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* ''Past Future'': A boy starts crossdressing to try and bond with his disapproving sister.
* ''Boku to Boku'' A girl who looks like a boy befriends a crossdresser.
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'''Otokonoko''' is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[hottip:Details:The word "otokonoko" normally means "boy" (literally "male child"), but swapping the "ko" meaning "child" for a different "ko" meaning "girl" gives a compound that Japanese sites like to translate as "male maiden".]] It is sometimes called '"josou" ("women's clothes"), a more generic term for male crossdressers.
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'''Otokonoko''' is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[hottip:Details:The [[labelnote:Details]]The word "otokonoko" normally means "boy" (literally "male child"), but swapping the "ko" meaning "child" for a different "ko" meaning "girl" gives a compound that Japanese sites like to translate as "male maiden".]] [[/labelnote]] It is sometimes called '"josou" ("women's clothes"), a more generic term for male crossdressers.
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* ''Wagahai wa "Otokonoko" dearu!'' (''I am an Otokonoko!''): [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-18/ex-johnny-jr-idol-makes-cross-dressing-essay-manga A manga how-to guide]] for otokonoko hopefuls written by Nanami Igarashi, son of [[/index]]{{shojo}} manga artist Yumiko Igarashi (''Manga/CandyCandy'')[[index]] and himself an otokonoko.
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* ''Wagahai wa "Otokonoko" dearu!'' (''I am an Otokonoko!''): [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-18/ex-johnny-jr-idol-makes-cross-dressing-essay-manga A manga how-to guide]] for otokonoko hopefuls written by Nanami Igarashi, son of [[/index]]{{shojo}} manga artist Yumiko Igarashi (''Manga/CandyCandy'')[[index]] and voice actor KazuhikoInoue and himself an otokonoko.
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* ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' is fairly serious and light on the {{Fanservice}}, but it's {{seinen}} and therefore fits the "targeted towards men" part. Notably, one of the three main characters is explicitly {{transsexual}}, while the other two are boys who are crossdressing for personal reasons.
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** ''Haruno to Natsukawa'': A student's male friend takes his entrance into high school as an opportunity to make his cross-dressing debut. Hijinks ensue as the classmate attempts to get closer to the student.
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* ''SenseiAnone'': hapless high-school teacher (male) gets pursued by sexy student who wears girls' underwear (also male).
* ''Josou Shounen'', a manga anthology featuring cross-dressing boys. The majority of the stories have romantic elements to them.
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* ''SenseiAnone'': A hapless male high-school teacher (male) gets pursued by sexy an also male student who wears girls' underwear (also male).clothes.
* ''Josou Shounen'', a manga anthology featuring cross-dressing boys. The majority of the stories have romantic elements to them. Some more notable recurring series include the following-
** ''Hatsu Kokuhaku'': A boy is [[DraggedIntoDrag roped into cross-dressing]] in order to get closer to a classmate he likes... initially, anyway.
** ''Zenryoku 'Otome''': A cross-dressing boy becomes infatuated with the person who saved him from a perverted train passenger.
** ''Haruno to Natsukawa'': A student's male friend takes his entrance into high school as an opportunity to make his cross-dressing debut. Hijinks ensue as the classmate attempts to get closer to the student.
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** ''Hatsu Kokuhaku'': A boy is [[DraggedIntoDrag roped into cross-dressing]] in order to get closer to a classmate he likes... initially, anyway.
** ''Zenryoku 'Otome''': A cross-dressing boy becomes infatuated with the person who saved him from a perverted train passenger.
** ''Haruno to Natsukawa'': A student's male friend takes his entrance into high school as an opportunity to make his cross-dressing debut. Hijinks ensue as the classmate attempts to get closer to the student.
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* ''OnnanokoTokidokiOtokonoko'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story
* ''Manga/PrunusGirl'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story
* ''{{The Secret Devil-Chan}}'': guy wishes for [[HornyDevils Horny Devil]] to take his virginity, gets cutie, freaks when he realizes he forgot to specify ''female'' cutie
* ''SenseiAnone'': hapless high-school teacher (male) gets pursued by sexy student who wears girls' underwear (also male)
* ''OnnanokoTokidokiOtokonoko'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story
* ''Manga/PrunusGirl'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story
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* ''OnnanokoTokidokiOtokonoko'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care"
* ''Manga/PrunusGirl'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care"
* ''{{The Secret Devil-Chan}}'': guy wishes for [[HornyDevils Horny Devil]] to take his virginity, gets cutie, freaks when he realizes he forgot to specify ''female''
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Although cute crossdressers in romantic situations have been an occasional theme in {{shonen}} and {{seinen}} since the 80's, '80s, otokonoko did not start as an identified genre until about 2004. Most works created before this are not usually considered part of the genre, although some have been grandfathered in.
