A TV version of the manga Otomen is starting soon in Japan (August 1, 11.10 pm, Fuji TV), as revealed by this Omootesando billboard. The story centers on high school junior Asuka Masamune: manly man and judo/karate/kendo master on the outside, lover of caramel macchiato, shōjo manga, sweets, and pink things on the inside. Apparently he romances a (female) classmate by teaching her how to do girly stuff.
I first heard of this term from my otaku and moe language teacher Bangin. He prefers this term over “soshokukei” (herbivores). Otomen, he defines, as young men who like BL and otome stuff (note the pink flower in the billboard which refers to girls’ anime styles), who are skilled at domestic crafts, and who act manly in public but are secretly feminine.
Thank you, Japanese television. Anyone else looking forward to this show?
3 responses so far ↓
mads // July 6, 2009 at 1:34 am |
Once an anthropologist , always an anthropologist.
bi // July 6, 2009 at 7:49 am |
I’ve read some volumes of the manga and it was really cute and funny! I expect good comedy from this tv drama!
usagijen // July 7, 2009 at 6:51 pm |
Looking forward to otomen ikemen goodness from this too! ^_^