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恋する（おとめ）の作り方 8
もしこれからコスメの道に進むとしたら
夢の第一歩は、お前がいい。
スクールカースト上位の男子・御堂が
陰キャの幼馴染(♂)・日浦にメイクをしたら
とんでもない美少女が誕生してしまい…！？
文化祭に向かい、クラスが盛り上がっていく中で、
日浦はクラス対抗イベントの舞台「人魚姫」の主役に抜擢される。
迷う日浦に対し、御堂は自分がメイク係に立候補し、
ステージ上でも日浦にメイクをすることを約束する。
それはつまり、御堂がコスメの秘密をみんなに伝えるということで---?
夢の第一歩は、お前がいい。
スクールカースト上位の男子・御堂が
陰キャの幼馴染(♂)・日浦にメイクをしたら
とんでもない美少女が誕生してしまい…！？
文化祭に向かい、クラスが盛り上がっていく中で、
日浦はクラス対抗イベントの舞台「人魚姫」の主役に抜擢される。
迷う日浦に対し、御堂は自分がメイク係に立候補し、
ステージ上でも日浦にメイクをすることを約束する。
それはつまり、御堂がコスメの秘密をみんなに伝えるということで---?
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June 27, 2025
I'm seeing colors that I've never seen before / I'm in my feeling, feelin', feelings I should ignore (Wallflower – UMI).
Okay, so let me just get this out of the way right here and now, I do not like the title of this manga and never have. Sorry, not to be all "let the record show," but I think it's silly in a way that does a disservice to how lovely this story really is. Sure, you’d think I’d be over it by now considering we’re already on volume eight, but just know that I've never gotten over anything in my entire life. I mean, I’m still salty over them discontinuing Honey Bunches of Oats: Just Bunches. So instead, I'm all “Every little thing that you say or do, I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you” about it. Well, I've somewhat learned how to live with disappointment, because I can't lie that it still has some of the most beautiful art I've ever seen in a manga and is also well equipped with a beautiful story, so you can't go wrong there! Besides, the naming convention is probably more of a cultural difference than anything, as I’ve noticed a lot of manga have those overly long and convoluted dissertation titles, but my biggest issue here is that the use of the phrase “turned into a girl” here kind of trivializes the subject matter and projects a somewhat uncomfortable precedent. The thing is, I wouldn’t even be talking about any of this if the manga sucked, because then I'd just rate it and move on no sweat, but I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl (I’m cringing right now) doesn't suck, it's actually good! Really good, even. So now I have to sit here and... oh, I don’t know, justify the reasoning behind my opinion that this was one of the best manga I’ve read all year. Foiled again! The story here is that other than of his cute childhood friend, Hiura, nobody knows about popular Mido's secret obsession for make-up and cosmetics and the like. While on the flip-side, having always been in love with Mido, Hiura then decides to use this insider knowledge to his advantage and starts cross-dressing and allowing Mido to do his make-up in an attempt to become as cute as he can possibly be and catch Mido's eye in the process. You know, as one does! Now, I’m sure you can already tell, but there's a strong trans allegory going on here, which is great, but seeing as Hiura is never referred to as a girl (even in his head), I don’t think it was the author's intention to write a “cracking the egg” narrative, but because this manga isn’t exploitative or too leery with its gaze, I still think that it can be interpreted as positive representation regardless. For example, when Hiura starts cross-dressing at school, nobody gives him any grief about it and even encourages his new interests. I’ve had issues with this particular genre in the past because they often have uncomfortable undertones saying that dressing in “girl’s clothing” is only acceptable as long as they “pass,” and it's otherwise played as a joke if they don't. What I loved so much about this manga is that its definition of “cute” evolves based solely on how happy Hiura is with his own appearance, no matter what he’s presenting as at the moment. Besides, unintentionally or not, there's a lovely message here proudly telling the world that clothing has no gender and that people can wear whatever they want forever and ever. How nice!
