When I first saw that this series was about a school boy who wishes he was a girl I feared it would be full of cheap laughs but thankfully I couldn't have been more wrong. The series follows Shuuichi Nitori; a school boy with a secret he is keeping from most of his classmates. He isn't the only person in the class with gender identity issues though; Yoshino Takatsuki wishes she was a boy! As the story progresses more people come to know that the two like to dress in the other genders clothes but their reception at school is very different; a girl turning up in a boy's uniform is considered cool but a boy is girls clothes must clearly have something wrong with him.
This slice of life series takes a mature view of its subject matter without being heavy handed and nicely exposes the hypocrisy of society in how they judge boys who dress as girls compared to girls who dress as boys. While the subject matter is serious there are plenty of amusing incidents and a likable cast of characters. The animation is another reason to watch this series; it has a beautiful look; almost like a water colour with its pastel shades. If you haven't seen this yet I'd heartily recommend it; I found it to be best of the Winter 2010/11 series that I watched.
This slice of life series takes a mature view of its subject matter without being heavy handed and nicely exposes the hypocrisy of society in how they judge boys who dress as girls compared to girls who dress as boys. While the subject matter is serious there are plenty of amusing incidents and a likable cast of characters. The animation is another reason to watch this series; it has a beautiful look; almost like a water colour with its pastel shades. If you haven't seen this yet I'd heartily recommend it; I found it to be best of the Winter 2010/11 series that I watched.