Synopses & Reviews
Shimura Takako's groundbreaking, critically acclaimed, and beloved continues to explore gender identity among its cast of middle school students in our 7th volume. Nitori-kun gets his first signs of acne. This may well be the end of the world. But when he turns to nationally famous model Anna-chan for help, events take an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Nitori-kun and Chiba-san are scouted by the theater club after the success of their gender-bending play, The Rose of Versailles. But when Takatsuki-san congratulates Chiba-san, Chiba-san calls her a hypocrite. If Takatsuki-san wanted to join the theater club, she wouldn't congratulate Chiba-san -- she'd be jealous. So says Chiba-san, but what does she know?
Review
"Gender bending has a long been a staple in manga, but it's rarely treated with the nuance and sensitivity of Shimura Takako's ." Matt White
Synopsis
In this sensitive manga series about transgendered preteens, the boy who wants to be a girl deals with acne, and is scouted for the school's theater club along with Chiba-san.
About the Author
Shimura Takako lives in Tokyo, Japan.