Otomen

オトメン（乙男）
Glass no Otomen: Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Otomen
Love-Tic

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Synopsis

Asuka Masamune is a boy who loves all things cute, fluffy, sparkling, and sweet, much to his mother's dismay and horror. Due to an incident surrounding his father leaving the family, Asuka was pressured into abandoning his hobbies in favor of kendo, judo, and karate. Resigning himself into living his life as someone who exudes manliness, he becomes the nationally ranked captain of his school's kendo team. Unfortunately, Asuka finds himself falling back on his old interests after crossing paths and falling in love with transfer student Ryo Miyakozuka. Ryo is the exact opposite of Asuka. She has no interest in cooking, sewing, nor anything else that is "girly" in nature; however, she has a fierce kick and an equally tough attitude to match. Seeing this as the perfect opportunity to collect material for a shoujo manga he is secretly publishing, Asuka's friend, Juta Tachibana, convinces Asuka to befriend the girl. As the relationship between the two begins to blossom, so does Asuka's true nature as an "otomen." [Written by MAL Rewrite] Included one-shots: Volume 10: Glass no Otomen: Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Otomen Volume 11: Love-Tic

Publication notes

Otomen was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from February 3, 2009 to May 6, 2014. The series has also been published in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing Co. Ltd.; in French by Delcourt; in German by Carlsen Verlag; in Italian by Goen and Planeta DeAgostini Comics; and in Portuguese by Planet Manga. The manga was adapted into a Japanese television drama that spanned 12 episodes and aired on Fuji TV between August 1 and October 27 in 2009.

Published

Mar 25, 2006 to Nov 26, 2012

Authors

Kanno, Aya

External links

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Main characters

Asuka Masamune84 fan favorites
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The main character of the story. He's very masculine and cool but secretly he loves girls' things. This, however, does not stop him from being necessarily tough on occasion- he can defend himself and his friends. When Asuka was young his father left his family because he wanted to become a woman. This affected Asuka's mother severely and when she saw that her son was starting to like girls' things she forced him to be masculine. Asuka also clearly states that while he likes girly things, he does not want to become a woman. When a new girl in school, Ryou Miyakozuka, is being bullied he defends her and afterwards falls in love with her. Among his talents, besides sports, includes cooking and sewing. He also enjoys reading the fictional manga "Love chick" which runs in "Hana to Mame"- a play of words on the actual manga magazine Hana to Yume- the sister magazine in which Otomen runs. - Wikipedia No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Juta Tachibana19 fan favorites
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A playboy who befriends Asuka and Ryo, and helps Asuka with his relationship with Ryo. Under the penname Jewel Sachihana, Tachibana is actually the author of Asuka's favorite manga, Love Chick, which he bases on Asuka and Ryo's relationship. Because of this, he tries to further their relationship when his story bogs down. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Ryou Miyakozuka4 fan favorites
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Ryou is a new transfer student at Asuka's school. She lives with her father who is a very tough police officer. Even though she is a girl, she cannot sew, cook, bake, make bento or do any other "girly" things with which Asuka helps her. She also likes fighting movies. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .