, it's great seeing you come back to it, and seeing the other comments from other people you've helped.
Nice! Thank you for making this.
like another commenter said, this was a 100% worth the wait. this is a wonderful video and it made me cry a few times. i didnt even realize that a whole hour had gone by when it was over
thank you for this, lachlan.
Thank you for sharing this. I loved this series but I'm so happy that it changed your life the way it did.
I almost cryed like 3 times while watching, it was a very interesting, informative and emotional video. I absolutely love wandering son, and many time wish more people knew about it and talked about it, so i am very grateful for such an incredible video. Really, thank you.
I have never struggled with this, so I think it's all the more important to watch a show that leads me to empathise with those who do struggle with their gender identity.
Awesome video!
this essay sticks with me more than most, all these years later. thank you. great work
Thank you for highlighting this anime again, I was thinking about Wondering Son recently and to see that you made such a heartfelt analysis about it fills my heart. I remember watching it when it first came out without much understanding of how large of a show it really was
I finally came out to my family this year after beginning hormone therapy. Its been weird and amazing and goddamn terrifying, but rewatching Wandering Son has reminded me that, hard as things may get, it'll all be worth it in the end. Thank you for this beautiful video, and keep up the awesome work. :)
I literally love you for making this the energy and time you put into this retrospective is so palpable that im having to take breaks for my emotions sake
What a great video! Thank you for the hard work this must have taken to put together. It was worth the hour to watch, no question.
Trying not to cry because the very end was very similar as my experiences with Wandering Son in finding relations with the characters and being one of the reasons I came to terms with my own gender as well.
This was a beautiful tribute to a show and series that holds a special place in my and many trans anime fans’ hearts. Going through the show with a new eyes and hearing your thoughts and analysis just reminded me of how much this show/series means to me as a trans person.
Honestly your talking about hope in the future of trans people gave me a boost right when I needed it in the middle of holiday break in the closet. Just what I needed to hear and just when I needed to hear it.
As always- thanks for your hard work and take care of yourself. You are wonderful and bring me so much joy to hear from a visibly trans person online!
In seriousness: as a nonbinary trans girl*, this is an excellent video to see and hearing your voice in anime RUclips, of all places, is really uplifting. Thank you for the top-notch recommendation and analysis, the work you've done and continue to do on this platform and congratulations on your transition - through gender, geography and the rest of your life. ^^
I don't have a lot of spoons to write about stuff like this (which is why this comment has taken me, like, an hour to compose) but I want you to know that this has legit resonated with me and you're doing good.
Also, thanks for the trans lesbian solidarity in particular - and your look is fantastic!!
* (Yes, my icon is a bit outdated - I'm still proud of it but looking at changing when I make one that's as good and more accurate!)
[manga spoilers]
First off, let me just say thank you for making this. It’s absolutely impeccable.
I love this series so much, always have. But, I have a few issues with the manga. As you touched on with Takatsuki’s masculine presentation and how Chiba supports them but also thinks they comes of as ingenuine. That idea that trans men often only present masculine because they have internalized misogyny and hate being women because women are oppressed is something I’ve been told a lot as means of invalidation. It makes me somewhat bitter that the series ended with Takatsuki accepting that they aren’t a trans boy. This idea would be fine if it wasn’t juxtaposed with Nitori’s narrative of her identity being embraced fully by those around her. Just as how Nitori ponders why she was laughed at while Takatsuki wasn’t, often trans men are written off as “confused women” while the narratives of trans women are more commonly believed because of the societal stereotypes that cis women can naturally wear pants and present masculinely without being trans and that it is “unusual” for cis men to wear feminine clothing. It enforces this idea that trans women (Yuki, Mako, and Shu) are all secure in their feminity and transness while the sole ftm representation is taken away at the end. Of course, Takatsuki ends up being some non-binary rep which is nice but I digress.
Sorry if it’s messy I’m on my phone lol. Anyway that’s just my two cents as a trans guy. This video is fantastic! Thanks again.
Does Takatsuki realise she's actually not trans at all or does she just fall somewhere in between male and female in the end?
Dominique Sunday She realizes she’s cis. She gets encouraged to dress more androgynously and realizes that she is just a masculine girl and not a trans boy. It’s not really explicitly stated though tbh so it’s up for interpretation. One might say she’s non-binary especially with her dysphoria as a kid kid (more notably in the manga where she explicitly says she wants male genitalia).
i have the same exact issues with the manga. i really wished there would have been more than one ftm rep in the manga, i feel like that could've helped a lot with these problems. honestly i related so hard to takatsuki as someone who's genderfluid and their (i use 'their' somewhat selfishly) desire for a penis and wanting to wear ties etc. so when they realized at the end they aren't ftm and just had all this repressed anger towards being a woman in society, it hurt and made me doubt myself a lot. it's similar rhetoric i see a lot of terfs spouting, that trans men/nb people are just women who are conditioned by society to hate themselves so much they want to be men to escape those issues, which obv isn't the case. which is such a shame because i really loved the majority of the manga and its relatability (and mako-chan is probably one of my favorite characters ever).
Skittlesbug You took the words out of my mouth. I swear all my relatives say to me is “you just have internalized misogyny” lol.
Like you think they could have at least had another ftm character to balance out the myriad of mtf ones? Also I read something that said originally Takatsuki was supposed to be the main character and ftm but the authors thought that an mtf character was more interesting :/
@@Buggy53 i wouldnt be surprised at all to learn that was the truth. takatsuki basically shared the main character spotlight with nitorin in the beginning but was slowly shunted off to side character status, which was a HUGE bummer. also im sorry you have to deal with that, thats terrible :c and yeah, i absolutely agree there should have been at least one other ftm character. at the barest minimum i wouldve liked one of the mtf characters to doubt themselves a bit more like takatsuki. both things happening would have been ideal lol
Thank you for making this video. I had already watched Wandering Son by the recommendation of other RUclipsrs, but this helped me reflect on what I had seen and gave me a deeper understanding of it. Also, this made me realize that they cut something important out of the version I watches on Crunchyroll, so I'm going to go look for the uncut versions of 10 + 11 since that synopsis of the changes was something that feels very relatable.
I loved seeing this. I'm glad that I was introduced to your work by my girlfriend a month or three back, as you've become the go-to listening for agonizingly long work days. This one in particular made me tear up a couple of times, thinking about my own ongoing transition. Just... hey. Thanks. Keep going.
This video is incredible. The effort you put in to this clearly shows. They way you analyze the show's dialogue and cinematography shows a true understanding of film language. The personal aspects elevate this video to art.
Only made it 8 minutes in before I decided i have to watch this show ASAP
As it stands, I'm really confused about my gender identity, and i'm terrified to face that confusion and maybe find some difficult answers. Hell, I'm posting this on an alt account because of... paranoia, i guess.
I know I ought to go to counseling, but, until then, perhaps this show will help me figure stuff out like it did for you, whichever way it lands.
Regardless, I'm happy to see that there's a supportive community here I can fall back on if I feel overwhelmed. Thanks for that :P
Hey Adam. Speaking as someone who's been living as themselves for a bit over a year now, at all times, not just at home like it was for some years, I'm gonna tell you, it's not always easy...there will be people who lash out at you for no reason. There will people who ask questions that they have no business asking. There will be people who will celebrate harm done to those you identify with. There will be arguments that you have to hold to who you are when somehow, so many other people seem to think THEY know who YOU are. There will be a great deal of things that suck.
Depending on where you are, and what your support network looks like, there might even be people who try to hurt YOU.
But you're you, in every moment, with every discovery, with every question you answer about who you are, what you want, what you believe in, how you present, what you stand for, you are you through all of it. And there will also be people who will protect you, who will speak up when someone tries to shout you down, who will defend you when you need it...and, you may well be called to do the same for someone else some day.
