Mizuki isn't the only one going around in the opposite gender's clothes...Other stories across an array of media, including manga,
anime, books and movies, have had characters testing out the other side of the fence in a variety of unique, and ultimately
hilarious, ways. Here's a few notable ones:
Ranma 1/2, both an anime and manga created by Takahashi Rumiko, features a main character who, thanks to an accidental dip in an
accursed spring, becomes female when doused with cold water. A martial arts comedy, the series focuses on the troubles Ranma gets into
thanks to this curse, and the dual life he leads because of it.
(Image source: The Ultimate Animanga Archive)
Like Mizuki in Hanakimi, Viola must take on the role of a male student in an all-male school. When her brother goes off to England for a few weeks,
Viola decides to take his place at school, and ends up falling for her roomate (Sano/Mizuki, anyone?) as well as getting tangled up
in relationships of those around her while trying to deal with two identities...Despite her best efforts, Viola finds herself in a
very messy situation.
(Image source: IMDb)
To get her breakthrough story as a journalist, Terry goes undercover as a male in another school and, like Hanakimi and
She's the Man's heroines, Terry finds herself constantly and hilariously attempting to keep her gender hidden while dealing
with her growing attraction for her only friend at the school.
(Image source: Amazon)
Desperate to get a job, actor Michael Dorsey dresses in drag and gets a hit role on a soap opera. More popular than he ever was as a man,
Michael wars with keeping the job or exposing himself in order to be with the woman he loves.
(Image source: Amazon)
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