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* ''WebOriginal/OtokoNoKoWaMeidoFukuGaOsuki'': four cute girls open a maid cafe (spoiler: they're not girls)
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* ''Manga/MariaHolic'' - The inspiration for dozens of "boy crossdresses to infiltrate an all-girl's school, gets involved in pseudo-lesbian sexual hijinks" stories, although it's not the first to do this. It's also not quite an example of the genre (in ways, it's almost a parody of it, actually).
* ''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}'' - Jun is pretty much the type-model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" plot.
* ''Manga/NoBra'' - Like ''Happiness!'', a model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" storyline.
* ''LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu'' - Hideyoshi is an icon for the subculture.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}'' - Jun is pretty much the type-model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" plot.
* ''Manga/NoBra'' - Like ''Happiness!'', a model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" storyline.
* ''LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu'' - Hideyoshi is an icon for the subculture.
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* ''Manga/MariaHolic'' - The inspiration for dozens of "boy crossdresses to infiltrate an all-girl's school, gets involved in pseudo-lesbian sexual hijinks" stories, although it's not the first to do this. It's also not quite an example of the genre (in ways, it's almost a parody of it, actually).
* ''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}'' - Jun is pretty much the type-model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" plot. \n Doesn't quite fit into the genre, as Jun is only one of a number of possible {{Love Interest}}s in the game and is mostly a side-character in the anime adaptations.
* ''Manga/NoBra'' - Like ''Happiness!'', a model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" storyline. \n Predates the genre, sometimes grandfathered in as it otherwise fits quite well.
* ''LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu'' - Hideyoshi is an icon for the subculture. \n Doesn't quite fit into the genre, as it doesn't focus on Hideyoshi's love life.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}'' - Jun is pretty much the type-model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" plot.
* ''Manga/NoBra'' - Like ''Happiness!'', a model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" storyline.
* ''LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu'' - Hideyoshi is an icon for the subculture.
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* ''Wagahai wa "Otokonoko" dearu!'' (''I am an Otokonoko!''): [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-18/ex-johnny-jr-idol-makes-cross-dressing-essay-manga A manga how-to guide]] for otokonoko hopefuls written by Nanami Igarashi, son of {{shojo}} manga artist Yumiko Igarashi [[/index]](''Manga/CandyCandy'')[[index]] and himself an otokonoko.
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* ''Wagahai wa "Otokonoko" dearu!'' (''I am an Otokonoko!''): [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-18/ex-johnny-jr-idol-makes-cross-dressing-essay-manga A manga how-to guide]] for otokonoko hopefuls written by Nanami Igarashi, son of {{shojo}} [[/index]]{{shojo}} manga artist Yumiko Igarashi [[/index]](''Manga/CandyCandy'')[[index]] (''Manga/CandyCandy'')[[index]] and himself an otokonoko.
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* ''Wagahai wa "Otokonoko" dearu!'' (''I am an Otokonoko!''): [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-18/ex-johnny-jr-idol-makes-cross-dressing-essay-manga A manga how-to guide]] for otokonoko hopefuls written by Nanami Igarashi, son of {{shojo}} manga artist Yumiko Igarashi (''Manga/CandyCandy'') [[/index]](''Manga/CandyCandy'')[[index]] and himself an otokonoko.
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'''Otokonoko''' is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun[[hottip:Details:The word "otokonoko" normally means "boy" (literally "male child"), but swapping the "ko" meaning "child" for a different "ko" meaning "girl" gives a compound that Japanese sites like to translate as "male maiden".]]. It is sometimes called '"josou" ("women's clothes"), a more generic term for male crossdressers.
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'''Otokonoko''' is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun[[hottip:Details:The pun.[[hottip:Details:The word "otokonoko" normally means "boy" (literally "male child"), but swapping the "ko" meaning "child" for a different "ko" meaning "girl" gives a compound that Japanese sites like to translate as "male maiden".]]. ]] It is sometimes called '"josou" ("women's clothes"), a more generic term for male crossdressers.
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'''Otokonoko''' is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun[[hottip:Details:The word "otokonoko" normally means "boy" (literally "male child"), but swapping the "ko" meaning "child" for a different "ko" meaning "girl" gives a compound that Japanese sites like to translate as "male maiden".]]. It is sometimes called '"josou" ("women's clothes"), a more generic term for male crossdressers.
