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The bride was a boy

(true) story and art by Chii; translation, Beni Axia Conrad; adaptation, Shanti Whitesides; lettering and retouch, Karis Page
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Seven Seas Entertainment, [2018]
Copyright:
©2016

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Summary:
"A diary comic with an upbeat, adorable flair that tells the charming tale of Chii, a woman assigned male at birth. Her story starts with her childhood and follows the ups and downs of exploring her sexuality, gender, and transition--as well as falling in love with a man who's head over heels for her. Now, Chii is about to embark on a new adventure: becoming a bride!"--Page 4 of cover.
Table of Contents:
  • How we met
  • Bride-chan's time as a boy
  • My love life as a boy
  • Bride-chan's surgery
  • Husband-kun proposes
  • Husband-kun meets Bride-chan's family
  • The boy becomes a wife
  • The bride was a boy
  • About being married.
Author/Creator:
Chii (Mangaka) , author, artist
Contributors:
Conrad, Beni Axia , translator
Whitesides, Shanti , author
Page, Karis , contributor
Languages:
English
Japanese
Language Notes:
In English, translated from the Japanese.
Main Work:
Hanayome wa moto danshi [by Chii, (Mangaka)] (English)
Subjects:
Chii (Mangaka) — Comic books, strips, etc.
Transgender women — Japan — Biography
Transgender women — Japan — Comic books, strips, etc.
Transgender people — Japan — Biography
Transgender people — Japan — Comic books, strips, etc.
Gender transition — Japan — Comic books, strips, etc.
Gender identity — Japan — Comic books, strips, etc.
Dating (Social customs) — Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographical fiction, Japanese — Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Transgender women
Transgender people
Gender transition
Gender identity
Dating (Social customs)
Biographical fiction, Japanese
Japan
Genres:
Transgender comics
Autobiographical comics
Romance comics
Graphic novels
Manga
Biographies
General Notes:
"Originally published in Japan in 2016 by Asukashinsha, Tokyo."--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references.
Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left.
Audience:
Teen.
Creator Demographics:
Japanese
Transgender people
Transgender women
Physical Description:
146 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Physical Characteristics:
illustration
Call Numbers:
HQ77.8.C45 A3 2018
ISBNs:
9781626928886 (paperback)
1626928886 (paperback)
OCLC Numbers:
1013587230