It's not easy, but...we all have to be us. To not be oneself is a terrible stress and I personally belief why so many people live in a bleak world where they tell others "That's just how it is, get over it" Or "Life is hard" They give up on being the person they wanted to be when they were young, they gave up on heroes, they gave up on kindness, and so they want others to as well. Don't let them take that from you.
Be you, whoever you is in the moment, until you're not that person anymore, and you take on a new form of you, hopefully, a better, more kind, more self assured form of you.
I wish you the best of luck in your journey Adam, it won't be easy, but I can speak at least for myself when I say, it is worth it.
I was the same way back when I was questioning my gender. don't worry, it's normal to feel this way.
Oh Shit I might be trans
squidapus O o f good luck non-gender specific dude
@@kubelwagen831 How do you know?
I saw an hrt timeline picture one day and did some research and that was really the first time i was really aware of what being trans was. Fast forward a week and, huh, i think i'm trans??? Fast forward like 5 years and NOW I'M A SASSY GARBAGE LADY
I know that kind of self-discovery can be a shock at first. But you'll be the only person who can assess whether you're trans or not. If it turns out that you are, living your authentic gender identity can be incredibly liberating.
@@apharris01 Honestly, it took 6 days for r/traaa to make me realize I'm trans. Those first few days were amazing. I mean every day after that has been a lot better than before I realized I was trans.
As a transgirl who had to cut out a large portion of her family when she came out, this hit hard, and I'm going to have to watch the rest later. I'm really enjoying it and thank you for being a positive voice for transgender and non-binary people!
I think this is unequivocally your best video yet. But also, _boy_ did it hit incredibly hard and get the tears flowing. I look forward to sharing this with all of my friends, because to finally have a video that so completely encapsulates my experiences, my emotions, the ideas I never had the means or words to convey...it's like taking off a tight winter coat.
Having people who understand you really _is_ life-changing.
I watched Wandering Son a long time ago. This video helped me understand it through new eyes. I'm crying now. Thank you so much!
Too much feels in one video, this was a really good work you put here, congrats !
Absolutely thank you for this - your first video on this was a fantastic (and I'm happy to say I was one of the people that affected by it as you alluded to) and this is a step into the all-time youtube greats (alongside things like SLA3).
As should be obvious from my PFP - this show had a huge effect on me. I first saw it was when I put it on at my uni anime soc and by the end of the first ep I was in tears from relating so hard (and knowing my egg had been well and truly smashed) and to see it so tenderly picked down to components of shot composition so eloquently was beautiful to see to the point I could feel the tears I felt back then on my cheeks again making me appreciate this wonderful series more than I already did.
I can only thank you on here for making this, but that gratitude is near bottomless.
I did not expect to be this deep in the feelings this morning. Thank you so much for posting this video, I will definitely be checking out this anime. Sending all my love and can't wait for your next one!
just started the video and gotta say: love the little lesbians background and your trans and lesbian pins! been waiting for this one for a while and i'm glad you finally finished it!!! thank you for your content and the love and dedication you put into it. wandering son didn't make me realise i was trans but it did help me make me feel a little less outcasted by the medium i enjoy so much
I watched the first 6 minutes of this video, went and watched the whole anime, and now I'm back, about to continue the video... but I'm just sad now. I wish things had turned out better for Shu... Like, she seemed happy enough at the end of the final episode, but I feel like she deserved more, and the whole time I was watching the anime, the pronouns bothered me a lot. Even her closest friends and those that understand still using the wrong pronouns for Shu and Takatsuki. From the moment Shu admitted she wanted to be a girl, I feel like that's when the pronouns should have shifted. Idk, I'll stop rambling now and watch the video.
*Edit: Coming back after finishing you video, I do feel better about the finale. I think I understand it better after listening to your analysis.
If you felt conflicting feelings at the end if the anime, just wait until you read the manga ending.
I refuse to read anymore of this mangakas works because of that ending
To be fair, the pronouns were mostly added by the English translator. They are used pretty rarely in Japanese, with the noun usually being completely omitted. I would have to watch the show again to make sure, but I can't remember anyone referring to Shu by the male pronoun.
