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Overseas fans, a debate over Jujutsu Kaisen's Kirara's gender?!
There is an ongoing debate among international fans regarding the gender of the Hoshi Kirara character from Jujutsu Kaisen. Officially, the character is set as male, but some view the character as a transgender woman due to their appearance and behavior. Differences in the translation process and cultural background are further intensifying this debate.
1. The Start of the Gender Debate: Is Kirara a Boy or a Girl?
- ✅ International fans often call Kirara 'the cutest magician on earth' and often mistake them for a girl.
- ⚠️ Kirara is a third-year student in Jujutsu Kaisen and is a gyaru-style boy.
- ✅ Some argue that Kirara is transgender.
- ⚠️ Unlike the official setting, fans who advocate for diversity tend to recognize Kirara as a transgender character.
00:00 - 01:53
1. The Start of the Gender Debate: Is Kirara a Boy or a Girl?
- ✅ International fans often call Kirara 'the cutest magician on earth' and often mistake them for a girl.
- ⚠️ Kirara is a third-year student in Jujutsu Kaisen and is a gyaru-style boy.
- ✅ Some argue that Kirara is transgender.
- ⚠️ Unlike the official setting, fans who advocate for diversity tend to recognize Kirara as a transgender character.
01:54 - 05:36
2. Opinions of International Fans Who See Kirara as Transgender
- ✅ 'With Japan's old-fashioned sense of gender, they are considered male, but looking at their actions, it is natural to respect them as a trans woman.'
- ✅ 'If you have basic media literacy, you can tell that she is a trans woman.'
- ✅ 'People who want to call Kirara a man are ignoring her will to live as a woman.'
- ✅ 'It's a strength of Jujutsu Kaisen that there are diverse characters, but it's too narrow-minded of people to try to pretend that there are no transgender people.'
- ✅ 'She has breasts and is clearly transgender. I don't know if she refers to herself as a woman, but she is at least not a man.'
- ✅ 'The people closest to Kirara are treating her as a woman. I think she is recognized as a trans woman no matter what the author says.'
05:37 - 07:43
3. Opinions Seeing Kirara as a Man and Cultural Differences
- ✅ 'In the manga, Panda said, 'Another sorcerer is a man,' but in the anime, it was changed to 'He used to be a man.' This seems to be an intentional modification by the production team.'
- ✅ 'The relationship between Hakari and Kirara is hotter when viewed as a BL-like bond between men. It feels like that charm is diluted if she becomes a woman.'
- ✅ 'There is a traditional aesthetic of 'masculinity' in Japan. Apart from transgender people, there is a culture where men wear cute clothes.'
- ✅ 'It is not right to force Western gender concepts. Japan also has a cross-dressing culture, and the history of men playing women is unique.'
- ✅ 'The voice actor was also cast as a man, so it is evidence that the production team is treating him as a man.'
07:44 - 09:29
4. Confusing Settings and Various Interpretations of Fans
- ✅ 'Why do people who claim that Kirara is transgender arbitrarily apply Western standards and try to change the meaning to their advantage?'
- ✅ 'She's just a cute boy who wants to be treated like a girl in a girl's appearance. Japanese viewers also often mention Kirara's shoulders, and you can see that she is intentionally drawn with a masculine frame.'
- ✅ 'Stop making a character that the author says is a man into a transgender character without permission.'
- ✅ 'He is registered as a man and does not hide it, but his appearance is a perfect beautiful girl. This is the most delicious attribute.'
- ✅ 'Panda's point is foreshadowing for this. However, fan interpretations alone cannot become official settings.'
09:34 - 11:37
5. Conclusion: Kirara is Just Kirara, We Must Respect Various Interpretations
- ✅ 'The reason Panda's lines were changed in the anime was probably because there was a need to be considerate of someone.'
- ✅ 'Let's not be too obsessed with the label of transgender. It's attractive enough for a cute boy to act like a girl, so why are everyone trying to drag it into a political debate?'
- ✅ 'Kirara is just Kirara. No matter how you look at it, she is Hakari's girlfriend. Interpreting her as transgender is the most reasonable, but I don't want to argue about this topic anymore. Let's just accept her as a great character.'
- ✅ 'For now, it's up to interpretation. She is currently set as a man, but it is not clear, and there are descriptions that can be interpreted in either way. Until the author says something, it's best to see it as you feel it.'