History Manga / TomoChanIsAGirl

* {{Bokukko}}: Tomo used to refer to herself using "ore," which is even more masculine than "boku" (this is part of why Jun got confused).

* RightBehindYou: How Tomo [[spoiler:saves Misuzu and Carol from the thug when he corners them]].

* TheChikan: An old man starts to feel up Tomo on the train when she and Jun are going home, and when Jun notices Tomo has to stop him from killing the bastard.

* BattleCouple: Tomo and Jun, as fighting maniacs, would be this if [[TheyDo they got together]], as evidenced when they both take on the group of bullies that attack Misuzu and Carol.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Jun and Tomo. Jun just treats Tomo like his best bud, but at the same time, he does react when something happens to make him notice Tomo's rather impressive physique, and gets extremely annoyed when other people pay sexual or romantic attention to her or at the implication that she would ever belong to someone (five volumes in and he never considers himself, of course). [[spoiler:[[TheyDo They finally get together near the end of the series.]]]]

---> **Ogawa:** She’s so manly!

** The sports festival has Tomo get sick before the day of a big run. While she does do well and outruns Jun for a lot of it, she suddenly collapses from physical exhaustion. You would think that with all of this buildup, Jun's going to BridalCarry her for a romantic moment-- and you would be wrong, since her collapsing isn't portrayed as cute and she's carried by piggyback.

--> *Ogawa:* She’s so manly!

* ComicBookTime: Played with. Albeit the backstory takes place in a 10-year period, the main story takes place during a single year, in Tomo, Jun, Misuzu and Carol's freshman year of high school. However, there's a discrepancy early in the manga, where Tomo grows her hair out to appeal to Jun, which would have taken her a considerably longer time than it did (it would have taken her more or less 1 year to grow it that long).

** Jun didn't realize Tomo was a girl until they went to middle school and she showed up in a girl's uniform. Thinking back, he realizes there were signs, like wearing full-body swimsuits at the pool instead of trunks, not bathing with him, and using the girl's bathroom. Then he admits he was in denial to himself.

* TriangRelations: Misaki is also smitten with Tomo because of her strength and wants to [[IWantToBeARealMan become a stronger man]] worthy of Tomo's acknowledgement. Meanwhile, Tomo and Jun like each other but one is trying to do something about it and the other is trying to sort out his feelings and surpass her. Any rivalry or competition the boys have is decimated, however, by the fact that they both want to surpass Tomo and make it a point of friendly competition rather than a romantic problem. [[spoiler:We then learn that Misaki loved Carol the whole time, subverting this]].

** There's a chapter in which Carol just cuts straight to the point about his relationship with Tomo.
** The school festival arc ends with Jun confronting Tomo about her wanting to "be the princess", and about to confess something to her before she gets the gravity of his words.

* SealedWithAKiss: The last comic update ends with Tomo planting a BigDamnKiss on Jun after years (both in universe and out) of frustration and finally being allowed to date.

* KimonoFanservice: After Akemi finds out that Tomo's doing to the summer festival in casual clothes, she puts all of her power into putting her in a yukata, especially seeing why she's going in the first place. Evidently, Jun has a fetish for Japanese clothing as well, so his mind is blown when he sees her.

* DoubleMeaningTitle:
** Aside from stating the obvious fact of Tomo being female, it's also a desperate cry of Tomo trying to make Jun look at her as a woman, [[spoiler:as well as Jun's realization that his best friend and competitor is also of the opposite sex, with all of the physicality it implies.]]
** As "tomo" means "friend", the title also roughly translates to "Your Friend is a Girl".

** Misuzu's more than okay with helping Tomo get Jun, but Carol implies that she wants the two to change, with Jun turning Tomo into a girlier person. By the end of the festival arc, Jun is walking on eggshells with Tomo, trying to keep up their old dynamic but barely even touching her since she's a girl, while Tomo is slowly realizing what she wants out of her relationship with Jun and becomes frustrated with his current actions.

** Tomo's greatest fear for her relationship with Jun, that when he sees her as a woman their all-out friend/rival relationship will disappear, pretty much comes true before and after they get together. The aforementioned festival arc does this as illustrated; and post-confession, Jun's so relaxed and gentle with her that she starts seeing it as treating her like his daughter instead of his friend.

* BattleCouple: Tomo and Jun, as fighting maniacs, would be this if [[TheyDo they got together]].

* ActionGirl: Tomo has been practicing martial arts since she was a little kid, and joined the boy's Judo club because she was too strong for the girl's club, even in the boys club she is considered TheAce.

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Parodied. After lending it to Tomo, Carol gently lifts her headband off of Tomo's head, flips it around and then has it slowly descend into place om her own head as she hums her own fanfare ToTheTuneOf "See, The Conquering Hero Comes."

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Parodied. After lending it to Tomo, Carol gently lifts it off Tomo's head, flips it and then has it slowly descend into place om her own head as she hums her own fanfare ToTheTuneOf "See, The Conquering Hero Comes."

* ACupAngst: Tomo and Carol are very well endowed, causing Misuzu constant consternation.

** Misuzu herself can come across more AmbiguouslyGay, since not only does she sometimes comes across as in love with Tomo, but her friendship with Carol is full of subtext. That said, Misuzu had dated [[spoiler: Jun]] in the past (for all of three days; [[spoiler: the two saw the other as being the means of maintaining a bond with Tomo, whom both feared might drift away from them, but it's revealed that, behind her manipulations, Misuzu actually ''was'' excited to have a boyfriend in spite of herself]]) and has a sort of ShipTease with Tanabe.

* ACupAngst: Misuzu will never get over how Tomo is so much less feminine in behavior yet so much more developed than her.

* BuxomBeautyStandard: Tomo is very well endowed, much to Misuzu's [[ACupAngst consternation]]. Carol is also well endowed, with similar results.

* BuxomIsBetter: Tomo is very well endowed, much to Misuzu's [[ACupAngst consternation]]. Carol is also well endowed, with similar results.

* PragmaticAdaptation: The anime straight up does not mention Ferris Olston's TeenPregnancy status with Carol. Ferris' design was slightly altered (most notably the cheeks) to make her seem a little older than an AbsurdlyYouthfulMother, and Carol's MumLooksLikeASister joke was also cut.