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Kashimashi omnibus #1
Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, Omnibus Collection 1
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Seven Seas is pleased to present this Kashimashi omnibus edition which contains the first half of the popular series at one great price!
Being a girl is harder than it looks.... For Hazumu, this couldn’t be truer, because just the other day, she...was a he.
Shunned by the girl of his dreams, Hazumu loses himself in the mountains and is promptly squashed by an oncoming space ship. The alien inside, feeling guilty, rebuilds Hazumu’s body...but as the wrong gender!
Now Hazumu must learn how to be the girl his parents always wanted while dealing with the trials and tribulations of being caught in a love triangle between two girls—his childhood friend, Tomari, and Yasuna, the girl who rejected him but is now strangely attracted to him/her!
Seven Seas is pleased to present this Kashimashi omnibus edition which contains the first half of the popular series at one great price!
Being a girl is harder than it looks.... For Hazumu, this couldn’t be truer, because just the other day, she...was a he.
Shunned by the girl of his dreams, Hazumu loses himself in the mountains and is promptly squashed by an oncoming space ship. The alien inside, feeling guilty, rebuilds Hazumu’s body...but as the wrong gender!
Now Hazumu must learn how to be the girl his parents always wanted while dealing with the trials and tribulations of being caught in a love triangle between two girls—his childhood friend, Tomari, and Yasuna, the girl who rejected him but is now strangely attracted to him/her!
496 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Satoru Akahori
180 books21 followersSatoru Akahori (あかほり さとる Akahori Satoru, Born 赤堀 悟, March 8, 1965 in Handa, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author. He is best known for the Saber Marionette, Sakura Wars and Sorcerer Hunters series, which comes in anime, novel and manga forms.
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October 12, 2011
Hazumu is just an Ordinary School Boy with a crush on the beautiful but aloof Yasuna. What he doesn't realize is that Yasuna is a lesbian, and though he's rather femme and Yasuna would totally go out with him if he were a girl, the externiality of his genitalia has doomed him from the get-go. Which makes his friend Tomari happy, since she has a crush on him and she sees his rejection as a a chance to comfort him.
But things don't quite work out that way. After Yasuna turns Hazuma down, he goes to sulk in the woods, where he's promptly killed by a crashing alien spaceship.
Man, don't you hate it when that happens?
Fortunately for Hazuma, the aliens turn out to be the good sort, and they rebuild his body. Unfortunately for Hazuma, the aliens aren't also the competent sort, and while his resurrected body is as good as new, it's as good as a new girl.
So now Hazuma faces life as a heterosexual male trapped in the body of a 16 year old girl. It doesn't help that he's the only teenage boy on the planet who's never heard of lesbians, so he believes that if he has the body of a girl he better get used to liking men. Which is frustrating for Yasuna, who sees the situation as a dream come true -- after all, the only reason she rejected Hazuma was that pesky penis thing. Tomari, on the other hand, faces a very different conundrum -- she still loves Hazuma, but she's not a lesbian.
So, you know, just a standard love-triangle.
The story is a bit slow going, largely because our supposed protagonist has no goal once he gets transformed. He takes the whole gender-flip in stride and doesn't exhibit any interest in reversing the process. Because of his ignorance of lesbians, he stops his romantic pursuits for most of the book, forcing Yasuna and Tomari to chase him -- except it's not much of a chase when the prey just sits there bemused by the situation. He's not so much a protagonist as a plain tagonist, and its up to the people around him to drive the plot, which ends up being fitful and episodic as a result.
The story is also burdened with some forced humor in the form of the aliens, who stick around to observe Hazuma, and Hazuma's dad, who is way too delighted at having a nubile teenage daughter. I know the Japanese view incest as more comedic than tragic, but there's something damn ookie about a grown man who's first reaction to finding out his son has been transformed into a girl is to ask her to take a bath with him. The aliens however are just plain silly. Jan-puu, the spaceship who transforms herself into a girl whose primary mode of speech is the word, "puuu!" is overly cute but not so bad as her pilot, Hitoshi Sora, who is a Cloudcuckoolander whose presence defuses any dramatic tension the plot builds up.
But despite those cavils, the story is entertaining and Katsura's art is well done -- she's not Keiko Takemiya or CLAMP by any stretch, but her characters are distinctive and the action always clear. The book is worth picking up if you enjoy genderbending stories and lesbian schoolgirl romances.
