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The first series, published from 1989 to 1994, is a {{yaoi}} manga focused on Ichirou Suzuki, a straight ([[ClosetKey so he thinks]]) young man who becomes attracted to an [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous]] boy named Yuuki Satou, whom he is convinced must be a girl trapped in a male body.

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The first series, published from 1989 to 1994, is a {{yaoi}} manga focused on Ichirou Suzuki, a straight ([[ClosetKey so he thinks]]) young man who becomes attracted to an [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous]] boy named Yuuki Satou, whom he is convinced must be a girl trapped in a male body.
body. The series was a runner-up in the Young Jump Youth Manga Awards in 1988.
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''Hen'' (''変'', "Strangeness") is a pair of {{Queer|Romance}} RomanticComedy mangas created by Creator/HiroyaOku, better known as the {{mangaka}} of ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''. Both series were serialized in Creator/{{Shueisha}}'s {{Seinen}} magazine ''Weekly Young Jump''.

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''Hen'' (''変'', "Strangeness") is a pair of {{Queer|Romance}} RomanticComedy mangas created by Creator/HiroyaOku, Creator/HiroyaOku (originally under the PenName Kuon Yahiro), better known as the {{mangaka}} of ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''. Both series were serialized in Creator/{{Shueisha}}'s {{Seinen}} magazine ''Weekly Young Jump''.

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Chizuru Yoshida is a high-school girl with improbably large bosoms and a very active, very heterosexual sex life. However when a new student, Azumi Yamada, awakens some unfamiliar feelings in Chizuru's heart, our heroine is forced to reconsider her sexuality.

''Hen'' was created by Hiroya Oku, better known as the mangaka of ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 1996, and also into a 2-episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] in 1997. The OVA was released by Creator/CentralParkMedia under the title ''Anime/StrangeLove''.

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\n''Hen'' (''変'', "Strangeness") is a pair of {{Queer|Romance}} RomanticComedy mangas created by Creator/HiroyaOku, better known as the {{mangaka}} of ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''. Both series were serialized in Creator/{{Shueisha}}'s {{Seinen}} magazine ''Weekly Young Jump''.

The first series, published from 1989 to 1994, is a {{yaoi}} manga focused on Ichirou Suzuki, a straight ([[ClosetKey so he thinks]]) young man who becomes attracted to an [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous]] boy named Yuuki Satou, whom he is convinced must be a girl trapped in a male body.

The second part, [[SequelDisplacement which is much better-known despite its shorter run]], is a {{yuri}} manga serialized from 1995-1997.
Chizuru Yoshida is a high-school girl with improbably large bosoms and a very active, very heterosexual sex life. However when a new student, Azumi Yamada, awakens some unfamiliar feelings in Chizuru's heart, our heroine is forced to reconsider her sexuality.

''Hen'' was created by Hiroya Oku, better known as the mangaka of ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''. It was Both series were adapted into a live-action Creator/TVAsahi drama in 1996, and also the first part of the second series was adapted into a 2-episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] OriginalVideoAnimation in 1997. The OVA was released in English by Creator/CentralParkMedia under the title ''Anime/StrangeLove''.
''Anime/StrangeLove''.



* NoBisexuals: Chizuru gets confused because on the one hand, she loves Azumi (so she must be a lesbian), but on the other hand, she likes having sex with boys (so she must be straight). It never occurs to her that she might be bisexual.

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* NoBisexuals: Both protagonists are clearly bisexual, but don't appear to recognize that the concept exists, seemingly thinking one must be '''either''' gay '''or''' straight.
** Ichirou considers himself to be straight, and therefore his {{Bishonen}} love interest Yuuki Satou must actually be a girl in a boy's body.
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Chizuru gets confused because on the one hand, she loves Azumi (so she must be a lesbian), but on the other hand, she likes having sex with boys (so she must be straight). It never occurs to her that she might be bisexual.
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* GirlsLove: Sort of. It has a lot more heterosexual sex scenes than your average GirlsLove manga.
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''Hen'' was created by Hiroya Oku, better known as the mangaka of ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 1996, and also into a 2-episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] in 1997. The OVA was released by Creator/CentralParkMedia under the title ''Strange Love''.

