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* MistakenForGay: Mizuki's been mistaken as transgender from both directions. Characters who learn Mizuki is female, but ''not'' that he was transformed into a girl, usually take Mizuki's declarations that he's a guy as something along the lines of Mizuki being a transgender boy who's already transitioned. Another character, [[spoiler:Fujiwara]], who ''does'' know Mizuki was male but sees him doing girly things (such as wearing panties) goes in the opposite direction and assumes Mizuki wants to be a girl and is still in the closet. [[spoiler:The later is fairly validated Mizuki's decision to live as a woman at the end of the series.]]

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* MistakenForGay: Mizuki's been mistaken as transgender from both directions. Characters who learn Mizuki is female, but ''not'' that he was transformed into a girl, usually take Mizuki's declarations that he's a guy as something along the lines of Mizuki being a transgender boy who's already transitioned. Another character, [[spoiler:Fujiwara]], who Conversely, Fujiwara ''does'' know Mizuki was male male, but sees him doing girly things (such as wearing panties) and goes in the opposite direction and assumes Mizuki wants to be a girl and is still in the closet. [[spoiler:The later is fairly validated Mizuki's decision to live as a woman at [[spoiler:In the end of long run, the series.latter is implied to be RightForTheWrongReasons.]]
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* PunBasedTitle: The series title is a play on the phrase "{{bokukko}}", where the feminine "-kko" suffix is replaced with [[GratuitousEnglish the English word "girl"]]. Rather than referring to a otherwise regular girl who uses the masculine pronoun ''boku'', it's used for a boy who does so after being turned into a girl.

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* PunBasedTitle: The series title is a play on the phrase "{{bokukko}}", where the feminine "-kko" suffix is replaced with [[GratuitousEnglish the English word "girl"]]. Rather than referring to a an otherwise regular girl who uses the masculine pronoun ''boku'', it's used for a boy who does so even after being turned into a girl.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: [[spoiler:Contrary to what is normally depicted in the myth, Thor is a surprisingly small figure who is shorter than Loki. That said, he is still the God of Thunder who terrifies Loki for good reason.]]


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler:When Thor arrives to take Loki back to Asgard, he makes her confess the truth to Mizuki about being responsible for his change in sex but allows her stay long enough to hear Mizuki's choice in what gender he chooses to be permanently and also gives Mizuki time to make the choice, while also putting a stop to the random body changes he's going through.]]

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* HappilyEverAfter: [[spoiler: Mizuki decides to live as a girl, and finally confesses to Takeru. They're dating by the last chapter.]]



* TheyDo: [[spoiler: Mizuki decides to live as a girl, and finally confesses to Takeru. They're dating by the last chapter.]]
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* MistakenForGay: Mizuki's been mistaken as transgender from both directions Characters who learn Mizuki is female, but ''not'' that he was transformed into a girl, usually take Mizuki's declarations that he's a guy as something along the lines of Mizuki being a transgender boy. Another character, [[spoiler:Fujiwara]], who ''does'' know Mizuki was male but sees him doing girly things (such as wearing panties) goes in the opposite direction and assumes Mizuki wants to be a girl. [[spoiler:The later is fairly validated by the fact that Mizuki decides he wants to live as a woman at the end of the series.]]

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* MistakenForGay: Mizuki's been mistaken as transgender from both directions directions. Characters who learn Mizuki is female, but ''not'' that he was transformed into a girl, usually take Mizuki's declarations that he's a guy as something along the lines of Mizuki being a transgender boy. boy who's already transitioned. Another character, [[spoiler:Fujiwara]], who ''does'' know Mizuki was male but sees him doing girly things (such as wearing panties) goes in the opposite direction and assumes Mizuki wants to be a girl. girl and is still in the closet. [[spoiler:The later is fairly validated by the fact that Mizuki decides he wants Mizuki's decision to live as a woman at the end of the series.]]
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* FirstLawOfGenderBending: After Mizuki is unwillingly changed to being female, he spends most of the story in that state.

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!! Boku Girl contains examples of:

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!! Boku Girl !!This manga contains examples of:



* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All chapter titles start with "Boku" in the original Japanese.



* OutfitRipSexCheck: Mizuki's father rips Mizuki's shirt open, making him discover Mizuki became a girl.



* SupportingHarem: Almost everyone, both male and female, is head-over-heels for Mizuki. However, it's obvious from fairly early on that Mizuki and Takeru will be the OfficialCouple.

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* SupportingHarem: Almost everyone, everyone of both male and female, genders is head-over-heels for Mizuki. However, it's obvious from fairly early on that Mizuki and Takeru will be the OfficialCouple.

