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Imagine being a guy that is involved in a horrific traffic accident. You wake up from a year long coma and everyone thinks your dead but what’s worse is that you have a girl's face.

That’s the basic setting for this hilarious Gender Bender, Romantic, Comedy. The stupid story for Pretty Face started incredibly well, as most of the guys reading this will be able to understand how Randou (male protagonist) feels to be forced into this situation. After the initial beginning, the story just becomes a bunch of random events about Randou trying to keep his true identity hidden. This can be pretty difficult when ... there’s a worrisome thing between his legs and it leads to some absurd comedy.

The characters involved in the story are your typical batch that are found in certain shounen, romance manga but the one the stands out the most has to be Randou (Yuna). As a guy reading this, I could definitely understand how Randou must feel, being in these kinds of situations.

With a great story, great comedy and great characters this manga was somewhat let down by its mediocre artwork. When not much was happening it was okay however when there’s a lot of action, on a page, it can be a challenge to visualize the scene.

Overall Pretty Face proved to be a very enjoyable manga and is probably one of the best in the Gender Bender genre. No matter how unbelievable the story can get, it always does a good job making these seem convincing, like how only Randou’s face is a girl but the rest of the body is his. Well solely as a comedy this manga is a must read but like many other Rom/Coms, but the romance barely plays any part in the story.

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This manga was Hilarious, i laughed over and over again. This is about guy who had his face melt down because of an accident and get's face change to his love. and the conflict between the Two is so funny. and since the main character is karate Champion he protect his love one with it's monstrous strength.

I Highly recommand This anime if you like Romance. (it has slight ecchi part)(Also if you Liked this manga I Recommend Mx0 {the same author})

Story
"Pretty Face" follows a tradition of absurd manga storylines, such as 'Tuxedo Gin and A.I. Love You," that have never been adapted as an anime. Regardless, these absurd romantic comedies, "Pretty Face" included contribute greatly to the genre of comics known as anime. Thanks to Yasuhiro Kano, the author, do we now fear bus accidents for more reason than just death, could we really become a member of the opposite gender because of such an event? Kano-sensei says, "YES!"

Art
Drawing quality in this series is good but not extrodinary. Many character designs seem generic, in fact i could argue that they all have the same face ... with different hair pieces, and I'm not just talking about the twins. Despite this, many of the characters are very cute. Also, fight scenes are done very well, whenever Randou/Yuna creams someone I really feel the pain. He/she is very strong...

Character
The characters themselves do at times follow typical manga formulas but overall are great. Randou is interesting because he has to become a woman, in more aspects than he'd like. The transformation from fumbling over bra hooks to having to remind himself he has a penis is a real journey. Rina is a better example of a generic character. She is your typical girl who obsesses over those she cares about more than herself (See Aoi-chan/ Ai Yori Aoshi). it does get to the point where it is a bit annoying but she has her little charms. the real appeal behind Rina is her relationship with her, or at least who she think is her sister, Yuna, who is actually Randou. it's great to see how intended sisterly love can be misinterpreted. poor Randou...

Overall
"Pretty Face" is a great series to read casually. It's mostly composed of short little stories that at the same time warm your heart and tickle your funny bone [and another bone if you catch my drift ;)]. I definitely think anyone could enjoy it if they are a fan of the genre. it's also a great way to introduce younger people to manga.

Story: 8
Alright if you're reading this you already know what Pretty Face is all about. That being said I have to admit that the set-up for the manga was more than a little bit ridiculous and highly unlikely (I mean c'mon Rina's parents had NO idea that they didn't have their real daughter?) But hey, it sets up into a pretty good and entertaining story. Randoh's continuing search to find the real Yuna and his adjustment to living trying to disguise himself as a girl certainly helps to drive the story. Additionally all of the awkward humor that arises from Randoh's ... new development as being the new "hot piece of tail" of the school and fighting off the advances of knucklehead guys and his trying to contain frequent nosebleeds while being around beautiful girls changing is absolutely fantastic. One negative was how iit seemed like every chapter Randoh would freak out and get into a fight with SOMEBODY. Not that I don't enjoy fights, it just seemed like they happened way too often. Overall I thought that the pacing and progress of the events in the story were well done although the ending left a lot more to be desired I felt but that is mostly due to the fact that the series was being dropped so the mangaka had to finish it quickly. Still, it leaves you with a warm and fuzzy, yet fairly satisfied feeling after reading.

Art: 8
The art for this manga was fairly good, nothing fantastic. However I will give praise to the artist' ability to create a set of unique-looking characters and the action and fighting scenes were also very well done. Plus some of Randoh's outfits were pretty sexy, which was awkward because I'm a guy...

