Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata

Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata (Japanese: 恋する(おとめ)の作り方, "How to Make a 'Girl' Fall in Love") is a Japanese otokonoko romantic comedy manga series by Azusa Banjo, published by Ichijinsha in Comic Pool and in collected tankōbon volumes. It was originally released through Banjo's Twitter account starting on December 26, 2019 as Osananajimi (♂) o Onnanoko ni Shiteshimatta Hanashi,[lower-alpha 1] and was picked up for serialization due to positive reader response.

Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata
Volume 1 cover, featuring Kenshiro Midou (left) and Mihate Hiura (right)
恋する(おとめ)の作り方
GenreRomantic comedy[1][2]
Manga
Written byAzusa Banjo
Published byIchijinsha
MagazineComic Pool
Original runDecember 26, 2019 – present
Volumes1

The series follows Kenshiro Midou, who practices applying make-up on his friend Mihate Hiura, who with the make-up on ends up looking like a woman; following this, Mihate becomes interested in presenting femininely, and the two realize they are attracted to each other. The series, and the character of Mihate in particular, has been well received by critics and readers. It was nominated for the 2020 Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō award, and was voted one of the most popular web manga of 2020.

Synopsis

Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata is an otokonoko romantic comedy manga[1][2] that follows Kenshiro Midou, a young man with an interest in cosmetics,[1] who wants someone to practice applying make-up on other than his sister.[3] After Kenshiro's childhood friend Mihate Hiura agrees to let Kenshiro practice on him, Kenshiro finds himself attracted to Mihate's new, feminine appearance.[1] Mihate starts to enjoy presenting himself femininely, taking an interest in make-up and women's fashion and beginning cross-dressing regularly, and turns out to find Kenshiro attractive, too.[2]

Production

Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata is written and illustrated by Azusa Banjo, and was originally published as a web comic through Banjo's Twitter account under the title Osananajimi (♂) o Onnanoko ni Shiteshimatta Hanashi starting on December 26, 2019.[1][4] She had originally considered self-publishing a print collection of the series, but managed to get it picked up for serialization in Comic Pool starting on February 21, 2020 due to strong positive response from her readers.[5][6] The series is also collected in tankōbon print volumes, published by Ichijinsha since September 11, 2020.[7] The first volume was promoted with a trailer, in which Kenshiro and Mihate are voiced by Yūki Ono and Yūki Kuwahara, respectively.[8]

Banjo had already been interested in otokonoko and cross-dressing characters, and had wanted to create a romantic story about a feminine male character who is shy and a little clumsy, which led to the creation of the story. She tweaked the conceit of the story by introducing the make-up elements, to have someone other than the otokonoko character be the catalyst for the transformation.[2] She considered portraying Mihate cutely as an important aspect of the series, but also the positive portrayal of male friendship, putting effort into making Mihate and Kenshiro really come across as childhood friends. When researching the series, Banjo makes use of Instagram and fashion magazines for young people; the latter in particular for the sake of realism, as it is what Kenshiro would read.[5]

Volumes
No. Release date ISBN
1 September 11, 2020[7]978-4-7580-2153-1

Reception

Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata was well received by readers and critics,[2][3][9] who liked Mihate and found him cute;[2][3] Biglobe News commented that he was so cute that one could forget that he is not a girl,[3] and Excite News liked the way Mihate shyly expresses interest in cosmetics and his attraction to Kenshiro.[2] In 2020, it was nominated for the annual Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō award for best new web manga.[10] It was among the most popular new romance manga of the first half of 2020 serialized on Pixiv, in a survey where the vast majority of readers were women and aged 18–34.[9] In the 2020 edition of Nippon Shuppan Hanbai's annual "Web Manga General Election" poll, where 813,000 people voted for their favorite web manga, Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata was voted the 7th most popular.[11]

Notes
  1. Osananajimi (♂) o Onnanoko ni Shiteshimatta Hanashi (幼馴染（♂）を女の子にしてしまった話, "I Turned My Childhood Friend (♂) Into a Girl")

References
  1. "万丈梓「恋する（おとめ）の作り方」1巻発売、記念PVに小野友樹＆桑原由気". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 2020-09-11. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. "「コスメ男子ももっとメジャーになれば」　マンガ『美少女(♂)がコスメ好き男子のスイッチ押しちゃう話』がニヤニヤ展開". Excite News (in Japanese). Excite. 2020-04-23. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. "男友達に化粧したら美少女が現れたんだけど…ダレコレ？". BIGLOBE News (in Japanese). BIGLOBE. 2020-01-17. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. Banjo, Azusa (2019-12-26). "万丈梓@おとつく①巻発売中！ on Twitter" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11 – via Twitter.
  5. Fujii, Ryou (2020-08-12). "「可愛すぎる」「ヒロインが男の子だと忘れる」　マンガ『恋する（おとめ）の作り方』コーデ回がセンス良すぎ". Gadget News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  6. "コスメ大好き男子が幼なじみ男子にメイクをしたら…？「恋する（おとめ）の作り方」". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2020-02-21. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  7. "【9月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2020-09-11. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  8. "万丈梓「恋する（おとめ）の作り方」1巻発売、記念PVに小野友樹＆桑原由気". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2020-09-11. Archived from the original on 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  9. "「pixivコミック」8周年！2020年上半期のカテゴリー別人気作品をご紹介♪". Excite News (in Japanese). Excite. 2020-06-05. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  10. "「次にくるマンガ大賞2020」ノミネート計100作発表！ユーザー投票は7月3日まで". Hon no Hikidashi (in Japanese). Nippan. 2020-06-19. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  11. Loveridge, Lynzee (2020-10-30). "Voters Crown Days on Fes as #1 in Web Manga General Election". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
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