Line #152 Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl


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3	''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' is a YuriGenre manga written by Satoru Akahori (writer of ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'', ''Manga/SorcererHunters'', and ''Literature/MazeMegaburstSpace'') and illustrated by Yukimaru Katsura. It ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' from 2004 to 2007, and a 12-episode anime adaptation aired in 2006.
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5	Hazumu Osaragi has been having a rough time lately. The object of his affections, Yasuna Kamiizumi, has just turned him down (though it probably doesn't help that she very literally can't see men). Climbing to the top of his favorite mountain to have himself a sulk, his day starts to look up when he gets to see something that few people ever see in their lives: a UFO!
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7	It's just a shame about the whole "crashing on him and killing him" bit.
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9	Luckily for Hazumu, though, the [=ETs=] found it in their hearts to stitch him back together... but being aliens, they don't have the best conception of human biology. And so, as they announce to the town, Hazumu Osaragi is reborn... [[GenderBender as a girl]]! Not only does Hazumu have to adjust to her new life as a girl, but she also finds herself in the center of a LoveTriangle between two other girls: the elegant but cold and withdrawn Yasuna, and Hazumu's tomboyish [[ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood friend]] Tomari Kurusu.
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11	"Kashimashi" is both the name of the town and school where the series is set ("Kashima-shi") and the Japanese word for "noisy". A Japanese proverb holds that "when three women get together, it's noisy (kashimashi)," the joke being that the kanji for "kashimashi" contains three of the characters (no pun intended) for "woman" or "female." (You may remember Tomo from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' quoting it.)
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13	Hazumu provides a rare case of GenderBender where the one whose gender has been bent doesn't seem to really care that much about the predicament. It's possible she is actually happier this way from the beginning without a lot of the protesting that would appear in other series. The love triangle in the show also gets presented in a pretty straightforward way, all but completely disregarding that the story is in fact about two ''girls'' who try to [[YuriGenre win the affection of another girl]].
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16	!!This manga provides examples of:
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18	* AgainstTheSettingSun: Used a few times throughout the series, usually with Hazumu and Tomari by the ArtificialRiverBank.
19	* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: There's significant evidence that Hazumu was a trans girl even before the accident, whether or not she was fully conscious of it. She was known for being feminine in not just looks but attitude (for instancing making a ChildhoodMarriagePromise to become Tomari's ''bride''), doesn't protest at all about becoming biological female, and is very obviously happier this way.
20	* AmbiguousRobots: Jan-puu is some kind of artificial lifeform. In the English dub, she's called a clone and thus a biological being. The subtitles are more ambiguous.
21	* AllMenArePerverts: Asuta's attraction toward Hazumu is treated as such, which leads to some awkward situations, and even Asuta is embarrassed to be attracted toward his (formerly male) best friend.
22	** Also Hazumu's dad, who seems waaaaay too into shared father-daughter special time (usually involving nudity or dad taking naughty pictures of Hazumu). Hazumu's mom will have none of it and will combat it with martial arts holds.
23	** And when her mom isn't around, Jan-puu with her boxing glove bazooka is happy to help out to defend the modesty of her gender-bent crush.
24	* AnvilOnHead: Of the 10t weight variety.
25	* AppliedPhlebotinum
26	* ArtificialRiverbank: Tomari's favorite spot to go to, since she spent a lot of her childhood there with Hazumu.
27	* BagOfHolding: The alien man uses one in one of the last episodes as he's gathering his stuff from Hazumu's room. It appears to be a large bag, and when he's done, the bag magically shrinks.
28	* BeachEpisode: Episode 7.
29	* BeneathTheMask: Hazumu as a girl is now more free to act more feminine.
30	* BedmateReveal: Hazumu wakes up to find Jan-puu curled up against her the day after the aliens move in.
31	* BicepPolishingGesture
32	* BlankWhiteEyes
33	* BlobMonster: During their ghost hunt, Asuta is introduced to and attacked by "Alien number 6" (Jan-puu's naming for him), a part of the alien crew of the ghost hunt. [[ToServeMan This alien does, according to Jan Puu, love tasty earthlings.]]
34	* BlueWithShock: Happens a few times to a few characters, usually Hazumu.
35	* ButtMonkey: Asuta and Namiko.
36	* CannotSpitItOut: Averted with Hazumu while a guy, played largely straight with her as a girl, and with Yasuna and Tomari as well.
37	* CatSmile: Hazumu's dad displays one in episode 2. Jan-puu also tends to display one around Hazumu.
