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女装してめんどくさい事になってるネクラとヤンキーの両片想い [Josou Shite Mendoukusai Koto ni Natteru Nekura to Yankee no Ryou Kataomoi] #3
Crossplay Love: Otaku x Punk Vol. 3
The punk, Shuumei, and the otaku, Yuuma, fell for each other while crossdressed as cool beauty Mei and bubbly maid Hana, respectively. Things continue to spiral as Yuuma and his bestie Shimazaki try to help cure their normie friend Nakamura, who's afraid of girls... because they keep falling in love with him! Though the otaku aren't exactly sympathetic, Shimazaki offers to help him... by accidentally taking him to Roman, the cafe where Yuuma works as Hana! Will his bestie figure him out? What if Nakamura falls in love? Most importantly... where's Mei?!
154 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 10, 2019
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February 27, 2023
Boys and girls, what are you going to do? Especially when two girls are smitten and they’re both guys unbeknownst to one another. This time around, houses are haunted, everybody’s thinking the wrong thing (mostly), and 187cm cats are very hard to re-home.
This volume continues with the usual silliness and I have realized that strong face game goes a long way with me for my enjoyment of a manga like this. Phew, some of the expressions in this one are just a treat.
And, it’s really funny. The whole haunted house scenario is shockingly not part of a school festival and winds up putting our two leads in a couple chapters as their male selves again, except this time Hanae gets to show off his stronger side. Or his creepy side, it’s hard to say.
Even better is a later chapter between the two, as Hana and Mei, when they team up to fight off the affections of Kanoko, the punk who is very Shuumei-sexual. He gets the bulk of the physical humour this volume, some of which is funny (the cat thing made me laugh VERY hard), but he’s still the most problematic character.
Kanoko is just both flamboyantly gay (which is fine, and the explanation for his ongoing parade of crop tops is a good joke too) and also the typical predatory gay trope that should have been let to die back twenty years ago. He’s both annoying and done a disservice by the story, which is incredibly frustrating.
But if you’re here for the burgeoning relationship, dear lord is this cute. Whether they’re one gender or the other, or a mix, Shuumei and Hanae are just ridiculously fun playing off one another. And their ridiculous mooning when they’re apart just adds to it.
They move forward bit by bit, of course; Hana rescuing Shuumei from a pond and such brings about a plethora of silly stuff and good lord does Hana ever get pouty when she can’t see Mei.
There’s certainly a level of this that I really enjoy, even amidst some of the very wobbly bits. It’s a bit odd that this is incredibly progressive on one hand (minus the ludicrous conceit [and running joke] that Hana and Mei haven’t figured one another’s identities out yet but most everybody else has) and also mired in some tropes that the world could do without.
But, that’s the way things go sometimes. You have to figure out your tolerance for certain things and balance it versus the good parts. And the good parts this volume are incredibly strong. I do think the heart of this story is better than I’ve been giving it credit for and I’m very invested in seeing this all play out.
4 stars - adjust down based on how much of a collar tug you feel Kanoko warrants, which is really fair. You have to accept the premise as well, of course, but I definitely think it has a ton to merit it if you can manage to do so.
This volume continues with the usual silliness and I have realized that strong face game goes a long way with me for my enjoyment of a manga like this. Phew, some of the expressions in this one are just a treat.
And, it’s really funny. The whole haunted house scenario is shockingly not part of a school festival and winds up putting our two leads in a couple chapters as their male selves again, except this time Hanae gets to show off his stronger side. Or his creepy side, it’s hard to say.
Even better is a later chapter between the two, as Hana and Mei, when they team up to fight off the affections of Kanoko, the punk who is very Shuumei-sexual. He gets the bulk of the physical humour this volume, some of which is funny (the cat thing made me laugh VERY hard), but he’s still the most problematic character.
Kanoko is just both flamboyantly gay (which is fine, and the explanation for his ongoing parade of crop tops is a good joke too) and also the typical predatory gay trope that should have been let to die back twenty years ago. He’s both annoying and done a disservice by the story, which is incredibly frustrating.
But if you’re here for the burgeoning relationship, dear lord is this cute. Whether they’re one gender or the other, or a mix, Shuumei and Hanae are just ridiculously fun playing off one another. And their ridiculous mooning when they’re apart just adds to it.
They move forward bit by bit, of course; Hana rescuing Shuumei from a pond and such brings about a plethora of silly stuff and good lord does Hana ever get pouty when she can’t see Mei.
There’s certainly a level of this that I really enjoy, even amidst some of the very wobbly bits. It’s a bit odd that this is incredibly progressive on one hand (minus the ludicrous conceit [and running joke] that Hana and Mei haven’t figured one another’s identities out yet but most everybody else has) and also mired in some tropes that the world could do without.
But, that’s the way things go sometimes. You have to figure out your tolerance for certain things and balance it versus the good parts. And the good parts this volume are incredibly strong. I do think the heart of this story is better than I’ve been giving it credit for and I’m very invested in seeing this all play out.
4 stars - adjust down based on how much of a collar tug you feel Kanoko warrants, which is really fair. You have to accept the premise as well, of course, but I definitely think it has a ton to merit it if you can manage to do so.
March 13, 2023
The only problem with reading a manga series still coming out is I have to wait for the next one.
February 20, 2025
I somehow accidentally took a two year break from reading this series, while the preordered books continued to pile up in my home! I finally got volume 11 in the mail this week and decided to try to catch up, feeling a little worried that I've just been stacking up a series that I won't love as it goes on.
But this was so, so fun. I'm excited to keep going. I do still have some of the same questions from the first couple volumes, but in the intervening years I suppose I don't care as much whether this draws to a neatly romantic ending within any decent timeframe (although we'll see if that holds true as I power through the rest). It's just really fun to spend time with the characters and to see them all getting to know each other in different ways.
