This was my most anticipated show, an done of the only ones I've been looking forward to watching. Beautiful first episode. The overall art of the show from character designs to animation and background art is perfect, AIC did such a good job with this one.

I'm already incredibly sad that it's only 11 episodes. I know I'm going to feel exactly the same way I did when Aoi Hana ended.

I thought it was great. Too tired to post thougts though.

This is the indisputable best show of the season, hands down. The art was terrific, the voice actors fit well, and the music was absolutely beautiful.

Watch this show.

I really liked the first episode. Can't be arsed to post all my thoughts on it as the OP done it far better than I ever could. The art really caught my eye though, it was excellent.

It's nice to see an Anime use crossdressing as a serious plot point instead of just situational humour.

Definitely looking like it may be the best anime this season.

I haven't seen the first episode yet (downloading now), but I am anticipating it highly. What I remember of the manga was quite good and I am hoping it translates to anime as well as Aoi Hana.

This show is awful. It's trying too hard to be mature and it falls on its face, coming across as pretentious.

>>1453
>pretentious

You might want to actually post a reasoned argument on why you think it falls flat on its face if you're going to use a trollbait word like "pretentious." Just saying because I really don't want this place to devolve to /a/.

>>1454
This.
/a/ is a fucking shitstorm when you bring up this show.
Anyway, I think I might have a difficult time getting past the hurdle that is starting at volume 5.

<--- Your mind in two phrases?

Anyway, I'm already starting to like this Saori girl protagonist/rival unrequitted love...turns me on.

I've been reading the manga since about 3-4 years ago.
The adaptation so far hasn't been perfect, but it's trying it's best. Making up the whole second half of episode 1 wasn't probably the best move, but since then it's been okay.
I can't wait to see how it ends, though.

>>1454
>>1456
It's gotten better, fotunately.

Have not read the manga yet, but I started last night and am still reading it. I've only seen 2 episodes of the show so far so I fortunately can't make a judgment yet.

This (along with Sasameki Koto) makes me wonder how common crossdressing models are in Japan/Asia.

Also, so far I like Sarashina/Chi-chan and the main character best. . .but really, they're all turning out pretty nicely.

Well, this series is turning out to be real good...

Might start reading the manga.

I quite enjoy the show to be honest. It's well paced and does not try to exceed above what it is.

Episode 9 was perfect. I don't know if knowing what was coming gave it a stronger sense of tension, and I'd expected them to work towards this as the climax after seeing where they chose to start the show from, but even so my heart was really pounding while I watched it. There wasn't much BGM this time, but it felt like not having it made the awkward silences while awaiting judgement even more powerful.

Chi also showed herself to be a lot more logical than she looks. Nitori really has a great group of friends, which I suppose is why it seems all the more tragic that he ignores them to follow Doi's advice. Though I think even without him planting the thought, this outcome was inevitable. I'm half looking forward to and half dreading the next episode now.

I've got my aunt, cousins and grandparents visiting at the moment so I'm hiding upstairs, but I did get a chuckle out of imagining the response I'd get if I appeared downstairs in my female clothes. Heh. Luckily for me I'm too much of a coward to ever really consider doing something like that.

>>2532
if I got you right:
-what kind of female clothes you normally wear?
-your parents accept it, already?

I loved episode 9. This is a great show, and I'm going to start the manga because of it. Aoi Hana was a good read, too.

Sucks that there is only 2 more episodes left, with the final 12th airing way in September as an OVA.

I love how they made the "experienced model" character Anna very "model-like", fashionable and super pretty and all that without being gaudy.

>>2575
I agree, but I hate how she was talking while on the toilet.
I've heard that girls do that, but that is just a major violation of bathroom etiquette to me. Couldn't stop thinking about it the entire time. Worse was when she made some sort of "Ahn~" sound, which was actually a part of the conversation, but then flushed, making it seem like a reflex of her excretory system.
That scene just felt so awkward to me.

I liked the ending.

Simple, but powerful.
Well, back to waiting a month for a new chapter.

>>2787
Question to manga readers: Which volumes did the anime actually adapt?

>>2794
From volume 5, chapter 34, to volume 10 chapter 82.

If you are planning on reading it, I'd recommend you to start from scratch, since the anime skipped several storylines even in the volumes it adapted.

Yes...the manga is much better than the show. The art style is subtly different, though. At least on some of the characters. They look a little more...ah I don't know.