38	* CherryBlossoms
39	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:Hazumu and Tomari in both the anime and manga. In the manga, Hazumu finally shakes off her indecisiveness and cries out for Tomari over Yasuna in the last chapter. The anime OVA episode is a bit more spectacular, both reversing the UnluckyChildhoodFriend end of the previous episode and giving the two an elaborate wedding ceremony ([[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kashimashi_-_Hazumu_x_Tomari_-_wedding.jpg Hazumu carries Tomari]]).]]
40	* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Hazumu and Tomari.
41	** [[spoiler:Fulfilled]] in the episode 13 OVA.
42	* ClarkKenting: The alien man does this in episode 4 when he shows up as an assistant professor, and claims he's related to Hazumu.
43	* ClingyJealousGirl: Tomari starts to display this trope around episodes 4 and 5.
44	* CloudCuckooLander: Namiko falls into this trope from time to time, usually right before falling down a hole or falling from her classroom.
45	* ColorFailure: Happens to Tomari and Hazumu's dad in episode 2.
46	* CourtlyLove: At least according to a [[http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/report/Kashimashi-Girls-meet-Girls French reviewer]], who describes the central triangle as not so much carnal as similar to relationships found in Creator/ChretienDeTroyes's novels.
47	* CrossPoppingVeins: Happens to Tomari a lot.
48	* DeadpanSnarker: Ayuki
49	* DeclarationOfProtection: By Tomari to Hazumu. [[spoiler: Possibly foreshadowing the ending, considering the possible meanings of the phrase.]]
50	* DifferentForGirls: Inverted - Hazumu mostly takes her change in stride; it's tomboy Tomari, of all people, who insists on giving her lessons in being a girl. Hazumu's only difficulty is when she has to buy her first bra.
51	* DirtyOldMan: Hazumu's dad seems a bit too eager to want to take a bath with her. He also seems too interested in taking pictures as well.
52	* DoesNotLikeMen: Yasuna and her inability to perceive men's faces (according to "Alien-san" in the manga, this is some kind of genetic disorder) keeps her from having any relationships with men. This also affects her relationships with other girls.
53	* DramaticWind: The series could be a commercial for building windmills in Tokyo.
54	* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Yasuna displays them from time to time. She displays them again in episode 11 [[spoiler: after losing her ability to see women as well]].
55	* DynamicEntry: Tomari does a hilarious one in episode 7.
56	* EmotionalPowers: A relatively mundane version: When Tomari is in her P.E. class/club and experiencing strong emotions (e.g. thinking about her relationship with Hazumu), she subconsciously mobilizes her hidden reserves (no superpowers) and is scoring school records, or at least amazement from her teacher.
57	* ExpressiveHair: Tomari's pigtails react when she's experiencing strong emotions.
58	* [[spoiler:FaceDeathWithDignity: In the manga, Hazumu, after she's informed she only has one month left to live.]]
59	* FaceFault
60	* FanService: The manga has a few omake with it. The anime seriously ups this quotient.
61	* FestivalEpisode
62	* FirstGirlWins: It depends on which of the girls is viewed as ''first''. Yasuna was the first introduced, but Tomari is Hazumu's childhood friend, and so knew Hazumu first.
63	* FirstKiss: Although it's seen in the very beginning, we don't get the context behind it until episode 5, when [[spoiler: Yasuna explains to Hazumu about her condition of not being able to see men for some reason, and rejected him because she thought he would eventually end up that way to her as well.]]
64	* FoeTossingCharge: Tomari whips these out to get through throngs of reporters.
65	* ForScience: The alien man uses this excuse largely to stay and observe Hazumu and normal Earthling relations. [[spoiler: Turns out he had a good reason. On his planet, his people have a condition similar to Yasuna, and he was there to see if ThePowerOfLove could cure it, which it does at the end of episode 12.]]
66	* FriendlyEnemy: Yasuna and Tomari realize early on that they are rivals, but develop a friendship out of their mutual love for Hazumu.
67	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: PlayedForLaughs with Asuta. The girls, even his best friend Hazumu, will often treat him as a less important character, such as inviting all the girls to a day at an aquarium (and even specifically telling him no), or planning an event at a local cafe, and not inviting him (although he happened to be there anyway coincidentally). However, at other events he does get invited, such as the beach, but is again not treated as important.
68	* {{Gayngst}}: Very mild and mostly in the first manga volume, but it's still there (a concept apparently foreign to "Alien-san").
69	* GeckoEnding: The manga hadn't finished yet when the anime was made.
70	* GenderBender
71	* GenkiGirl: Jan-puu.
72	* TheGlomp: Jan-puu likes to do this to Hazumu.
