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Dropped.

Was actually a good story for the first 30 or so chapters (if you ignore the downright awful portrayals of homosexuals and crossdressers), progressively became more ecchi than plot, and then went rapidly downhill roughly at the 50 chapter mark. Final straw for me was when the protagonist's dad was revealed to have wanted to fuck his son since he was a toddler and it's played exclusively for laughs.

This story is hard to rate, considering just how massive the quality gap between the beginning and up to where I read is. However, I will try my best.

Story: 4 out of 10
Starts off on a decent ... note, albeit a little tropey. The main character, Mizuki, is a boy with feminine looks and a desire to be more manly. Unfortunately for him, he soon becomes a Norse god's plaything. He wakes up one day only to find that, oh no, his willy's gone, and he started growing boobs! The next 30 chapters focus on him - with the help of his childhood best friend - trying to hide his sex change and find a way to turn back into a man so that he can confess his feelings to his crush. Near the 30 chapter mark, he finally decides to tell his crush about his sex change. A few chapters after that focus more on the relationships between the characters.
This manga has a love dodecahedron. Mizuki has two pursuers - one of whom has a fiancee - and has two main love interests: Yumeko - a cute girl Mizuki has liked since he was male, and Takeru - Mizuki's childhood best friend, whom he gradually started developing feelings for only after the sex change. Yumeko has a crush on Takeru. Takeru has a crush on Mizuki. Mizuki has a crush on Yumeko, and later Takeru. Mizuki is convinced, however, that he should help Yumeko and Takeru get together. From my understanding, an another character later joins in on the fun; it's after the part where I dropped the manga, so I can't comment on that.
[SPOILER WARNING!!!!! I feel like I have to mention this, since it's my primary reason for dropping]
Chapter 50. It's time to meet Mizuki's dad. So far, the story has been setting him up as this emotionally distant, intimidating, and arguably abusive figure; to get a sense of how bad it is, Mizuki is shown to be genuinely afraid that his dad will get angry at him for the sex change, despite it not being his fault in any sense of the word. At this point, I was genuinely expecting this manga to try its best to tackle the subject of parental abuse, and how forcing a child into strict gender roles may harm their psyche. Unfortunately, this isn't a good manga; would you like to know what I got instead? Apparently, Mizuki's father was so bent on making him as masculine as possible because he got a boner from how closely Mizuki resembles his dead wife! Just to give context, this has been going on since Mizuki was a very, very, young child. Mizuki's dad is confirmed to be a pedophile with incestuous tendencies, and it's treated with about as much nuance as you'd expect from an ecchi manga; it seems that he was only written as a pedophile so that there could be jokes about how overprotective and overly concerned with his child's sex live he is.
[SPOILER WARNING: END.]
After the introduction of Mizuki's father, the manga loses its focus, and is overly padded out with ecchi for the sake of ecchi.

Art: 8 out of 10
The art is very good. I particularly like how the author draws faces. The backgrounds could use a little more work.

Characters: 3 out of 10
Mizuki, Yumeko, and Takeru are good characters in the beginning of the manga; unfortunately, as the manga goes on, Mizuki and Yumeko seem to lose their individual personality traits, becoming blander than flour. Takeru gets to keep his personality, but, and some other reviewers have pointed out, is treated as unquestionably good despite having attempted to rape Mizuki multiple times; although the manga itself does not call it rape, there are quite a few situations in which Takeru tries to do things to Mizuki while Mizuki either hasn't given consent or is clearly in no state to give consent (for example, while Mizuki is drunk).
Loki, with her "I am going to cause problems on purpose" personality, is a bit of a hit or miss; personally, I wasn't a fan. I liked Mei's upbeat, carefree, and blunt attitude.
The other side characters, however, are just awful. Ide is the "buff gay pervert" stereotype; still have no idea why the author decided to make him a reoccurring character. Yamada's whole shtick is that he hopes to become a lingerie designer just like his father, so he really likes female lingerie and wears it everywhere. His two other personality traits include not understanding that "no" means "no" and misgendering Mizuki. Mizuki's father should be locked away in a jail cell. All three have their creepy, pushy behavior played for laughs.

