Shimura, Takako

Nitori, the boy who wants to be a girl, and Chiba, the girl who is crushing on him, write an adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet," with Chiba hoping to play Romeo with Nitori as Juliet--but Nitori would rather have Takatsuki, the girl who wants to be a boy, in the role of Romeo.

After the success of their gender-bending rendition of "Romeo and Juliet," Nitori-kun, the boy who wants to be a girl, and Chiba-san, the girl who is crushing on him, are scouted by a theater company, leaving Takatsuki-san, the girl who wants to be a boy, jealous, as she knows Nitori is crushing on her.

Eighth grade rolls around for Doi, Nitori-kun, Yuki-san, Tatatsuki-san, and Chiba-san, as the young girls and boys continue to wrestle with questions of gender identity and who has crushes on who, and why.

"Chiba-san won't make up with Takatsuki-San, and no one can get over his or her crush. Takatsuki-san envies Chizuru-san's boldness for showing up to school in a boy's uniform, and begrudgingly shops for a bra. Nitori-kun and Mako (who also identifies as a girl) decide to record their voices to preserve them before they change. And: what's up with the newbie teacher? There's another gender-bending play in the works?!"--Back cover.

After their play "The Rose of Versailles" is a success, the class decides to produce "Romeo and Juliet, " but when Chiba-san discovers that Nitori-kun wants Takatsuki to play Romeo to his Juliet, she forces Nitori-kun to face the nature of his feelings for Takatsuki-san.

Shuichi and his new friend Yoshino enjoy happy homes and loving families, but they share a secret that Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy.

"Akira Okudaira is starting high school and is ready for exciting new experiences. And on the first day of school, she runs into her best friend from, kindergarten at the train station! Now Akira and Fumia have the chance to rekindle their friendship, but life has gotten a lot more complicated since they were kids... Fumi is glad Akira is back in her. Even in kindergarten, Akira knew how to stand up for herself, and she was always willing to stand up for Fumi too. But Fumi's first love recently got married, and Fumi is grappling with a broken heart and the fact that her sweetheart was another women..."--Back cover.

The secret that students Shuichi and Yoshino are transgendered is exposed, and their mentor Yuki reveals the hard reality of being transgendered.