Senpai wa Otokonoko

Much like the other students at her school, first-year student Saki Aoi finds herself captivated by the beauty of her senior on the school board, Makoto Hanaoka. While she worries that Hanaoka would be uncomfortable receiving a confession from another girl, Aoi musters up the courage to tell her anyway. However, Hanaoka's response surprises Aoi for a completely different reason—Hanaoka is actually a cross-dressing boy!

Fully expecting Aoi to be abhorred by this revelation, Hanaoka is shocked to find that she has no issues with it. Though Hanaoka rejects Aoi's request to go out with her—citing his identity and the fact that he has never fallen in love before—Aoi insists that she will become his first love. Taken aback by Aoi's determination, Hanaoka wonders if he can really fall in love with her if he cannot find it in him to truly love himself first.

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Hanaoka, Makoto Main

Umeda, Shuuichirou Japanese

Aoi, Saki Main

Sekine, Akira Japanese

Taiga, Ryuuji Main

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Taiga, Konatsu Supporting

Maeda, Kaori Japanese

Hanaoka, Takahiro Supporting

Shinomiya, Gou Japanese

Yoshida, Miyo Supporting

Hayase, Yukimi Japanese

Tanichi, Kanako Supporting

Wakuno, Aika Japanese

Taiga, Miki Supporting

Yoshida, Asami Japanese

Taiga, Ryuuichi Supporting

Maeda, Yuu Japanese

Kotake, Koutarou Supporting

Okano, Yuu Japanese

Yanagi, Shinsuke Director

Motoyama, Satoshi Sound Director

Kujira Theme Song Performance

Hashimoto, Yukari Music

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Sep 5, 2024

Kirumin

Recommended

Preliminary (9/12 eps)

ill be honest first im straight and i don't care someone's else relationship weither its gay, straight or lesbian as long as they love one another but im also gonna say honestly if i seen my friends dudes kissing each other first hand i will be gross by it, its my natural reaction can't help it but that doesn't mean i won't support their relationship them,

LOOK my point is seriously think it through and be honest with yourself weither you like it or not or else you will hurt them even more if you keep dragging it on even though it will break your friendship ... or etc.. THATS HOW I LEARN WHILE WATCHING THIS ANIME

i know people when they see this anime's trailer or some sneak peak shts videos then they will laugh at this and won't watch it cause they assume its typical anime trap jokes you see in any anime BUT THIS! this is more on a serious matter and im not kidding that i will recommend this anime to anyone cause its learning lesson type anime

i dont know how to technical review this anime but all i can say is don't joke around when watching this anime and be seriously respectfully watch this anime and if you dont do that THEN YOU BETTER SKIP THIS ANIME for this anime's own good OR someone else real life relationships own good,

also a piece of advice from professional anime watcher, BEING A TRAP CHARACTER DOESNT MEAN THEY ARE ALSO GAY

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 19, 2024

Brave_Owl

Recommended

Preliminary (6/12 eps)

The premise of the series is actually quite nice and endearing, with the main character being a guy who likes cute things and, in the end, prefers to dress as a girl.
The series tackles love and gender norms and it is quite nice with some good humour, but after episode 5 I just... felt like it could be better; I can't say how, it was just a feeling.
The animation overall is ok and the artstyle is cute, I especially like the chibi versions of them, they feel very "I just drew these doodles quickly" which accentuates the humour they are used in.

For sure this will ... be enjoyed by some, that's why I recommend giving it at least a try, it just didn't get me to watch it through the end.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 27, 2024

kchakrak

Mixed Feelings

Informative

Preliminary (7/12 eps)

For context: I'm not very familiar with how certain minorities are treated in modern-day Japan. I do believe shows like this, that cover how difficult it is to be genuinely different from your peers as an adolecent, are important. It'd probably fair to say though outside of offering visibility this doesn't have a lot to offer as an entertaining anime.

What we have is an anime that answers important questions about sexuality and gender norms, and how murky the whole subject can be, especially for teenagers. What we don't have is an entertaining, or deeply written, romcom anime. It's tough to exactly pinpoint, but outside of ... highlighting a series of tough situations to be in it really doesn't do much more. Again, as a show it's simply ok. Outside of that I'm not best placed to judge.

If you want a good romcom there are loads more out there, and if you want a good series on dealing with gender and sexuality issues I really recommend reading the Love Me for Who I Am manga. Again, this isn't a bad show but I think it's a little weak.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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