“Shy girl dances as crossdressing "Ai," joins male duo Buddyz with Hayate, hiding her gender while he loves her female self.”
Buddy Go!
バディゴ!
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Synopsis
Shy girl dances as crossdressing "Ai," joins male duo Buddyz with Hayate, hiding her gender while he loves her female self.
The only way Ai Shizukuishi can express herself is through dance. At school, she is shy and reserved; but online, she crossdresses as a popular dancer known as "Ai." She aspires to one day be better than Hayate, a free-spirited dancing sensation. With the rise of her videos' popularity, Ai catches the attention of Hayate, and she is recruited by a professional entertainment agency to form an idol unit called "Buddyz"—with Hayate himself! However, this is specifically a male duo and he is unaware of her true gender. If he were to find out the truth, their group would be forced to disband. To further complicate matters, Hayate has a crush on Ai's female self! As she struggles to keep her gender a secret, Ai strives to break out of her shell through dance and match up to Hayate. All the while, Buddyz fights against fierce competition to be the best idol unit.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.48 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Oct 2016 → Dec 2022
- 9 “This is my first time writing a review so I hope you can forgive any mistakes I´ll make. This manga was the first one that I have ever read. I finished it recently and I must say that it is one of...”
- 8 “-no spoilers review- Gender bender is a personal favourite of mine so I always look all around the net for GB mangas to read. This one is a very enjoyable manga. I actually like the female lead....”
- 7 “Well, it's a shoujo manga, so you've got a cute girl who meets a pretty boy and there is a romance blooming between them. That's the basic story. Okay, let's dive a bit deeper in (at the point of...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 58 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 44m approx
- Published Sep 2014 – May 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M34193 catalog