#hxh Kurta

[s0ftand0nly]

A random assortment of kurapika’s past and present allies

[cocogum]

Kurapika is a mix between androgynous and bishōnen

A few in the hxh community would claim that due to Kurapika’s androgynous appearance, he could be trans-coded or non-binary.

According to some who would believe this headcanon to be true, here are the proofs for it.

*Proofs will not include anything related to the 1999 version*

1. His voice actors are all females.

Many male characters have been voiced by females but what makes Kurapika stand out from the rest would have to be the fact that he has the appearance of a woman making him immediately assume that he should have a female voice which his two voice actors just happen to be females.

His English dub voice is Erika Harlacher while his Japanese dub voice is Miyuki Sawashiro.

2. His chest has been censored multiple times.

A specific drawing made by Togashi has been repeatedly discussed in the fandom.

The drawing in question was from the 14th volume cover of the manga showing a half-naked Kurapika on it.

The intriguing part of the drawing however was the fact that his chest was barely drawn, making it look like it was half finished and vague looking.

We can also see the same thing happening in a chapter cover showing the main four at the beach with Kurapika being the only one wearing a shirt among the guys.

3. He did not appreciate Chrollo misgendering him.

In chapter 114, while keeping Chrollo captive and away from the other spiders, it was also the chapter where we finally see the leader of the spiders and Kurapika meeting each other face to face.

After looking at him for a small while, Kurapika asks the man why he could be staring for so long. The other man simply answers that he did not expect the chain user to be a woman.

After hearing his reply, Kurapika immediately shoots his thoughts down by telling him that he is not a female and should not be deceived by appearances.

All proofs (including fanservice and fillers from the 1999 version) have pushed some fans to conclude that he might be a trans male or non-binary due to rectifying Chrollo’s misgendering and hiding his upper body on some occasions.

Although yes the theory/headcanon does sound plausible, it does not however explain Kurapika’s reason for fixing Chrollo’s mistake.

Instead of labelling Kurapika as a trans or a non-binary character, what some have not found out yet is the fact that Kurapika is an androgynous character. At face value that is.

If we take a look at his beginnings, he was initially based on another character from Togashi named Youko Kurama from Togashi’s past work called Yu Yu Hakusho.

Like Kurapika, who has been given a chest in the 1999 version for thinking he was a girl, Kurama has also been mistaken for a woman by the people who have worked on the animated version of the series and have changed his name to be “Denise” but later on realized their mistake and called him “Dennis”.

Both have been thought to be females due to their gentle appearances and both have been known to look rather neutral instead of being identified as either male or female by the general public.

There is a slight difference however between non-binary and androgynous.

Non-binary is someone who identifies as any gender excluding male and female whereas androgynous is when someone has the appearance of male and female making them look ambiguous.

In short, Kurapika is presented as a non-distinguishable character but at the same time, does harbour the bishōnen trope.

For those who are unfamiliar, the bishōnen trope is a popular character trope that presents a male character with “feminine” physical traits (also known as androgynous traits).

They are tall and slender with no recognizable muscles or body hair.

This Asian trope is also known as the “beautiful boy” trope referring that they are pretty boys to the point that their appearances make them androgynous.

Examples such as these are the following:

Kurapika is aware of his feminine traits and knows how to use them to his advantage.

He dressed up as a woman when taking Chrollo to hide his real appearance from the troupe and to fool them into redirecting their attention onto someone else.

It was understandable for him to correct Chrollo’s misgendering and tell him to not be fooled by appearances due to the kurta looking androgynous.

The female voice actresses have nothing to do with the proofs regarding Kurapika’s possible trans and non-binary codings since female voice actresses have played major roles in voicing male characters since the very beginning of television.

The censorings have a lot to do with Kurapika’s androgynism since they encourage the confusion behind whether he’s a female or male enforcing his body’s ambiguity.

Based on the bishōnen description, Kurapika fits all the boxes.

He’s a slender tall man with a pretty face, a gentle voice and no body hair while also fitting the androgynous definition by not showing us any intimate parts of his body.

Kurapika is simply an androgynous bishōnen.

Or in other words, a pretty boy whose looks make you question his gender.

[chrollc]

PRINTS.

[adzowski]

Some more portraits hehe~ HxH is legit always on my mind.

[kiddycup]

hxh piece i did for zine denuit's sun/moon zine!

[alexsiple]

the chain bastard tapestry is now up for preorder here on my shop...

[goobyngreedy]

It's hard to love someone who will destroy themself for their cause.

[cocoabell]

i drew my fave boi

[kurpylittlepillow]

[tantanart]

WEDDING DAY commission for @caecia <3

[paluis-log]

If I ever have time, I would like to make a zine of Pairo. I used to draw him tons on my sketchbook when I was still in school, comfort zone (please don't repost, this is my art >.<)

[thenerdyalchemist]

Happy Birthday to him!

[chrollc]

Retribution

PRINT AVAILABLE.

[s0ftand0nly]

i find this to be possibly one of the funniest things i have ever drawn. please encourage me.

[swordbreakerz]

im rewatching the yorknew city arc

[mirgothx]

became the one he hates the most