Enjoyment: 3 out of 10
7 or 8 for the first 30 chapters; a solid 1 for chapters 50-58. This manga was genuinely fun to read at the beginning, but I had to force myself to read chapters 50-58 until, ultimately, I decided to drop it.

Overall, a 3 out of 10.

For me, Boku Girl was the right story at the right time. It was a perfect fit for me because, in the time leading up to me stumbling across this manga, I myself had begun questioning my sexuality among other topics that made me susceptible to themes in this manga. but as I have reread the manga and with a more critical eye, I see and recognize the flaws especially in the pacing and the development of the characters. like for example in the latter half of the manga, I felt very little in terms of character development, especially with the male love interest. Although ... not the greatest manga, I found it at a very special time in my life and it managed to touch me on a personal level. Although I cannot say the same about other peoples enjoyment involving this story and whether or not these themes will apply to them. But I can say that this story managed to sell its themes well although not the best in the genre. Objectively it's not very amazing and nothing to call home about but that didn't stop me from enjoying every last page of it. 8/10 a perfect fit for me but not everyone's the same.

i really enjoyed reading this manga, and it left a hole when i had finished.
the main characters are easy to like, especially Mizuke who gets more developed as the story progresses.
there were some good comedy moments, where i laughed out loud and some feel good moments.
In reality this is an ecchi comedy romance, with quite a few lewd scenes. Although there wasnt so many lewd scenes that it becomes unreadable in public.
The depictions of Mizuke in outfits etc are really nice, and even make me like her character more.

My only real criticism of this manga would be the quick ending. It took over 100 chapters ... to flesh out the story, but it was ended very quickly. I was left wondering what would happen to their future, and there was no ending for most of the other characters. They showed a term into the future, which wasnt really enough. Also what happened when Mizuke's dad found out about the relationship? there were no reactions from classmates about the couples relationship.
just a few untied strings at the end.

But apart from that, a solid read well worth it.

Boku Girl 6/7/7/6/7

First things first. My "reviews" system is explained on a blog entry. Which can be found through my profile.
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✦Story
First things first. I define "gender benders" in two ways. One would be where a guy get's a females body, but soul/heart/mind/personality stays male. And other kind I would kind a full conversion. Where a man gets females body and as well instantly or slowly has/will have also a females mind/soul/heart and eventually personality and way of thinking and feeling.

This manga, though. Is essentially a gender tweak. A very feminine boy with girlish looks and girlish personality happens to get females body. Which doesn't change ... much aside giving a very weak moral barrier. So for me to categorize it as "gender bender" is incorrect. Whilst technically it is obviously. But as whole I wouldn't say so.

Nevertheless, if ignoring that little part. We essentially get a cute little romance story with some triangles, one sided feelings and rather self-aware progression and final pairing. For the most part I enjoyed it, found it cute with some added lewdness to it. So our MC got somewhat sexually harassed no matter what gender he/she would be. We also get few bits and bobs of drama, while getting rather good enough progression of romance. As well few quirks and turns, make the story as well fairly enjoyable.

So it's definitely not a bad premise and story/setting. But it didn't really impress me that much. I did like the very cute and girlish main character, setting sounds like tomboy, but it obviously isn't. Thus fair enough.

✦Art
Pretty solid art. Fairly nice character design and some other stuff. Didn't impress me enough to considering that good. We got mostly fanservice lewds about the lead character to an more intimate extent than some other characters that did as well offer some of fanservice. But main character service was rather lewd, especially with blatant revealed upper body parts. Got a bit awkward to read it at work now and then. Since some chapters are rather borderline.

✦Character
Good enough. A very girlish lead character. A beautiful second female main character. And plenty of other type of characters. So for the most type stereotype and character variation was large enough.

Probably most noticeable parts are the character progression, relationship discovery development and rather pleasant outcome.