Character: 9
Characters were the strongest part of this manga I feel. Randoh's development from arrogant karate hard-ass, to then realizing that everyone, with the exception of Rina, actually hated him when he was alive, to then developing into to a much kinder, friendlier, and sensitive character, even breaking into tears at the end of the series (read the manga if you want to find out why!). Rina, the main love interest, was a pretty good character although for the most part she seemed to be in the background. Although Rina's sisterly care for "Yuna" does provide a fair amount of humor as poor Randoh has to try to contain his romantic desires for her and keep from blowing his cover. Also Dr. Manabe, Randoh's plastic surgeon/doctor/advisor, was absolutely hilarious, probably one of my favorite parts of the whole series. Supporting cast kept their initial roles throughout the series for the most part, but they were so much fun that they contributed to the series without need for much development.

Enjoyment: 9
Overall I did actually really enjoy this manga. It took a pretty unique twist on the genderbender/genderswapping genre with some pretty good results. Even though the premise and some of the plot developments were a little bit questionable for realism, that didn't stop me from enjoying this manga a lot. The humor was always spot on and hilarious and Randoh's development as a character was fantastic. The ending, although rushed was still really good and, although I wish it would have ending somewhat differently was still good enough for me. After all it isn't about the end it's about the journey!

Overall: 9
Overall this is a pretty good manga which while bringing nothing outrageously new to the table, has one of the most original premises out there and executes its humor fantastically. A recommended read for fans of genderbending and also highly recommended for fans of comedy.

Well here I am for my second review. Please direct all shotgun slugs to the person standing just to my left, thank you.

I first heard about this manga a rather long time ago. Back before it was out in an english format there was a dude associated with the Megatokyo webcomic translating it to a script form. So about a week ago I saw it on the shelf at my "local" Chapters (I forget what the us equivalent is) and I picked up a volume... That said, the actual review!

Story: The whole base concept here is that a very violent, egotistical, balls to the wall ... prick guy (Rando) with a god complex gets involved in a bus accident and has his face burned beyond all recognition. He wakes up from a coma two years later and finds that a plastic surgeon fixed his face using a picture he'd had in his wallet, of the girl he liked (Rina). He then runs into said girl and well, starts posing as her long lost twin sister (Yuna)... partially because someone else was also burnt beyond recognition and got tagged as his real self... and deceased. There's a main story through the whole thing about searching for the real sister and that one I did like. It also does a few side stories and some of them are a bit over used while others had a nice twist put onto them. (ie the 'winning a trip to a hot spring' that every other anime/manga does)

Art: I liked the art in this. It's consistent, at least it's consistent at what it's doing. :p I don't really know what else I can say... aside from maybe most of the emotions in this make use of the 'chibi' style... I'm not sure if that's the proper name. I'll also point out that while there's no real nudity there are a few instances of boobs. The covers are also very nicely drawn but may lead one to believe it's a pretty shoujo type manga... which it isn't.

Character: I rated this a seven for one reason only. There's a story arc where Rando\Yuna visits another town and there's a set of characters there who're exactly the same as the ones from wherever it is the story usually takes place. Exactly the same right down to names... While I know it's supposed to be a funny gimmick thing it struck me as 'oh so you couldn't come up with three random people'.

Enjoyment: Well, if you like a good comedy with a touch of violence and more than a little bit of fanservice you'll probably like this.

Overall: I really have no idea... As the numbers suggest I really liked it, the storyline was good, nothing epic but it did a few things different... and took a few over used story gimmicks and gave them a bit of a twist. The art was nice, characters were good and had some progression...

This is the best Gender bender manga I ever read with superb art and entertaining storyline.Though the story totally revolves around Randou kun[main protaganist],it reaches all the other Characters too.Its pretty funny and Interesting to read.A high school boy face is changed by a plastic surgeon into the girl he likes and hes into certain situation that he acts as sister of the girl he likes.Due to his Bright character and girl cute face,He gets guys and girls chase after him and so popular.The surgery perverted doctor is pretty funny.Art has been so cute in this manga and Kano yasuhiro brings out the emotions and ... feelings and situations of the Respective characters perfectly.I dont find any thing wrong with the art.This manga story has certain turning points which makes it more interesting,totally Recommended to read it

I was looking for mangas to read and that's how I found this. I read it and here is my opinion on it.

Story:9/10
The story is a bit a new take as Rando got the face of the sister of Rina who she has a crush on. When she found him, she mistake him as her long lost sister and now he must take her place and try to find her real sister. It is laugh out loud hilarious as the jokes are really well put together. While it takes that shonen boy stereotype it works. While chapters are mostly filler they are the good ... kind and does help the story in some way. Now if I have anything bad to say it would be the ending as it did give some closer but not enough. Story is well entertaining.

Art:9/10
For art its the typical shonen art. But I like the way how the expressions on characters faces as they are really funny to see. I don't know why but the eyes kinda looks like moe eyes when I look at it. This does not affect the score, its just a claim. The character looks well enough in design as it show the artist did put some care. So in conclusion the art is great.

