W Juliet
Ito Miura wants to be an actor. She's in her high school's drama club, and puts her family training as a martial artist to good use on stage. Makoto Amano wants to be an actor too, but as the only son in his family, he is obligated to run the family dojo. Makoto's father will only allow Makoto to become an actor if he can use his acting skills to successfully impersonate a girl for the two years remaining until high school graduation.
Naturally, Ito finds out Makoto's secret on the first day of school. Now Ito and Makoto have to hide all sorts of secrets from friends and family, especially after they start dating! Together they must work hard to become better actors and to avoid the obstacles that block their path. This is a touching, realistic, and humorous look at family relationships, working toward a dream, and dealing with uncertainties and insecurities about the future.
Appeal: Action, intrigue, family relationships, theater, drama, high school girls, first relationships, romance, humor
Art: Clean lines, grayscale, character-focused, emotional
Text: Conversational, intimate
Other: W Juliet was originally published in Japan from 1999 to 2003. It has also been adapted into a series of drama CDs.
Emura, William Flanagan, and Mark McMurray. W Juliet. San Francisco : Viz, 2004. Print.
