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My Androgynous Boyfriend

My Androgynous Boyfriend (Japanese: ジェンダーレス男子に愛されています。, Hepburn: Jendāresu Danshi ni Aisareteimasu, lit. "I'm Loved By a Genderless Boy") is a Japanese manga series by Tamekou. It was serialized in the monthly josei manga magazine Feel Young from February 2018 to March 2023. A television drama adaptation, titled Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu, aired from April to June 2021, as part of Nippon TV's MokuDra F programming block.

My Androgynous Boyfriend
Cover of volume 1 of the Japanese version, first released on December 7, 2018
ジェンダーレス男子に愛されています。
(Jendāresu Danshi ni Aisareteimasu)
Genre
Manga
Written byTamekou
Published byShodensha
English publisher
ImprintFeel Comics FC Swing
MagazineFeel Young
DemographicJosei
Original runFebruary 8, 2018 (2018-02-08) – March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)
Volumes5
Television drama
Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu
Directed by
  • Izuru Kumasaka
  • Hiroaki Yuasa
  • Takeshi Matsuura
Written byFumi Tsubota
Music byAkihiro Manabe
Studioytv
Original network
Original run April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) – June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)
Episodes10

Plot

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Wako works as a manga editor at a publishing department, while her boyfriend, Meguru, is a model and a clerk at a clothing store with a large social media following. Meguru is part of the genderless fashion subculture and is knowledgeable about make-up and fashion, causing other people around the couple to tend to mistake the nature of their relationship, as well as Meguru's gender.[3]

Characters

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Wako Machida (町田 わこ, Machida Wako)[a]
Portrayed by: Ai Yoshikawa[4]
Wako works as a manga editor at a publishing company. She does not pay attention to her looks often.
Meguru Sōma (相馬 めぐる, Sōma Meguru)[a]
Portrayed by: Rihito Itagaki[4]
Meguru is an androgynous model and a clothing store clerk with a large social media following. He partakes in the genderless fashion subculture and is knowledgeable about fashion and make-up.
Sasame Tachi (舘 ささめ, Tachi Sasame)
Portraed by: Takuya Kusakawa
Sasame is an androgynous with a cute, dreamy appearance. He is in an idol group with Meguru as the Unicorn Boys; however, he dislikes cute clothing and wants to be seen as manly, using his idol Aki from Exilia as an example.
Kira (キラ)
Portrayed by: Renn Kiriyama[5]
Kira is an androgynous model with a "cool" and "beautiful" appearance.
Asahi Tetsumoto (鉄本 あさひ, Tetsumoto Asahi)
Portrayed by: Miki Mizuno[5]
An original character for the television drama adaptation, Asahi is Wako's co-worker and works in the same manga editing department, in addition to being Kira's love interest.
Masami Sakai (境 正美, Sakai Masami)
Portrayed by: Oideyasu Oda [ja][6]
An original character for the television drama adaptation, Masami is Wako's co-worker who works in the same department as a manga editor.[6]

Media

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Manga

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My Androgynous Boyfriend is written and illustrated by Tamekou as her first work outside of the yaoi genre. It is serialized in the monthly manga magazine Feel Young, beginning in the March 2018 issue released on February 8, 2018.[3][7] The series will end serialization in the April 2023 issue released on March 8, 2023.[8] The chapters have been released in five tankōbon by Shodensha under the Feel Comics FC Swing imprint.[9]

To celebrate the release of the second volume, an art exhibit was featured at the Animate Girls Festival 2019.[10] Tamekou herself hosted a panel with genderless actor and model Toman as a guest.[1][11]

At Anime Expo 2019, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series in English for North American distribution.[12][13]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)[14]978-4-396-76752-5February 11, 2020 (2020-02-11)[15]978-1-64505-198-5
2 November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)[16]978-4-396-76774-7September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)[17]978-1-64505-516-7
3 November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)[18]978-4-396-76810-2September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)[19]978-1-64827-931-7
4 November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08)[20]978-4-39676-843-0April 30, 2024 (2024-04-30)[21]978-1-64827-286-8
5 July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)[22]978-4-39676-890-4December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17)[23]978-1-63858-693-7

Television drama

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A live-action television series adaptation, titled Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu (カラフラブル～ジェンダーレス男子に愛されています。～) was announced on March 2, 2021.[4][24] The series began airing on April 1, 2021, on NTV and YTV as part of their MokuDra F programming block, with 10 episodes scheduled.[25] Colorful Love stars Ai Yoshikawa and Rihito Itagaki as Wako Machida and Meguru Sōma respectively.[4] Additional cast members include Renn Kiriyama as Kira and Miki Mizuno as Asahi Tetsumoto.[5][26] Oideyasu Oda [ja] was later announced as a regular cast member, appearing as Masami Sakai.[6][27] Hirotsugu Otsu and Kōsei Awaji, who are members of the group Kougu Ishin and the comedy duo Kitsune, made a guest appearance in episode 1 as part of a collaboration.[28] The series is directed by Izuru Kumasaka, Hiroaki Yuasa, and Takeshi Matsuura, with Fumi Tsubota in charge of the script and Akihiro Manabe in charge of the soundtrack.[24] The show's theme song is "Question" by Amber's.

Episode list

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"
Transliteration: "Dai-ichi-wa" (Japanese: 第1話)		UnknownUnknownApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)
2"Episode 2"
Transliteration: "Dai-ni-wa" (Japanese: 第2話)		UnknownUnknownApril 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)
3"Episode 3"
Transliteration: "Dai-san-wa" (Japanese: 第3話)		UnknownUnknownApril 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)
4"Episode 4"
Transliteration: "Dai-yon-wa" (Japanese: 第4話)		UnknownUnknownApril 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
5"Episode 5"
Transliteration: "Dai-go-wa" (Japanese: 第5話)		UnknownUnknownApril 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
6"Episode 6"
Transliteration: "Dai-roku-wa" (Japanese: 第6話)		UnknownUnknownMay 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
7"Episode 7"
Transliteration: "Dai-nana-wa" (Japanese: 第7話)		UnknownUnknownMay 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
8"Episode 8"
Transliteration: "Dai-hachi-wa" (Japanese: 第8話)		UnknownUnknownMay 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)
9"Episode 9"
Transliteration: "Dai-kyū-wa" (Japanese: 第9話)		UnknownUnknownMay 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)
10"Episode 10"
Transliteration: "Dai-jū-wa" (Japanese: 第10話)		UnknownUnknownJune 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)

Reception

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Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised My Androgynous Boyfriend for its artwork and "sweet romance" but mentioned that while the series brings up issues about gender, it ultimately doesn't do "enough" with them.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b For the live-action television drama adaptation, Wako and Meguru's first names were given kanji characters, Wako (和子) and Meguru (周).[4]

References

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