Shounen☆Princess

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This manga tells the story of Naotora Kusunoki, he is used by his father to marry an African king and get financial support. Throughout the plot he should avoid unmasking the deception and he will win the love of the king, while dramatic situations arise and plot twists about politics in the small African country.
Its graphical section is good and the characters are well designed, the only weak point is its lack of romantic moments for a work with a committed partner, probably due to a cancellation.
Personally I recommend this work for its gender gender relationship and entertaining comedy, unfortunately the story is incomplete so ... it will leave you with a bitter taste for not continuing.

[Disclaimer] Spoilers ahead
For a story with such an unusual, South East Asian setting, it's a bit sad that this manga isn't longer to make use of it well and it really is a wasted potential. There's just one chapter (the first one) where the setting gets to shine a bit, showing a nice place and local street snacks. I must say the art is pretty good and there's some little action as well.

What you won't find is a good story nor a satisfying conclusion. It is painfully predictable, which isn't really an issue as long as it is well executed, and for the ... most part it is decently executed. There's some confusingly dark moments here and there, not enough to make the whole manga gloomy or edgy but it feels a bit out of place. The issue is either the tone is strangely lighthearted for such a premise (containing assassination attempts and a dog about to r*pe somebody), or the author went a teeny bit too far on the serious stuff to justify making it for the Seinen audience. I could see it working if there's more time for each sides (the lighthearted funny side and serious side), but as it is both seems half-assed.
I will praise it for not dragging the story out and made it concise... or it would have been if not for the baffling ending where the author had the gall to pull out a cliffhanger for an equally interesting plot that we can never read.

Have to admit that I am a sucker for genderbender comedy stories, and while short, this manga doesn't disappoint in that aspect. If all you came for is funny awkward situations from a crossdressing protagonist's perspective, his juicy conflict and confusion over his feelings, then by all means read this one. However he never reveal or got exposed as a guy to the end (except to one who is immediately out of the picture), so it's really one sided and you don't get to see much of other characters' reaction to his crossdressing. Only mentioning this since that's like half the source of fun for this type of comedy.