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''Hen'' was created by Hiroya Oku, better known as the mangaka of ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 1996, and also into a 2-episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] in 1997. The OVA was released by Creator/CentralParkMedia under the title ''Strange Love''.
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''{{Hen}}'' was created by Hiroya Oku, better known as the mangaka of ''{{Gantz}}''. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 1996, and also into a 2-episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] in 1997. The OVA was released by CentralParkMedia under the title ''Strange Love''.

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''{{Hen}}'' ''Hen'' was created by Hiroya Oku, better known as the mangaka of ''{{Gantz}}''.''Manga/{{Gantz}}''. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 1996, and also into a 2-episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] in 1997. The OVA was released by CentralParkMedia Creator/CentralParkMedia under the title ''Strange Love''.



* AlphaBitch: Chizuru starts as one.
** LovableAlphaBitch: Quickly turns into this soon after she stops trying to deny her feelings for Azumi, and by the end of the manga almost all of her more loathsome qualities have almost entirely faded.
* {{Adorkable}}: Azumi and Ryuichi.

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* AlphaBitch: Chizuru starts as one.
** LovableAlphaBitch: Quickly turns into this soon after she stops trying to deny her
at the start of the story in particular. She's popular, hot, and unconcerned with the feelings for Azumi, and by the end of the manga almost all of her more loathsome qualities have almost entirely faded.
* {{Adorkable}}: Azumi and Ryuichi.
people other than herself.



* AuthorAvatar: Oku
* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: Nearly succumbs to this, but is [[AvertedTrope averted]] at the last moment.
* BettyAndVeronica: Azumi and Chizuru are this to Ryuichi. [[spoiler: Subverted when the Betty and the Veronica end up with ''each other'' rather than the guy.]]
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler: Suzuki and Saena]]
* CatapultNightmare: Ryuichi, though it's more of a Catapult Wet Dream.
* TheChikan: Chizuru gets groped by one.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Chizuru
* ClosetKey: Azumi is Chizuru's.
* TheDanza: Oku

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%% * AuthorAvatar: Oku
* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: Nearly succumbs to this, but is [[AvertedTrope averted]] at the last moment.
* BettyAndVeronica: Azumi and Chizuru are this to Ryuichi. [[spoiler: Subverted when the Betty and the Veronica end up with ''each other'' [[PairTheSuitors each other]] rather than the guy.]]
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler: Suzuki and Saena]]
Saena]] are sleeping together.
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* CatapultNightmare: Ryuichi, though it's more of a Catapult Wet Dream.
%% * TheChikan: Chizuru gets groped by one.
%% * ClingyJealousGirl: Chizuru
* ClosetKey: Azumi is Chizuru's.
* TheDanza: Oku
the first girl Chizuru has ever been attracted to, much to Chizuru's confusion.



* {{Dojikko}}: Azumi
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played quite straight when [[spoiler: Chizuru gets Ryuichi drunk and rapes him while he's passed out.]]
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Sato
* {{Ecchi}}

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%% * {{Dojikko}}: Azumi
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played quite straight when [[spoiler: Chizuru gets Ryuichi drunk and rapes him while he's passed out. This isn't treated as a horrible event.]]
%% * DudeLooksLikeALady: Sato
* {{Ecchi}}{{Ecchi}}: Lots and lots of nudity and fanservice, mostly of Chizuru, but never gets very graphic.



* FanNickname: "Titzilla" for Chizuru. Also "Elvis" for Suzuki and "Mouse-chan" for Azumi.
* FemmeFatale: Chizuru

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* FanNickname: "Titzilla" for Chizuru. Also "Elvis" for Suzuki and "Mouse-chan" for Azumi.
* FemmeFatale: ChizuruChizuru takes advantage of her sexuality to manipulate men,



* {{Gonk}}: Oku and the 11-year-old boy.
* GratuitousRape: The subplot where [[spoiler: the 11-year-old boy rapes Chizuru]] comes out of nowhere, has no lasting effect on the characters involved, and adds exactly zilch to the overall story.
* HarshWordImpact
* IWasJustJoking: Chizuru does this a lot, sometimes to the point of audience confusion.

