This is probably the first time I wished for a manga to end ambiguously without tying up all the loose ends. I saw this ending from a mile away and knew it wouldn't be to my taste (I'll never understand yaoi/shounen-ai and avoid them like the plague), but the idle bantering was quite enjoyable and I wish it would've continued. It was a fun journey, but like most fun things, leaves an annoying aftertaste that makes you want more.

Just for the record, I'm all for LGBT relationships but I still cringe when I see two guys kissing.

I found the ending being rather satisfying and suitable for the series it was sweet just as the ride. Had they left it hanging in the air and not telling, do they end up together, is he a boy/girl, i would have felt a bit robbed.

I was expecting there to be a 'surprise, im really a girl' at the end.

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my only problem with it is that it was so abrupt- its like for the last 30 chapters it was nothing but silly random events and some slight character development- then out of nowhere the last 3 or 4 chapters really focus on the relationship.

personally i agree with Sakuya; I've read a lot of gender bender and shounen-ai but i was totally expecting some sort of 'surprise im actually a girl- i was testing to find somebody who would love me no matter what' kind of thing.

it was just so sudden. when i saw this post i was like- wait, what, its over? thats it? wtf?

hopefully the epilog will give a little more closure (doubt it though, they rarely do --_--)

Sort of disappointing and out of nowhere, like most endings anyways. Honestly, at how long they kept the charade I thought there was going to be a twist ending like Maki is a girl like the others have said. I'm guessing a lot of readers felt the same way, but if you look at all the side characters it's pretty apparent that the author was trying to convey LGBT relationships and their troubles.

Still now all I can imagine is that Maki has a monstrous dick once his clothes come off lol 😲

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I don't see how it could have ended in another way. The fact that the author had already included a lesbian couple in the story illustrated her feelings on homosexual relationships (feelings that I share).

I also briefly thought that it could end in a "This was only a test, in fact, I'm a girl!" way, but that would have been a cowardly move on the author's part, done only not to alienate people who would be offended by Aikawa's maleness. I would have been disappointed if it had ended that way.

To be clear, I've never read any shounen-ai/yaoi, or perhaps I did, if you consider this to be shounen-ai. I have read my fair share of shoujou-ai/yuri though. Also, I am male and I liked the manga. Though honestly, if Aikawa hadn't looked like a girl, I probably wouldn't have picked this up.

This is basically a story featuring a male homosexual couple that can be read by someone who does not enjoy or read shounen-ai/yaoi. It kind of promotes open-mindedness on the subject of homosexuality.

I also thought that the ending was quite abrupt, but I suppose that the author got a "finish this asap" message for one reason or another, forcing her to end it in a certain time frame.

Wait...

People actually read a manga involve romance between a Male and a crossdressing/transgendered person and get upset because it's not heterosexual?

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there's still an extra epilogue chapter?

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Guessing you haven't read this? It was left ambiguous until the very end (doesn't help that many mangaka throw the surprise! kind of ending). Even in the manga there were 3 factions within the school: Aikawa is a guy, Aikawa is a girl and Aikawa is fine either way. Although I knew how this would turn out with all the lesbian couples (the second one sealed the deal), there were people who still hoped that Aikawa was actually girl. The ending was pretty much more of a confirmation than anything since I had resigned myself to the fact that Aikawa is a guy and was seeing him as one already.

@MewMan I don't think epilogue is going to change Aikawa's gender unless the author is an absolute troll. It's probably going to be some more slice of life type situation without much bearing on the plot.

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Guessing you haven't read this? It was left ambiguous until the very end (doesn't help that many mangaka throw the surprise! kind of ending). Even in the manga there were 3 factions within the school: Aikawa is a guy, Aikawa is a girl and Aikawa is fine either way. Although I knew how this would tur ...

I have read it, and "ambiguous" is a very loose term. Even the 3 faction arc, the overall emphasis is that it's none of your damn business looking at Aikawa's private parts. And that the people harping on the issue are really creepy.

Fact is, Aikawa said he was a guy flatly to everyone except Maki. And with Maki, it was never "I could be a girl" but "Do you want me to be a girl?"

I enjoyed it, but pretty much this. It seems like the ending was something that was only really considered for the last few chapters. It's nicer when the entire story flows into the ending, not just the last chunk.

Kinda the nature of manga though, I'm pretty sure most series don't have an exact outline of where the story is going/how close to the end.

It felt pretty half-assed, to be honest. Didn't even feel rushed, just that the author was getting bored or something. The girls that got together had more work put into their arc.

I think most people picked this up thinking, "why did he cross dress to begin with? Is he actually a she? Or did something traumatic happen?" With LBGT being mixed in. Author did some character arcs to get us familiar with the cast, then just threw whatever random scenarios for a bit before calling it quits. Epilogue may offer some answers but pretty disappointed either way.

So should this now be tagged as shounen-ai? It's not a subplot anymore. I don't know about most people, but I only read it bc it wasn't tagged as such.

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It felt pretty half-assed, to be honest. Didn't even feel rushed, just that the author was getting bored or something. The girls that got together had more work put into their arc.

I think most people picked this up thinking, "why did he cross dress to begin with? Is he actually a she? Or did s ...

The first two questions were answered fairly explicitly...Aikawa cross-dresses because he wants to, and he's guy. Those have been repeated over and over and over again.

The third question is completely irrelevant to the story; trauma is not foreshadowed or hinted at, and being effeminate and wearing women's clothing does remotely imply that trauma is the base cause.

To say that "most people picked up on this" says a lot more about the people reading it than the manga.