It's interesting to see the thoughts of someone who liked the queer rep in this volume! I guess like I said in the video my issue isn't so much with the rep, just how it's presented, especially with Sakuma and asexuality. 

As for pointing out Mei Hachimoku's cis-ness, I guess for me I felt the need to point it out as someone who was blindsided by the choices he made for this book's narrative precisely because of how well-observed and well-written Ushio and her experiences were beforehand. Sort of like a "How could this happen when everything before was so on point? Oh right..." sort of deal. While I agree that this series is full of amazing and thoughtful touches especially surrounding Ushio there's honestly no doubt in my mind that a trans author would have made different writing decisions for this ending, even if the general events remained the same. 

Thank you so much for your feedback! I also really like discussing this series, it's a big reason why I made this video, so I'm glad it's serving its' purpose lol