Otonari Complex Series

An endearing manga about childhood best friends–a “girly” boy and a “boyish” girl–working through their feelings about identity and love.

Kuji Akira and Ninomiya Makoto are childhood friends and neighbors. Since Akira is “handsome” for a girl and Makoto is “pretty” for a boy, their gender presentation is often confused. As they try to untangle their complex feelings about themselves and each other, they find out their friends are crushing on them, too. It’s a complicated childhood friend love story!

A HEARTFELT CONFESSION.

After her childhood friend Makoto’s sudden confession, Akira tries to face his feelings seriously, but she keeps getting self-conscious and going around in circles about it. She knows she can’t go on acting this way, but Makoto keeps smiling at her with the face of a man she doesn’t recognize… It all comes to a head when the pair finally agree to a date!

CONFRONTING CHANGE

Akira sees Makoto as her precious, beloved childhood friend; the one place where she can truly be herself is by his side. But ever since she befriended Fumi-chan, a girl with an unrequited crush on Makoto, a dark cloud has been hanging over Akira that just won’t go away. Even if things around them change, their relationship will always stay the same…right?

An endearing manga about childhood best friends–a “girly” boy and a “boyish” girl–working through their feelings about identity and love.

Kuji Akira and Ninomiya Makoto are childhood friends and neighbors. Since Akira is “handsome” for a girl and Makoto is “pretty” for a boy, their gender presentation is often confused. As they try to untangle their complex feelings about themselves and each other, they find out their friends are crushing on them, too. It’s a complicated childhood friend love story!