Welcome to Hana to Mame, home of the Otomen scanlators.
Otomen is the story of Asuka Masamune.To a casual observer, Asuka Masamune epitomizes masculinity. He seems to be the manly martial arts master high school boy. He excels in judo, karate and he's the captain of the school's kendo team. Not only is he the team captain and a star student, he's also tall, handsome and quick to defend weaker students from bullies -but he has a secret. He has to hide the fact that he loves super girly hobbies the best, like sewing, cooking, and reading shoujo manga.
Asuka's pretense is threatened by classmate Juta Tachibana, a womanizer who discovers Asuka's femenine hobbies, as well as his other big secret: an unrequited crush on transfer student Ryo Miyakozuka.
Ryo is the total opposite of a shoujo heroine, the yin to Asuka's yang, a pretty woman who can deliver a mean karate chop but can't bake a cake or sew a button to safe her life. But there's a catch: Ryo disdains "girly" guys and is a great fan of "real man".
Did I mention that Juta is in fact the manga-ka of Asuka's beloved shoujo manga "Love Chick"? and that Asuka is the inspiration for the series heroine?
Oh boy, now that's what I call a story.
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