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How many ways are there to mess with gender? You've got boys dressing up as girls, girls dressing up as boys, boys transforming into girls, and now, boys and girls switching bodies. Please join us in the collective sigh of exasperation: "Great, not another one." Which is not to say that Sora Omote's entry into this territory is bad. In fact, it's got its fair share of entertainment value, with attractive characters, strong personalities, and a natural flair for comedic situations. But along with such highlights come the usual pitfalls of the genre: cheap plot contrivances, roundabout "rules" for body-switching, and of course, the confusion of having to remember which character is really talking. Metamo Kiss gets off to an energetic start, and delivers exactly what it promises, but no more than that.
Reading through just the first chapter, one gets the feeling that this was one of those "Do a one-shot and we'll decide if we want to continue it" projects. The early character designs are a little off, the pacing is ragged, and it's a struggle just to finish the chapter. Once the initial conditions are set, however, things start to click; the rest of the volume is a romp of switch-on, switch-off madness as Nanao and Hana (that's short for Kohanamaru) try to get the best of Konatsu. Unfortunately, the slick comedic pacing also relies on some of the most ridiculous plot devices known to humankind, with physics-defying "accidents" that lead to inadvertent kisses, as well as tricky rules and conditions about body-switching designed for the sole purpose of complicating the story. Let's just say they get plenty of mileage out of that twin brother relationship.
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