Otokonoko features both girl-on-crossdresser and guy-on-crossdresser stories (it's one of the few places where you will find m/f stories and m/m stories side-by-side in the same magazine). The target audience is men who crossdress (or are interested), and men who have a fetish for crossdressers, and the art styles and tropes are typically those of male-oriented romance / {{ecchi}} / {{hentai}} material. There is also a significant PeripheryDemographic of female readers. (Although guy-on-guy otokonoko is often mistaken for BoysLoveGenre, anything targeted to women is ''not'' otokonoko.)
Although cute crossdressers in romantic situations have been an occasional theme in {{shonen}} and {{seinen}} since the 80's, otokonoko did not start as an identified genre until about 2004. Most works created before this are not usually considered part of the genre, although some have been grandfathered in.
An otokonoko character must be anatomically male (no {{Hermaphrodite}}s or {{Gender Bender}}s) but look convincingly like an attractive girl. Most identify as male, but even when the character identifies as female, few works try to deal with actual {{Transgender}} issues in anything like a realistic way. Since otokonoko is mainly an {{otaku}} thing, otokonoko are quite likely to wear SailorFuku, {{Meido}}, {{Miko}}, CatGirl or {{Naughty Nurse Outfit}}s as well as "ordinary" female clothes.
Some non-fiction magazines exist to provide advice and help with crossdressing for men who identify as otokonoko in RealLife and who crossdress to achieve the look (or want to).
Most otokonoko is technically {{seinen}}, although some is {{shounen}}. ''Works aimed at a female audience are never this, so don't list {{shoujo}}, {{josei}} or [[BoysLoveGenre boys' love]].''
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[[AC: The following works either technically aren't Otokonoko or precede the establishment of Otokonoko as a genre, but have been influential in its development:]]
* ''Manga/MariaHolic'' - The inspiration for dozens of "boy crossdresses to infiltrate an all-girl's school, gets involved in pseudo-lesbian sexual hijinks" stories, although it's not the first to do this. It's also not quite an example of the genre (in ways, it's almost a parody of it, actually).
* ''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}'' - Jun is pretty much the type-model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" plot.
* ''Manga/NoBra'' - Like ''Happiness!'', a model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" storyline.
* ''LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu'' - Hideyoshi is an icon for the subculture.
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* Currently, there are a couple of magazines that focus specifically on otokonoko manga. (There are also a couple that combine otokonoko with {{shotacon}} for extra perv points, but we won't go into that here.):
** ''[=WAaI!=] boys in skirts'' (more clean)
** ''Oto★Nyan'' (more raunchy)
** ''Otoko no Ko Comic Anthology'' (filthy)
* ''Manga/BrockenBlood'': a borderline example, started off as a gag comedy with a crossdressed [[MagicalGirl Magical Boy]] but has increased the crossdressing-fanservice levels to appeal to otokonoko fans.
* ''MayoElleOtokonoko'': would be yet another "boy crossdresses to infiltrate an all-girl's school, gets involved in pseudo-lesbian sexual hijinks" story, except that most of the "girls" aren't...
* ''MyCuteCrossdresser'': a guy who likes doing makeup convinces a classmate to crossdress so he can use him for practice, gets turned on by the result
* ''OnnanokoTokidokiOtokonoko'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story
* ''OtokoNoKoWaMeidoFukuGaOsuki'': four cute girls open a maid cafe (spoiler: they're not girls)
* ''Manga/PrunusGirl'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story
* ''{{The Secret Devil-Chan}}'': guy wishes for [[HornyDevils Horny Devil]] to take his virginity, gets cutie, freaks when he realizes he forgot to specify ''female'' cutie
* ''SenseiAnone'': hapless high-school teacher (male) gets pursued by sexy student who wears girls' underwear (also male)
* ''AWishOfMySister'': a blatant hentai manga about a bossy girl who forces her cute brother to crossdress, and gets turned on by the result
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* ''Anime/OtomeWaBokuNiKoishiteru'': Possibly the original "boy crossdresses to infiltrate an all-girl's school, gets involved in pseudo-lesbian sexual hijinks" story; released at a point where the genre didn't have a name and consequently advertised as "GirlsLove" even though the main character is male.
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* ''Wagahai wa "Otokonoko" dearu!'' (''I am an Otokonoko!''): [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-18/ex-johnny-jr-idol-makes-cross-dressing-essay-manga A manga how-to guide]] for otokonoko hopefuls written by Nanami Igarashi, son of {{shojo}} manga artist Yumiko Igarashi (''Manga/CandyCandy'') and himself an otokonoko.
* ''Otoko no ko club'' is a nonfiction magazine aimed at otokonoko which provides tips and techniques for crossdressing.
