Cinderella Closet Vol. 01
The romantic story of a plain country girl who’s crushing on her handsome coworker…and her transformation by an unconventional and stylish “fairy godmother.”
Haruka is a “plain jane” who left the countryside to start her college life in Tokyo. She’s secretly in love with Kurotaki, a coworker at her part-time job, but she lacks the self-confidence to confess her feelings to him. Then she meets Hikaru, a glamorous but sharp-tongued fashionista who begrudgingly agrees to play “fairy godmother” for Haruka. However, there’s more to Hikaru than meets the eye!
Series Overview: Haruka is a “plain jane” who left the countryside to start her college life at Tokyo. She’s secretly in love with Kurotaki, a coworker at her part-time job, but she lacks the self-confidence to confess her feelings to him.
Then she meets Hikaru, a glamorous but sharp-tongued fashionista who begrudingly agrees to play “fairy godmother” for Haruka. However, there’s more to Hikaru than meets the eye!
Biographical Notes:
Wakana Yanai is a manga creator in Japan, best known for shojo titles like Cinderella Closet.
Title Notes:
Popular genres: romantic comedy, cross-dressing and gender bending, fashion, awkward and/or tomboy heroines, makeover stories.
Perfect for fans of Princess Jellyfish, Androgynous Boyfriend, Skip and Loafer, I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl, The Girl I Want is So Handsome!, Cinderella, My Fair Lady, She’s All That.
This title has crossover appeal with YA audiences (rated Teen 13+).
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