November 16, 2012
Well... that was interesting.
This story get's a 2.5 overall, I rounded down because I probably won't continue to vol. 2.
The summary for this series sounded hilarious; that's why I wanted to read it in the first place. Gender swaps and the like aren't necessarily new to shojo manga, but the nuances sure like to change. The whole "alien" part in this story didn't really help, and their whole role in the plot (besides switching Hazumu's gender "on accident"), is never explained well. Hazumu himself/herself bothered me in the sense that he/she honestly did not care about anything. He just rolled with it, thinking "Oh well, I guess I'm a girl now." Sure, it's great to be positive during a life crisis, but he was too mellow to be realistic. He was a feminine boy to begin with, so the transition mentally may not have been a big issue, but there still should have been some kind of freak-out aspect. ESPECIALLY once the girl you had a crush on--who rejected you, by the way--only gets interested in you after the sex change. Yasuna's (said crush) character does get a backstory, and an intriguing one at that, considering she has some type of Face Blindness. She was the most developed character in the whole story.
This story wasn't horrible, and some parts were indeed original, but having little to no feeling for these characters kind of puts another nail in the coffin.
This story get's a 2.5 overall, I rounded down because I probably won't continue to vol. 2.
The summary for this series sounded hilarious; that's why I wanted to read it in the first place. Gender swaps and the like aren't necessarily new to shojo manga, but the nuances sure like to change. The whole "alien" part in this story didn't really help, and their whole role in the plot (besides switching Hazumu's gender "on accident"), is never explained well. Hazumu himself/herself bothered me in the sense that he/she honestly did not care about anything. He just rolled with it, thinking "Oh well, I guess I'm a girl now." Sure, it's great to be positive during a life crisis, but he was too mellow to be realistic. He was a feminine boy to begin with, so the transition mentally may not have been a big issue, but there still should have been some kind of freak-out aspect. ESPECIALLY once the girl you had a crush on--who rejected you, by the way--only gets interested in you after the sex change. Yasuna's (said crush) character does get a backstory, and an intriguing one at that, considering she has some type of Face Blindness. She was the most developed character in the whole story.
This story wasn't horrible, and some parts were indeed original, but having little to no feeling for these characters kind of puts another nail in the coffin.
December 28, 2018
Horrible. If there is someone asking me how to describe the word horrible, awful, terrible or something like that, I would probably say "oh, it is easy. Just read this book and the feeling you get after reading this book is the meaning of those words above". I happened to fall asleep for a while after reading this book and I woke up early thanks to this book. Because it appeared in my dream and I thought "wow this must be dream!" And I woke up. Horrible! How does someone come up an idea of story which has a boy who was changed into a girl and the next day, decided to like boys!
March 19, 2020
(3.5/5)
November 17, 2011
Hazumu is a wallflower of a guy who likes gardening, and was recently rejected by the elegant Yazuna. Crushed, he hikes up his favorite mountain to meet an even worse fate-a falling spaceship lands on him and kills him. All is not lost though, the aliens can regenerate him, except now he is a girl. They broadcast this to everyone, as killing a planetary inhabitant is a breach of interstellar law.
Now, he has to deal with being a girl, finding out the girl who dumped him is now crazy for him, and other things. Some of his friends have to as well, Asuta his best male friend must deal with his former best bud becoming a very cute girl, and Tomari, the tomboy who alternately bullies and protects him, doesn't know what to do. Oh, and the aliens have moved in, too.
It's not bad at all. The art style is very good, as teenage girls actually look like teenagers, and she is good at using facial expressions to show emotional states. The main story is less about gender swapping hijinks and more about a love triangle between Hazumu, Yasuna, and Tomari. Each are fairly well characterized, although Yasuna has sort of an out there reason for why she acts the way she does. It's a step above the usual Yuri (girl's love) tropes, and very readable.
The only downside is the secondary cast gets annoying. Jan-puu is just there to fill the need for a mascot character and is a waste of panels, both the alien and the glasses girl are stoic to a fault, and both Hazumu's parents and his teacher take up too much space for the little they impact the book. There's a second, but minor downside, as they like to abuse Asuta for laughs, but he is redeemed later on, and for a butt monkey has some surprising depths to him.
The omnibus is a good value, with a lot of pages. Well worht the purchase.
