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"Otokonoko", also known as "Otoko no Musume", is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[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. Western fandom uses the terms "tomgirl" (as the opposite of {{Tomboy}}) and, somewhat less often, "trap".[[note]]As this term carries some UnfortunateImplications involving UnsettlingGenderReveal and an actual trap generally being a terrible device, the use of this term is controversial, especially amongst people who are transgender. Surprisingly, however, a small but substantial fraction of trans women are enthusiastically 'for' the term.[[/note]]

* ''Manga/WanderingSon'' - The three "crossdressers" are all {{transgender}} but the series is often mistaken for at Otokonoko series. ''Waai'' did run some articles and ads for the anime adaptation.
* ''Manga/StopHibarikun'' - Hibari is well-known as a classic in the genre but the series predates the genre by at least twenty years, being from TheEighties. Also Hibari is implied to be transgender.

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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'' - It has two iconic otokonoko characters, Ryo Akizuki and [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM Saki Mizushima]], the latter whom is voiced by an actual otokonoko. However, they are but two characters in a huge franchise; ''[=SideM=]'' is mainly aimed at women (though Saki is very popular with men), and Ryo stopped crossdressing in the TrueEnding of ''Dearly Stars'' and his subsequent appearances in ''[=SideM=]''.

* ''Manga/Sazanami Cherry'': A boy confesses his attraction to a girl but it turns out the girl is a crossdressing boy. In this case, Ren has an AmbiguousGenderIdentity and is implied that he's actually a trans girl who hasn't began identifying as so yet.

* ''Manga/SazanamiCherry'': A boy confesses his attraction to a girl but it turns out the girl is a crossdressing boy. In this case, Ren has an AmbiguousGenderIdentity and is implied that he's actually a trans girl who hasn't began identifying as so yet.

* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'' has two iconic otokonoko characters, Ryo Akizuki and [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM Saki Mizushima]], the latter whom is voiced by an actual otokonoko. However, they are but two characters in a huge franchise; ''[=SideM=]'' is mainly aimed at women (though Saki is very popular with men), and Ryo stopped crossdressing in the TrueEnding of ''Dearly Stars'' and his subsequent appearances in ''[=SideM=]''.

* ''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. Predates the genre, sometimes grandfathered in as it otherwise fits quite well.

* ''Manga/WJuliet'' is about a boy pretending to be a girl at school so his father will let him become an actor. His LoveInterest is technically the lead, though.
* ''Manga/UsotsukiLily'' is a parody on the genre aimed at the {{shoujo}} crowd.

* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'' has two iconic otokonoko characters, Ryo Akizuki and [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM Saki Mizushima]], the latter whom is voiced by an actual otokonoko. However, they are but two characters, Side M is mainly aimed at women (Though Saki is very popular with men), and Ryo stopped crossdressing in the TrueEnding and his subsequent appearances in Side M.

* ''VideoGame/TheIdolMaster'' has two iconic otokonoko characters, Ryo Akizuki and [[VideoGame/TheIdolMasterSideM Saki Mizushima]], the latter whom is voiced by an actual otokonoko. However, they are but two characters, Side M is mainly aimed at women (Though Saki is very popular with men), and Ryo stopped crossdressing in the TrueEnding and his subsequent appearances in Side M.

* ''Boku to Boku'': A girl who looks like a boy befriends a crossdresser.

"Otokonoko", also known as "Otoko no Musume", is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[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. Western fandom uses the terms "tomgirl" (as the opposite of {{Tomboy}}) and, somewhat less often, "trap"[[note]]As this term carries some UnfortunateImplications involving UnsettlingGenderReveal and an actual trap generally being a terrible device, the use of this term is controversial, especially amongst people who are transgender. Surprisingly, however, a small but substantial fraction of trans women are enthusiastically 'for' the term. [[/note]].

* ''Manga/TheSecretDevilChan'': guy wishes for {{Horny Devil|s}} to take his virginity, gets cutie, freaks when he realizes he forgot to specify ''female'' cutie.

