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But on the bright side, Mitsuru admires her male alter ego as his "ideal man" and wants to learn to be more masculine from 'him' (much to ''her'' initial dismay). [[Gender Bender Friendship|Figuring she'll get to know him better this way]], Sumi decides to become his mentor, acquiring the name "Tadano Jun" in the process. Soon though, other [[Gender Bender|gender benders]] begin turning up, and her [[A Simple Plan|simple plan]] to get closer to Mitsuru becomes increasingly [[Zany Scheme|convoluted]] as she struggles to keep Mitsuru in the dark about her transformations while navigating the developing love triangle between her, Mitsuru, and the son of her father's biggest rival, Nishizawa Shizuka, who shares her condition.

 

 

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* [[Bit Character]] doubling as a [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Miyoko, better known as "Miyo-chan", a friend of Sumi's. Mitsuru had a crush on her in the first volume, but she rejected his [[Love Confession|confession]] and was only mentioned once after that. However, as Sumi describes her, Miyoko is a plain-looking girl, not a "flamboyant beauty with big breasts", which caused Sumi to realize that she was rash to believe the rumors about Mitsuru's [[Buxom Is Better|taste in women]].

* [[Easy Sex Change]]: Dr. Takaoka's experimental [[Applied Phlebotinum|medicine]] was developed with the intention of replacing sex change operations.

** [[Second Law of Gender Bending]]: [[Played With]]. All of them reacted to their condition in different ways, though Sumi and Shizuka and Hozumi and Misaki had the most in common with one another on that front. The latter two adapted quickly and easily to their newfound ability to change genders at the drop of a hat, and they both embraced their other self with a sense of escapism. Sumi and Shizuka were vehemently opposed to this trope, though Sumi was more vocal with her frustration than he was, and although they were willing to use their transformations to their advantage, they were also acutely aware of the more [[Blessed with Suck]] aspects. Interestingly, however, even the most obvious pros and cons to life as either gender were ignored entirely, undoubtedly for the sake of preserving the light-hearted tone of the series.

** [[Third Law of Gender Bending]]: [[Played Straight]]. Although they each have their own personal flair. Hozumi, for one, took to pretty dresses and feminine behavior like a duck to water, but Shizuka retained his usual assertiveness and tendency to confront threats head-on, even as a woman, and never wore a ''skirt'', let alone a dress (though a bikini {{spoiler|and lingerie}} were another matter). On the other end of the spectrum, neither Jun nor Seiji became particularly obsessed with feats of strength or drooling over girls, but they did act like, well, ''[[Bishonen]]''. They were enveloped in clouds of [[Bishie Sparkle|Bishie Sparkles]] and possessed natural, effortless [[The Charmer|charm]], leaving masses of swooning young women in their wake.