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Reborn as the Campus Goddess: I Used to Be the School's Hottest Guy!)

What happens when one of them disappears and the life that is left behind seems to be a dream created by another person? Such a situation brings a critical view of identity construction and performativity of self in modern society. Twenty year old Akihiro Tanaka who is solidly embedded in traditional ideals of masculinity is suddenly exposed to an ontological crisis: he wakes up with long, golden hair, with soft facial structure and high soprano voice and becomes Akari a personality with whom the society views as an ideal feminine image, cherished as a daughter and a friend. Akari is drawn into the external demands of a trendy college girl in the naturalistic context of a busy campus environment, but he has to deny the uncomfortable reality of the gender he was before. This disguise is particularly perilous in the light of the continued interest of Hiroto, the old best friend and new-comer suitor whose romantic desire only adds to the mental weight. The actual crisis exacerbates when Akari meets Yui, a talented and intelligent student of art whose appearance brings back a new feeling of self-discovery. Where Akihiro would have sought to chase Yui in the heterosexual male sense, the experience Akari goes through becomes an in-depth platonic relationship, which puts a strain on the emotional and cognitive constructs that were previously crucial to his masculine identity. Such a change causes an internal confusion, which is a constant longing to Yui as a romantic relationship and the identity lived for friendship. Finally, this character arc is a heart-rending example of the intricate relationships of gender fluidity, betrayal, and the catharsis that will necessarily follow the realization of who one really is. The agonizing, gradual understanding that self acceptance usually involves the sacrifice of past identity lays stress on the inevitable conflict between self and relationships expectations.
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