History YMMV / BokuraNoHentai

** Many Western would-be readers are extremely put off by the highly triggering content, namely its absolutely naked depiction of dysphoria and overall being very depressing.

** Many western would-be readers are extremely put off by the highly triggering content, namely its absolutely naked depiction of dysphoria and overall being very depressing.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: The series has a very cute, almost simplistic art style and the protagonists are mostly middle schoolers. Marika is very much TheCutie with an idealistic viewpoint who basically thinks she's in a 70s shojo manga...But it's a rather dark seinen series dealing with anything from puberty to sexual abuse.

* ValuesDissonance: On the verge of DeliberateValuesDissonance. As the work is written for the shounen demographic (read: heterosexual young men), it intends to introduce the readers into the world of transgender issues through the originally transphobic Ryou. Other things, like Akane continuing to call Marika by her deadname or Marika having to go with the boys [[spoiler:even after she starts living as a girl]], also put some Western fans off.

** [[PosthumousCharacter Yui]] is left an open book with a MysteriousPast. All that's mentioned is that she was an up-and-coming FashionModel who died prior to the story, her mother favored her over her brother, she [[BigBrotherBully liked to tease]] her brother, and that she [[spoiler:UsedToBeATomboy]] prior to becoming a model. It's never even mentioned ''why'' she died. While there are bits and pieces about her floating throughout the story, ultimately she's nothing more than TheGhost.

** Many western would-be readers are extremely put off by the highly triggering content, namely its absolutely naked depiction of dysphoria and overall being very depressing.

* ValuesDissonance: On the verge of DeliberateValuesDissonance. As the work is written for the shounen demographic (read: heterosexual young men), it intends to introduce the readers into the world of transgender issues through the originally transphobic Ryou. Other things, like Akane continuing to call Marika by her deadname or Marika having to go with the boys [[spoiler:even after she starts living as a girl]], also put some Western fans off.

* LGBTFanbase: It's gained quite a following, due to the fact that this is one of those rare works that really shows in detail the existing homophobia and transphobia in society, and while it's less idealistic compared to other works featuring otokonoko it still came out with an optimistic end. Having a sympathetic viewpoint towards the transgender and gay characters also helps.

** Akane's character is set up as a {{foil}} to Marika. Early chapters imply that she's either [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity gender dysphoric]] or nonconforming (she [[HatesWearingDresses hated wearing skirts]] as a toddler, is uncomfortable with her period, and finds she likes the way she looks in a ''gakuran'') or she is [[GrowingUpSucks having trouble adjusting to puberty and growing up]]. She also has a plot point about [[CelibateHero not having crushes]] when her peers are starting to and feeling left behind as a result. Unfortunately, all these plot elements are dropped a few chapters in without any resolution; she mostly plays the best friend character, has very few plot points to herself, and her biggest subplot has her gain a crush on [[spoiler:Tamura]] that never goes anywhere due to IncompatibleOrientation before she's DemotedToExtra.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A lot of homophobia, undivided love, and angsty characters who society does not understand clearly do not make reading more fun. Moreover, many of the leading players aren't quite mentally sound, and particularly in Osamu's case, situations don't get better.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: "The real world is much more homophobic and intolerant than you think, whether you conform to gender roles or not". Parou's subplot also teaches the audience that love does not always connect you with decent people, even when they "accept" your peculiarities.

** [[PosthumousCharacter Yui]] is left an open book with a MysteriousPast. All that's mentioned is that she was an up-and-coming FashionModel who died prior to the story, her mother favored her over her brother, she [[BigBrotherBully liked to tease]] her brother, and that she [[spoiler:UsedToBeATomboy]] prior to becoming a model. It's never even mentioned ''why'' she died or whether she was Ryousuke's {{Half Identical Twin|s}} or not. While there are bits and pieces about her floating throughout the story, ultimately she's nothing more than TheGhost.

** Akane's character is set up as a {{foil}} to Marika. Early chapters imply that she's either [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity gender dysphoric]] (she [[HatesWearingDresses hated wearing skirts]] as a toddler, is uncomfortable with her period, and finds she likes the way she looks in a ''gakuran'') or she is [[GrowingUpSucks having trouble adjusting to puberty and growing up]]. She also has a plot point about [[CelibateHero not having crushes]] when her peers are starting to and feeling left behind as a result. Unfortunately, all these plot elements are dropped a few chapters in without any resolution; she mostly plays the best friend character, has very few plot points to herself, and her biggest subplot has her gain a crush on [[spoiler:Tamura]] that never goes anywhere due to IncompatibleOrientation before she's DemotedToExtra.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A lot of homophobia, undivided love and angsty characters who society does not understand, clearly does not make reading more fun. Moreover, many of the leading players aren't quite mentally sound, and particularly in Osamu's case, situations don't get better.

* ValuesDissonance: On the verge of DeliberateValuesDissonance. As the work is written for the shounen demographic (read: heterosexual young men), it intends to introduce the readers into the world of transgender issues through the originally transphobic Yui. Other things, like Akane continuing to call Marika by her birth name or Marika having to go with the boys [[spoiler:even after she starts living as a girl]], also put some Western fans off.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A lot of homophobia, undivided love and angsty characters who society does not understand, clearly does not make reading more fun. Moreover, it seems that the manga very often likes to hint at the not quite healthy mental state of the characters.
* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: The main message of this work is "the real world is much more homophobic than you think, even if you are a very handsome and kind DudeLooksLikeALady". Parou's subplot also teaches that love does not always connect you with good and decent people, and your lover can in fact be very offensive to you.