Manga of the Week - プラナス・ガール

Sunday, August 22, 2010

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I swear I've put this up at least once in the past. I just can't find it in the archive. 



Title: プラナス・ガール, Prunus Girl
Author: Matsumoto Tomoki
Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Gender-Bender, Romance
Serialized in: Square Enix Gangan Joker
Total Volume Count: 2 (ongoing)

Description from MangaUpdates:
Maki-kun goes to look at the results of his high school entrance exam results and meets a beautiful girl. Could this be a fated encounter? He's thrilled to find out that the same girl, Aikawa Kizuna, not only ends up going to his school, but is in his class. However, he's not so thrilled when he find out that Aikawa isn't a girl! Not a girl, and not really a guy, kind of both--and Maki finds himself getting along with popular Aikawa, getting pulled in to his pace!
Kenn's Comment: For those who don't know, Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs that includes cherries, plums and peaches, among many other fruits. Not sure why Prunus was used, but it probably has something to do with Prunus being in the Rose family.

Scientific talk aside, this manga is great. The ambiguity will ease the minds of those strong homophobics, as well as those yaoi fangirls. It's listed as 'shounen-ai' on MangaUpdates, but so far I don't think there have been any scenes that will particular distress anyone on either side of the spectrum. Never ceases to amuse me, and even if Aikawa is a guy, a trap is fine too. On another note, I love how the comments on MangaUpdates alternate between 'this is great' and 'I was disappointed to learn that Aikawa could be a guy'. I don't dwell too much aroun shounen-ai and I stay the hell away from Yaoi, but I've got no qualms with a bit of shojou-ai, yuri, or even (minimal amount,) shounen-ai (so long as it's traps and it's not border line yaoi).

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