Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Hourou Musuko (2011)
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Hourou Musuko

Nitori was a shy and quiet boy. after transferring to a new school, he became friends with the tomboyish Takatsuki who sat next to him. but they were more than what they appeared to be. Nitori who appeared to be a sensitive boy, wanted to be a girl; where else Takatsuki who appeared to be a masculine girl, wanted to be a boy. Takatsuki soon knew about Nitori's desire and confessed that she wanted to be a boy as well. Nitori were also friends with Saori, a girl from his class. Saori liked Nitori especially after he told her about his secret desire. since then, she loved urging him to cross-dress. together with Takatsuki, Nitori started his journey in becoming the person they wanted to be.

it has been quite a while since i came across such art style for an anime. although at first glance, it appeared relaxing, the storyline was actually very grounded. the struggles of the 2 main characters, their internal conflicts as well as the desperation for acceptance. during the changing period of a child's life, Nitori found out that he was different from any average boys, he seek for support from less than a handful of people, including his own sister who found him disgusting whenever she caught him cross-dressing. with his pretty face, he even modeled for magazines in his girl form. the flow of the story was unique enough to capture my interest. despite the relaxing art style, the storyline made it felt realistic, especially when Nitori and Takatsuki was in fact, dealing with real problems that some youngsters were actually facing.

some background on the anime:
- episodes: 11
- director: Ei Aoki (英青木)
- released: 2011
- language: Japanese
- genre: Drama/Romance

Hourou Musuko
Hourou Musuko
Hourou Musuko
Hourou Musuko
Hourou Musuko

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