This video was really fantastic and I want to watch this series now! Thank you for your beautiful analysis and fantastic video.
thank you, just thanks again for the retrospective on a show that personally was responsible for breaking my egg as well and just being dope.
I believe that the world can be at its best when people can honestly embrace their true selves and encourage others to acknowledge and accept who they are and whom others are. It'll get there, I know it will, because there are people getting this message across every day, taking a stand against ignorance, against hate, against apathy. It sucks that some people don't want to learn or love or care, and that's frustrating, but I don't want to give up on that future because I know the world will be better for it. Wandering Son is an excellent anime and I'm happy to see this perspective on it. Thank you for sharing your video.
"curve hiding bra" is how i call my binder when talking to my mom lmao
I’m borrowing that name
THE WAVE OF TRANSGENDERS ARE COMING FOR YOU!
What a quality hour spent. Fantastic video Pedro!
This video is truly great. Thank you so much!
This video made me cry, it's so beautiful, thought provoking and graceful. Thank you so very much ❤
Just as I expected, i cried while watching this Thank you for making this, thank you for taking the time to talk about this subject and thank you for creating something that helps and could save other people. Thank you very much.
As much as I enjoy discussion of current anime, it's always nice to see someone take a deep dive into a well-made show from years ago - particularly a unique show like this one.
I'm glad you went back to it. I was worried you'd forgotten about it.
This is a really important video. It helps give a lot of context to this subject.
Loved hearing your story and how this anime impacted you. Fantastic analysis and editing, as always!
Why have I been in the dark about this AMAZING show!
Crap! Now I’ve spoiled it for myself.
This is amazing, and I want to share this with everyone I know.... Even my mother that I've butted heads with so often on my identity over the last 6 years... Probably not gonna share it with her, but I still want to share this with so many.
Well done! I love this, and I'm so proud of you for making this. I've had people tell me they cried so much during it, and I nearly broke down in tears so much during the video. Well done, my dear! Well done
Such a wonderful analysis. Thank you for putting this out in the world. Time to rewatch Wandering Son 🥰
What a shame you don't upload anymore, this is one of the best videos I've ever seen in this world. I liked the anime but this video made me appreciate ten times more. Now I'm going to read the manga. Thanks for making me appreciate it so much
this was really amazing!! this video was really well done!!!
can't wait to have time to see the video.
Hourou musuko had a deep relation with me discovering myself an accepting who I really am.
I think it's awesome that a series like this can help lots of other people to find themselves like wandering son does.
EDIT: fuck watched the video, cried a lot ;-;
And once again, I find myself watching this beautiful video. Thank you so much for this
Ugh why did you introduce me to this! Now I’m gonna have to watch the entire series when I barely have the time
One thing that I notice with the teacher who was reaching out to Shuu was the possibility that the teacher saw or heard what happened to Shuu and thought "Damn, it happened again huh...". Cause if you remember the scene where Yuki was visiting the school to watch the main cast's first play, she mentions memories she had of being bullied in the school imply that she went to the same school as the main cast is attending as a kid. This could mean that the teacher either was a student at the time or was already a teacher when the shit that went down with Yuki happen. I like to read the teacher's "It must be hard on your too" comment to be an evidence of this theory, and him reaching out sympathy to Shuu was in a way to tell Shuu that "You're not alone as this has happened before.".
I also like to read is as the teacher maybe making up for his lack of action helping Yuki, maybe he didn't know much at the time and now that he knows more he regrets not taking action to help Yuki and she wouldn't have become a dropout. The teacher could have possibly seen Shuu as the chance to finally do the right thing when it came to the scenario, so that not another student would end up missing out on their education.
Just my thoughts about it is all.
so, I finally watched the show, immediately came back to this vid to finish it, and now I can't stop crying. Thank you for what you do.
I'm so happy this channel is back! I'll come back to watch this video after watching Wandering Son (after reading the manga).