History Manga / IdolPretender

* WomanLikeStrongMen: Chinami wants to be a "man among men" (again) because Yuika expresses a fondness for strong, courageous men. Thanks to Chinami's female persona saving her life, amongst other feats of strength, Yuika isn't not just ''men'' she likes those traits in.

* AttractiveBentGender: Chinami. Justified (the attractive part, that is), given the premise and the name of the AppliedPhlebotinum.

* BreastExpansion: Only one instance is actually mentioned and confirmed, but Oguri confirms that Chinami's breasts have grown naturally from a 70D to a 70E in chapter 4.

-->"[[ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy Why am I crying? I'm such an idiot! Stop it! Stop crying!]]"

* FirstLawOfGenderBending: The only ''hypothetical'' way for Chinami to become male again is to buy more of the same medicine that changed, which cost more money than most people earn in a lifetime.

* GenderBender: Godlike Beauty DX was a drug meant to make people more beautiful, but for some reason turned Chinami into a beautiful ''girl''. Oguri theorizes it was an adverse reaction to taking it with a cold, though it's also possible the pills turn ''anyone'' into a pretty girl, regardless of their original gender. Chinami and Oguri still assume another dose would somehow change him back.

* HomoeroticDream: Chinami has one at the beginning of Chapter 6 involving Yuika.

* MeaningfulName: Godlike Beauty DX. "DX" is an emoticon that could mean either horror, disgust, sadness or great dismay -- the very spectrum of emotions Chinami felt when he woke up as a girl for the first time.
* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: PlayedForLaughs -- Chinami would do something girly, then rage over how (s)he did it so naturally.

* SecondLawOfGenderBending: [[PlayingWithTropes Played with]]. [[spoiler:After finding out that Yuika is in love with his/her female form,]] Chinami starts thinking that it might be better to just stay as a girl... right before (s)he chews him/herself off for thinking that.

->"My name is Eita Chinami.\\
[[RatedMForManly I am a man among men.]]\\
[[GenderBender ...Or at least I was supposed to be]]."

* CryCute: As (s)he becomes increasingly feminine, Chinami starts to succumb to an adorably tearful mess a few times, much to his/her frustration.

* CuteBruiser: Chinami, until {{Chickification}} begins to set in.
* EasySexChange: Chinami.

* GenderBender

* HystericalWoman: Chinami isn't bad about this initially, but as time goes on he/she becomes more and more prone to becoming weepy over his/her romantic woes.

* IWantToBeARealMan: Chinami's original plan to win over Yuika. Unfortunately for him, one bad cold and the wrong pills later, he ends up going InTouchWithHisFeminineSide.

* ThirdLawOfGenderBending: Much to Chinami's dismay, he's forced to take up an incredibly feminine, public profession for any chance at making the money to change back to being male.

* DesignatedLoveInterest: While Chinami's feelings for [[spoiler:Oguri]] develop naturally, [[spoiler: Oguri's own feelings for Chinami]] come completely out of the blue.

* ThirdLawOfGenderBending: Much to Chinami's dismay.

Now the only cure to his/her little predicament is to drink the pills again. The catch -- (s)he is ''300 million yen'' short of a jar of it! With his/her metrosexual best friend Keisuke Oguri, Chinami vows to return into the true man (s)he always was... by having to take up an idol job -- and to his/her surprise, Yuika is also an aspiring idol.

* PhlebotinumPills: The magic pills Chinami accidently takes at the beginning, Godlike Beauty DX.

* [[spoiler:FountainOfYouth]]: Happens to [[spoiler:Chinami]] at the end of Chapter 12.

* NamesToKnowInAnime: From the Drama [=CDs=]...
** Creator/KanaHanazawa as Chinami Eita
** Creator/RinaSato as Yuika Kitano
** Creator/ShintaroAsanuma as Keisuke Oguri
* [[spoiler:NoRomanticResolution: We never learn precisely what Oguri told Chinami ''or'' Rin, leaving the question of the final romantic pairs unexplained.]]

* [[spoiler:YaoiGenre: Tentatively, after Chinami admits he's fallen for Oguri. It's a bit confusing, depending on how Chinami views him/herself.]]

** ShintaroAsanuma as Keisuke Oguri

** KanaHanazawa as Chinami Eita
** RinaSato as Yuika Kitano

* PinballProgaonist: Chinami basically just goes with whatever zany antics the other characters lead him into at a given moment.

* [[spoiler:YaoiGenre: Tentatively. It's a bit confusing, depending on how Chinami views him/herself.]]

* CantHoldHerLiquor: Yuika tends to get aggressive when drunk.

* {{Chickification}}: Chinami failing to defend him/herself from the stalker in chapter 4. In his/her defense, he did have his legs tied up, but he also managed to snap the ropes around his torso without much apparent effort.

Now the only cure to his/her little predicament is to drink the pills again. The catch -- (s)he is ''300 million yen'' short of a jar of it! With his/her effeminate best friend Keisuke Oguri, Chinami vows to return into the true man (s)he always was... by having to take up an idol job -- and to his/her surprise, Yuika is also an aspiring idol.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Chinami shows this (and s/he couldn't explain why) whenever it is something related to Oguri.

* GenderReveal: So far, this has happened [[spoiler: three times. The first time was in chapter 3 where Aoi revealed to Chinami that she is actually a [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdressing]] guy. The second time was when Chinami and Oguri finds out that Rintarou is a [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdressing]] girl in chapter 7. The third instance occurs at the end of chapter 13 when Yuika overhears Chinami summarizing her problems to herself]].
* GoodAngelBadAngel: Yuika has them in chapter 11 as she questions whether she should [[spoiler: look up Chinami's skirt while she's unconscious to confirm her gender]].

* MeaningfulName: Godlike Beauty DX. DX is an emoticon that could mean either horror, disgust, sadness or great dismay.

* WardrobeMalfunction: After knocking out the man holding Yuika hostage with a kick, Chinami's string-bikini bottom comes undone while she's still on the audition stage.

* CantHoldHerLiquor: Yuika. She tends to get aggressive when she gets drunk.

Now the only cure to his/her little predicament is to drink the pills again. The catch -- (s)he is ''300 million yen'' short of a jar of it! With his/her effeminate best frie
nd Keisuke Oguri, Chinami vows to return into the true man (s)he always was... by having to take up an idol job -- and to his/her surprise, Yuika is also an aspiring idol.

* BerserkButton: His anger isn't expreseed in a RoaringRampageOfRevenge level, but threaten Chinami's honor and Oguri will ''not'' pull any punches.

Now the only cure to his/her little predicament is to drink the pills again. The catch -- (s)he is ''300 million yen'' short of a jar of it! With his/her effeminate best friend Keisuke Oguri, Chinami vows to return into the true man (s)he always was... by having to take up an idol job -- and to his/her surprise, Yuika is also an aspiring idol.

* IncrediblyObviousTail: Chinami, Yuika, and Aoi tail Oguri in chapter 6 after Chinami suspects that he has a girlfriend.