Hanae and Shimazaki (Udon) form an even closer friendship when Shimazaki takes their women-averse friend to Hanae's maid cafe and recognizes him there - from his facial structure and mannerisms, like knowing exactly how Shimazaki likes his drinks poured. They have a fun, supportive friendship, and it's nice to see Hanae able to talk more about why he crossdresses and why Hana has such a different personality from his - he really feels like a different person when he has the makeup and wig on, and adapts to match it.
What I did like, though, is that Hana acts a lot more like Hanae throughout this volume, which is a bit earlier on than I was frankly expecting. Hana runs into Shuumei several times in situations where there's less call to be all bubbly and blushy (like with Mei). The rock rescue was very similar to the haunted shed chapter - where Hanae was himself, with Shuumei dragging him along to help him in a search for his Mei hairpin because his other friends deserted him.
It was great to see Shuumei realizing that Hanae is pretty cool - brave and nice and not as utterly gloomy as he seems. Hanae, however, has zero interest in Shuumei as either himself or as Hana, which is what makes him more standoffish (but still helpful and kind) while helping Shuumei through a variety of situations.
So that's fun; I like Shuumei so much and I'd love to see him forming an actual friendship with Hanae. He has a really solid set of friends around him, including Yuzuru, who has an effortless way of seeing through people's makeup/etc to the person underneath. Love that he clocks Shimazaki in his Udon cosplay, doesn't judge him at all, and wants to form a friendship with him based on mutual interests. Love that he's kind of torn up with jealousy over Shuumei's interest in Hana but decides to fully support him if that's what makes him happy.
This is a warm, funny series and I look forward to (finally) seeing what comes next.
But this was so, so fun. I'm excited to keep going. I do still have some of the same questions from the first couple volumes, but in the intervening years I suppose I don't care as much whether this draws to a neatly romantic ending within any decent timeframe (although we'll see if that holds true as I power through the rest). It's just really fun to spend time with the characters and to see them all getting to know each other in different ways.
Hanae and Shimazaki (Udon) form an even closer friendship when Shimazaki takes their women-averse friend to Hanae's maid cafe and recognizes him there - from his facial structure and mannerisms, like knowing exactly how Shimazaki likes his drinks poured. They have a fun, supportive friendship, and it's nice to see Hanae able to talk more about why he crossdresses and why Hana has such a different personality from his - he really feels like a different person when he has the makeup and wig on, and adapts to match it.
What I did like, though, is that Hana acts a lot more like Hanae throughout this volume, which is a bit earlier on than I was frankly expecting. Hana runs into Shuumei several times in situations where there's less call to be all bubbly and blushy (like with Mei). The rock rescue was very similar to the haunted shed chapter - where Hanae was himself, with Shuumei dragging him along to help him in a search for his Mei hairpin because his other friends deserted him.
It was great to see Shuumei realizing that Hanae is pretty cool - brave and nice and not as utterly gloomy as he seems. Hanae, however, has zero interest in Shuumei as either himself or as Hana, which is what makes him more standoffish (but still helpful and kind) while helping Shuumei through a variety of situations.
So that's fun; I like Shuumei so much and I'd love to see him forming an actual friendship with Hanae. He has a really solid set of friends around him, including Yuzuru, who has an effortless way of seeing through people's makeup/etc to the person underneath. Love that he clocks Shimazaki in his Udon cosplay, doesn't judge him at all, and wants to form a friendship with him based on mutual interests. Love that he's kind of torn up with jealousy over Shuumei's interest in Hana but decides to fully support him if that's what makes him happy.
This is a warm, funny series and I look forward to (finally) seeing what comes next.
February 11, 2025
Silly, stupid but fucking amazing plot and comedic timing. I wanna kiss half the characters
April 12, 2023
Closer to 3.5 stars. This volume features a character who stalks one of the main characters. It's made to look like relatively normal behavior for him to follow around and bother this character. While this is a fun series, this aspect really bothers me.
July 28, 2023
So the plot becomes more tangled all from the purest of intentions. The characters are finding that the world is a small place and I still desperately want yuuma and shuumei to get together (I don't think i'll ever give up on that idea no matter what happens by the end of the series)
March 31, 2023
This series is so cute and fun!! I loved this one because the boys started seeing each other outside of crossplay more !!
April 20, 2023
Fun as always! I love this series so much😍 I read the volumes I get so quickly! Can't wait for volume 4!
April 30, 2023
4.5/5 - I ship this so hard, I can't stop smiling
May 1, 2023
I seriously laugh turning every page. HOWWWWW COULD THEY ALL NOT KNOW!? I LOVE IT!
May 15, 2023
Didn't like this volume as much, we'll see what happens with the next one.
June 24, 2023
Nota de mí para mí: nos hemos quedado en el capítulo 29.
March 15, 2024
This series is always so entertaining! Even if by this point I’m desperately wishing for a cast list.
May 5, 2024
Nervt mich, dass ich den 4. Band nicht schon zu Hause hab... Da muss ich wohl mal wieder Geld ausgeben gehen :(
August 27, 2024
this volume made me laugh sm
May 4, 2025
I love Yuzuru
August 30, 2025
3.75
what the fuck is going on, why are they so cute????
what the fuck is going on, why are they so cute????
August 11, 2024
I'm getting more and more into this as I read on. It's getting so messy and convoluted as all the different characters meet and make connections and find out about each other and their different sides. I love it.
July 26, 2024
Changed rating from 3 to 4 stars.
November 4, 2023
Line漫画で続きが公開されてるので読み直してるが、回を追うごとにカオスが凄くて楽しい…顔芸の凄さよ。
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