Otherwise, I especially related to Hiura because I’m a bit of a wallflower myself, so the way there’s an entire through line focused on him breaking out of his shell and becoming his true self through the sheer force of will of making an effort to change was really inspiring to me. There’s this game called Palia I've been into recently and I love it because it’s a farming game (which is one of my three interest according to my bio up there), but there’s also a multiplayer element where there’s a bunch of other players that you can see walking around the fantasy town while you farm, mine, or catch fish. It’s pretty fun, but then there are also certain aspects that require help from other people and every now and then, folks will try to get me to help them cut down super trees or catch super fish or whatever, and because there’s certain Palia etiquette that I’m not privy to, I never know if I'm being rude when I’m like, “Uh, I don’t really want talk to anyone right now, sorry!” I just want to chill! I mean, even on Goodreads, I feel like an anti-social weirdo most of the time, and while I’m a good liker, commenting has always been a challenge. Or you know how there are so many different book groups? Yeah well, I never join them because if I did, then there’s a good chance that I’d just be in there going impassive mode like some kind of sphinx. I’d be on some Blair Witch Project type shit where I’d just stand in the corner all anti-social like. So yeah, I guess what I’m trying to say is that I frequently teared up at how every other character was so supportive of Hiura's journey, whether that be in his new fashion sense or his trying new things socially. I also related to him in the sense that I’ve never really been one to concern myself with a heightened idea of masculinity, and I’ve always been unmarred by the need to impress folks with any feats of manly strength. In fact, I used to love using my demure stature back in school to get people to carry heavy things or open lids for me because it’s like, hey, if you want to put up a front, then be my guest. Open that pickle jar, pickle boy! Otherwise, I hope that my gushing hasn't given anybody the idea that this is somehow the most transformative piece of work you'll ever read, because at the end of the day, it's first and foremost a cute romance manga. And yet in that regard, I truly believe that its narrative simplicity and proclivity towards being the sweetest pie actually did wonders in making this queer manga a bit more unique than a lot of the others that I have read over the years. The thing is, a lot of queer focused stories tend to dive head-first into the trauma pool, and in turn make it seem as if people can’t even conceive of a story about us that isn’t centered around our pain or how much everybody else hates us, so it’s really nothing short of a miracle that this manga is as heartwarming as it is. I'm just saying that there's room for both! You know how people often say “in a perfect world” and then trail off wistfully? Well not to get crazy, but reading this manga gave me an inside glimpse of said perfect world. As crystalized and true as can be.
Crystallizing truth, tryna find my way to you / Find my way to you, find my way to you /Ultraviolet rays, Seeing things are not the same / They're not the same, they're not the same.
Okay, so let me just get this out of the way right here and now, I do not like the title of this manga and never have. Sorry, not to be all "let the record show," but I think it's silly in a way that does a disservice to how lovely this story really is. Sure, you’d think I’d be over it by now considering we’re already on volume eight, but just know that I've never gotten over anything in my entire life. I mean, I’m still salty over them discontinuing Honey Bunches of Oats: Just Bunches. So instead, I'm all “Every little thing that you say or do, I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you” about it. Well, I've somewhat learned how to live with disappointment, because I can't lie that it still has some of the most beautiful art I've ever seen in a manga and is also well equipped with a beautiful story, so you can't go wrong there! Besides, the naming convention is probably more of a cultural difference than anything, as I’ve noticed a lot of manga have those overly long and convoluted dissertation titles, but my biggest issue here is that the use of the phrase “turned into a girl” here kind of trivializes the subject matter and projects a somewhat uncomfortable precedent. The thing is, I wouldn’t even be talking about any of this if the manga sucked, because then I'd just rate it and move on no sweat, but I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl (I’m cringing right now) doesn't suck, it's actually good! Really good, even. So now I have to sit here and... oh, I don’t know, justify the reasoning behind my opinion that this was one of the best manga I’ve read all year. Foiled again! The story here is that other than of his cute childhood friend, Hiura, nobody knows about popular Mido's secret obsession for make-up and cosmetics and the like. While on the flip-side, having always been in love with Mido, Hiura then decides to use this insider knowledge to his advantage and starts cross-dressing and allowing Mido to do his make-up in an attempt to become as cute as he can possibly be and catch Mido's eye in the process. You know, as one does! Now, I’m sure you can already tell, but there's a strong trans allegory going on here, which is great, but seeing as Hiura is never referred to as a girl (even in his head), I don’t think it was the author's intention to write a “cracking the egg” narrative, but because this manga isn’t exploitative or too leery with its gaze, I still think that it can be interpreted as positive representation regardless. For example, when Hiura starts cross-dressing at school, nobody gives him any grief about it and even encourages his new interests. I’ve had issues with this particular genre in the past because they often have uncomfortable undertones saying that dressing in “girl’s clothing” is only acceptable as long as they “pass,” and it's otherwise played as a joke if they don't. What I loved so much about this manga is that its definition of “cute” evolves based solely on how happy Hiura is with his own appearance, no matter what he’s presenting as at the moment. Besides, unintentionally or not, there's a lovely message here proudly telling the world that clothing has no gender and that people can wear whatever they want forever and ever. How nice!
