Makoto Ariga

Makoto, also known as Mako, is a transgender male-to-female teenager, and a classmate of Yoshino, and Chi, and a close, personal friend of Shuichi. Makoto is about the same body size as Shuichi, however, they are just a bit shorter. Makoto has a slightly rounder body, but is not overweight at all. Likewise, they have a round face that has a feminine look to it. Mako has medium brown hair worn in a bowl cut, with tiny bangs across their forehead. They have round anime girl 'big eyes', also adding to their feminine appearance. Mako has dark blue eyes and wears big glasses. Their skin tone is pale for a male, but that also adds to their attractiveness. Mako also has freckles, but they are not all that noticeable. Most often, Mako is seen wearing their school uniform, as they have to wear the male uniform to school. Outside of school, they wear, whenever possible, cute dresses, and other teen girl outfits, that reflect their desire to present as their correct gender identity and expression of that of a teenage girl. With many features about Mako seen as feminine, it is surprising that they ( wrongly ) believe that they are not able to be themselves because of their physical appearance is ( supposedly ) greatly lacking. Mako actually has the ability to dress and present as a cute, teenage girl, but lacks the self-worth and confidence to actually do it consistently and without any regrets. Makoto is unusually mature for their age, and is able to think calmly and objectively while providing advice to friends. Makoto also gets along well with boys and girls of the same age because of their good listening skills; Makoto often becomes an onlooker to what is going on in the other characters' lives, ready to offer thoughts about how to make things better. However, Mako's maturity is often tempered with a lack of self-confidence and self-worth. Mako repeatedly tells best friend Shuichi that they can ( supposedly ) not ever present out in public as a girl as well as Shuichi can. Because Makoto frequently compares themselves to Shuichi, that undesirable trait contributes to their low opinion of themselves, as well as their ever present lack of self-confidence. In respective, Mako occasionally shows mild jealousy for Shuichi's looks and feminine behavior. But for Mako, friendship is vital to their well being, and they show unwavering loyalty to Shuichi. They both have frequent, very intimate conversations with one another about all things feminine, and enjoy trying on dresses and feminine attire together from time to time. Makoto is an only child, whose parents run a bakery.