Otomegokoro
Nene Kashiwagi enters high school determined to leave behind her sporty middle-school image and finally experience the kind of romance she has always imagined. With new clothes, makeup and a more feminine look, she tries to reinvent herself, but her old friend Jun Endou keeps teasing her whenever her efforts go wrong. After Nene's first a
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Nene Kashiwagi enters high school determined to leave behind her sporty middle-school image and finally experience the kind of romance she has always imagined. With new clothes, makeup and a more feminine look, she tries to reinvent herself, but her old friend Jun Endou keeps teasing her whenever her efforts go wrong. After Nene's first attempt at love ends painfully, Jun is unexpectedly the one who stays beside her. The problem is that Jun still has feelings for his first love, Izumi. As Nene realizes that her own feelings for Jun have changed, she is forced to decide whether to hide them and support him or risk their friendship by being honest.
Otomegokoro is a compact school romance about the awkward gap between wanting to become 'the kind of girl who can fall in love' and actually understanding what love feels like. Nene's makeover gives the series its initial comedy, but the stronger material comes from her changing relationship with Jun. Their history makes every romantic step more complicated, especially once Izumi re-enters the picture. The two-volume length keeps the story direct, with jealousy, first love and emotional hesitation doing most of the work.
8 Chapters
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A short, character-driven shoujo romance. The strongest signals are first love, childhood-friend tension, jealousy and Nene's attempt to reinvent herself in high school.
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