✦Enjoyment & Overall
This time around I somewhat explained enjoyment and whole picture on every paragraph. If there's anything to add. Then it would be that it simply wasn't my cup of tea. Good enough read, but not tailored to my tastes.

I somehow wish she would gotten a bit less harassed and that she would used her brain a bit more rather than forcing herself a moral barrier and ending up doing some rather stupid things.

Want a cute romance Manga with some lewd aspects and give it an excuse of being a "gender bender" somehow. Then sure, it's definitely a good read.

I really do like this manga. It's sexual tension is done really well, (although I can't really say much about anything else) and its premise is pretty interesting.

Story (5/10)
Definitely drops off after I'd say chapter 55. It doesn't become unbearable, but the sexual tension never reaches the same point after that. I think after that they shifted the focus on the female romantic lead to please the people that may have been routing for that, but ultimately it was poorly done, and the entire time I just wanted the mc to go back to the romantic male lead. I think it was important for the ... author to distinguish that both leads wouldn't care if mc was a boy or a girl, but I feel like there really wasn't any point in making the last chapters fluff for this purpose.

Art(9/10)
Big fan of the artstyle. Takeru and Mizuki's character designs were right up my alley, and it kind of made me start hating basic bishounen boys.

Character (4/10)
Author brings in shitty side characters that don't really get any development or likeable qualities. Characters are added purely for story purposes, and after that author pretty much forgets about them until the end, where he's obligated to give these character some type of ending. I didn't care about Loki, I didn't care about pantsu boi, didn't care about his fiance, didn't care about that guy that started liking Mizuki near the end, and I didn't even care about Fujiwara. Literally the only characters I cared about were Mizuki and Takeru, and I really think that the author should've considered giving me something more to care about with these characters.

Enjoyment(9/10)
Basically everything said above

Overall(9/10)
Basically everything said above

Okay look, I can’t deny that I’ve got a bit of a gender blender fetish. I don’t like crossdressing or trap or anything, but real, genuine gender swapping. Please don’t judge me, but keep in mind this review is coming from someone like that. So, first I was just scrolling through the gender blender category on MAL and all of them were either trap, or had a very bad rating. At first I thought this would also be one of those trap manga (to which I blame the first paragraph of the synopsis), but when I had a second look I noticed the second paragraph ... I thought to myself, “Yep this is what I’ll be consuming today.” In the end I read it all within 24 hours.

So first of all, this manga is really stereotypical when it comes to gender characteristics, but I guess this is to be expected of Japan. There are a few exceptions to that, mainly the protagonist. This manga probably has some message to convey about the transgender community, but I’m no literature teacher to tell you about a message. There is also something to be said about LGBTQ+ in general about this, but you can look elsewhere for that if you want.

The overall story, and with that I mean character development of the main characters, progressed very slowly. I could condense the main storyline into one or two paragraphs (which is exactly what I’ve done, and I would include it if it wasn’t against the MAL guidelines). However there were many side stories, some enjoyable, others not so much, which is probably to be expected. However, after completing the manga, I see why the side stories were included now and I don’t even really remember being that annoyed by the less enjoyable ones anymore. I am very much aware that it is normal. It was to be expected with 107 chapters, and the side stories all contributed something to the main story, they were not just fillers. I just found it ever so slightly long-winded along the way.

After this, let’s talk about the characters. You’ve got the main four characters, Suzushiro Mizuki, the main protagonist who gets his gender messed with, Ichimonji Takeru, Mizuki’s dependable friend since his childhood and a very masculine boy, Fujiwara Yumeko, Mizuki’s crush and a very feminine girl, and Loki, the Nordic god of pranks who (apparently) has the appearance of a girl and comes down to earth to mess with Mizuki even more. Then you also have two perverts who keep following Mizuki even though they have both clearly been turned down (but one of them at least is pretty important for the development of Mizuki’s character). You’ve also got a few relatives of Mizuki and Takeru (who mainly appear later on in the story) and a few classmates. However, the four main characters fit well together.