Now, he has to deal with being a girl, finding out the girl who dumped him is now crazy for him, and other things. Some of his friends have to as well, Asuta his best male friend must deal with his former best bud becoming a very cute girl, and Tomari, the tomboy who alternately bullies and protects him, doesn't know what to do. Oh, and the aliens have moved in, too.
It's not bad at all. The art style is very good, as teenage girls actually look like teenagers, and she is good at using facial expressions to show emotional states. The main story is less about gender swapping hijinks and more about a love triangle between Hazumu, Yasuna, and Tomari. Each are fairly well characterized, although Yasuna has sort of an out there reason for why she acts the way she does. It's a step above the usual Yuri (girl's love) tropes, and very readable.
The only downside is the secondary cast gets annoying. Jan-puu is just there to fill the need for a mascot character and is a waste of panels, both the alien and the glasses girl are stoic to a fault, and both Hazumu's parents and his teacher take up too much space for the little they impact the book. There's a second, but minor downside, as they like to abuse Asuta for laughs, but he is redeemed later on, and for a butt monkey has some surprising depths to him.
The omnibus is a good value, with a lot of pages. Well worht the purchase.
November 16, 2012
It was odd. A boy who's kind of girly (in that he talks to plants?) is hit by a flying saucer. But the aliens manage to keep him alive, by turning him irrevocably into a girl. Then the alien and his spaceship-turned-girl start living with the guy-now-girl, whose parents are totally cool with it.
Then there's also two girls who are interested in him, especially since he's now a girl, and he can't make up his mind. And weirdly one of those girls can't see guys. Like literally cannot see their faces or anything.
IMO, he accepts the switch to girl too readily. Why can't the aliens turn him back into a boy? Why can't, y'know, human doctors turn him back into a boy? Why can't he live as a boy with a girl-sexed body if he wanted to? Though it doesn't seem he particularly wants to.
So I'm not sad I read it; it was interesting enough. But I'm not inclined to seek out more of it, as I'm only marginally interested in which girl (s)he chooses, or if (s)he goes back to being a boy, or if the alien figures out how to have sex. (Because apparently that's why he came to Earth in the first place...)
Then there's also two girls who are interested in him, especially since he's now a girl, and he can't make up his mind. And weirdly one of those girls can't see guys. Like literally cannot see their faces or anything.
IMO, he accepts the switch to girl too readily. Why can't the aliens turn him back into a boy? Why can't, y'know, human doctors turn him back into a boy? Why can't he live as a boy with a girl-sexed body if he wanted to? Though it doesn't seem he particularly wants to.
So I'm not sad I read it; it was interesting enough. But I'm not inclined to seek out more of it, as I'm only marginally interested in which girl (s)he chooses, or if (s)he goes back to being a boy, or if the alien figures out how to have sex. (Because apparently that's why he came to Earth in the first place...)
October 25, 2011
It's fun. It's echhi. It's got great art and pretty girls, but never stoops so low as to pander to the panty-shot crowd. The characters are sweet, almost too sweet, but I felt for them anyway. So, on one level, this book is girl's love (flirtatiously, innocently lesbian) with a twist - the main girl in the story was, in fact, a very girly boy - until he was hit accidentally by a UFO. The benevolent aliens reconstructed his body, with one small difference - he is now a she, and a rather lovely she as well. Suddenly, the girl who turned him down as a boy likes him, his female best friend doesn't know how to deal with her crush changing sexes, and his male best friend isn't sure how to stop staring at his former best buddy's ample bust.
And, on a serious note, this book asks charming questions about love and gender, and answers them with startling compassion and gentleness. Definitely a 'love conquers all' sort of book. Plus, it is willing to ask the hard questions - such as, can a girl who used to be a boy fall in love with a girl who used to be a spaceship?
And, on a serious note, this book asks charming questions about love and gender, and answers them with startling compassion and gentleness. Definitely a 'love conquers all' sort of book. Plus, it is willing to ask the hard questions - such as, can a girl who used to be a boy fall in love with a girl who used to be a spaceship?
September 24, 2011
I'm ashamed that I even read this book.
I'm not the type of person who reads manga. I have always prided myself on reading "graphic novels" but never manga thinking it was worthless and overpriced.
I wouldn't have bought this book myself. The boyfriend bought it randomly (along with probably a hundred other books) at the final day of our local boarders when all books were 4 for $1. I read it, needing something pointless to read while at the gym.