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* RecursiveCrossdressing: After Mizuki is made biologically female, he can still pass as a guy (as much as he ever could) so long as he wears male clothing. [[ThirdLawOfGenderBending Circumstances contrive themselves to get Mizuki wearing girls' clothes]], which Fujiwara sees and believes he's a crossdressing boy.

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* PunBasedTitle: The series title is a play on the phrase "{{bokukko}}", where the feminine "-kko" suffix is replaced with [[GratuitousEnglish the English word "girl"]]. Rather than referring to a otherwise regular girl who uses the masculine pronoun ''boku'', it's used for a boy who does so after being turned into a girl.
* RecursiveCrossdressing: After Mizuki is made biologically female, he can still pass as a guy (as much as he ever could) so long as he wears male clothing. [[ThirdLawOfGenderBending Circumstances contrive themselves to get Mizuki wearing girls' clothes]], which Fujiwara sees and believes he's a crossdressing boy.boy or transgender girl.

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* PantyShot: The ''first time'' Mizuki is forced to wear womens' underwear (because his boxers were left out to dry during a rainstorm) is also the one time he ends up flashing his undies [[spoiler:to Fujiwara]].
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* AMythologyIsTrue: Though we mostly just see Loki, the whole Norse pantheon is real and live in Asgard, even if they don't exactly fit the physical appearance (or even the genders) of the mythical figures.
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* TransEqualsGay: Zigzagged; though Mizuki gradually warms up to both the ideas of [[SecondLawOfGenderBending permanently living as a girl]] and [[JumpingTheGenderBarrier falling in love with Takeru]], they're not quite treated as equivalent. [[spoiler:Eventually, Mizuki becomes male again, which doesn't change his mind about either. Despite the possibility Mizuki was secretly female-identifying and in love with a guy from the beginning, these traits seem incidental, as [[IfItsYouItsOK Takeru's gender actually just seems irrelevant to Mizuki's attraction]]. But Loki ultimately makes it so Mizuki will be the opposite sex of whoever he falls in love with. [[EnforcedTrope This basically forces Mizuki to be a straight girl or a straight guy]], and Mizuki never really fights for any other option.]]

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* TransEqualsGay: Zigzagged; though Mizuki gradually warms up to both the ideas of [[SecondLawOfGenderBending permanently living as a girl]] and [[JumpingTheGenderBarrier falling in love with Takeru]], they're not quite treated as equivalent. [[spoiler:Eventually, equivalent until late in the series. Then, Loki turns Mizuki into a SexShifter who becomes male again, which doesn't change his mind about either. Despite the possibility Mizuki was secretly female-identifying when flustered by Fujiwara and in love with a guy from the beginning, these traits seem incidental, as [[IfItsYouItsOK Takeru's gender actually just seems irrelevant to female when flustered by Takeru. After then, Mizuki's attraction]]. But Loki ultimately makes it so Mizuki will be the opposite sex of whoever he falls in love with. [[EnforcedTrope This basically forces Mizuki conflict boils down almost entirely to be being a straight boy who loves a girl or a straight guy]], and girl who loves a boy; other possibilities are given almost no mention. [[spoiler:Despite plenty of evidence she'd rather be a girl anyway, Mizuki outright ''says'' she decided to be a girl because she fell in love with Takeru (and realized she was never really fights for any other option.in love with Fujiwara).]]

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* DisguisedInDrag: Now that he's a girl, Mizuki's boys' uniform counts as a crossdressing disguise.



* PantyShot: The ''one time'' Mizuki is forced to wear womens' underwear (because his boxers were left out to dry during a rainstorm) is also the one time he ends up flashing his undies [[spoiler:to Fujiwara]].

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* PantyShot: The ''one ''first time'' Mizuki is forced to wear womens' underwear (because his boxers were left out to dry during a rainstorm) is also the one time he ends up flashing his undies [[spoiler:to Fujiwara]].Fujiwara]].
* RecursiveCrossdressing: After Mizuki is made biologically female, he can still pass as a guy (as much as he ever could) so long as he wears male clothing. [[ThirdLawOfGenderBending Circumstances contrive themselves to get Mizuki wearing girls' clothes]], which Fujiwara sees and believes he's a crossdressing boy.

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* EntertaininglyWrong: Characters who learn Mizuki is female, but ''not'' that he was transformed into a girl, usually take Mizuki's declarations that he's a guy as something along the lines of Mizuki being a transgender boy. Another character, [[spoiler:Fujiwara]], who ''does'' know Mizuki was male but sees him doing girly things (such as wearing panties) goes in the opposite direction and assumes Mizuki wants to be a girl. [[spoiler:The later is fairly validated by the fact that Mizuki decides he wants to live as a woman at the end of the series.]]



