Hourou Musuko 18

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Mako-chan
Mako's Mama

000_d Currently in the grips of the foreign prison drama "Oz". Lots of hardboiled characters and hard core language makes it interesting. Definitely recommend it for those watching Sukapa or Keburu. Currently on Super-channel.

Author's (recommendation TV series logo) Picture

000_g Shimura Takako

Shimura Takako

[In circle] This popular story is published monthly in Comic Beam

[2nd from left] Our Dream
Boys and Girls on the cusp of puberty. A story of how their hearts are touched. The eagerly awaited Vol. 3!!

Shimura Takako

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Works by Shimura Takako
Living on the Threshold - 7 volumes total
Transient Son - Vol. 1-3
I'm a girl - 1 volume total

Published in Comic Beam on the 12th of every month.

Nitori Shuuichi - A boy that wants to be a girl. Takatsuki Yoshino - A girl that wants to be a boy. They wear the opposite sex's uniform while they go on strange "dates". They meet the transsexual Yuki-san. They begin an exchange diary. In this way, they begin to deepen their relationship. Then one day, their secret laden diary gets exposed to their classmates.... Boys and Girls on the cusp of puberty. A story of how their hearts are touched. The eagerly awaited Vol. 3!!

002-1 Nitori Shuuichi
A sixth grade boy with a maiden's heart who longs to be a girl. Surrounded by girl friends, he has at long last made a male friend.

Ariga Makoto
A feminine boy, who like Nitori-kun, wishes to be a girl. A motormouth who seems to be the type to be taken in by looks. Please call him Mako-chan.

Mako-chan's Mama
Possibly the reason Mako-chan talks so much. She's a baker.

Seiya Riku
A junior high first year student that fell in love with Nitori-kun at first sight. Excited about a date at the aquarium, what waited for him was...

Nitori Maho
Grr [behind her head]
Nitori-kun's older sister. Junior High 1st year. Pretty miserable over the fact that Seiya, who she is interested in, likes Shuu. Even went to the extent of setting up a date between them. Poor girl. A huge fan of the Idol Maiko-chan.

000-3 [clockwise, ending up at Takatsuki-san]
Chiba Saori
Nitori-kun's friend. Her actions have a habit of backfiring, so often spends her days spinning her wheels.

Sasa Kanako
Small and energetic, she's Nitori-kun's friend. This time she hurts her heart for her friends behalf and cries in an odd fashion without realizing it.

Everyone... Get along [by her head]

Yuki-san and Shi-chan
Even though they are adult's, they are friends with the kids. Yuki-san used to be male.

Suehiro Anna
A model. She has a strong work ethic, but a rather harsh personality.

What!? [by her head]

Satou Tamaki
A fledgling model. She'll become friends with Maho.

Maiko-chan
An Idol who Maho adores. The two of them finally meet.

Takatsuki Yoshino
A handsome 6th grade girl who wants to be a boy. Nitori-kun's friend. Reading Nitori-kun's diary, feuding with Chiba-san, she has her share of issues. And she likes cheesecake.

4-1
Chapter 18 - Together with Onee-chan
Chapter 19 - A Hectic Day
Chapter 20 - Half in Frenzy
Chapter 21- A New Friend
Chapter 22 - A Date on Sunday
Chapter 23 - Takatsuki Yoshino's Determination
Chapter 24 - It Keeps Getting Weirder
Chapter 25- Everyone's Song
Afterword

5-1 Chapter 18
Together with Onee-chan

6-1 Yeah
Ok, One o'clock at school.

Shuu

6-2 Let' go

6-3 But I've got to go to school

Call them back!

7-1 Ok! We're leaving!

7-2 Be careful, ok?
Once it's over, you come right home

Yes ma'am

7-3 Haaah
I'm nervous!

7-4 So why were you going to school on a Sunday?

7-5 Making a web page
About our school trip

Hmm

8-1 You don't have to do that today

8-2 This only happens today!

8-3 If I miss this chance, it's another six months

You thought this didn't have anything to do with you, right?

8-4 Pshhh

8-5 sfx: click clack

Oh man... I'm so nervous!

