Deliciately wading into the controversial topic of Chihiro Fujisaki
From what I've seen, two schools of thought are most dominant around Chihiro: There are those fans who take the canonical story at face value, and those fans who strongly believe Chihiro is transfemme-coded. (And of course I firmly believe that everyone is right to their personal interpretation of this character who clearly means so much to so many people!)
But at the risk of entering some of the most dangerous discourse in the fandom, I'd like to gently put this out there:
....I believe Chihiro's story in Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer camp presents a strong case for a transmasc interpretation of the character.
It's there in the talk of "coming out" and finally getting closer to their "ideal self." It's in the their thoughts of wanting to "finally be *me*." It's there in how they feel like being seen as a girl is "deceiving" others - but they are simultaneously afraid of how people might react to their personal truth.
Of course, even if you do see what I'm seeing here, you could also choose to see this as only applicable to the Danganronpa S AU and not the mainline continuity Chihiro. :)








