Review of Senpai is an Otokonoko

Senpai wa Otokonoko brought up an important conversation about cross-dressing, gender identity, sexuality, friendship, love, family, and more. I was really happy to see the anime exploring whether Makoto truly wanted to live as a girl or simply liked cute, "girly" things. It would have felt like a missed opportunity if it had stopped at just cross-dressing and cute, pinkish aesthetics without delving into the deeper discussion of gender and sexuality. Unfortunately, other subjects took up some time (which wasn’t the issue). The problem was that many aspects felt underdeveloped and clearly needed more time to fully unfold, including the anime’s main theme. So, while I likedit and appreciated the topics it tackled, I was disappointed by the lack of more thorough development.