YMMV / Claudine

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Is Rosemarie in love with Claude because of his boyish appearance, or is she a Lipstick Lesbian who's attracted to Tomboys? Or is she just a pansexual for whom none this matters?
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Rosemarie is quite liked by fans. Although she behaves quite stupidly in some scenes, she's still the only person after Claude's father who fully sees Claude as male and is ready to give him any support. Moreover, she sincerely loves him, even when he refuses her and shows interest in other girls. The last chapter implies that she never married, instead remaining faithful to Claude even after his death.
• Jerkass Woobie: Louis learning that his lover, Auguste, has been cheating on him with his sister has got to hurt. That in no way absolves him of going on a murderous rampage.
• Moe: Maura is an adorable, hardworking maid who you just want to hug.
• Narm: Louis's cheerful face in the last scene with his appearance undercuts the deaths he just caused, and Claude's death scene is drawn with a strange perspective that makes his corpse looks like a floating dummy.
• Strangled by the Red String: Claude and Sirène's relationship doesn't get much if any development despite how she seems to accept his transness without much trouble and their bond being portrayed as the deepest, most meaningful romance of Claude's life.
• Values Resonance: Claudine takes place in early 20th century France and was published in 1970s Japan, but the bigotry Claude faces due to being trans is relevant decades later. The manga's treatment of Claude's transgender status is a much more frank and sympathetic portrayal than the treatment of other transgender characters in some media that came out even a couple years ago. Instead of being portrayed as a comic relief Butch Lesbian, Claude is written as a person with his own strengths and weaknesses who just so happens to be trans, and his transgender status doesn't mean he's less deserving of respect.