73	* GratuitousEnglish: Mainly in the anime's OP ("eveybiddy, prease to meet you," etc.); the NASA scientists in the first episode speak correctly, but the wording is a bit... [[BlindIdiotTranslation off]]. ("I'm afraid that that's the fact." "The estimated arrival point is... figured!")
74	** Namiko-sensei seems to use this trope a lot as well, usually right before something happens to her.
75	* HiddenEyes: Hazumu always has these whenever she's shown as a male. Even as a young child. The audience only sees her eyes when she gets turned into a girl.
76	* HowWeGotHere: The very first scene actually happens at the end of episode 5.
77	* IfItsYouItsOkay: Tomari has to grapple with this early on after Hazumu's gender switch.
78	* IgnoreTheFanservice: Hitoshi usually doesn't care about Namiko.
79	* ImagineSpot: Several characters do this, usually Asuta and Hazumu's dad.
80	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Hazumu. Justified as she just turned into a girl and is therefore unfamiliar with how they should act, such as flapping her skirt to cool her legs, and asking Asuta to measure her bust size.
81	* InvisibleToNormals: The alien and Jan-puu to normal people. They only allow certain people to see them, such as Hazumu and her parents, although Namiko is able to sense the alien's presence at first.
82	** IntangibleMan: "Alien-san" does this during a ghost hunt in Hazumu's school to make it more realistic.
83	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Used by several characters:
84	** [[spoiler: Ayuki]] is an interesting variant, as she seems to honestly prefer witnessing the beauty of [[spoiler: Hazumu's relationship with Tomari or Yasuna]] rather than attempt to start up a relationship of her own.
85	** Tomari used this to push Hazumu into trying for a RelationshipUpgrade with Yasuna prior to the beginning of the series, but it results in Yasuna turning him down.
86	** [[spoiler: Yasuna]] does this in the OVA. She also gets help from all of the main characters.
87	* {{Joshikousei}}
88	* JumpingTheGenderBarrier
89	* {{Kimodameshi}}: Episode 8.
90	* LargeHam: Paired with RunningGag, "Without a boyfriend for 35 years, I, Tsuki Namiko..." will fall down a hole.
91	* LethalChef: Yasuna's curry in episode 7 was a bit too spicy for the human characters, but the alien man didn't seem to mind it.
92	* LoomingSilhouetteOfRage
93	* LoveAtFirstSight: Combined with FirstKiss, this is how Hazumu got killed. Jan-puu fell in love with Hazumu and rushed in to kiss her...'' [[DidntThinkThisThrough in spaceship form at a hair under the speed of light.]]''
94	* LoveConfession:
95	** Hazumu gives one to Yasuna in the beginning, but she's rejected by her. [[spoiler: Turns out that Yasuna has a condition where she is unable to see men, but was able to see Hazumu, and feared getting too close to him would make him "invisible" to her as well.]] As a result, Tomari uses that incident against her a couple of times later on when Yasuna starts getting too friendly with Hazumu again.
96	** Asuta understandably thinks he got one in episode 7 [[spoiler: from Hazumu]], but it turns out he misinterpreted it.
97	* LoveLetter: Tomari gets love letters from other girls, to her annoyance.
98	%%* LoveTriangle
99	* ManEatingPlant: A somewhat less deadly variant: Alien-san presents really amazing genetically altered sunflowers in biology class, who proceed to [[ButtMonkey strangle Asuta and Namiko]].
100	* MatchmakerCrush: Tomari pushes Hazumu to confess to Yasuna... but then increasingly owns up to her own feelings after his genderswap.
101	* MeaningfulName: Sora Hitoshi. It means spaceman.
102	%%* MediaScrum
103	* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Hazumu answers a lot of questions with "I really am a girl now." Then again, considering how feminine she was as a boy, it's always questioned about whether [[BeneathTheMask Hazumu is just freer to express that as a girl than as a boy]].
104	* MsFanservice: Hazumu
105	* NakedApron: Ah, preparing for a barbeque at the beach - Asuta gets a fire going at a grill, and when he's done he turns to see Hazumu wearing an apron over... [[GenderBender their]] bikini. He is, of course, pleasantly surprised - and then the group turns to see Hitoshi [[BrainBleach doing a completely played straight rendition of the trope]], complete with heart-shaped apron.
106	-->'''Hitoshi''': Aprons aren't supposed to be worn like this?
107	-->'''Asuta''': Hurry up and wear something! And then apologize to all the apron-wearing women of the world! ''Apologize!''
108	* TheOjou: Yasuna
109	* ParentalAbandonment: Yasuna's parents are never around due to work [[spoiler: and the fact that she deliberately distances herself from them because she has a strange condition where she's unable to see men, except Hazumu]].
