Conclusion
While there are several anime and manga with bishounen or androgynous characters who are physically and emotionally scarred and go through a journey of hardening and maturity, a character who explicitly transitions from androgynous bishounen to hardened masculinity as a direct result of being brutalized and facially scarred is rare. The closest matches are Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia), and Kyonosuke (Scars manga), each exploring different facets of trauma, scarring, and character growth