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On the surface Boku Girl seems like your ordinary, generic, everyday genderbender manga and, well... That's kind of what it is. However, this is an extremely well written, fun to read and entertaining one at that. Apparently this is Sugito Akira's first manga, in which case I have to congratulate him on making something so fun on his first effort. Remember that word, "Fun", because that's what Boku Girl is about. It's not about a deep, intigruing story. It's not about heart-wrenching drama. It's not about shakespearean dialogue. It's about fun. In all it's simplicity, the manga delivers that fun incredibly well.

Story - 6
As I ... mentioned earlier, the story isn't anything out of the ordinary. Guy turns into girl and hijinx ensue. The story is very obviously not the focus and thus is incredibly simple, but it carries the manga fairly decently and gives way to what really matters -- the characters and the comedy.

Art - 9
The art in Boku Girl is consistent, detailed and well drawn. Just go to any thread on your local anime forum about Boku Girl (if there are any) and look around. You'll most likely find a few people talking about how cute and beautiful our protagonist, Mizuki, is. In almost every panel he is drawn in, he is drawn incredibly well and beautifully with juicy lips and a warm blush.

Character - 10
This is where Boku Girl truly shines -- the characters. Although all characters fall into some sort of manga archetype, be it friendly, innocent protagonist, reliable childhood friend or ditzy, cute airhead, all of the characters are written with care and it really shows. All characters are very likable and their interactions with eachother are an absolute blast, especially Takeru and Mizuki's and their relationship as best friends that has become awkward and unpredictable with Mizuki's transformation. There is not a single bad character in this manga or one that i dislike or hate, whereas there's always at least one character i dislike in most mangas.

Enjoyment - 10
If this scale could go any higher, I would without a doubt give enjoyment an 11. The comedy is wonderful, the characters lovable and the romance captivatingly interesting. It's an absolute blast to read and I can, without a shred of doubt, say that this is the most fun I've had reading a manga. Everything is just so fun.

Overall, I'm giving this manga a 10. It's far from perfect and mostly people would disagree with me on this rating, but it's just too damn entertaining that I can't give it anything less than a full 10. The story is generic, but it was never the focus in the first place, so it doesn't change the overall rating at all for me.

This manga is definitely worth a look at for everyone even slightly interested.