Fanservice wise, the scenes are pretty sparse. There is much more attention given to the development of the feelings between the characters than to what they actually do with those feelings, although it does get pretty explicit at times, and there are plenty of times when you get to see Mizuki’s body. I’ll let you decide whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

Finally, the ending: I can’t say too much because I don’t want to spoil it for you, but I found it okay. It was a clear ending to the story (unlike some other stories where even the last volume ends on a cliffhanger) (speaking of cliffhangers, I liked how every chapter continued exactly where the last one left off). A follow-up would be nice (showing how they continue their life), but definitely not necessary. The last chapter gives you a good idea of how the story should continue.

Funny, interesting and at times adorable. It’s not your typical manga read, and you can be guaranteed to enjoy the humour, and love the characters. With such a shocking experience that Mizuki goes through, it really makes you want to carry on reading. Plus with a great variety of characters, that Mizuki is found to be surrounded by, it makes the story not feel monotone, instead there’s constantly something going on. Whenever it’s Mizuki trying to avoid people who fancy Mizuki, to trying to just figure out what Mizuki really wants, this is simply a story that will not get you bored. Plus if you ... want something different, then this is a must read. Overall, interesting storyline, and adorable characters, that will make you enjoy this series.

Felt like leaving a review after reading it, I went through all of it within a single day, I enjoyed it for sure as this is the first manga I've ever read so fast, went through most of with a smile on my face, happy with the ending, *(if you don't wanna learn more stop reading here and go read the manga)* the only single thing that I wanted to remain the same in the end *(spoiler warning)* was the hair, I think it was part of the character's charm and it should have been kept the same, I get where they went with the ... direction of character development but certain traits should have remained unchanged. I though that ch 95.5 page 7 was the best spot to stop and still do, while reading it I found myself confused as to why I was rooting for the character to chose being a female, still not sure, but to wrap it, I am happy with it.

Boku Girl is just another genderbend manga, with a lot of common tropes and cliche situations put inside, somehow still keeping the story decently fresh.

Story 5/10
Boku Girl's plot is basic with a premise that has very little logic, with Loki in form a of a cute little girl conveniently finding Mizuki's situation amusing, the god transforms this very feminine boy into an actual girl, the curse's rules will then be bend constantly for the story to continue and also be able to get in some more ecchi scenes.

Art 8/10
One of Boku girl's strenghts is it's art, while not a masterpiece, it captures perfectly the expressions ... of the characters, making the panels more vivid, it's bubbly nature luckily doesn't affect the male characters, which are very recognizible to be men and not female characters with less eyelashes and short hair, with the main lead radiating masculinity but not so much it would make him uncharming.

Character 4/10
There's a very noticeable decline in the quality of the characters after the introduction of the first 3, most of them being at the end just another chaotic pervert that's trying to get into Mizuki's pants, which seemed to be time aimed as "comedic relief" characters, but their action sended up being too bizarrre for it to be humorous.

Enjoyment 8/10
I've got to admit the first half of boku girl was really enjoyable, the chapters didn't drive too far away from the plot, the situations were mostly original and funny. Now,
the second half was were the manga started losing it's charm, for some reason they kept adding more useless arcs to annoying side-characters instead of advancing the plot, to the point where I recomend just skipping to the final arc.

Overall 7/10
How does Boku girl stand as a manga in general? pretty bad, but comparing a ecchi-genderbender with the rest of this medium would be pretty nonsensical, so for a genderbender, how does boku girl stand? I'd say quite good, the story is compelling if you enjoy genderbenders and the protagonist manages to be relatable.
The ending I do feel missed the point of the starting premise, there could've been many other results that would've made more sense with the character's goals and development, still it's not completely dealbreaking.

This is gonna be my first review. I only don't know how I am going to put this into words but this manga is not THAT amazing. It just simply came at the right time of my life and ultimately it awoken something in me.

Characters: 8
I love the main cast because they're so funny and when the moment is tense they know when to take it seriously and I especially love the main character, Mizuki. But I hate a lot of the side characters because they're often doing very vulgar things and it just makes me feel uncomfortable at times, at least they don't ... appear that often but when they do, it ruins the mood for me.

