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For Persona 5 on the PlayStatn 4, a GameFAQs msage board topic tled "Sce when is Kanji gay?".

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IS PERSONA 4‘S KANJI GAY OR NOT?

Also, Kanji Tatsumi might not actually be gay.

Alright, so seems to be generally accepted that Kanji Tatsumi, also known as the bt fuckg character Persona 4, is gay. Kanji's character arc is not about him g to the ncln that he's gay, a subject that the game seldom touch upon outsi of c tnts om Yose that are quickly challenged or untered expertly. However, the game has long been ntroversial for the way handled two characters who are implied or perceived to be queer: Kanji Tastumi, who the game impli to be gay or bisexual, and Naoto Shirogane, who many fans view as eher a transgenr man or nonbary.

The game strongly dit that he may be gay (or bisexual), and Kanji's Shadow -- signed as an credibly mpy gay stereotype -- outright says he prefers men.

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His Shadow tentnally plays to stereotyp and homophobic trop by makg unwanted advanc toward male party members and ditg his sexualy stems om hatg girls. On top of that, there are stanc where other characters make homophobic ments toward him, most egregly when Yose asks if he'll be "safe" stayg a tent wh Kanji. Many crics at the time noted the flaws his portrayal and wished to see him fively nfirmed as gay, but were nohels thrilled to have a character like Kanji exist.

The extreme and disturbg parts of his Shadow uld have arisen bee the are the only reprentatns of gay people Kanji has seen. Regardls of whether Kanji is gay, straight, or bisexual, his storyle has a clear msage about genr rol and expectatns that fs wh Persona 4's general theme of acceptance.

SCE WHEN IS KANJI GAY?

One of the most pellg parts of Atl’ Persona 4 is the qutn of one of s characters’ possible homosexualy.

Persona 4 ma great stris the portrayal of homosexualy gam wh the character of Kanji, a rough-and-tumble lquent who may or may not be gay. In Kanji’s alternate world, his other self appears as a near-nu, “gay” soundg versn of himself who habs a men’s bathhoe, strongly suggtg that the character ho homosexual sir.

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