Love Me for Who I Am, Vol. 2
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- Author：Kata Konayama
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Summary
THE ROAD TO LOVE IS NON-BINARY
The more Tetsu gets to know Mogumo， the more he finds himself falling for his non-binary classmate！ On top of that， he’s also dealing with the aftermath of an intense encounter with Kotone。 Thankfully， Café Question’s summer campaign prep is in full swing―which means even more quality time with Mogumo。 With a little luck， maybe Tetsu can start to understand these newfound feelings！
The more Tetsu gets to know Mogumo， the more he finds himself falling for his non-binary classmate！ On top of that， he’s also dealing with the aftermath of an intense encounter with Kotone。 Thankfully， Café Question’s summer campaign prep is in full swing―which means even more quality time with Mogumo。 With a little luck， maybe Tetsu can start to understand these newfound feelings！
Reviews
ಥ_ಥ
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this was better then the first volume。 i don't really see enough povs of nonbinary people， especially in manga。 this was better then the first volume。 i don't really see enough povs of nonbinary people， especially in manga。 。。。more
Alva
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3。5Sacchan is the best sister ever。 I want to give Kotone a hug but I also want to slap her in the face。 Oh， High school…。
ZzzCelezzz
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Let's go lesbians let's goo Let's go lesbians let's goo 。。。more
Alex
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me gusto demasiado， muchísimo mas que al primero， no me mal entiendan， el primero es buenísimo también， pero este lo acabe en tan solo una media hora porque no podía parar de leer ni para tomar agua， me encanta esta historia y no puedo esperar para leer el 3 y después el 4 cuando este traducido。
Bee （BacchusVines）
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Volume two is full of even more awesome characters and developments。 I love that Tetsu has a supportive older sister。 Mogumo is a sweet treat after a long day and I love that they show their love so unabashedly。 This volume also introduces another trans-adult to the young teens， and I love how supportive everyone is。 My biggest heartache goes to Kotone， who is struggling in the background with her love of other women and not being able to express it or to handle the male staff at the cafe。
Laura
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Mogumo and Tetsu are so preciousssss~~ I’m such a huge fan of this and love these kids finding words and community and mentors~ so precious~
Estel
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There are some amazing parts in this as the characters continue to navigate their different needs with regards to their gender presentations。 And I love the way they're learning to support and care for one another。 Lost a star due to the inclusion of and lack of questioning of the Japanese tropes that lesbians are literally afraid of men and that's why they're lesbians。 Given how carefully the manga interrogates ideas of gender， I was disappointed to see that trope appear and be used completely There are some amazing parts in this as the characters continue to navigate their different needs with regards to their gender presentations。 And I love the way they're learning to support and care for one another。 Lost a star due to the inclusion of and lack of questioning of the Japanese tropes that lesbians are literally afraid of men and that's why they're lesbians。 Given how carefully the manga interrogates ideas of gender， I was disappointed to see that trope appear and be used completely straight （pun not intended）。 Other than that I really like the best friend's arc and her having to grapple with the fact that being a good friend means letting someone grow out of being what you might most desire them to be。 。。。more
ellie brown
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the fact that a trans woman just exists :，） love this so much
Dubzor
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I am quite enjoying this so far。 It's cute， with just the right amount of drama to satisfy my voracious appetite for ships and trashy romances。 I am quite enjoying this so far。 It's cute， with just the right amount of drama to satisfy my voracious appetite for ships and trashy romances。 。。。more
strawberry
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i cried。 this built off of volume one so well and completely subverted my expectations。 excited for volume 3。
Han
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The process of Tetsu truly coming to terms with him self， as well as having Koto’s back story， was truly heartwarming and heartbreaking to see at the same time。 Mogu is having a hard time finding clothes they feel comfortable in， and it’s such a realistic， good representation in all areas。 Many relationships blossom and fizzing all at once。 Definitely was a fast read， and I can’t for the third to be released！
c
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God this series doesn’t disappoint every book has been so good so far！！！ I absolutely love how they introduced Kotone and how she struggles with her internalized homophobia， and how she unfortunately applies this to people in her life。 I cant wait to see her character grow and come fully into herself with her sexuality。 I hope they give her a girlfriend or a partner to be happy with！！！！
Raf
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✨🌟 Rating for whole series: 9。25 out of 10 🌟✨Review for whole series:https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 ✨🌟 Rating for whole series: 9。25 out of 10 🌟✨Review for whole series:https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 。。。more
Bryan
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I’m thankful that I was born queer and I’m thankful books like this exist for me to enjoy！There have been quite a few manga/anime titles I’ve experienced that have featured characters who appear genderqueer or androgynous and trans。 However， this series I believe is the first I’ve encountered that uses the term non-binary and has a character who uses they/them pronouns。 I’m definitely loving this series！！！
