The boy who cried wolf tells a lie today also

This manga is not about crossdressing. It's not about discovering yourself. It's not about trans issues, or LGBT, or any of that. What it's about is in the title-- a boy who lies, and a simple love story. I say this only because a criticism levied against the series in certain (unnamed) online circles is it's "shallow" portrayal of "gender identity." Neither premise nor the first chapter promise a dive into such a theme, and if you want to read it primarily because you're interested in that sort of thing, I suggest you either abandon your expectations or put the book down. It's legitimately frustrating whenreaders criticize a series on unfounded grounds, so keep this in mind. Conversely, if crossdressing puts you off, I urge you to read-- as again, the manga is not truly about crossdressing. --- It feels like an insurmountable task to properly extoll the literary virtues of this manga without offering heavy spoilers, especially in regards to the romance, which in nearly every metric shatters the cliches and tropes its genre is rife with. There is no status quo, and the characters behave in a mature and understanding manner of one another-- even, perhaps, beyond what's expected of their age. Each of them are memorable, each of them are well-rounded, and each of them feel distinct and alive. Thematically, the series takes a simple message and blows it up into a glorious dramatic spectacle, equal parts heart wrenching, funny, and swoonworthy (if that term isn't too much). Lying is wrong -- a no brainer, perhaps-- but beyond such a surface level observation, it delves into the damage an individual does to oneself in lying. The general message of eroding trust and being subsumed by guilt is not absent, but it's telling that Kotaro is at his happiest and most successful when being himself and telling the truth, and at his lowest when he lies, despite the obvious advantages he should be gaining considering the circumstances surrounding his lie. In this sense, the manga advocates for honesty not only in speech and communication, but in the way one lives his life in general. The benefits one gains through lying pale in comparison to the joy one feels whilst living in virtue, essentially. The art is good-- the cover art is fantastic, and there are quite a few stand out panels, but overall, I would peg the artwork as just "good." Its style fits its content, and compliments the story well. I would heartily recommend this series to anyone who enjoys romance at all, to be frank. At just 33 chapters, it makes for a tight, efficiently written, well paced, satisfying read. And most importantly, it's cute as hell.

I really enjoyed reading this manga. Whenever I have free time I read this manga, right from the start the plot was getting better and better. The story was so good! I recommend you to read this manga, it's the best I've ever read so far in my manga history. Story Rating: 10/10 I give the story for this manga a ten out of ten. Some chapters made me sad and some parts made me feel happy. Every time I read this manga at school, my classmates looks at me, staring and wondering why I get emotional every time I read this manga. Art Rating: 10/10 The art isgood, it helps me understand what they're doing. The scenes and stuff. I give it a ten out of ten! Perfect score! Character Rating: 10/10 UwU | The characters are good especially Botan-chan uwu she's so cute I can't help it. Their personalities fit with there appearance, this is good. Enjoyment: 10/10 LOL I got hyped, sad, and happy! I did not get bored when I was still reading this manga, and because of this manga, it made me feel want to read more manga! Since I love reading manga about gender benders/traps, I should read more of that. Overall score: 10/10 Thank you for making this manga, I really love you. Peace.

Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru or, for short, Ookami Shounen is a harmless romantic drama. It almost feels refreshing with the lack of harem shenanigans and. especially, ecchi elements that pervade the romance manga landscape today. Unfortunately, it does nothing special outside of its unique synopsis. Keitarou's gender bending possess no significance except as facilitator for drama. Remove that unique plot point and it turns into your vanilla romance drama. But Ookami Shounen is an entertaining read nonetheless, it has cute moments and flashes of rapport between characters. The highest praise I could give to this manga is that treats its charactersas real human beings and give them agency that adds complexity. It enables great interactions between Keitarou, Botan, and Aoi. Unfortunately, its drama is hackneyed and superficial. It does everything competently but nothing great, making it perhaps the poster child of the inoffensive romantic drama (which I feel like is a genre that is almost non-existent). Ookami Shounen is short and it does not drag for long, making it a worthy read for any savvy romance manga fan.