History Main / TwelfthNightAdventure

* Amanda Bynes in ''Film/ShesTheMan'' (which is a SettingUpdate of ''TwelfthNight'') infiltrates an all boy's soccer team to prove that girls can play soccer just as well.
** And two decades earlier, a girl infiltrates another high school's senior class as a boy to try to prove gender bias in her school's newspaper in ''JustOneOfTheGuys.'' The fact that her name was Terry didn't hurt. The funny part is, she failed miserably -- turns out her writing to start with wasn't very good -- but the TwelfthNight plot helped her to improve.

* ''TwelfthNight'' by Master WilliamShakespeare, obviously, created this OlderThanSteam genre and [[TropeNamer named this trope.]]

* Amanda Bynes in ''[=~She's the Man~=]'' (which is a SettingUpdate of ''TwelfthNight'') infiltrates an all boy's soccer team to prove that girls can play soccer just as well.

* Disney's ''{{Mulan}}''. This trope actually gave the family film some unexpected and refreshing [[ParentalBonus parental bonuses]].

* In ''HanaKimi'', a Japanese-American girl wanted so much to meet her idol she decided to enroll the same school he attends. The problem is that he attends an all-boys school. He soon found out and started to like her. The plot point is that he doesn't know she likes him and she thinks he still doesn't know she's a girl.

* Disney's ''{{Mulan}}'' This trope actually gave the family film some unexpected and refreshing [[ParentalBonus parental bonuses]].

* In ''HanaKimi'', a Japanese-American girl wanted so much to meet her idol she decided to enroll the same school she attends. The problem is that he attends an all-boys school. He soon found out and started to like her. The plot point is that he doesn't know she likes him and she thinks he still doesn't know she's a girl.

* In MarugotoAnjyuGakuen, our protagonist is pretty much ''forced'' to join an all-girl academy for yokais by his mother.

* The manga series GirlGotGame is about a high school girl named Kyo Aizawa who disguises herself as a boy in order to join Seisyu High's famous men's basektball team. However, it was her father's idea; she'd rather go to a normal school as a normal girl.
* The manga series MintNaBokura is about a boy whose [[HalfIdenticalTwins twin sister]] transfers to a boarding school to be closer to the boy she has a crush on. He transfers to the same school because he doesn't want to be separated from her, but there's a catch: the boys' dorm is full, so he has to disguise himself as a girl and live in the girls' dorm.
* In HanaKimi, a Japanese-American girl wanted so much to meet her idol she decided to enroll the same school she attends. The problem is that he attends an all-boys school. He soon found out and started to like her. The plot point is that he doesn't know she likes him and she thinks he still doesn't know she's a girl.

A popular sub-genre of GenderBender comedy (and increasingly, drama).

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* The male protagonist of ''APlanetCalledTreason'' develops breasts due to a genetic disorder and parleys it into the opportunity to infiltrate an all-female society.

* The male protagonist of ''{{Treason}}'' makes lemonade out of spontaneously growing breasts in order to infiltrate an all-female society.

* ''TwelfthNight'' by Master WilliamShakespeare, obviously, created this OlderThanSteam genre and [[TropeNamer named this trope.]]

* TamoraPierce's ''[[TortallUniverse Song of the Lioness]]'' series starts as a more dramatic example of this plot, though Alanna's gender gets revealed at roughly the halfway mark.
* In the first OVA of ''ElHazard'', after finding himself in another dimension, the main character Makoto is forced to crossdress in order to pose as the missing princess Fatora.

* The male protagonist of {{Treason}} makes lemonade out of spontaneously growing breasts in order to infiltrate an all-female society.
* The manga series GirlGotGame is about a high school girl named Kyo Aizawa who disguises herself as a boy in order to join Seisyu High's famous men's basektball team. However, it was her father's idea; she'd rather go to a normal school as a normal girl.
* The manga series MintNaBokura is about a boy whose [[HalfIdenticalTwins twin sister]] transfers to a boarding school to be closer to the boy she has a crush on. He transfers to the same school because he doesn't want to be separated from her, but there's a catch: the boys' dorm is full, so he has to disguise himself as a girl and live in the girls' dorm.