Sophie
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4。5/5*
Sherry
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Liked this one so much better than volume 1。 I already pre-ordered volume 3。
Haley
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I love this series so much！ Can't wait for volume three！ I love this series so much！ Can't wait for volume three！ 。。。more
Laura
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Actually improves upon the enjoyable first volume， with the both the author and characters becoming more comfortable talking about gender identity。 And some delightful squee-worthy moments！
Zian B。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I like that Mogumo got some validation from Tetsu， as well as Tetsu coming to terms with his emotions。 I look forward to see how their relationship progresses in the next volume。Overall， I feel very conflicting emotions about Kotone。 I understand that she felt very isolated and possibly a bit confused over being a lesbian， however that doesn’t give her a right to treat Mogumo the way that she has。 I give her an immense amount of credit for staying by their side and caring for them， for as long a I like that Mogumo got some validation from Tetsu， as well as Tetsu coming to terms with his emotions。 I look forward to see how their relationship progresses in the next volume。Overall， I feel very conflicting emotions about Kotone。 I understand that she felt very isolated and possibly a bit confused over being a lesbian， however that doesn’t give her a right to treat Mogumo the way that she has。 I give her an immense amount of credit for staying by their side and caring for them， for as long as she has， but with how this manga volume carried out the friendship between Kotone and Mogumo seems like it has the potential to get toxic。 I worry for the both of them and hope that Kotone can find a healthy way of dealing with her emotions; in reference to her knowing her sexuality and navigating life， as well as with how she feels about Mogumo。 。。。more
Katja
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Excellent continuation for the first volume， giving especially Kotone and Tetsu a spotlight alongside Mogumo。 And a thing I want to say before anything else: if you thought some characters （Tetsu， mostly） weren't always very considerate in the first volume， please read on。 I think it should've been clear already there's a character arc in there but some people failed to see that。And that leads me to wonderful thing this manga does: explore variety of stages of figuring oneself out。 Some of the c Excellent continuation for the first volume， giving especially Kotone and Tetsu a spotlight alongside Mogumo。 And a thing I want to say before anything else: if you thought some characters （Tetsu， mostly） weren't always very considerate in the first volume， please read on。 I think it should've been clear already there's a character arc in there but some people failed to see that。And that leads me to wonderful thing this manga does: explore variety of stages of figuring oneself out。 Some of the characters are mostly comfortable in their own skin （like Suzu and even moreso Sacchan） but others doubt more （like Mogumo， who is often okay with themselves but sometimes feels confused）。 This volume adds another kind of point of view when Tetsu realizes he thought himself as a good ally but still had a lot to learn。 And he really， really likes Mogumo， what does that mean regarding his own sexuality？ There are two great scenes， one with Tetsu and Sacchan talking and another one Tetsu confronting Kotone。Speaking of Kotone， her issues and weird behaviour are explored too and to be honest， she's the messiest of the characters。 Much of her actions are not okay but you can see that it stems from her not being okay with herself。 Not that it automatically forgives her pressuring Mogumo of course， and I hope she'll come to terms with things in the future。 I can't say I like her but it's a good drama。 I just wish she won't hurt Mogumo。As mentioned before， Mogumo is having their unsure moments here too but most of the time they are being excited about café's summer uniforms， and hoping Tetsu likes them too。 Sacchan's friend visits the café and that clearly gives them things to think about。The parts where the café is planning and presenting their summertime specials are really cute and nicely fluffy to balance Kotone-drama。 Konayama draws very cute characters， I like the art a lot。Can't wait for the next volume！！ 。。。more
Bentgaidin
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'Love Me For Who I Am' is still really good about showing a whole range of different gender expressions for its' characters， and while they all get to be cute and excited about things together， there's still some rough edges for them to deal with as they get closer。 It is all very much high-school romance， but sometimes that's what you're in the mood for。 :） 'Love Me For Who I Am' is still really good about showing a whole range of different gender expressions for its' characters， and while they all get to be cute and excited about things together， there's still some rough edges for them to deal with as they get closer。 It is all very much high-school romance， but sometimes that's what you're in the mood for。 :） 。。。more
Jana Kittrell
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There was a significant improvement in this volume in how it treats it's trans characters and dealing with pronouns。 It made me feel a lot more at ease about this manga and makes me really want to read more volumes。 Also the backstory for Kotone was so relatable and heartbreaking I just wanted to give her a hug after that chapter。 There was a significant improvement in this volume in how it treats it's trans characters and dealing with pronouns。 It made me feel a lot more at ease about this manga and makes me really want to read more volumes。 Also the backstory for Kotone was so relatable and heartbreaking I just wanted to give her a hug after that chapter。 。。。more
