Yatora’s Confusion And Dislike Of Yuka’s Gender Expression Makes A Lot Of Sense If You Think About

Yatora’s confusion and dislike of Yuka’s gender expression makes a lot of sense if you think about his character. He’s a people pleaser who’s spent his whole life conforming to society’s ideas, so him being right off the bat understanding of a cross dresser/trans person would not make sense for his character, especially since stuff like that is seen as a social stigma in Japanese society.

Art is what makes him realize that there’s more to life than what society deems as normal, but even in art, he’s always trying to conform to what those around him think is best. He doesn’t really ignite his own fire, his own ideas and mindsets, he just follows what the rest do, hence why he has such a hard time drawing things from his mind and understanding people different than what he (society) deems normal.

His whole time in art schools he’s getting viewpoints from other people who aren’t “normal” and gets caught off guard

- Yuka’s gender expression and sexuality (he starts to understand them a bit better after their trip to the sea)

- Yotasuke’s incredible ability (he doesn’t see him as normal or low, he sees him as a god from another dimension until later)

- Hashida (he still doesn’t get him)

- Murai (who unlike him or Yuka, doesn’t give a fuck at ALL)

And plenty of others! The entire story is literally him meeting people who help him understand himself and the world outside society’’s norms.