Don't get why people think the artist implies that all tomboys secretely want to be feminine or that tomboys don't exist and are just forced to act that way by their surroundings or something.

Obviously this trope is popular because of the gap-moe as well as the reversal. In the end, the cute girl is the cool one and vice versa, it's the contrast and reversal that makes it good. In a way it says that you shouldn't feel forced to behave or act a certain way just because of how you look and people perceive you.

As a tomboy myself, even though I'm just truthfully not into frilly stuff or makeup or whatever, I find this really sweet and endearing.
Why would the author imply that tomboys don't really exist, when there's more than enough Yuri out there with tomboys? This is just one story, and yes it's a theme we've come across before, but it's not meant as a statement, just a cute story of contrast and reversal.

Idk, anyway, thanks for the upload!

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how cute!

Okay this is so stinkin' cute, wish there was more yuri but other than that I love this.

I love gothic Lolita so much

I love gothic Lolita so much

i like that chihiro's groupies let toda join after, very wholesome

Every time I see a work without angst and drama, my hope in the written world is restored a bit.

Rereading this again now that the full book is translated... I still think this really sweet. I like how they come to emotionally rely on each other.

But this premise is unoriginal, and has been done better elsewhere. Your Cuteness was mentioned, and I felt that manga was a much more original take, and also felt truer to reality. Beauty standards are strict in Japan. Bullying and degendering of women, especially women of color, is common. That is what creates these feelings of "I don't deserve to be like everyone else." Your Cuteness doesn't sugarcoat that.

The prince phenomenon is real, but overtly breaking gender roles is still going to be punished. Instead we have a fantasy land here where women are encouraged to look as masculine as possible. When you look at real people IRL who were called princes in school, they never are actually that masculine, like say Utami Hayashishita.

All that is to say that examining this story in context doesn't have to make it unenjoyable. You can have two different thoughts at once. It's troubling that so many commentors here are completely resistant to thinking critically about media or acknowledging that it exists within the politics of the world around it.

If you want a very original take on tomboys and lolita fashion, and also sweet romance, try Pink Ribbon!