9-1 Ah, I'm gonna die

9-4 4F Meeting Room C
Meeting

2F Meeting Room A
Audition Room

5F Dressing Room
Cloak Room

3F Audition Receptionist

9-5 I'm going home!

10-1 You didn't even try to stop me from going home!

10-3 Numbers 20 through 29, please enter

It's getting closer and closer...

Everyone's pretty...

10-4 Why do you have to ratchet up the pressure on me!?

I didn't mean it like that!

10-5 I wonder if they all are aiming at show biz...

11-1 I get the feeling that I'm the only one who has pure feelings for Maiko-chan

11-3 Numbers 40 through 49, please

Awawawa

Good luck, onee-san!

11-4 You come too!

Eh!?

12-1 Number 49
Nitori Maho

12-4 I came with my younger brother today

Oh my

12-5 If I manage to pass, please let my brother come too!

Eh!?

13-4 When my brother dresses up in girls clothes, he's ridiculously cute. Much cuter than most girls

13-5 Oh...?

14-1 Ah ha ha ha ha ha

14-2 That's so strange!

But I was embarrassed all by myself

14-3 What? What?

Ah, that audition
Maho's

14-4 She made you audition too?

Oh, wow

14-5 Your sister is a little bent, huh?

Haaaah
My side hurts!

15-1 What happens if just Shuu gets picked?

You're mean, mom!

15-2 I took care of that!

15-3 But if I fail, please don't pass just my brother. Not that!

Please!

15-4 Not sold separately

That's right!

15-6 I'm turning off the light

Ok

16-4 I guess I should have said that I can't imagine life without Maiko-chan...

But that might've been a little much...

16-5 Shuu, what do you think?

16-6 If we pass, in your case will it be as a boy or as a girl
I wonder which, hm?

16-7 You wanna wear girl's clothes, right?

17-1 "We're twins"

We could say

17-2 Ah, I want to meet Maiko-chan!

17-3 What will I do if she's mean?

17-4 You must've thought I'd wait to pass to say that, huh?

17-5 Aaaah, I can't sleep!

17-6 Me either

18-1 Computer Lab

18-2 Click click

18-3 I'm sorry about yesterday

What came up so suddenly?

18-4 Ummm... My sister....

Kobashi-san, come here please

18-5 Sorry, I'll be right back

18-6 How you hangin'?

Takatsuki-san!

19-1 I just finished reading the diary

19-2 You're sister's pretty interesting

Yeah...

19-3 What are you gonna do if you pass?

What am I going to do?

19-4 There's no way...

19-5 What will you do...?

19-6 Ok, smile!

20-3 Nitori-kun

20-4 You were a model for a second there, huh?

I don't know what you're talking about

21-2 Yes
Yes

21-3 Yes

21-4 Well
Well
Well
What should I do?
Yes

21-5 Yes. Thank you very much!

Thank you for everything!

Thank you!

21-6 chunk

21-7 What'd they say!?

You passed...

22-1 You

22-2 And you

22-3 As a set

22-4 Yay!
Yay!

22-5 I've gotta call Dad

I'm sooo happy!

22-6 Shuu!
What're we gonna do!? We're sisters starting today!

23-1 Ah, where did Shuu end up? Boy's position? Girl's position?

Oh my, they didn't go that far

23-2 Well, whatever!
You are pretty girly just like you are, so no problem!

23-3 Cooool
Coool
I'm a model!

23-4 Geh heh heh
You watch, Seiya!

Are you still on that?

23-5 What am I going to do?
What am I going to do?
What am I going to do!?

24-1 Could the day where my photo's in a book with Maiko-chan be approaching?

24-2 If I'm on TV with Maiko-chan?

24-3 Hey, Hey! Maho!

14-4 Gyaa!
I'd die!

25-1 Shuu, get ready

25-2 I'm going to take a photo of you with Maiko-chan

25-3 It's it ok? Me?

25-4 Of course it's ok. You weirdo.

26-1 After all, you're a girl

26-2 Its true!

That's right

26-3 I see

You're weird!