Hana is a lovely young worker at a maid cafe who has caught the eye of the brash, yet timid, Mei. The two of them have massive crushes on one another, which would make for a whole other genre if the two of them weren’t actually guys in disguise. Who can’t stand one another in “real” life. Oops.

a b c d "女装して谷上 弓弦事になってるネクラとヤンキーの両片想い". Mangapedia (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25 . Retrieved 2021-05-21.

Anime Anime (in Japanese). IID, Inc. 2019-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27 . Retrieved 2021-05-21. Another complication is that while Shuumei's Mei is mostly a feminine and somewhat softer version of himself, Hana presents a very different personality than Hanae.

Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2019-07-10. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20 . Retrieved 2021-05-21.Mateo, Alex (2021-12-08). "Seven Seas Licenses 7th Time Loop, Crossplay Love, SHWD Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09 . Retrieved 2021-12-08. The one part I'm kind of meh on is how different Hanae and Hana look and act. The same was true for the cosplayer Udon-san, at least on the looks front - he explains how you can completely change your eyes etc with the right tools and makeup, which is kind of true, but it also just doesn't feel like Toru was trying that hard to make the characters' designs consistent.

Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2019-02-10. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21 . Retrieved 2021-05-21.a b c "Anziehend anders". Koneko [ de] (in German). No.110. Raptor Publishing. May–June 2022. p.87. Kakioroshi 1: Sayu to Konomi no Otoko no Ko" ( 描き下ろし① さゆと好みの男の子, "Bonus #1: Sayu and the Boy She Likes") I have no idea where it's going from here; are the two guys going to eventually realize that they're both guys, and still fall in love that way? Is it going to remain cosplay/crossdressing, or is there some gender identity exploration here? It's really hard to tell at this point. Looks like there are 9 volumes in total, but I tried and failed to find some spoilers online, so I guess I'll have to wait out the translations and see how they go. Bonus #3: Udon and his Merry Men" ( 描き下ろし③ うどんと愉快な仲間たち, Kakioroshi 3: Udon to Yukai na Nakama-tachi )