Art: 10
The art is absolutely adorable and I can't stress this enough. I have a bunch of screenshots of the panels because it's so cute. If you know who Speedoru is then you will like the art style. The face expressions, IMO surpasses One Piece level face expressions (MY ASS IS NOT KIDDING). Overall, probably among my favourite art styles for a manga.

Story: 7.5
I don't have a problem with the story its just a slightly weaker than the other components of the manga but to simply put it. Its nice and wholesome and at times, a bit ecchi (just a heads up lol). I love the challenges that the main characters face throughout his journey of adapting the life style of a girl and the romance is just as well thought out. Overall it keeps me fascinated and I just can't put this manga down.

Overall: 8
I think there were things that could've been better but I still think this manga is an absolute banger. Filled with funny shenanigans, serious moments and a little touch of ecchi ./////////. PLEASE READ IT

A simple review.

It looks good, feels good and leaves you very satisfied. Worthy of a spot in your library.

The absolute best part about this manga is the characters and their interactions and developments. Many stories really fail to show any character growth (or mistake "Growth" for "Power"), this one is most definitely not among them.
(Also, the extra's are really fun).

The story isn't particularly good (a vanilla romance story-line with barely any twists) but it's executed well enough that you barely notice, it's all about the characters.

The art is nice, it rarely wow's you but its nice and stylized, i'm pretty sure that the artist ... is aware of his failing's so he avoids pitfalls that he can't work around, which is a very good sign for a budding mangaka. I'll be keeping an eye out for him in the future.


If you want a romance-comedy that makes you fuzzy then please read this, it is what you are looking for.
P.S. This one I think is suitable for both boys and girls.

Boku Girl

Story (6): It's about a feminine boy who turned into a girl by the hands of the God, for some reason who is a ecchi loli, Loki. It was a good premise to start out with and it caught my attention on the very first chapter, but it slowly deteriorated into mediocre and should've ended ten to twenty chapters earlier. The only reason it got a 6 was because the first half of the story was hilarious but after that it was just too much and I didn't even read the final chapter (probably because I wanted a Yuri at the end... possible spoiler.) ...

Art (8): The art style is unique, it stays consistent to the beginning to end.

Character (6): Every character in this story is very unique... It's nice to be unique but most of them weren't very likable. A few of them started out very nice and promising but as soon as the next chapter passes by, they start to feel way too much and uncomfortable. Again, I gave this a 6 because they are a three good characters out of bad bunch, like Loki, Mitsuki, and Fujiwara, but rest started out with so much potential but ended up asking yourself to the author, why? If this three characters I've mentioned weren't in the manga the, it would've gotten a (2).

Enjoyment (6): My enjoyment in the beginning started out as a (10), but as soon as the manga progress, it's boring, tries too much, feels like it's being prolonged, and ended abruptly to really ruin it. I never once feel like Mitsuki was truly a girl, probably because he acted the same exact same girlish way when he was a boy. I didn't even read the final chapter because the shipping at the end just feels way too force, creepy, gross, and just too much once again. I would give it this, in the beginning it made me laugh so hard so many times, but I feel like the author tried too hard towards the end.

Overall (6): I'm sorry to anybody that likes this manga, but to me it's crap covered with sprinkles. It was so so so good at the beginning, and had so much potential to be a great manga, but it just keeps shooting itself on the foot. I read this manga because it was recommended it to me once I've finished Good Luck Girl, which is way beyond better and I recommend it. I don't wanna say don't read it but I'm not stopping anybody from doing so either, maybe you'll have a better time reading this golden covered garbage more than I had. One more before I end this off, I didn't read the final chapter because this manga pissed me off with the forced and creepy shipping I've mentioned above, but I do wanna mention that shipping didn't alter any of my scores for this manga, if the shipping were to go another way, it still would've been a 6.

Have fun reading or skipping this golden covered turd.