Otherwise, I especially related to Hiura because I’m a bit of a wallflower myself, so the way there’s an entire through line focused on him breaking out of his shell and becoming his true self through the sheer force of will of making an effort to change was really inspiring to me. There’s this game called Palia I've been into recently and I love it because it’s a farming game (which is one of my three interest according to my bio up there), but there’s also a multiplayer element where there’s a bunch of other players that you can see walking around the fantasy town while you farm, mine, or catch fish. It’s pretty fun, but then there are also certain aspects that require help from other people and every now and then, folks will try to get me to help them cut down super trees or catch super fish or whatever, and because there’s certain Palia etiquette that I’m not privy to, I never know if I'm being rude when I’m like, “Uh, I don’t really want talk to anyone right now, sorry!” I just want to chill! I mean, even on Goodreads, I feel like an anti-social weirdo most of the time, and while I’m a good liker, commenting has always been a challenge. Or you know how there are so many different book groups? Yeah well, I never join them because if I did, then there’s a good chance that I’d just be in there going impassive mode like some kind of sphinx. I’d be on some Blair Witch Project type shit where I’d just stand in the corner all anti-social like. So yeah, I guess what I’m trying to say is that I frequently teared up at how every other character was so supportive of Hiura's journey, whether that be in his new fashion sense or his trying new things socially. I also related to him in the sense that I’ve never really been one to concern myself with a heightened idea of masculinity, and I’ve always been unmarred by the need to impress folks with any feats of manly strength. In fact, I used to love using my demure stature back in school to get people to carry heavy things or open lids for me because it’s like, hey, if you want to put up a front, then be my guest. Open that pickle jar, pickle boy! Otherwise, I hope that my gushing hasn't given anybody the idea that this is somehow the most transformative piece of work you'll ever read, because at the end of the day, it's first and foremost a cute romance manga. And yet in that regard, I truly believe that its narrative simplicity and proclivity towards being the sweetest pie actually did wonders in making this queer manga a bit more unique than a lot of the others that I have read over the years. The thing is, a lot of queer focused stories tend to dive head-first into the trauma pool, and in turn make it seem as if people can’t even conceive of a story about us that isn’t centered around our pain or how much everybody else hates us, so it’s really nothing short of a miracle that this manga is as heartwarming as it is. I'm just saying that there's room for both! You know how people often say “in a perfect world” and then trail off wistfully? Well not to get crazy, but reading this manga gave me an inside glimpse of said perfect world. As crystalized and true as can be.
Crystallizing truth, tryna find my way to you / Find my way to you, find my way to you /Ultraviolet rays, Seeing things are not the same / They're not the same, they're not the same.
March 9, 2025
The main character is too cute and I love the main cup on the side characters are really entertaining the air is really nice I really just need to see where the story goes from here
November 28, 2024
4 stars ‧₊˚☁️⋅♡𓂃ִֶָ࣪☾。
I’m patiently waiting for volume 9🥹
I’m patiently waiting for volume 9🥹
April 15, 2025
Cute as ever! I loved the scene of them helping out the film club and I neeeeeed them to be properly dating so we get to see more of that physical intimacy and them both being useless messes.
September 3, 2025
Rating: 3.5*
I like that Mido still sees Hiura's og self when he's thinking about how he likes him. It makes his feelings feel more authentic. I liked this volume a lot better. The characters felt stronger in personality and I love a school festival arc.
I like that Mido still sees Hiura's og self when he's thinking about how he likes him. It makes his feelings feel more authentic. I liked this volume a lot better. The characters felt stronger in personality and I love a school festival arc.
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