* FauxYay: In a desperate bid to dissuade his would-be fiance Tamako, Yamada publicly proclaims his love for Mizuki. Mizuki's assertions that he's male do nothing to dissuade him.



* MistakenForGay: Invoked by Yamada in chapter 42. In a desperate bid to dissuade his would-be fiance Tamako he publicly proclaims his love for Mizuki. Mizuki's assertions that he's male do nothing to dissuade him.

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* MistakenForGay: Invoked by Yamada in chapter 42. In a desperate bid to dissuade his would-be fiance Tamako he publicly proclaims his love for Mizuki. Mizuki's assertions been mistaken as transgender from both directions Characters who learn Mizuki is female, but ''not'' that he was transformed into a girl, usually take Mizuki's declarations that he's a guy as something along the lines of Mizuki being a transgender boy. Another character, [[spoiler:Fujiwara]], who ''does'' know Mizuki was male do nothing but sees him doing girly things (such as wearing panties) goes in the opposite direction and assumes Mizuki wants to dissuade him.be a girl. [[spoiler:The later is fairly validated by the fact that Mizuki decides he wants to live as a woman at the end of the series.]]
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** As Mizuki starts to become more feminine, [[JumpingTheGenderBarrier he begins fantasizing about Takeru]]. Then even when Mizuki is temporarily turned male again, he's ''still'' attracted to Takeru. [[spoiler:In the final chapter he decides to remain a girl and they hook up.]]

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** As Mizuki starts to become more feminine, becomes female, [[JumpingTheGenderBarrier he begins fantasizing about Takeru]]. Then even when Mizuki is temporarily turned male again, he's ''still'' attracted to Takeru. [[spoiler:In the final chapter he decides to remain a girl and they hook up.]]

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* ForcedOrgasm: At one point Mizuki is caught in a tug of war game with a rope between their legs being vigorously pulled back and forth. The outcome is so modest that Mizuki being recently [[GenderBender genderbent]] into a girl and thus not familiar with the sensation mistakes it for a PottyFailure.

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* ForcedOrgasm: At one point As a result of a badly placed rope (courtesy of Loki), Mizuki is caught ends up having TheModestOrgasm in a tug the middle of war game with a rope between their legs being vigorously pulled back and forth. The outcome is so modest that Mizuki being recently [[GenderBender genderbent]] into a girl and thus not gym class. Not familiar with the sensation mistakes sensations, Mizuki thought it for was a case of PottyFailure.



* InvoluntaryOrgasm: As a result of a badly placed rope (courtesy of Loki), Mizuki ends up having TheModestOrgasm in the middle of gym class. Not familiar with the sensations, Mizuki thought it was a case of PottyFailure.
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* MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: The three main characters are the GenderBender Mizuki, the big and muscular Takeru, and the cute and girly Fujiwara.

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* MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: The three main characters are the GenderBender androgynous [[GenderBender gender-bent]] Mizuki, the big and muscular Takeru, and the cute and girly Fujiwara.
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* JizzedInMyPants: As a result of a badly placed rope (courtesy of Loki), Mizuki ends up having TheModestOrgasm in the middle of gym class. Not familiar with the sensations, Mizuki thought it was a case of PottyFailure.

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* JizzedInMyPants: InvoluntaryOrgasm: As a result of a badly placed rope (courtesy of Loki), Mizuki ends up having TheModestOrgasm in the middle of gym class. Not familiar with the sensations, Mizuki thought it was a case of PottyFailure.
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%% This is a wick for an imminent launching trope * ForcedOrgasm: At one point Mizuki is caught in a tug of war game with a rope between their legs being vigorously pulled back and forth. The outcome is so modest that Mizuki being recently [[GenderBender genderbent]] into a girl and thus not familiar with the sensation mistakes it for a PottyFailure.

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%% This is a wick for an imminent launching trope * ForcedOrgasm: At one point Mizuki is caught in a tug of war game with a rope between their legs being vigorously pulled back and forth. The outcome is so modest that Mizuki being recently [[GenderBender genderbent]] into a girl and thus not familiar with the sensation mistakes it for a PottyFailure.
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%% This is a wick for an imminent launching trope * ForcedOrgasm: At one point Mizuki is caught in a tug of war game with a rope between their legs being vigorously pulled back and forth. The outcome is so modest that Mizuki being recently [[GenderBender genderbent]] into a girl and thus not familiar with the sensation mistakes it for a PottyFailure.
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''Boku Girl'' is a {{seinen}} GenderBender series by Sugito Akira.

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''Boku Girl'' is a {{seinen}} GenderBender series by Sugito Akira.
Akira that ran in [[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Young Jump]] from 2013 to 2016.
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* MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: The three main characters are the GenderBender Mizuki, the big and muscular Takeru, and the cute and girly Fujiwara.

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