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* {{Gonk}}: Oku and the 11-year-old boy.
* GratuitousRape: The subplot where [[spoiler: the 11-year-old
boy rapes Chizuru]] comes out of nowhere, has no lasting effect on the characters involved, and adds exactly zilch to the overall story.
are both illustrated as extremely weird-looking with ugly faces.
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* HarshWordImpact
%% * IWasJustJoking: Chizuru does this a lot, sometimes to the point of audience confusion.



* KickTheDog: Chizuru, a lot.
* LadykillerInLove: Chizuru is a female example.

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%% * KickTheDog: Chizuru, a lot.
* LadykillerInLove: Chizuru is a female example.gender-inverted example-- she's a {{Maneater}} who doesn't know what to do when she develops real feelings for a classmate.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Chizuru, initially quite a jerk, leans more into this soon after she stops trying to deny her feelings for Azumi, and by the end of the manga almost all of her more loathsome qualities have almost entirely faded.



* {{Meganekko}}: Sugita
* MsFanservice: Chizuru
* NaiveNewcomer: Azumi

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* %%* {{Meganekko}}: Sugita
* MsFanservice: Chizuru
Chizuru is a constant focus of the camera and wears skimpy clothing all the time.
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* NaiveNewcomer: Azumi



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* NoodlePeopleNoodlePeople: The characters all have long, spindly limbs and thin bodies.



* OneHeadTaller: Chizuru and Azumi
* PantyShot: Usually Chizuru.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Ryuichi]]
* ReallyGetsAround: Chizuru
* RedStringOfFate: Referenced in the plot of Ryuichi's movie.
* ReplacementLoveInterest: Sugita is this for Chizuru, when she's on the rebound after [[spoiler: her disastrous public confession to Azumi.]]
* SchoolPlay: Actually a student film, but it serves the same narrative purpose.
* SchoolgirlLesbians
* {{Shotacon}}: In a bizarre inversion, [[spoiler: Chizuru gets raped by an 11-year-old boy.]]
* ShowerScene: Chizuru gets a few, and the two girls get one together.

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* OneHeadTaller: Chizuru and stands about a head taller than Azumi
%% * PantyShot: Usually Chizuru.
%% * PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Ryuichi]]
* ReallyGetsAround: Chizuru
Chizuru has a lot of sex with men and doesn't take it very seriously.
* RedStringOfFate: Referenced InUniverse in the plot of Ryuichi's movie.
* ReplacementLoveInterest: Sugita is this for Chizuru, when she's on the rebound after [[spoiler: her disastrous public confession to Azumi.]]
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* SchoolgirlLesbians
* {{Shotacon}}: In a bizarre inversion, [[spoiler: Chizuru gets raped by an 11-year-old boy.]]
* ShowerScene: Chizuru gets a few, and the two girls get one together.
purpose.



* TheTease: Chizuru
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Sugita]]

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* TheTease: Chizuru
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Chizuru Yoshida is a high-school girl with improbably large bosoms and a very active, very heterosexual sex life. However when a new student, Azumi Yamada, awakens some unfamiliar feelings in Chizuru's heart, our heroine is forced to reconsider her sexuality.

''{{Hen}}'' was created by Hiroya Oku, better known as the mangaka of ''{{Gantz}}''. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 1996, and also into a 2-episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] in 1997. The OVA was released by CentralParkMedia under the title ''Strange Love''.

