Mizuho Ambivalence · review
Sigh. If not for two major flaws...maybe two and a half, this would have been a really solid down the middle from com. For the most part, I really liked the premise and how the classic "I'm looking for someone from my childhood to date" setup is switched up a bit when the boy Alice is looking for is actually a girl (he's cross-dressing). There are some good small bits of comedy as well as a not too terrible love triangle mixed in. What really irked me was the fact that the entire series teased that Mizuho would have to choose to be a guy (so that hecan date Alice) or stay a girl (so that he can be friends with Alice) which really felt like two steps back when this series does show that Mizuho identifies as a girl and the choice is really based on societal norms. Which, is why I didn't like the ending and thought it betrayed the characters.
To make matters worse Mizuho has some pretty crappy friends when you find out that they're doing underhanded stuff to make Mizuho stay their dress-up doll and fantasize about him getting together with other boys at the school. They never had Mizuho's wants in their thoughts.
It was a fun read, but yeah...that ending could really break ya.