M。J。 Lyons
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What happens if you’re a straight boy who falls in love with a non-binary person？ What happens if you’re a queer cisgender girl who falls in love with a transgender girl？With things settling at Question， a maid café where all of the maids are otokonoko， girls in boys bodies。 Or， at least that’s the way it was before Mogumo showed up。 Now the best way to describe Question is a gender diverse or non-binary maid café。 After a tense introduction， especially with trans girl Mei， who felt her own evol What happens if you’re a straight boy who falls in love with a non-binary person？ What happens if you’re a queer cisgender girl who falls in love with a transgender girl？With things settling at Question， a maid café where all of the maids are otokonoko， girls in boys bodies。 Or， at least that’s the way it was before Mogumo showed up。 Now the best way to describe Question is a gender diverse or non-binary maid café。 After a tense introduction， especially with trans girl Mei， who felt her own evolving gender identity challenged by Mogumo’s non-binary identity， the maids are excited about the introduction of a new summer menu， and new summer outfits！Mogumo and Mei take a step back in Vol。 2， giving us more room to learn about Tetsu and Kotone–Mogumo’s crush and childhood friend， respectively。 At the end of Vol。 1， Kotone confronted Tetsu about his relationship with Mogumo， dumping water on him and tell him to stay away， that he was hurting Mogumo pretending to be interested in them。 Tetsu is sure of his feelings for Mogumo， but is unsure what those feelings make him。 We learn more about Kotone， how she’s had difficulty dealing with her attraction to girls since she was a kid， and how this turned to an agonizing resentment for boys。 Mogumo is the only “boy” Kotone has ever liked， but she was as confused about her feelings for them as she was about everything else。To read my full review visit my site: https://michaellyonswrites。wordpress。。。。 。。。more
Jillian -always aspiring-
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2020 Read #674I like the ongoing storyline with Kotone because she’s a bit different than I first thought she would be。 I’m still not too big on the main characters， but the rest of the cast makes up for it。
Mark
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After getting his designs on Mogumo thrown in his face at the end of last issue， quite literally， Tetsu is forced to consider his way forward and his own feelings。 For their part， Mogumo is still trying to find their own voice as well。 Meanwhile， Ten's plan for Cafe Question's summer event gives all the employees a chance to express themselves further， but when Mogumo brings in some outside help getting the costumes ready， it not only causes a lot of ripples within the group but really upends li After getting his designs on Mogumo thrown in his face at the end of last issue， quite literally， Tetsu is forced to consider his way forward and his own feelings。 For their part， Mogumo is still trying to find their own voice as well。 Meanwhile， Ten's plan for Cafe Question's summer event gives all the employees a chance to express themselves further， but when Mogumo brings in some outside help getting the costumes ready， it not only causes a lot of ripples within the group but really upends life as Mogumo knows it。Boy， sympathy for the devil all over the place this volume。 Despite her generally prickly nature （at the best of times）， it’s hard not to feel for Kotone in this volume。 Her backstory is not a surprise， but that doesn’t make it any less harsh。 There’s a reason she looks like she does on the cover。Going through life being told how you should feel and not feeling that way ever， getting your hopes up only for somebody to unintentionally crush them， and then having your distaste for males backfire on you in the worst way possible is a lot。 On the upside， I love how she and Mei （the trans character） get on like a house in fire - there’s sure a lot of potential there for the future。Tetsu also gets a lot of interesting development this volume。 He has a wonderfully daft confession in this volume， which was very cute。 I also love that he has a very real， raw moment where he breaks down upon realizing that he might be more than just an ally to the LGBQT+ community。 I thought that was handled very nicely。I'm of two minds as far as the art goes。 I mean， it's a manga story so the characters deserve to look their best， even if their abilities at portraying their non-birth gender would put most professional make-up and costuming artists to shame。 I could certainly see some people taking issue with how it all comes across， but I do think this book still deserves the benefit of the doubt。 The dialogue makes the intention to portray these characters in specific identities quite clear， so having such incredibly successful transformations via the art might not be true to life， but it also doesn't make me hate it either。I honestly don't know how accurate any of the portrayals of various gender roles in this book actually are， but I don't think it necessarily invalidates the book even if they're a little off base。 This offering is something so different from what we usually get in manga - it's trying and that's an important starting point。 I'd argue it's better to take a shot and be slightly off target than take no shot at all。4。5 stars， rounded up。 It’s complicated to review this book for any number of reasons， certainly being a straight white guy doesn’t help。 I can’t speak for the authenticity of the experience， but I like a lot of what’s on offer here and I genuinely hope these characters find what they want for themselves。 Whatever else， the diversity of voices even being attempted here is worth lauding。 。。。more
Joe Kerr