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!!This manga provides examples of:

* AlphaBitch: Chizuru starts as one.
** LovableAlphaBitch: Quickly turns into this soon after she stops trying to deny her feelings for Azumi, and by the end of the manga almost all of her more loathsome qualities have almost entirely faded.
* {{Adorkable}}: Azumi and Ryuichi.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Chizuru to Azumi. Also, [[spoiler: Azumi and Ryuichi give each other simultaneous declarations.]]
* AuthorAvatar: Oku
* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: Nearly succumbs to this, but is [[AvertedTrope averted]] at the last moment.
* BettyAndVeronica: Azumi and Chizuru are this to Ryuichi. [[spoiler: Subverted when the Betty and the Veronica end up with ''each other'' rather than the guy.]]
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler: Suzuki and Saena]]
* CatapultNightmare: Ryuichi, though it's more of a Catapult Wet Dream.
* TheChikan: Chizuru gets groped by one.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Chizuru
* ClosetKey: Azumi is Chizuru's.
* TheDanza: Oku
* DateRapeAverted: [[spoiler: Sugita's brother nearly rapes Chizuru when she's drugged unconscious, but he's foiled when she wakes up in the nick of time because she smells Azumi's perfume on the floor above.]]
* DistractedByTheSexy: Chizuru's huge tracts of land frequently have this effect on the male characters.
* {{Dojikko}}: Azumi
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played quite straight when [[spoiler: Chizuru gets Ryuichi drunk and rapes him while he's passed out.]]
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Sato
* {{Ecchi}}
* EroticDream: Chizuru has some extremely [[FreudWasRight Freudian]], extremely ''disturbing'' ones about Azumi. [[spoiler: Azumi later has some much less disturbing ones about Chizuru.]]
* EroticEating: Sato eats a popsicle this way.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Azumi. Chizuru falls in love with her and is more than willing to [[IfItsYouItsOkay make an exception for her despite being straight]].
* FanNickname: "Titzilla" for Chizuru. Also "Elvis" for Suzuki and "Mouse-chan" for Azumi.
* FemmeFatale: Chizuru
* {{Gainaxing}}: It's a manga, and yet the female characters still manage quite a lot of bouncing.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: When Ryuichi's film script is reworked to include a kiss between Chizuru and Azumi, the drama club boys heartily approve.
* GirlsLove: Sort of. It has a lot more heterosexual sex scenes than your average GirlsLove manga.
* {{Gonk}}: Oku and the 11-year-old boy.
* GratuitousRape: The subplot where [[spoiler: the 11-year-old boy rapes Chizuru]] comes out of nowhere, has no lasting effect on the characters involved, and adds exactly zilch to the overall story.
* HarshWordImpact
* IWasJustJoking: Chizuru does this a lot, sometimes to the point of audience confusion.
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Azumi is the only girl that Chizuru is attracted to.
* KickTheDog: Chizuru, a lot.
* LadykillerInLove: Chizuru is a female example.
* LoveTriangle: Between Chizuru, Azumi, and Ryuichi. Later it expands into a LoveDodecahedron involving Azumi, Chizuru, Suzuki, Sato, Azumi's school friend, Suzuki's sister, and Oku.
* MarshmallowHell: Again, Chizuru is usually the one providing the, er, marshmallows.
* {{Meganekko}}: Sugita
* MsFanservice: Chizuru
* NaiveNewcomer: Azumi
* NoBisexuals: Chizuru gets confused because on the one hand, she loves Azumi (so she must be a lesbian), but on the other hand, she likes having sex with boys (so she must be straight). It never occurs to her that she might be bisexual.
* NobodyPoops: Averted; there are a couple of scenes showing Chizuru on the toilet.
* NoodlePeople
* {{Nosebleed}}: Chizuru has one after she sees Azumi naked.
* OneHeadTaller: Chizuru and Azumi
* PantyShot: Usually Chizuru.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Ryuichi]]
* ReallyGetsAround: Chizuru
* RedStringOfFate: Referenced in the plot of Ryuichi's movie.
* ReplacementLoveInterest: Sugita is this for Chizuru, when she's on the rebound after [[spoiler: her disastrous public confession to Azumi.]]
* SchoolPlay: Actually a student film, but it serves the same narrative purpose.
* SchoolgirlLesbians
* {{Shotacon}}: In a bizarre inversion, [[spoiler: Chizuru gets raped by an 11-year-old boy.]]
* ShowerScene: Chizuru gets a few, and the two girls get one together.
* SkinshipGrope: Chizuru is a frequent target. She herself does it to Azumi and Saena.
* TheTease: Chizuru
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Sugita]]
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