What is Otomen? Otomen is a man who loves cute and girly things and excels in activities mainly identified with women, such crafts, cooking, etc.

Masamune Asuka is handsome high school boy who reigns over the Kendo National Championship, excels in his studies, carries great manners and popular with the girls & respected by the guys. In the eyes of people around him, he is the poster boy of perfect Japanese manly man. But, behind closed doors, Asuka is actually an Otomen.

How can this two opposite characteristics exists in one individual? When Asuka was a child, his father deliberately confessed to Asuka and his mother that he had a secret dream to be a woman. He left home and become a transgenders somewhere in Japan. Traumatized and scarred, Asuka’s mother forced him to vow never to be like his father and become the most manly of men. Asuka is forced to abandon all his girly favorites and hobby, and follow the path of true men.