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Otokonoko features both girl-on-crossdresser and guy-on-crossdresser stories (it's one of the few places where you will find m/f stories and m/m stories side-by-side in the same magazine). The target audience is men who crossdress (or are interested), and men who have a fetish for crossdressers, and the art styles and tropes are typically those of male-oriented romance / {{ecchi}} / {{hentai}} material. There is also a significant PeripheryDemographic of female readers. (Although guy-on-guy otokonoko is often mistaken for BoysLoveGenre, anything targeted to women is ''not'' otokonoko.)
Although cute crossdressers in romantic situations have been an occasional theme in {{shonen}} and {{seinen}} since the 80's, otokonoko did not start as an identified genre until about 2004. Most works created before this are not usually considered part of the genre, although some have been grandfathered in.
An otokonoko character must be anatomically male (no {{Hermaphrodite}}s or {{Gender Bender}}s) but look convincingly like an attractive girl. Most identify as male, but even when the character identifies as female, few works try to deal with actual {{Transgender}} issues in anything like a realistic way. Since otokonoko is mainly an {{otaku}} thing, otokonoko are quite likely to wear SailorFuku, {{Meido}}, {{Miko}}, CatGirl or {{Naughty Nurse Outfit}}s as well as "ordinary" female clothes.
Some non-fiction magazines exist to provide advice and help with crossdressing for men who identify as otokonoko in RealLife and who crossdress to achieve the look (or want to).
Most otokonoko is technically {{seinen}}, although some is {{shounen}}. ''Works aimed at a female audience are never this, so don't list {{shoujo}}, {{josei}} or [[BoysLoveGenre boys' love]].''
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!Examples:
[[AC: The following works either technically aren't Otokonoko or precede the establishment of Otokonoko as a genre, but have been influential in its development:]]
* ''Manga/MariaHolic'' - The inspiration for dozens of "boy crossdresses to infiltrate an all-girl's school, gets involved in pseudo-lesbian sexual hijinks" stories, although it's not the first to do this. It's also not quite an example of the genre (in ways, it's almost a parody of it, actually).
* ''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}'' - Jun is pretty much the type-model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" plot.
* ''Manga/NoBra'' - Like ''Happiness!'', a model for the "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" storyline.
* ''LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu'' - Hideyoshi is an icon for the subculture.
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* Currently, there are a couple of magazines that focus specifically on otokonoko manga. (There are also a couple that combine otokonoko with {{shotacon}} for extra perv points, but we won't go into that here.):
** ''[=WAaI!=] boys in skirts'' (more clean)
** ''Oto★Nyan'' (more raunchy)
** ''Otoko no Ko Comic Anthology'' (filthy)
* ''Manga/BrockenBlood'': a borderline example, started off as a gag comedy with a crossdressed [[MagicalGirl Magical Boy]] but has increased the crossdressing-fanservice levels to appeal to otokonoko fans.
* ''MayoElleOtokonoko'': would be yet another "boy crossdresses to infiltrate an all-girl's school, gets involved in pseudo-lesbian sexual hijinks" story, except that most of the "girls" aren't...
* ''MyCuteCrossdresser'': a guy who likes doing makeup convinces a classmate to crossdress so he can use him for practice, gets turned on by the result
* ''OnnanokoTokidokiOtokonoko'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story
* ''OtokoNoKoWaMeidoFukuGaOsuki'': four cute girls open a maid cafe (spoiler: they're not girls)
* ''Manga/PrunusGirl'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story
* ''{{The Secret Devil-Chan}}'': guy wishes for [[HornyDevils Horny Devil]] to take his virginity, gets cutie, freaks when he realizes he forgot to specify ''female'' cutie
* ''SenseiAnone'': hapless high-school teacher (male) gets pursued by sexy student who wears girls' underwear (also male)
* ''AWishOfMySister'': a blatant hentai manga about a bossy girl who forces her cute brother to crossdress, and gets turned on by the result
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* ''Anime/OtomeWaBokuNiKoishiteru'': Possibly the original "boy crossdresses to infiltrate an all-girl's school, gets involved in pseudo-lesbian sexual hijinks" story; released at a point where the genre didn't have a name and consequently advertised as "GirlsLove" even though the main character is male.
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[[folder:RealLife]]
* ''Wagahai wa "Otokonoko" dearu!'' (''I am an Otokonoko!''): [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-18/ex-johnny-jr-idol-makes-cross-dressing-essay-manga A manga how-to guide]] for otokonoko hopefuls written by Nanami Igarashi, son of {{shojo}} manga artist Yumiko Igarashi (''Manga/CandyCandy'') and himself an otokonoko.
* ''Otoko no ko club'' is a nonfiction magazine aimed at otokonoko which provides tips and techniques for crossdressing.
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