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Characters like Naoto Shirogane and Chihiro Fujisaki are portrayed in their games as “not trans” due exclusively to socially ingrained transphobia in Japan.
Notice that in both these cases the source material portrays dressing and living as other than their assigned gender as a personal weakness of character.
If ONLY the character had more strength of heart and willpower, they would embrace their assigned gender and live that way.
The text reframes both character’s struggle with gender the same way– as a struggle with sexism– because, broadly speaking, that’s how being transgender has been framed in their society.
Socially, transwomen are seen as deficient men.
Socially, transmen are seen as overly butch women.
Like in America, and other parts of the world its only recently that these types of views are even starting to change.
These characters can be viewed as cis, certainly they are as far as canon is concerned, but only due to their narratives having been framed from the point of view described.
Bringing this back since they rereleased Persona 4.
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