Line #11 Manga/MintNaBokura


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4	[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mint_na_bokura.jpg]]
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6	Noel Minamino has a sister complex, and does not take it well when his twin sister Maria transfers to a boarding school to pursue a boy. Noel promptly decides to [[MySisterIsOffLimits go after her]], and is not stopped by trivialities such as the only free space being in the girls' dorms. After all, it only takes [[HalfIdenticalTwins the right wig]] for him to very convincingly pass for Maria's twin "sister". HilarityEnsues, of course.
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8	The story follows Noel as he struggles with his life as a girl, befriends the popular Ryuiji Sasa and tries to figure out the mysteries of his roomate Miyu Makimura. Meanwhile, Maria is struggling with her love life. Created by Creator/WataruYoshizumi of ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy'' fame. It was serialized in ''Magazine/{{Ribon}}'' from July 1997 to February 2000.
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11	!!This series provides examples of:
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13	%%* AllTakeAndNoGive: Akira, to Yoshiaki
14	%%* AttractiveBentGender: And love confessions from other guys.
15	%%* ButtMonkey: Chris
16	* ConfirmedBachelor: Well, the middle school version of such. Sasa infamously "doesn't like girls", has no interest in dating, and turns down every girl who confesses. [[spoiler: By the end, he is a DeconfirmedBachelor]]
17	* CuteSportsClubManager: Noel becomes this to the basketball club.
18	* DisguisedInDrag: The premise of the story.
19	%%* EarnYourHappyEnding: Maria
20	%%* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler: Miyu]]
21	* ForgottenFirstMeeting: How [[spoiler: a five year old Sasa]] met Noel and Maria. It's used as a joke, and none of the involved realise that it's them since he never realised they were two different persons.
22	%%* EnterStageWindow: Miyu
23	%%* GreenEyedEpiphany: [[spoiler: Noel and later Miyu, both towards each other.]]
24	* HalfIdenticalTwins: Noel and Maria looks exactly alike despite having different gender, and they apparently have identical voices too, given that Maria was able to pretend to be Noel at one point.
25	* HalfTruth: Noel isn't lying when "she" claims that she likes women.
26	* HeManWomanHater: Sasa's "first love" left a bad impression.
27	* IdenticalTwinIDTag: When Noel in his girl disguise, the only thing that sets him apart from his twin sister Maria is the hairband he's wearing.
28	%%* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Sasa/Noel/Chris
29	%%* InLoveWithLove: The source of much of Maria's problems.
30	* InventedIndividual: Noel spends some time posing as "cousin Tohru".
31	%%* LastConfessionWins: [[spoiler: Sasa, to Maria]]
32	%%* LastMinuteHookUp: [[spoiler: Maria and Sasa. Miyu also takes Noel back in the very last chapter.]]
33	%%* LiarRevealed: Noel to Miyu.
34	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Miyu, in regards to Noel's gender. She takes it badly when it DOES come out, and it gets worse when she realises that Maria and Sasa have been playing along.
35	* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Miyu's father married his sister-in-law who had a son from her previous marriage - Sasa. So her father is also his step-father, and they're cousin by their mothers.]]
36	%%* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Maria
37	%%* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Yoshiaki
38	* LoveCannotOvercome: When Miyu discovers that [[spoiler:"Tohru" is Noel because Noel is a boy]], she dumps him. She forgives him, but won't be his girlfriend any longer.
39	%%* LoveHurts: Maria
40	* LovesMyAlterEgo: Self-inflicted. [[spoiler: Noel can't let Miyu know that he's a boy, so he starts dating her as a boy, explaining that he is Noel's cousin Tohru.]]
41	* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: It is difficult to pick up girls when you're pretending to be one.
42	%%* MistakenForCheating: Happens to both Noel and Maria
43	* MistakenForRomance: Many people assume Noel and Sasa are dating, since Noel is one of the few "girls" that Sasa could get along with. Of course, the only reason Sasa could befriend Noel is because he knows the latter is a boy.
44	%%* MomentKiller: Several
45	%%* MySisterIsOffLimits: Noel abandons this when he sees how happy Maria is with her boyfriend.
46	%%* ObliviousToLove: A lot, mostly thanks to the [[DisguisedInDrag crossdressing]].
47	* OddFriendship: Sasa, captain on the basketball team, and Noel, a guy attending school as a girl.
48	%%* OldFashionedRowboatDate
49	%%* OldFlameFizzle: [[spoiler: Maria and Yoshiaki]]
50	* OpenSecret: As Kanako reveals to Chris, many people in their school actually knows, or at least suspects, that Noel is a guy.
51	* PretendingToBeOnesOwnRelative: Whenever he wants to go out as a guy with his new friends, Noel pretends to be "Tohru", supposedly Noel and Maria's cousin.
52	%%* RescueRomance: [[spoiler: Sasa and Maria have a mild case of this]]
53	%%* TheRival: Chris to Sasa. Sasa thinks it's ridiculous.
54	* RomanticFalseLead: When [[spoiler: Sasa]] thinks that Maria is going back to her ex, he demands that Noel comes with him to Harajuku to pick up girls. He finds one, too.
55	* SamaritanRelationshipStarter: [[spoiler: Sasa comforting Maria after Daisuke breaks up with her]]
56	%%* SecondLove: [[spoiler: Sasa, to Maria.]]
57	%%* SecretChaser: Chris, Karin
58	* SecretKeeper: Sasa, that one lady on the board, [[spoiler: Miyu and Karin]]
59	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Maria [[spoiler: repeatedly. All three of her boyfriends are [[NiceGuy Nice Guys]].]]
60	* SorryImGay: Though Noel is probably not aware of just what he's implying by explaining that he likes girls while he is also pretending to be one.
61	* StatusQuoIsGod: When Maria no longer has a reason to stay at the new school, the twins discuss going back to the old one so that Noel no longer needs to crossdress. They decide against it. [[spoiler: When the story ends, Noel is still disguised as a girl.]]
62	%%* TwinDeSynch: The source of Noel's angst.
63	* TwinSwitch: Maria and Noel substitute for the other on different occasions.
64	%%* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Noel, Maria and Sasa.
65	%%* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Akira and Yoshiaki
66	%%* UnsettlingGenderReveal
67	%%* WhenSheSmiles: Miyu

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