Paros no Ken

I put off reading this for a long time, out of a worry that it would play out like so many other manga dealing with themes of gender and sexuality did in the 80's: a lot of fairly powerful statements about being true to yourself, a good mix of strong, self-determined characters and timid ones that are easily swayed by pressure, and a narrative arc that is relentlessly punishing of any attempts by those characters to assert themselves and step outside established social norms. For better or worse, my worries and expectations were entirely correct.

It may have felt deeply true-to-life at the time, to be forced to either sacrifice your self and your love to save your world, or sacrifice your world to save your self and your love, but that doesn't make it any less hopeless and dispiriting to read.

Ese final mas malo, no entiendo porque desde un principio no se escapo con ella. Al final solo perdió el tiempo quedándose y haciendo caer su reino.

Holy cliff hanger endings batman. Hate when that happens, but still a good read. Thanks for translating this.