W Juliet

[MangaDex]

 

[Purplelibraryguy]

A classic of sorts. This is what "gender bender" manga used to be like before the conventions hardened into all of them being about the fetish-oriented "trap": Just a good romance manga where someone involved is cross-dressing for some weird reason, to give extra hooks for plot complications.

 

[pokefairy]

The story did NOT have to be 80 chapters long, but it's pretty cute. I still prefer Usotsuki Lily, but I'm Komura Ayumi's bitch so that's only natural. I did skip 60 chapters, the ending makes sense anyway because the characters don't really change...

 

[Phuocphuc46]

It’s pretty good, but was definitely stretched out. Not that you won’t be entertained reading the chapters in-between the start and ending, but the tropes feel really repetitive after a while. Unlike Usotsuki Lily, this doesn’t have the charm needed to be both long and enjoyable. But I still like it for what it is

 

[Koserpansi]

Damn. I missed this title.

 

[ayatome]

I read this when I was young (middle school ish) and I loved it, but after rereading it as an adult, I couldn't take the clichéd plot this story takes. The only thing I still like is the chemistry between the two main pairing. I also like how they started dating early on, so there's no stupid 'will they or won't they' drama that's typical on most shoujo.

The thing I don't like is that the obstacle to their relationship... is clichéd as fuck and over the top, sometimes without making sense. While I could read it when I was young, I can't really stomach these ridiculous plot as an adult. I had to stop rereading and skip to the ending (since I already read it before anyway).

If you don't mind overly clichéd story and are looking for a pair that stands equal, respect, and support each other, then you might like W Juliet. If you're tired of typical shoujo tropes, then you might not enioy reading this.