>>279898575
I know everyone thinks Onimai is just the tranny anime loool, but it’s actually much deeper than that. The gender transformation is just the vehicle for exploring how societal expectations of men destroy their ability to grow.
Think about pre-transformation Mahiro. He’s a 20+ year old NEET who failed his entrance exams and completely retreated from society. As a man, he was supposed to have his shit together, be independent, successful, the responsible big brother, etc. When he couldn’t meet those expectations, the only option was complete withdrawal into NEETdom. Meanwhile his imouto Mihari is thriving as a genius scientist, partly because she didn’t have those same crushing expectations weighing her down. Easy modo and all that