The story is strange, but humorous and enjoyable. It's a feminine boy who is turned into a girl by aliens. There's nothing sexual about it though there is more than enough opportunity for lesbian scenes with adorable anime girls. If those scenes had actually taken place, I don't think I would have liked the story as much.
I am ashamed to say that I would actually read the second book if I found it, but I don't think I would make an effort to seek it out.
I'm not the type of person who reads manga. I have always prided myself on reading "graphic novels" but never manga thinking it was worthless and overpriced.
I wouldn't have bought this book myself. The boyfriend bought it randomly (along with probably a hundred other books) at the final day of our local boarders when all books were 4 for $1. I read it, needing something pointless to read while at the gym.
The story is strange, but humorous and enjoyable. It's a feminine boy who is turned into a girl by aliens. There's nothing sexual about it though there is more than enough opportunity for lesbian scenes with adorable anime girls. If those scenes had actually taken place, I don't think I would have liked the story as much.
I am ashamed to say that I would actually read the second book if I found it, but I don't think I would make an effort to seek it out.
August 3, 2010
More than just another romantic-comedy manga set in a high school. The characters are all distinctive and likeable, though most of them have some stereotypical elements such as tomboyish blond friend of the main character.
Ah, the main character...starts off as a "girly" boy who loves flowers...but then is injured by an alien spaceship and turned into a girl. But that isn't turned into comedic effect; rather, the story is a gentle (though still often humorous) and thoughtful shojo ai (a story of romance between girls). I've also read the second omnibus edition (each one is about three times the size of a typical manga volume) and enjoyed the entire story.
Great for teens and adults who like romantic comedy, whether they're outright shojo ai fans or simply aren't put off by the idea (no makeout scenes, let alone harder elements.)
Ah, the main character...starts off as a "girly" boy who loves flowers...but then is injured by an alien spaceship and turned into a girl. But that isn't turned into comedic effect; rather, the story is a gentle (though still often humorous) and thoughtful shojo ai (a story of romance between girls). I've also read the second omnibus edition (each one is about three times the size of a typical manga volume) and enjoyed the entire story.
Great for teens and adults who like romantic comedy, whether they're outright shojo ai fans or simply aren't put off by the idea (no makeout scenes, let alone harder elements.)
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July 2, 2015
I did rather enjoy this. The art style is so cute! It goes well with the story, and unlike many mangas there are very few filler episodes. I have read alot of reviews saying Hazumu accepted the change too easily, but there are reasons for that. His parents always wanted a girl, and his body, down to the DNA is female now. I would think that he feels like he could not get a doctor to change him back because his parents would be disapointed since they wanted a girl in the first place. He does start to act very feminine very quicly, but again if he's a girl acting like a boy, parents could be dispointed. It may seam like a kinda superficial series at first, but seeing how Asuta deals with his best friend being turned into a girl, as well as how accepting the two girls, Yasuna and Tomari, are shows alot of compassion and understanding.
July 17, 2012
This was one of my first 'yuri' manga's and it is really cute. the transition of Hazumu turning into a girl is pretty rapid so you get into the love triangle easily between Hazumu, Tomari and Yasuna. It is nice how you see the development of Hazumu in love, first she thinks; i'm a girl now, so i'm gonna have to fall in love with boys. but when Yasuna kisses her and notices that Tomari cares about her she gives up and tries to find out who she really wants to be with. If your looking for a hard-core yuri you should look further but if you look for a sweet yuri with holding hands and short romanticized kisses, this is your yuri. It is also a comedy and the drawing is really cool.
July 23, 2009
This book was strange. It would fall in to shojo Ai i guess. A girlie boy, confesses his love, gets rejected, hit by aliens who turn him into a girl. Everyone deals with this, and falls for 'her'... and the father is a perv.
February 4, 2013
Guy turns into girl. ISNT THAT WACKY?
Has to adjust to life as a female where the girl he liked as a guy, now likes him because lesbians and the girl who used to like him as a guy is now conflicted about it because lesbians.
Has to adjust to life as a female where the girl he liked as a guy, now likes him because lesbians and the girl who used to like him as a guy is now conflicted about it because lesbians.
May 8, 2010
I really liked this manga. It was funny. It made me want to read other manga. I'm looking forward to reading the next book.
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