![]() ![]() Grell is over-the-top, flamboyant, and outspoken-they once told Sebastian Michaelis their wish to do some "vigorous exercise" with him, despite the latter's repulsion. They possess a strong predilection for the color red, and believe that substances which reflect that color, such as blood, can be used to achieve beauty. When posing as Angelina Dalles's butler, Grell has their brown hair tied with a red ribbon, and they would mostly dress in plain, black clothes. Grell has specially modified their Death Scythe to operate like a chainsaw because they think that the average Death Scythe is old-fashioned they claim that their customized Death Scythe is of first-rate quality. Therefore, they are described as "covered in red." After they took it, they now wear it slung off their shoulders, and the sleeves are up to their elbows. Grell also sports a red coat they confiscated from Angelina Dalles after fatally wounding her. Their typical attire consists of a vest, gloves, a red and white striped bow tied around their neck, and red and black 11 cm high-heeled ankle boots. Grell has long, dark-red hair, shark-like teeth, and red-framed glasses which are accessorized with a chain with skulls. They were suspended for some time as a result, but are now a fully active Grim Reaper. Grell initially posed as Angelina Dalles's butler and conspired with her as Jack the Ripper. They are part of the Retrieval Division of the Grim Reaper Dispatch. Grell Sutcliff (グレル・サトクリフ, Gureru Satokurifu), sometimes romanized as "Grelle," is a Grim Reaper. Trans* erasure affects people who don't fit cleanly into the male or female check boxes, so don't limit yourself to binary interpretations.Retrieval Division of the Grim Reaper Dispatch It is entirely possible, and actually quite likely, Grell is nonbinary, switching between two or more genders, or not filling into any specific category at all. This is tearing the fandom apart.Īs one final aside, using male pronouns for Grell does not limit the character to being cisgender. There is also nothing wrong with using the pronouns the author herself uses, so let's stop the name-calling, shaming, and hate. This does not mean you cannot use female pronouns for Grell and, in fact, many fans do. Until then, it is best for these pages to follow the lead of the translation teams of the anime, manga, and supplemental materials, and the author and creator herself. With Yana Toboso's mixed messages, we will not know with absolute certainty what Cell's gender is until she comes out and announces it. It's also equally possible, however, we are misinterpreting a character who is an over-the-top characature influenced by her media influences and those of her main readership. She's not exempt from the possibility of being casually transphobic. Is it possible Yana Toboso means to write Grell as a transwoman and is misgendering her own character? Yes, of course. There are references to one specific gay comedian, Tanoshingo, made in art on Yana's blog and in the revival of the second musical, The Most Beautiful Death in the World. Gay entertainers often present themselves as overtly feminine and flamboyant in their language and mannerisms and many people believe that these men want to become women when this is not the case and they are simply catering to the wants of their audience. In Japan, it is common for the media to lump the gay and transgender communities together, perpetuating stereotypes and misconceptions about both. In addition, there are cultural factors to consider. And, in the Coal in Wonderland OVA, Grell mentions being "caught in an existence that doesn't know if it is male or female," suggesting gender is not a clearcut thing for Grell after all. On Yana Toboso's blog, she also consistently uses male pronouns and she and Grell both use the word okama - which usually is used for effeminite gay men and crossdressers - to describe Grell. In those, Grell is referred to - by the author herself - with a mix of male pronouns and female titles. Everyone completely ignores the pages that come before it in the Guide, however. ![]() Yes, Grell uses feminine pronouns in the Confessional. I'm sick of seeing my trans* friends and myself labelled as transphobic because we don't believe Grell absolutely must always be referred to with female pronouns (even though many of us do use them). People are literally falling out of love with the character and leaving the fandom because this issue keeps coming up and people are being downright rude about it. As a trans* person who's active in this fandom and has done a lot of looking ito the topic, I can't tell you how tired of this.
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