Crossdressing Pandemic

Crossdressing Pandemic, known in Japan as Josou Pandemic (Japanese: 女装パンデミック, Hepburn: Josō Pandemikku), is a Japanese manga series by Mikuzu Shinagawa, published by Kill Time Communication in their Comic Valkyrie magazine since August 13, 2019. It follows Nanaki Koga, a young man who falls into a coma and wakes up two years later, learning that male-to-female cross-dressing has become very popular while he was unconscious, and that the students and teachers in his all-male school now dress like women.

Crossdressing Pandemic
Volume 1 cover art, featuring (left to right) Ryou, Nanaki, and Hikaru
女装パンデミック
(Josō Pandemikku)
Manga
Written byMikuzu Shinagawa
Published byKill Time Communication
ImprintValkyrie Comics
MagazineComic Valkyrie
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 13, 2019 – present
Volumes1

Shinagawa writes the series with a focus on what he considers the major points of appeal in cross-dressing stories, including Nanaki's motivation for starting to wear women's clothes, how it turns habitual, and his behavior while dressed up. The series is popular with readers, and among the most popular manga in the magazine.

Synopsis

Crossdressing Pandemic follows Nanaki Koga, a male highschool student who falls into a coma following an accident and remains unconscious for two years. After waking up, he learns that male-to-female cross-dressing has become highly popular worldwide in the past two years,[1] to the point where the all-male school he attends is filled with male students and teachers wearing women's clothes;[1][2] an estimated 90% of the world's young men now dress like women.[3] Because of this environment of feminine clothing, Nanaki learns to present himself like a woman to fit in, with the help of his friend Hikaru.[2][4]

Characters
  • Nanaki Koga (古賀ナナキ, Koga Nanaki) is a young man who is puzzled by the popularity of cross-dressing,[5] but who ends up wearing women's clothes with Hikaru's help.[2]
  • Hikaru Watakashi (綿樫ヒカル, Watakashi Hikaru) is a childhood friend of Nanaki's, who already is used to cross-dressing,[5] and who helps Nanaki with it.[2]
  • Ryou Sonogami (園上リョウ, Sonogami Ryou) is one of Nanaki's classmates, who Nanaki finds beautiful.[5]

Production and release

Crossdressing Pandemic is written and illustrated by Mikuzu Shinagawa, and is serialized by Kill Time Communication in Japanese in their digital magazine Comic Valkyrie since August 13, 2019.[1][6] Kill Time Communication also collects the chapters in tankōbon print volumes, which they publish under their Valkyrie Comics imprint,[7][6] starting with the first volume on July 31, 2020;[7] certain retailers included a number of art prints with the first volume, featuring characters from the series.[2][8][9] In October 2020, versions of the opening chapters with added voice acting were released in the form of videos, in a collaboration with the VTuber agency Nijisanji: Nanaki was played by Yuki Chihiro, Ryou by Rindou Mikoto, Hikaru by Suzuki Masaru, and another cross-dressing character by Yuka Hiyamizu.[10]

Shinagawa, who also has created other manga about male-to-female cross-dressing, described his writing process for Crossdressing Pandemic and his other cross-dressing stories as involving a focus on what the reasons are behind why the male main character ends up dressing up like a woman for the first time; on the process of how the main character's crossdressing ends up turning into a habit for him; and on the way the main character behaves while he is wearing women's clothes. Shinagawa thought that these aspects, and the ways in which they can vary between characters, were the main points of appeal of stories about cross-dressing, and described them as what he personally enjoys reading about in cross-dressing stories.[11] He described the premise of Crossdressing Pandemic as although not particularly deep, still cute.[12]

Volumes
No. Release date ISBN
1 July 31, 2020[7]978-4-7992-1393-3
  • Chapter 1–10: "Pandemic 01–10"
  • "Omake" ("Bonus")

Reception

Crossdressing Pandemic is a popular series with readers, and was by July 2020 among the most popular manga serialized in Comic Valkyrie.[4] In August of the same year, it topped the weekly comics rankings on DLsite, one of the largest digital distributors in Japan.[13] Excite News liked the series' characters, and recommended the manga to readers who are interested in stories about male-to-female cross-dressing.[11]

References
  1. "国民的女装ブーム、到来！女装男子だらけの男子校を描く「女装パンデミック」". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2019-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. "男子校なのに、友達も先生も女装してる「女装パンデミック」1巻、鈴鹿詩子も推薦". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  3. Shinagawa, Mikuzu (2020-07-31). Crossdressing Pandemic (in Japanese). 1. Kill Time Communication. ISBN 978-4-7992-1393-3.
  4. "目が覚めたらそこは女装が大流行する世界だった…！コミックヴァルキリーで連載「女装パンデミック」の単行本が発売決定". Music.jp (in Japanese). MTI. 2020-07-02. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  5. "女装パンデミック Crossdressing Pandemic". Comic Valkyrie. Kill Time Communication. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  6. "女装パンデミック = Crossdressing Pandemic 1". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  7. "【7月31日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  8. "【コミック】女装パンデミック(1)" (in Japanese). Gamers. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  9. "女装パンデミック 1" (in Japanese). Comic Toranoana. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  10. Morrissy, Kim (2020-10-23). "Crossdressing Pandemic Manga Gets Voiced Preview with NIJISANJI Virtual YouTubers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  11. "「まさかの同族」「それやったわ」　姉に電話するフリをして化粧品を揃える男子のマンガが微笑ましかった". Excite News (in Japanese). Excite. 2020-09-06. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  12. Shinagawa, Mikuzu (2020-07-31). "Comment: 品川ミクズ". Crossdressing Pandemic (in Japanese). 1. Kill Time Communication. ISBN 978-4-7992-1393-3.
  13. "国内最大級二次元ダウンロードショップDLsite週間コミックランキング1位獲得！『女装パンデミック』が大好評発売中！バーチャルライバー鈴鹿詩子・推薦！女装が世間で流行している新しい世界とは…". BIGLOBE News (in Japanese). BIGLOBE. 2020-08-17. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
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