Crossplay Love: Otaku x Punk Vol. 1: Otaku X Punk 1

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This is less true for Shuumei, whose personality, mannerisms, and basic looks remain the same when he's dressed up as Mei. He's actually so similar in both roles that a feverish Hana(e) even recognizes his voice and hands when he's not in his makeup and wig. I like this, because it means that Hanae is falling in love with a personality that's not going to be much different once he finds out who Mei actually is. He might hate Shuumei the delinquent right now, but he admires similar things in Mei: the blunt and somewhat crass language, the strength, the protective tendency towards violence...

Both Hanae and Satogiri also fall in love quite easily. When Satogiri spots Hanae (as "Hana") tending tables at a maid café, the delinquent (as "Mei") pursues the otaku via the not-so-subtle pretenses of workplace patronage. It's up in the air as to how soon these two idiots will actually realize the other person stresses over how the other thinks and feels, but that's part of the gag. Importantly, in CROSSPLAY LOVE: OTAKU x PUNK v1, crossdressing isn't the joke; crossdressing is the vehicle through which all of the manga's humor and social commentary traverse. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2022-02-09. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09 . Retrieved 2022-02-09. a b "女装してめんどくさい事になってるネクラとヤンキーの両片想い". MAGXIV (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01 . Retrieved 2023-11-27. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2019-12-10. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22 . Retrieved 2021-05-21. I’m pretty open about the fact that BL is not really my genre, so I will also be pretty open and say that having the two guys crossplaying as cute girls is probably the most effective silver bullet that could ever be used to have me exploring the genre again.

The side characters are surprisingly strong, it’s an all male main cast, but everybody is full of secrets or a little more layered than you’d expect. Except that one guy they introduce at the end, who I didn’t especially like, but on the balance this is a good group.

a b "【9月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2023-09-07. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07 . Retrieved 2023-09-08. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2021-04-09. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20 . Retrieved 2021-05-21. Mateo, Alex (2023-11-01). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 29-November 4". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2023-11-04 . Retrieved 2023-11-01. Bonus #3: Udon and his Merry Men" ( 描き下ろし③ うどんと愉快な仲間たち, Kakioroshi 3: Udon to Yukai na Nakama-tachi ) Höpfler, Melanie (2021-11-07). "Kazé Manga stellt weitere Lizenzen für das Frühjahr 2022 vor"[Kazé Manga announces more licenses for spring 2022]. Crunchyroll (in German). Sony. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17 . Retrieved 2022-10-17.Crossplay Love was nominated for the 2019 Next Manga Award [31] and the 2020 Denshi Comic Awards [ ja], [32] the latter of which called it a great series with an intriguing premise. [33] The manga's web edition had been viewed 15 million times as of February 2019, [34] and was popular with readers. [4] Animania [ de] and Splashcomics both considered it a good cross-dressing comedy for fans of the genre, recommending it to readers who have enjoyed similar manga like Mikiyo Tsuda's Princess Princess. [35] [36] Crunchyroll News recommended it to readers who like "fluffy" romantic comedies, and included it in a feature on "fantastic" LGBTQ manga. [37] Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2019-07-10. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20 . Retrieved 2021-05-21.

Mateo, Alex (2022-12-23). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 20-26". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2022-12-17 . Retrieved 2022-12-17.Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2021-09-10. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10 . Retrieved 2021-10-13. Mateo, Alex (2021-12-08). "Seven Seas Licenses 7th Time Loop, Crossplay Love, SHWD Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09 . Retrieved 2021-12-08. I question whether there’s enough substance for some people, this story is hilariously formulaic when it’s mirroring our two leads’ experiences, but if the premise is at all amusing I wager you’d have a good time. It’s a fun take on crossplay and, no, it’s not as thoughtful a look at the notion as, say, Love Me For Who I Am, but that story had similar real world blinders on, so it’s more a difference of the intent than anything. This wants to entertain and it does it pretty darn well.

Does cosplay and/or crossdressing permit people to express themselves as they would not otherwise be able? Absolutely. But where among this means of self-expression are the limits of willful articulation (desire) and the boundaries of experiential wonder (need)? CROSSPLAY LOVE: OTAKU x PUNK v1 is shallowly written and focuses closely on these two characters' dynamic, with a passing glance to their best-friend circles and their bland school lives. But bubbling beneath the surface is an intriguing slice of contemporary discourse on the application of (gendered) costuming to express or receive genuine affection. Yuuma Hanae, [c] a gloomy student, works at the Taishō era-themed maid café Roman as a waitress, where he as part of his job cross-dresses in a kimono-inspired dress and goes by the feminine name Hana. [d] Shuumei Satogiri, [e] a delinquent at the same school, mistakes Yuuma for a woman and falls in love with him, but is afraid of approaching him, so he disguises himself as a woman, and becomes a regular at Roman as his female alter ego Mei. [f] [1] [3] Gut finde ich allerdings, dass hierbei nicht nur deren Zusammentreffen abgebildet werden, sondern Leser:innen die Chance bekommen beide in ihrer üblichen Umgebung kennenzulernen. a b c d "女装して谷上 弓弦事になってるネクラとヤンキーの両片想い". Mangapedia (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25 . Retrieved 2021-05-21. Hana is a lovely young worker at a maid cafe who has caught the eye of the brash, yet timid, Mei. The two of them have massive crushes on one another, which would make for a whole other genre if the two of them weren’t actually guys in disguise. Who can’t stand one another in “real” life. Oops.

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