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“Heian-era siblings raised as opposite genders: strong girl as boy, weak boy as girl, based on Torikaebaya Monogatari.”
The Change!
ざ・ちぇんじ!
7.28
5,484 rank · 873 readers · 6 favorites
Shoujo
Crossdressing
Historical
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Heian-era siblings raised as opposite genders: strong girl as boy, weak boy as girl, based on Torikaebaya Monogatari.
From Wingtip Cafe: In Heian era, a noble chief councillor of states had 2 children who wished they were opposite gender. Lady Kira is strong, willful girl, while Lord Kira is weak, beautiful boy. Because of their characters, their father raised Lady kira as a boy and Lord Kira as a girl. The manga is based on a novel from late Heian era called “Torikaebaya Monogatari”.
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 6
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Jan 2010 → Oct 2011
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I'm very surprised no one has reviewed this manga yet. It was really a fascinating read. Although it starts out comically, with the siblings switching genders for relatively frivolous reasons, it...”
- 8 “This is a brilliant manga that I don't believe has gained the credit it deserves. As the summary states, it's mostly about the cross dressing of a boy and a girl, and the various misadventures that...”
- 6 “This manga is ok. It isn't that funny. The characters aren't that engaging. The art is fine. The story is logical, and hangs together, but nothing about it is particularly *exciting*. I was...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 13 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 44m approx
- Published Jan 1988 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6184 catalog