Anime fans who are tired of typical rom-coms may want to check this upcoming series out. Recently, the cross-dressing romance manga How I Attended an All-Guys’ Mixer was confirmed to get an anime adaptation.
The upcoming anime was revealed via the show’s official website and X (formerly Twitter) account.
Its reveal came with a key visual and a teaser trailer that shows off some actual footage from the series.
It may seem like a BL or a reverse harem series, but it’s actually about cross-dressing characters.
How I Attended an All-Guys’ Mixer: Not Your Average Rom-Com
How I Attended an All-Guys’ Mixer is a romantic comedy manga by Nana Aokawa that’s not what most anime fans expect. After all, its title implies that the series has some boys’ love or harem elements.
Instead, this series is described as a gender-norm-breaking manga. It follows a college student named Tokiwa as he gets invited to a mixer by Suo, a female classmate of his.
Tokiwa invites two of his friends and they proceed to the mixer. What they see there instead are three handsome guys. It turns out that these handsome men are Suo and her two friends who are cross-dressing as guys.
Suo and her friends work in a cross-dressing bar whose clientele is usually women, though they appear in the mixer in their male outfits. Unexpectedly, Tokiwa and his friends develop some complex feelings.
The manga may not be a hugely popular series, but it does have a strong enough following that an anime adaptation was confirmed.
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How I Attended an All-Guys’ Mixer Anime Gets First Teaser
The How I Attended an All-Guys’ Mixer anime was revealed via a new trailer which shows off some footage of the show’s cast.
Interestingly, despite there already being footage, not a lot of details about the show have been revealed. This means the studio, staff, and cast for the show are not yet known.
What was shared aside from the teaser trailer is a key visual that features the three girls in their cross-dress outfits. You can check it out here:
Anime with cross-dressing or gender-bending elements aren’t new. After all, shows like Ouran High School Host Club or something newer like Ayakashi Triangle are popular.
The difference here is that Ouran is mainly aimed at shojo fans while Ayakashi Triangle is a fanservice-heavy ecchi. Meanwhile, All-Guys’ mixer promises to be a bit different while still having something for every rom-com fan.
For now, there’s no word yet on a release date for How I Attended an All-Guys’ Mixer.
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