Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Springing Forward!


And here I am, ready to deliver another manga review with the speed and regularity comparable to most federal program refunds! Yay! Right?

Shake the dust off and come with me. Today I will dazzle you with:

USOTSUKI LILY!

(I had to go back and spell that correctly, like, three times. Seriously.)

This manga fits within the "gender bender" category: we have an attractive, heterosexual protagonist, En Shinohara, who loves girls so much he just has to dress like them. His aversion to men is so intense that if he even catches a glimpse of himself without his drag outfits in the mirror, he will go ballistic and punch out the mirror.
Can't stand himself as a guy...poor guy.

Everyone knows En is a dude, but he's so glamorous as a chick that it's just a minor detail.

One girl in particular catches his attention and captures his heart: Hinata Saotome (a nod to Ranma 1/2 perhaps?...). She is the other main character: an adorable high school girl who has a thing for bishies. My description makes her sound a bit vapid, but she's actually got a strong character and personality. When En, who manages to dress like a proper young man, asks her out, she is bewitched by his good looks and agrees to go out with him.

Hinata is adorable, but also fierce and strong-minded.