“Two classmates permanently swap bodies as children and must live each other's lives forever.”
Shishunki Bitter Change
思春期ビターチェンジ
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Synopsis
Two classmates permanently swap bodies as children and must live each other's lives forever.
In stories of people who swap bodies, they always return to their rightful places. But what if that never happens? Unfortunately, this is the exact predicament Yui Ootsuka and Yuuta Kimura find themselves in. One day, after Yuuta comes crashing down on Yui from the treetops, both children find themselves in an unfamiliar body. But no matter how desperately they try, they are unable to revert things to how they originally were. In the end, they settle with going about each other's lives as if nothing had happened, determined to keep the incident a secret. Though merely classmates in the past, this inexplicable accident binds their fates tightly together. For years, Yui and Yuuta struggle through a life that is not their own. In this wearisome situation, the two of them discover what it truly means to walk in someone else's shoes.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 19 sampled reviews
What 19 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.90 · split reception
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.7
↓ 1.63
Running avg · Nov 2015 → Nov 2025
- 8 “Could have been a 10/10 if wasn't rushed... The whole thing about looking at the developmental stages of the kids after they swaped bodies is amazing, love all of it, the scenes were constructed...”
- 8 “Body Swaping? Unknown gender problems? Family? Friend's? What happens to you when suddenly in elementary school you swap bodies with someone of the opposite gender. This story covers that very...”
- 8 “A body swap story that takes things a bit more seriously than usual. The characters swap when they're very young, and can't figure out how to switch back, leading them to go through puberty in each...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 67 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 56m approx
- Published Oct 2012 – Jan 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M26049 catalog