Ranked #1081

The Day of Revolution (Manga)

This story is about what happens when a boy finds out he is really a girl. It seems that this actually occurs in real life more often than you would think. Even the author reveals in a long note that she had received a letter telling the story of someone to whom the succession of events was almost eerily similar.

There is a bit of disjointed-ness due to the fact that the mangaka had originally intended for the story to end with Volume 1. Due to the urging of many letter-writers, and especially that of a fellow mangaka and good friend, the second volume was written. I feel the dilemma of choosing a satisfactory love-interest was solved well in Volume 2. When you read it you'll know what I mean, but it would have been especially hard for the mangaka to make a decision here. I think she did a good job in the end. This resulted in connecting The Day of Revolution with Princess Princess, also.

Since this was written before Princess Princess the art is not as refined in The Day of Revolution, but it is still attractive and fairly well-done.

Character development is probably the most important aspect of this story as we see, in a light-hearted way for the most part, what might go through the mind of a person who had to change his sex, and the reaction of those around him/her, and in turn her reaction to those reactions, etc. Although there is some angst, it is not over-emphasized, but there are some serious thoughts portrayed here.

I did enjoy the story, although I would have like a little more development of the main romance and I would have like to have seen the other "suitors'" have a resolution of sorts as well (poor guys!)

I would recommend this story to those who like gender-bender comedies, romance, and anyone who likes Princess Princess. This is basically of the shoujo genre. read more

This is about a high school boy who finds out one day that he was actually born female. (Hermaphroditism is the given diagnosis.) Instead of continuing life as 'half a boy', he decides to become 'a complete woman'. The manga follows his change into Megumi & then how she adapts to life, including returning to the same high school. There were a lot of really neat aspects to this story, but there were several times that I felt that the storyline was losing its potential. If this had been a series, I probably would have given up out of impatience but it's complete in two volumes. read more