The pinnacle of manga. The things this manga does is second to none. Honestly, all other mangaka's should just give up, as they're never going to ever come close to Onimai.
The pinnacle of manga. The things this manga does is second to none. Honestly, all other mangaka's should just give up, as they're never going to ever come close to Onimai.
Okay, enough with the jokes, I think this manga is actually pretty good. I do think there is quite a bit of, y'know, weird stuff in it where I don't think I could recommend it to most people in good faith. HOWEVER, if you're fine with the weird stuff in things like Monogatari and Mushoku Tensei, then you'll probably be fine. It's a very cute series aside from it's flaws, and I definitely love almost all of its characters. I'm almost certain that once this series gets animated, it's going to be very controversial though, and there will be a LOT of discussion about Mahiro and what their gender is/what they identify as, and I'm sure that will be interesting to watch go down, but until then let's just try to enjoy the peace while it lasts.
This series is just so comfortable though, I absolutely love how down to earth it feels, and despite it's kind of weird and crazy setup that could certainly lead Mahiro into just being a creep and it feeling just super weird, I never really felt that way once and just had a good time all the way through. The relationship between Mahiro and Mihari is also great, and they really do feel like close siblings in a way that I don't see in a lot of other animanga. Did I talk about how much I like Mahiro yet? I really like Mahiro.
I guess in terms of "plot", there isn't very much to talk about. Mahiro wakes up one day, only to find out that they we're transformed for a teenage boy, to a middle school year old girl through a drug slipped into Mahiro's food by their sister, Mihari. Mahiro does have the option to transform back at any point by refusing to take the drug, as it only works when taken consistently, but they choose not too for one reason or another. Mihari's reason for turning her older brother into her younger sister? To try to get her brother to be less of a loser and go outside and touch some grass for once! Now that does seem like there's correlation between the 2, but it does end up working so who am I to say? Either way, you get to watch Mahiro evolve from a loser who never goes outside, to a functioning member of society, while also learning about some of the daily struggles that girls have to go through compared to guys.
I know this review isn't really structured and is just kind of amateurish (Not just kind of, it's VERY amateurish) but thank you for reading anyway. I've never made a review ever before, but something about this series just made me want to. 10/10 Mahiro is so cool and relatable.
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