110	* PervertDad: Played straight for the most part. Strangely enough, in one scene he gets to act like normal and doesn't seem unusual at all.
111	* PunBasedTitle: The kanji 女 (pronounced ''onna'') means "woman". ''Kashimashii'' is one possible pronunciation of the kanji 姦; this kanji is composed of three copies of 女, arranged in a triangle. So, the title can be interpreted as representing a [[LoveTriangle triangle of three women]]. And to top it off, the place where the story is set is also called ''kashimashi'', albeit written with different kanji: 鹿縞市, meaning "Kashima City". (Note that the original title of this manga is written phonetically, so it doesn't actually use the 姦 kanji, making it a StealthPun of sorts.)
112	* RunningGag: Namiko-sensei falling into a hole or from a high place, and Asuta getting beat up by Tomari.
113	* ScaryShinyGlasses: The alien man's default look.
114	* SecondLawOfGenderBending: Hazumu is much happier after being resurrected with a female body, mostly because she was very feminine before and no longer feels pressured to act otherwise. [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity She may have actually been a transgender girl to begin with.]]
115	* SeizaSquirm: Hazumu has no problems with the position, but Asuta and Tomari can't pull it off very long.
116	* SharedLifeEnergy: Hazumu is crushed by an alien spaceship and resurrected as a girl. The story goes on to say that as a male, Hazumu had run out his "fate gene" and would have died at that time of some cause or another, and that restoring him as a girl gave him a little more time. Hazumu could extend her new life by finding a "donor", basically, falling in love and linking her destiny with someone else, in this case Tomari.
117	* ShipperOnDeck: Hitoshi Sora
118	* ShoppingMontage: Guess who needs a new wardrobe.
119	* {{Shounen}}
120	* ShoutOut: Janpuu calls Hazumu "Onee-nii-sama" (a combination of terms for a brother and sister), a reference to the author's previous work ''Literature/MazeMegaburstSpace'', where it was also used on a gender-bent character.
121	* SingleTargetSexuality: Both Yasuna and Tomari love Hazumu even after he's a she.
122	* SleepCute: At the end of the BeachEpisode, natch.
123	* SnowMeansLove: Even in summer!
124	* SpaceshipGirl: Jan-puu-chan
125	* StalkerWithACrush: Namiko to Hitoshi.
126	* StealthHiBye: The alien man is a master of this, often to the surprise of Hazumu.
127	* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids
128	* TalkingToPlants: Hazumu
129	* TeleportersAndTransporters: "Alien-san" and Jan-puu, which freaks out and startles Hazumu on a regular basis.
130	* TheOneGuy: Asuta functions as much in the main group's social circle, and one of the manga omake reveals that Hazumu's genderbend has resulted in the other male member of the gardening club becoming this. He wasn't happy about it.
131	* ThereAreNoTherapists: Even by Japanese standards, this is a particularly egregious example. Hazumu gets killed by a spaceship landing on her, comes back to life through alien intervention, gets turned into a girl from the DNA up, gets her entire ordeal broadcast to the entirety of the people of Japan, is plagued by the paparazzi, exposed to questionable changes in care by her parents, and the only help she gets is from her childhood friend and the girl that rejected her in the first place.
132	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tomari uses Yasuna's rejection of Hazumu and hurting her feelings as the reason why the latter shouldn't be trying to spend so much time with Hazumu anymore.
133	* ThirdLawOfGenderBending: Hazumu readily takes on feminine traits after receiving a female body because Hazumu was already [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide feminine as a boy]], [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity and was possibly a transgender girl to begin with]]. Regardless, Hazumu is fine with feminine clothes, but [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak prefers male/unisex ones even as a girl]].
134	* {{Tomboy}}: Tomari
135	* TrainingMontage: Hazumu's "girl lessons" in episode 2.
136	* {{Tsundere}}: Tomari
137	* UnrequitedLove: Both Tomari and Yasuna feel this way from time to time. Played straight with Asuta and Namiko, [[spoiler: although the end of the OVA hints that the alien man may be in fact returning the feelings as they seem to be preparing to kiss each other before turning invisible]].
138	* TheUnwantedHarem: ''Everyone'', regardless of sex, species, or relation, wants Hazumu.
139	* VerbalTic
140	* VagueAge
141	* WhatTheHellHero: Tomari gets called out on this in the OVA when she repeatedly tries to avoid or ignore Hazumu.
142	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: The alien's main reason for sticking around. They need to relearn love (and all other emotions) to restore their species' desire to procreate.
143	* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: [[spoiler:Near the end of the manga, Hazumu is told she only has one month to live.]]

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