* ''Manga/WanderingSon'' - The three "crossdressers" are all {{transsexual}} but the series is often mistaken for at Otokonoko series. ''Waai'' did run some articles and ads for the anime adaptation.

* ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai''[[/index]] is 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. The series comes off as a GenreDeconstruction as with its cute art style and "Middle school crossdressers" premise it seems to be normal game, but the cast has a serious case of DysfunctionJunction and the series handles its topics seriously.

"Otokonoko", also known as "Otoko no Musume", is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[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. Western fandom uses the terms "tomgirl" (as the opposite of {{Tomboy}}) and, somewhat less often, "trap"[[note]]as this term carries some UnfortunateImplications involving UnsettlingGenderReveal and an actual trap generally being a terrible device, the use of this term is controversial, especially amongst people who are transgender[[/note]].

"Otokonoko", also known as "Otoko no Musume", is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[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. Western fandom uses the terms "tomgirl" (as the opposite of {{Tomboy}}) and, somewhat less often, "trap"[[note]]As this term carries some UnfortunateImplications involving UnsettlingGenderReveal, the use of this term is controversial, especially amongst people who are transgender.[[/note]].

"Otokonoko", also known as "Otoko no Musume", is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[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. Western fandom uses the terms "tomgirl" (as the opposite of {{Tomboy}}) and, decreasingly often, "trap"[[note]]As this term carries some UnfortunateImplications involving UnsettlingGenderReveal, the use of this term is extremely controversial, especially amongst people who are transgender.[[/note]].

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, and some Shoujo, Josei, boys love works, and OtomeGames do include characters that identify as otokonoko, anything targeted to women is ''not'' the otokonoko genre.)

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.)

* ''VideoGame/TheIdolMaster'' has two iconic otokonoko characters, Ryo Akizuki and [[TheIdolMasterSideM Saki Mizushima]], the latter whom is voiced by an actual otokonoko. However, they are but two characters, Side M is mainly aimed at women (Though Saki is very popular with men), and Ryo stopped crossdressing in the TrueEnding and his subsequent appearances in Side M.

* ''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. 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. On the other hand, Jun is also heavily implied to be trangender and can be romanced as a boy or, via magic, a girl.

"Otokonoko", also known as "Otoko no Musume", is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[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. Western fandom uses the terms "tomgirl" (as the opposite of {{Tomboy}}) and, decreasingly often, "trap".

"Otokonoko", also known as "Otoko no Musume", is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[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. Western fandom typically uses the terms "tomgirl" (as the opposite of {{Tomboy}}) and, on worse parts of the internet, "trap".

* ''Reversible!'': An all boys school that at first glance seems to be coed due to the eccentric dress code, and the relationships that develop there.

"Otokonoko", also known as "Otoko no Musume", is a Japanese genre of romantic and/or erotic stories for men, focusing on AttractiveBentGender male {{Crossdresser}}s. The name is a pun.[[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. Western fandom typically uses the terms "tomgirl" (as the opposite of {{Tomboy}}) and, decreasingly often, "trap".

* [[index]]''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. One of the first in the genre to be officially published in English.
* ''OnnanokoTokidokiOtokonoko'': yet another "guy meets cute girl, finds out girl isn't a girl, decides he doesn't care" story.

* ''SenseiAnone'': A hapless male high-school teacher gets pursued by an also male student who wears girls' clothes.

* ''Manga/WJuliet'' is about a boy pretending to be a girl at school so his father will let him become an actor.
* ''Manga/UsotsukiLily'' is a parody on the genre.

* ''Manga/{{Himegoto}}''[[/index]] by Norio Tsukudani, a rare 4-koma work (at least the first few chapters). The first in the genre to get an anime.

* ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'' - Hideyoshi is an icon for the subculture. 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. 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. Jun is also heavily implied to be trangender.