I liked this volume. We got an exploration of the one character more.

<spoiler The one character ended up deleting the video which I anticipated. I thought the reactions were interesting seems like there were a group of people over enthusiastic in a way that's invasive, some confused, others accepting and some really transphobic which was the bully to begin with and his reasoning was the attention was off of him. I like ryo grew. He's happy with himself, but that doesn't mean he wants his own history out there and he's more accepting and I love that ballence with that character it makes sense for him. Where some people are more open to sharing everything about themselves. I liked the depth of the non binary Character and I resonate with / relate. I question my gender identity everyday and I'm just me like I've said those words before + I used to be more unclear with my sexuality before my gender questioning, so that's relatable as well. I like how it shows this company wanted them to be a certain way and they felt like they couldn't branch out and explore themselves. If reminded me a lot of how people treat harry styles, kit Conner, Billie eilish, etc. like audiences have this weird entitlement to people's sexuality and when they do something that they don't like fans feel lied to and critique them. Like omg he's immediately lying because they sleep with girls even though sexuality as a whole is a spectrum. Like some people call in it strictly to one gender but it's not like that for everyone! + The idea of coming out is I believe based on white supremacy that anything not "normal" has to be called out and like straight cis, able bodied, white is the default and it's up to everyone else to go out of there way idk if I'm making my sense but yeah. I also appreciated the brand exploration as well we get to see what their brand represents in identity. It's very accurate when brands or people colab with bigger YouTubers they'll always be associated with the collab and it's easy for them to fall off because their fan base isn't authentic to them alone but with the more popular YouTuber. So it's interesting how we see the development of not only their brand but themselves! I loved that the brother was so supportive and knew more because he studied I feel like that's so sweet and can be realistic. Obviously an ally won't know more then someone who experiences it first hand but they can know more of the terminology amongst info. I like how the brand stuck up for the person even though at first the person didn't stick up for them. I feel like Ryo vollume 1 would not have done that.

Excited for volume 4

I don't like how the outing conflict was handled, but I do like the messaging of this series overall. It sucks to be the "other", there will ALWAYS be the "other", AND there will always be people who will understand. I too have had moments like Tsubasa feeling like no one will understand me, but there are other trans people! There are allies like Kashiwabara. I still don't know how I feel about the depictions of transphobia/trauma, but I'm glad people actually shut them up oh my GOD. Also, I liked this volume better than 2 because there was more focus on main friend group and Tsubasa's complicatedness being honest. It's still 3 stars because god the start of this volume is rough like an outing plotline is so.... :/

Tl;dr the mangakas heart is in the right place and there are loveable characters, but some of the writing+pacing could be a lot better.

Once again I really enjoyed this instalment in the series, it’s my least favourite but still a solid 4 stars. After the cliffhanger of the previous volume, this follows straight on and how the revelation impacts Ryo (the mc who has a clothing brand with friends Jin and Itsuka). Another prominent storyline is that if Tsubasa (the YouTuber Wing who made a video with the boys) and their own identity crisis and past which was interesting to follow. Their cousin/assistant Yutaka was such a great character and I absolutely loved him. I liked how the feelings of ‘otherness’ were explored in this volume together with the power that cloths can provide and was great to see Ryo really accepting himself proudly. The best message was that of following our own path despite it possibly (likely) being a harder one and the courage that it takes to do so. 

This volume deals with some tough emotional issues, since Ryo is outed in a very public way, which does great things for their sales, but is hard for him to deal with at school. It also deals with the complexities of identity, as the youtuber Wing, who creates the viral video, is struggling with the way their identity has diverged from when they started making content and how that makes them feel like a fake to themselves.