With the manga getting an adaption this year I wanted to read the series and see how it is and then share with you my own take along side the facts of the story!
I was seeing all kinds of commentary early on and shockingly enough its only gotten to be more spun and opiniony imo. So for those that haven’t read it and are looking forward to seeing the anime come out I wanted to give a review that’s spin-less and not trying peg the mc as something he’s not.
So here’s your spoiler warningÂ
Alright so its basically your standard love triangle, However the mc at the tip has a tip….
Both a girl and a boy like the mc which is a crossdressing boy.
Homies not particularly gay nor is he trans. He also never at any point suggests either thing through the story.
MC says several times throughout the series he just likes cute things.
[One could say he’s a femboy. By definition, us femboys just like cute things and some times going out looking the part but not really often, but cute things like plushies and stuff… idk that’s just circumstantial speculation though.*]
So, girl falls for (not girl), guy falls for guy, guy loses in the end (sucks to suck f XD)..
For the better part of the series, the MC only cross-dresses at school after an incident with his mother. Quite fortunately the author provided a good story as to why she had the issue she did with mc’s crossdressing. I appreciated that possible parental point of view. I like conversation and seeing things from the other sides POV so I thought it was really nice. Quite fortunately they do work through it and she warms up to it towards the end so that’s a win!
By the near end of the story, the girl and mc end up going out with each other, however she moves and its unclear as to if the go long distance or anything.
As for the guy, it’s kinda unrealistic that the guy who likes the mc still hangs around after getting shot down (personal experience)… but I mean it’s still just a story at the end of the day.
Anyways I think Senpai is an Otokonoko is a pretty good story about about a femboy* coming to terms with himself, his mother and his friends. It’s most certainly worth reading cause I do worry the adaption may try to spin some stuff but I encourage you to read it!
The anime is set to drop in July for the summer season. Its not clear if the anime will cover the full manga series yet, Id find it hard to put such a dense story line into 12eps so I hope we can get a double feature with 24-26 eps.
* – Personal conjecture