i'm a sucker for the type of romcoms where the childhood friend turned out to be a girl all along, like Tomo-chan and a few others. really lets their background history have a different context after they've been reunited.
genderswaps are tricky at best because the process is always treated like magic. from the get-go it's making me suspend my disbelief for it to work. not that it's a problem but it's far less relatable. then again if they went full trans with it, that's a pretty dangerous tightrope to walk on and it would take a really good writer to pull it off.
i'm still in for the ride, but so far, i would've preferred the tomboy route compared to the homie-turn-girl.