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===Comics and graphic novels=== | ===Comics and graphic novels=== | ||
*The manga ''My Androgynous Boyfriend'', by artist/writer Tamekou, is a slice-of-life romance about Wako and her boyfriend Meguru, who is often mistaken for female due to his fashion style.<ref name="Silverman">{{Cite web |title=My Androgynous Boyfriend GN 1 |last1=Silverman |first1=Rebecca |work=Anime News Network |date=6 March 2020 |access-date=15 October 2020 |url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/my-androgynous-boyfriend/gn-1/.157221}}</ref> | *The manga ''My Androgynous Boyfriend'', by artist/writer Tamekou, is a slice-of-life romance about Wako and her boyfriend Meguru, who is often mistaken for female due to his fashion style.<ref name="Silverman">{{Cite web |title=My Androgynous Boyfriend GN 1 |last1=Silverman |first1=Rebecca |work=Anime News Network |date=6 March 2020 |access-date=15 October 2020 |url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/my-androgynous-boyfriend/gn-1/.157221}}</ref> The Japanese title translates roughly to "I'm loved by a genderless boy", but Meguru is explicitly not [[trans]] and doesn't identify himself as nonbinary or [[agender]]; "genderless" refers to his fashion preferences.<ref name="JordanD">{{Cite web |title=Queer Fiction Blog: March 2021 |author=JordanD |work=Boston Public Library blogs |date=3 March 2021 |access-date=20 April 2021 |url= https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/queer-fiction-blog-march-2021/}}</ref> | ||
*The manga ''Madoka no Himitsu'' (''Madoka's Secret'') is about a boy named Madoka who likes playing with dolls and wearing dresses. His family moves to a new city where he meets classmate Itsuki who is a tomboy. | *The manga ''Madoka no Himitsu'' (''Madoka's Secret'') is about a boy named Madoka who likes playing with dolls and wearing dresses. His family moves to a new city where he meets classmate Itsuki who is a tomboy. | ||
*In the manga ''Otomen'', "Asuka is a guy who has likings for girly things like shoujo manga, baking, and sewing. However, his mother forbids this and wants him to grow up manly."<ref>https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6530</ref> | *In the manga ''Otomen'', "Asuka is a guy who has likings for girly things like shoujo manga, baking, and sewing. However, his mother forbids this and wants him to grow up manly."<ref>https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6530</ref> | ||