Yuu Nekoya

YUU NEKOYA

**Appearance**

Yuu Nekoya was born perceived as a 'male', and grew up as a tall, solid, physically fit and trim 'boy'. Although Yuu has gone through a transition that reconfigured their body to that of a teenage female, they nonetheless are somewhat tall and developed for a typical teenage girl. However, Yuu's appearance does not bother her much, she is okay with the fact that she is taller and more pronounced that other girls.

Yuu has slightly angular face with a mildly pointed chin, like that of a boy. She has full cheeks, that frequently seem to be reddened and blushing. She has large 'manga girl' eyes, so rare for a perceived boy, in a dark brown coloration. Thick, expressive eyelashes and bold eyebrows add to the feminine looks of her face. Yuu has long, straight, jet black hair, that she grew out so that now it is down to her 'wing bones' and drapes across her bust. She has typical male broad shoulders, but with long arms and average sized hands. Yuu's transition quickly gave her a very pronounced bust, with adult-like 'C' or 'D' cups. Her skin tone is slightly dark beige, like she is tanned all the time. She has a solid mid-section, an average waist, but almost no hips. Long, trim, sexy legs show off her tallness, with average sized feet.

In the oneshot story, Yuu-chan is seen wearing only one outfit, her school uniform. On the first day back to school from her transition to female, she actually still wears her old male school uniform. It is the typical military style button up the front jacket, with a high collar. It is worn with dress pants. Soon, though, Yuu comes to school for the first time wearing the female school uniform. It is a typical sailor fuku (sailor suit) with the sailor top being white with black trim. A black tie is shown in the front of the sailor top. A black pleated mini-skirt is worn with the sailor top. Yuu was greatly embarrassed wearing the mini-skirt, so she opted to wear the optional black tights for modesty. At the beginning of her wearing of the female school uniform, she complained that she felt 'different' in her crotch, and that wearing tights with her school uniform felt, how to put this, tight on her legs. However, she soon became used to wearing girl's tights, and preferred that style from now on. She wears typical school shoes, or oxford shoes.

The boys in her high school, when they observe her coming to school wearing the female school uniform, all declare that she is so, so cute and attractive. This embarrasses Yuu greatly, but it is nonetheless, true!

**Personality and Circumstances**

Yuu, being perceived as a male, was nonetheless, a 'regular guy'. When she transitioned from male to female, not much of her personality changed. Therefore, Yuu, as a girl, subsequently became a 'regular girl'. Yuu as a girl continued to be easy going, not letting much drastically bother her, and always 'rolling with the punches' that unforeseen circumstances would give her. Since Yuu had many good personality traits to begin with, such as friendliness, respect of others and their quirky traits, and congeniality, her male friends who hung with her as a guy, all had no problem at all being around her and offering continued friendship to her. One day when the boys wanted to go to McDonalds to hang out after school, Yuu-chan the girl, was invited to go with them, as the boys continued to see her as a member of their social circle. Shizuku, as she observed Yuu in class, also saw the fine traits that was part of their personality, such as kindness, mildness, happiness, moderation, and self-confidence, and fell in love with them, albeit a unrequited love.

Yuu knew all along since childhood that they were a boy on the outside, but a girl on the inside. Yet, they never got all that worried or concerned with being a transgender individual. As they went through puberty, Yuu begin to realize that one day they were going to have to transition from male to female. How did they know? Yuu stated to their male friends at school one day that they felt like they were 'physically fine on the outside', but felt like they were 'slowly crumbling away on the inside'. The 'handwriting was on the wall' ! Once most of the internal masculinity had wasted away, the female identity rather quickly 'stepped in' to fill the void, and it seemed like Yuu had 'changed overnight'. No one knew what was happening to her until one day Yuu came to school, still wearing the male school uniform, but with an obviously female figure and appearance, including having real, honest boobs.

As the full import of what happened to Yuu became known at school, is seems as if her self-confidence and self-worth took a nosedive. She became apprehensive and indecisive. She agonized over having to change to wearing the female school uniform, a sailor suit with a pleated mini-skirt, complaining that it 'felt so different'. However, Yuu soon became used to wearing the female uniform, and the accompanying black tights, as well as following Shizuku's heartfelt advice to begin wearing short skirts and mini-skirts all the time now, and not male pants. Shizuku noticed Yuu's apprehension and trepidation, too, and at that time decided to take Yuu 'under her wings'. Shizuku's unrequited love for Yuu came spilling out, as the two of them quickly grew closer together. The last barrier between them came down when Yuu rescued Shizuku from falling down a flight of stairs, after Shizuku became distraught over something that Yuu had said to the boys. Soon, it was revealed that Yuu had always kept an unrequited love for Shizuku all along. The manga story strongly implies that a Yuri relationship developed between the two lovers, and that they stayed together for the rest of their lives.

**Trivia**

In the Japanese language, the first name "Yuu' is both feminine and masculine, and means one who excels in tenderness and gentleness, one who is a superior friend, one who is abundant and rich in fine personality traits.