Our intrepid hero (or heroine) is a [[DifferentForGirls stranger trapped in a strange land]], be it an island or high school, wherein he needs to infiltrate the social fabrics for [[MacGuffin one reason or another.]] The trouble is, his/her gender is a fundamental obstacle to even existing there day to day, much less accomplishing the long term goal that brought him/her there to begin with.

Thankfully, our hero is (usually) [[AttractiveBentGender wholesomely attractive in a gender neutral way]] (to avoid audience {{Squick}}), and with strategically applied makeup and of course ''costume change'', voila, we have a WholesomeCrossdresser protagonist who will (hopefully) integrate him/herself into the setting, with varying degrees of success.

* Amanda Bynes in ''She's The Man'' (which is a SettingUpdate of ''TwelfthNight'') infiltrates an all boy's soccer team to prove that girls can play soccer just as well.

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A popular sub-genre of GenderBender comedy (and increasingly, drama) that is more common in {{Anime}} than other media.

* On a similar vein, the RobinWilliams film ''MrsDoubtfire'' is a western example of this genre.

Our intrepid hero (or heroine) is a [[DifferentForGirls stranger trapped in a strange land]], be it an island or high school, wherein he needs to infiltrate the social fabrics in order to survive. The trouble is, his/her gender is a fundamental obstacle to even existing there day to day, much less accomplishing the long term goal.

Our intrepid hero (or heroine) is a [[DifferentForGirls stranger trapped in a strange land]], be it an island or high school, wherein he needs to infiltrate the social fabrics in order. The trouble is, his/her gender is a fundamental obstacle to even existing there day to day, much less accomplishing the long term goal.

** And two decades earlier, a girl infiltrates another high school's senior class as a boy to try to prove gender bias in her school's newspaper in ''JustOneOfTheGuys.'' The fact that her name was Terry didn't hurt. The funny part is, she failed miserably - turns out her writing to start with wasn't very good - but the TwelfthNight plot helped her to improve.

** And aparently her eyebrows grew in no time.

* ''Yentl'' had this, as it was set during a time when women were not to become educated.

* Amanda Bynes in ''She's The Man'' (which is a SettingUpdate of ''TwelfthNight'') infiltrates an all boy's soccer team to prove that girls can play soccer too.

Thankfully, our hero is (usually) [[AttractiveBentGender wholesomely attractive in a gender neutral way]] (to avoid audience {{Squick}}), and with strategically applied makeup and of course ''costume change'', voila, we have a WholesomeCrossdresser protagonist who will (hopefully) intergrate him/herself into the setting, with varying degrees of success.

As a rule, the establishment is draconian and ironclad in its traditions, and is more often than not [[StrawFeminist militantly hateful towards the gender it excludes.]] Through his/her sensitivity, kindness and unique "outsider" perspective, our hero/heroine will (usually) challenge the preconceived and narrow perceptions of his/her fellow cast members...

* The manga series GirlGotGame is about a high school girl named Kyo Aizawa who disguises herself as a boy in order to join Seisyu High's famous men's basektball team. However, it was her father's crazy idea and she would rather not go through with the charade. Why she ''did'' rather than protesting more or refusing to go to school is never brought up.
** While teenagers are often resistant to things for no good reason, they also often go along with authority figures for no good reason, offering nothing more than token complaints.

* ''MariaHolic'', on the other hand, is a subversion of this genre in that the crossdresser in question is ''apparently'' a cruel person who cares not one whit about other people.

* ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', in which our heroine Haruhi (no, not [[SuzumiyaHaruhi that Haruhi]]) is talked into joining the club and masquerading as a wholesomely sweet boy to cater to their female clientele. It deviates from the usual formula in that her clubmates, at least, are fully aware of the ruse.