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This is simply wonderful。This series has taken straight/bi， trans， & NB/X people， & portrays them with dignity & kindness。 Now things aren't all coming up roses， & some characters are unsure of themselves， while others are worried how others view them。 All in all this story gives such a wonderful look at the challenges that NB/X， trans， & LGTBQ+ people go through。 This series should be read by any teen/pre-teen who is curious about or questions their sexuality。 This story shows that NB/X， trans， This is simply wonderful。This series has taken straight/bi， trans， & NB/X people， & portrays them with dignity & kindness。 Now things aren't all coming up roses， & some characters are unsure of themselves， while others are worried how others view them。 All in all this story gives such a wonderful look at the challenges that NB/X， trans， & LGTBQ+ people go through。 This series should be read by any teen/pre-teen who is curious about or questions their sexuality。 This story shows that NB/X， trans， & LGTB+ people aren't "special"， they are just the same as everyone else。 This story shows that it's OK to be the person you ARE， not the person others see you as or think you should be。 My friends， be true to yourself。 Embrace the real you， regardless of who that is， & realize that while not everyone may accept you， that your opinion of yourself is the only opinion that matters。 Love yourself。 You all are children of the Living God， who is a God of LOVE。 Don't let others tell you who they expect you to be。 You be the person you TRULY ARE， & don't look back。 Art， just amazing。 The outfits are just so cute！ The hairstyles are cute， too。 Dialogue， heartfelt， loving， kind， accepting， supportive， & truthful。 Characters， likeable， loveable， relatable， interesting， & adorable。 To just say this is a wonderful series is an understatement， to be sure。 。。。more
Dani（elle）
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Fun fact: thats me on the cover！ Bawling because I read the book and now I can't stop！Obviously， I kid， but seriously this hits right in the feels。 I love how it expands Koto's character and recontexualizes her parts in volume 1。 I also found Tetsu's emotional journey to be very realistic。 It is all well and good to want to be nice and supportive and an ally， but a whole other situation when you have to put your money where your mouth is （so to speak）。Finally， I am so happy Tetsu called Sacchan Fun fact: thats me on the cover！ Bawling because I read the book and now I can't stop！Obviously， I kid， but seriously this hits right in the feels。 I love how it expands Koto's character and recontexualizes her parts in volume 1。 I also found Tetsu's emotional journey to be very realistic。 It is all well and good to want to be nice and supportive and an ally， but a whole other situation when you have to put your money where your mouth is （so to speak）。Finally， I am so happy Tetsu called Sacchan his sister。 The casual misgendering her in volume 1 bothered me but as it is being used as a learning experience/character growth point I am happy。 。。。more
Jenny
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Holy shit， this was a phenomenal second volume！ I loved the struggle Tetsu had with his feelings for Mogumo and how supportive Sacchan was。 That's what I really like about this series; most of the cast are super supportive of each other and I love it！Another thing that I liked was Tetsu becoming self-aware about how superficial his status of an "ally" was。 Him discovering that being an ally is more than just using the proper pronouns and being supportive towards others is something that a lot of Holy shit， this was a phenomenal second volume！ I loved the struggle Tetsu had with his feelings for Mogumo and how supportive Sacchan was。 That's what I really like about this series; most of the cast are super supportive of each other and I love it！Another thing that I liked was Tetsu becoming self-aware about how superficial his status of an "ally" was。 Him discovering that being an ally is more than just using the proper pronouns and being supportive towards others is something that a lot of "allies" can learn from。 I'm thrilled he had his big sister there to talk him through it and help him realize what he needs to do， and Tetsu calling big sister for the first time was so wonderful my heart nearly burst。And lest we forget， the fucking ADORABLE confession between Mogumo and Tetsu。 Holy fuck， I nearly got diabetes from that confession it was so sweet and cute！The one sticking point I had with this volume， once again， revolves around Kotone。 Make no mistake， her backstory does explain a lot of her actions and it did make me sympathize with her to an extent。 The problem that I have is that Kotone is INSANELY disrespectful towards Ten-chan and Suzu， and while I understand this stems from her hating boys， I don't feel like that's a valid excuse。 Yes， her backstory explains a lot of this and I can't fathom （as a straight woman） what she's gone through， but that doesn't make it okay for her to be so damn rude to the boys just because their boys。 Maybe she'll get a redemption arc later on in the story， but it kind of bothers me that the only lesbian we've met so far is not only a threat to the main couple but a man-hater。Despite my gripes， I really did love this volume and am so pumped to read the rest of the series。 This is an extremely important series that hopefully gets more exposure and hype cuz it definitely deserves both。 Love it， love it， LOVE IT！ 。。。more
Kelsey Powers
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I think I enjoyed this even more than the first one！It’s complex， dealing with your own sexuality - especially with gender thrown into the mix。 Mogumo trying to figure out exactly how they express themselves， while Tetsu figures out what his feelings towards Mogumo mean for his orientation， and also fumbles with the fact that he hasn’t been as good an ally as he thought。Meanwhile， Kotone dealing with her own orientation in the background of this。。。 oof。 Really well done， I absolutely cried。
Tres Trece
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