Boy Skirt

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Kinda sad that this is going to be my first review, but this is the first time an ending has pissed me off, so here we are.

If you've read something like Prunus Girl and want more of the same, don't read this steaming pile of garbage. It's basically the same premise except the author didn't have the spine to end the story on the note it had been building towards the entire time. Prunus Girl has had a steady trajectory the entire time and ended exactly like how it should have. Boy Skirt had the same before suddenly veering in the complete ... opposite direction right at the end.

It's a complete waste of time. If you want cute traps just read any other trap manga. There's a lot of them out there. If you want something with a similar, no, the exact same premise, read Prunus Girl. If you want a fulfilling romance wherein two people who spend basically all of their time together and clearly like each other don't get together in the end for seemingly no reason other than "because they're both guys and that would be gay," it would be an even bigger waste of time for you.

The only possible way I could recommend this is if you read until Chapter 12 and just pretend it ended there. Anything you imagine is a better ending than what the author had written. The art is sufficient, and the story up until then was fine and palatable.

A very good funny story about a guy and his trap friend, would really love to read more but it only has 13 chapters, short but still very enjoyable.

Not much to say since it's just a story about a guy, his trap friend (actually has a valid reason to cross dress) and their school days and friendship.

Only problem I have with it is the length, like I said 13 chapters isn't much and when I finished it was kinda hoping for more.

Maybe recommend Hinamatsuri if you like this, not sure why but I keep thinking about that when reading this

Definitely worth the read.

I'm really glad to see and read stories as this, but the more I read the story the more I feel indifferent about it.

I am enjoying the development of each characters, but the problem goes when the story per chapter ends. IT ALWAYS GIVES ME A CLIFFHANGER! And I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not because once you read the story you will happen to want something more about the characters, about the story! which is I think the author is preventing. The author does not want me to meet my expectations, or the way I want to see the story . ... But on the other side, the author, Tomohiro-sensei gave me another possibility on the outcome of the story which is more practical and close to reality and that's what I admired about her.

I really get sad about the ending, I mean two volumes is not enough to see the development of Izumi and the other characters! I WANT MORE! I think if this gives another two volumes, it will satisfy me. Maybe this is the reason why I feel indifferent. I think Tomohiro-sensei wants more too!

I liked the story, and the most precious thing I like about the story is that the school lets a guy to cross-dress inside the campus. And I wish all of the high schools are like that!

so, this is my first review. but i couldn't help but express my dissatisfaction with this manga

when i first started this the first comparison i made was to Prunus girl, and in a way it had a better chance as it doesn't fall into the slice of life drab like prunus girl does. it still has plenty of somewhat boring stuff going on but at least the shorter runtime severly limits the time it has to waste one inconsequential stuff

However, that same runtime shortage also cuts all the time of exposure every character has which leads to situations like "here is this character that you ... wont see for the rest of the manga" and that will be the entire chapter, i dont mind using other characters for the sake of developing other characters, but this Manga has the gall to pretend like they are going to be more important that they are
and now im left with characters that im interested in but i wont get to know anything about them other than, thats their name, and they are vaguely related to the """plot"""

but the worst offender by far is the end. which so, incredibly ungracefully and lacking any subtlety whatsoever, just says "screw your expectations" its like they setup to an end just to ignore all of the setup to have the manga end of the biggest lowkey note ive seen to date.

even ookami-san (the anime) left me more satisfied, because at least that one was stupid.
but this is.
this is just boring.

It is hard to write about why I dislike this manga without spoilering the ending too much.

Outside of the ending, it is mostly a normal crossdressing manga where the protagonist thinks the crossdresser is extremely cute but doesn't want to admit it. This is also true of manga where the crossdresser character is more accurately described as a trans woman but nobody in the manga seems to have ever heard of trans people. If Boy Skirt did not have the ending it did, it would be an OK if unoriginal guy falls for crossdresser manga.

Usually in this sort of manga, the protagonist realizes they ... romantically love the crossdresser regardless of gender or decide they are too sexually incompatible to be romantic partners. This manga takes a much worst third option that is much more frustrating than either of those two options despite being pretty similar to both them. The outcome does not feel like a natural development and goes against the developments in the rest of the story.

Before I start this review, I'm going to preface this with how I am the kind of person who appreciate and enjoy the journey more than the destination.

TL;DR manga is very funny but not too great in the plot department. Read if you love genderbender comedies and don't mind about unsatisfying ending.


I know comedy is subjective but if you love genderbender comedies such as Prunus Girl, Himegoto, stuff from the now defunct Waai! magazine, etc, then this is easily one of the funniest out there.
This manga was made before these genderbender stories went on some kind of "oh it's exploring deep issues and whatnot ... ala Hourou Musuko" revolution (circa 2016-now) so if you're looking for that then sorry, you won't find it here. You go into this if you just want to laugh and have a good time.

First and foremost this manga heavily leans toward comedy and it set up jokes or funny situations really well, but it suffers on the plot aspect (even if there seems to be hints at more story later on, it doesn't pay them off). There are some downtime to reflect on some genuinely wholesome moments, but they are usually just there to make you empathize with the characters or it's another setup for a punchline in the next chapter. The main characters, Ochi and Izumi, have a nice dynamic and as the main pillar of the whole manga they're doing a good job.

Now to address the elephant in the room, the ending is not great. It seems more like a sequel bait than an actual ending and pulled off the infamous "we've gone full circle and got back to where we start off" card from slice of life manga. I honestly think this manga would've benefitted from a longer serialization (or an actual sequel), if it was longer it could have easily pay off some plot details that are hinted at throughout the manga and could even be elevated to something great (like an 8 or 9 out of 10).

Of course, that didn't happened so if you don't mind about that aspect then feel free to pick up Boy Skirt for your dose of genuinely great genderbender comedy (I'm legit dying from laughter reading this if you're still not convinced).