Characters:10/10
For character I think Rando is the best. While he is the typical mean guy protaganaist, he has to be a girl and to him that a challenge to do. The rest of the cast is likable and enjoyable in their own right. The perverted surgeon is very funny to see how he tries to make him as a girl for his sick fantasies. and Rina does show care for her sister as she has a good relationship with her. So character are a nice bunch.

Enjoyment:10/10
I'm glad I found this and I recommend this for those who like gender bender, ecchi, shonen type mangas.

Overall:10/10 Everybody needs to read this

Pretty Face was the first manga I had ever read in my entire life and I will never forget the day I first read it, I spent nearly the whole night laughing until i almost tore my abdominal muscles! haha! just thinking about it now still cracks me up. The art is great, the storyline is epic, and the main character Randou Masashi is HILARIOUS! I recommend this to anyone and everyone above 14 years of age mainly because it has some ecchi in it as well. 15 OUT OF 10 STARS WOOOOO PRETTY FACE!!!!

Summary: Masashi Randou was enjoying his ordinary yankee school life, til he got in a car crash which horribly disfigured his face. In order to save his life, he was transfer to a private doctor, Manabe, thanks to him he got his face back, but not the face he had before, but the face of the girl he loves. There's more to the story, but I'll leave it there otherwise I might spoil the whole story, and I want you to enjoy the series as I've did.

Story (9): I didn't like the story summary of this manga if we're being honest, so I kept on ... putting this manga on hold. It's only now that I've read one chapter of the manga to see if it's any good, and soon one chapter became all 53 chapters in 2 days. I usually don't like gender bender stories much, because I just can't get to seeing the main character as a girl or vice versa, and it just looks like a yaoi behind the scenes. However this manga still does keep the concept of a boy in a girl's body, in this case face, which makes it kinda stale for some people because it's just the same gender bender story all over, but Pretty Face does it in a way where it's more relatable, comedic, and heartwarming and I advice everyone to read this manga atleast once, because it's a shame this manga has a score lower than 8 on MAL. There's one thing I want to say, the story seemed to had a rushed ending due to it getting the axe, which is kinda sad, I wanted to see read more.

Art (7): The art is good enough, that's all I can say.

Characters (8): It seems if the character needed more depth, but the manga ended abruptly as soon as they were going to get more development, so as it is now... they're good enough, no bad character I found on this manga yet as it stands.

Enjoyment (9): I feel sorry for keep on skipping this manga, and I really wish this manga were to keep on going more than 53 chapters. I don't like the fact that this manga is around the 7.7 range, if anything it's an 8 reaching around a 9. However that's just my opinion, I hope you give this manga a shot and enjoy it as much as I did.

Mini Rant: Darn the publisher whoever gave this series the axe, this would've been a great 90 chapter series! ~ Shaney @ 69th Street

Fun, dumb and hilarious. Comedy is subjective so if you don't find the jokes funny, then drop this manga. Otherwise, you'll love it. This is the manga that got me into a gender bender reading phase, although I don't think I ever managed to find another manga that captured the same goofy atmosphere as Pretty Face. The comedy plays upon the MC being body swapped into the twin sister of his crush where as the premise suggests hilarious events occur as a result of the absurdity of the scenario. This is a manga that shouldn't be taken seriously and is obvious from the onset as ... such (for all those negative reviewers, as this is pretty much their number 1 complaint).

Pretty Face (manga) 5/6/6/6/6

First things first. My "reviews" system is explained on a blog entry. Which can be found through my profile.
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✦Story✦
Again.. it's not a damn gender bender. Slap a girl face on a boy and suddenly it's a gender bender?

Anyhow it's a romantic gag Manga that can't be taken serious even with the drama it offers. It simply felt rather standard romcom with a very lazy approach of "gender bending" element. Although it had some cute moments, plenty of fair enough fanservice and some drama. It still felt rather bland, average and quite a lackluster on various reasons. I simply weren't impressed enough with ... how the story went, how weakly drama was presented and rather disappointing conclusions.

✦Art✦
Good enough, nice panty shots. Nothing else to add.

✦Character✦
Delinquent MC and kind girl love interest. With various amount of rather solid stereotypical set of side characters. Can't say I disliked nor liked characters. It was mostly either "don't care" or "eh.. I guess he/she is okay."

I would love to say that characters had solid development, outcome and relationships.. but all of it felt rather bland and dull. Basically the sense of jokes/gags and the drama there wasn't simply my cup of tea.

✦Enjoyment & Overall✦
No idea why I added it to plan to read or when, but it was there for some reason. Nevertheless it's essentially a gag romcom with lazy drama and rather loosely self-proclaimed gender bender story. But in the end it was simply a little cute vanilla love story, that was mostly just dull.