Chapter 27: Research

Kaitani goes shopping for research materials.

### Transition Milestones

Akria, who does not use a Henshin when he transitions, decides to do research on why all the others do use a Henshin.

### Relationship Evolution

Akria's animosity towards the Maho Shoujo Club unjustifiably grows.

### Skills Learned

Akria learns all about Henshins, but then decides to try and forget almost everything that he has learned !!!

RESEARCH

CHAPTER 27 OF THE MANGA

(Story note---This chapter of the manga deals with Akria's research into what happens when a Maho Shoujo girl institutes a Henshin\* (Transformation Sequence\*). To enjoy this chapter, one might want to go to the front page of this Wiki, and watch the Official Anime Music Video of this Wiki. It features various Maho Shoujo girls going through their Henshins.)

## Previously

Akria Asaba sorta knows what their purpose in life is, or at least in the fantasy realm of their life---to become a Dark Lord. He was born a male, and continues to have a male gender identity and expression. Except he has decided to masquerade as a Dark Lord Maniacal 'Girl', as well as masquerading and cross-dressing as an ordinary teenage 'girl'. He seems to think that these presentations are to his advantage, however, he is actually handicapped by his unfamiliarity and apprehension of the young female form, female styles, female presentation, and female social traits. Akria sees this weakness in himself, and vows to do research so as to become more at ease during his cross-dressing as a female, and to enhance his status as a female Dark Lord. But can a cross-dressing male ever know for sure the fine points of ultra-femininity ?

## Chapter Overview

Cross-dressing as Kaitani, the teenage girl, Akria obtains research materials on how a typical Maho Shoujo girl conducts herself. This he studies with due diligence. But because of his handicap of not knowing anything about said Maho Shoujo girls, he finds that he has overlooked many of the necessary traits and procedures that a Maho Shoujo girl would know about and institute. He is especially shocked and distressed upon seeing a girl go through her Henshin. Once he learns all about that girl's Henshin, he paradoxically tells himself that he must immediately forget all that his research has taught him. He also likes to think of himself, as the Dark Lord, as the most powerful being among the club members. However, he begins to see that his apprehension of the female form and traits is actually to his detriment, and horror of horrors, Maho Curry might be the most powerful Maho Shoujo girl after all !

## This Chapter's Story

Kaitani Zakurow steps out of a bookstore and ponders 'her' accomplishments. 'She' is dressed in the same little girl outfit that 'she' was wearing the other day when Karii Maki had seen 'her'. Kaitani tells 'herself' that dressed this way is so much better in order to accumulate research materials for study, namely an art book featuring the anime girl *Pretty Sugar*. Once back home, and in the privacy of his bedroom, Kaitani detransitions to male Akria, and begins this all important research. Each page is read, studied, reviewed, pondered over, and meditated on. To Akria, this is serious business, the "in's and out's" of the typical life of a Maho Shoujo girl. Absolutely necessary information for one who is learning how to transition to that of a Dark Lord style Maho Shoujo girl. Time slips by as Akria considers and absorbs this vital information.

However, about half way through the art book, Akria gets the shock of his life ! He sees an illustrated frame-by-frame full color showing of Pretty Sugar's Henshin\* ( Transformation Sequence\* ) ! As he slowly digests the colorful sequence, it begins to dawn on him the full revelation of what an understanding and experience of a Henshin might entail. To begin with, the powers that are accessed to facilitate a girl's full length Henshin begin by having the girl disrobe. A paradox overcomes Akria, as he comments to himself that this kind of manga and anime was intended for little girl's entertainment. However, he thinks that it is actually quite the 'bombshell'. Thinking more about girl's Henshins, his sharp mind surmises, mentally illustrates, then comes to the conclusion that the girls of the Maho Shoujo Club, when they go through their Henshins, therefore, must also disrobe to begin the sequence that will eventually clothe them in their battle maiden costumes.

Going further, Akria begins to, in his mind, think of just what a typical anime girl might look like going through a complete Henshin, before, during, and after. When Akria transitions to the Dark Lord, or to Kaitani the typical teenage 'girl', he does so instantaneously, with no Henshin accessed or displayed. However, this process of imagining a Henshin becomes quite unnerving to him. Once the sequential images of the complete transformation brought about by a Henshin are formed in his mind, he tells himself to immediately forget everything that he has just imagined. Struggling with his own perceptions about girls, and his overworked and overloaded mind, Akria becomes sweaty and begins to breath heavily. Calm down, calm down he tells himself.

After a while, Akria does, indeed, calm himself down. But he then ( unjustifiably ) takes offense and reviles the members of the Maho Shoujo Club, for supposedly causing himself so much distress, when all he wanted to do was pure research and study. He grits his teeth and tells himself that he will not forget this ( seemingly pointed and soul piercing ) humiliation.

## Chapter Lookback and Commentary

If Akria wasn't shaken to his core over the understanding of a complete girl's Henshin, then when he meditates on how male Minami goes through their Henshin to become female Maho Curry, his own misconceptions causes him to be completely devastated and disarmed. This because he now realizes that there is an extra step in that Henshin. That is, Male Minami, as they begin their own unique Henshin, also must go from a disrobed male to that of an atomically correct teenage female, before the Henshin powers form her battle maiden costume. Such high powered Henshin knowledge will burn out Akria in no time at all !

**(\*) Henshin ( Transformation Sequence )**

Before the Ordinary High-School Student (or sometimes a Bad Guy) can access their secret powers, there must be a power-up and a change of costume. This usually involves a change of form or at least of costume, although the precise mechanisms usually vary by type and purpose. In Japanese television, seen in anime, and drawn in manga, this is called a *Henshin*. By genre, this usually goes as follows:

Maho Shoujo Girl: Our heroine usually utters a key phrase, accompanied by certain gestures and/or using some sort of access device, and then hovers said device into the air over a colorful, sparkly background. Then as her street clothes disappear, her unique and elaborate costume comes and glows into existence over her, until all her ribbons, jewels, feathers and assorted frilly items have formed and placed over her naked body. This sequence continues until all of her costume is fully deployed, and she is fully dressed. She then will take a brief final pose, so that the details of her outfit can be seen and enjoyed. For many Maho Shoujo girls, the basic final costume almost always consists of a fancy dress, or of a shirt or blouse, and some sort of mini-skirt. Despite being strongly associated with Maho Shoujo Girls, there are several "Magical Boys" who have comparable sequences, though their outfits are usually more like uniforms or armor, and the unclothed beginning is generally, thought not always, averted.

Maho Shoujo Girl from a Perceived Male: There is another type of Henshin that only a very few of a select number of those perceived as male at birth can do. But it is extremely rare, and only a very small minority of ones can do it. These are 'boys' that are perceived as male at birth, however, they were born with a female Gender Identity. Such ones, when they go through a Henshin, have an extra step in the Transformation Sequence. That is, they begin with the power removing their male clothing. The extra step is that the power changes their physical appearance from that perceived as the traditional male sex, to that of an atomically correct female, also unclothed. Then the power continues to clothe the person with their appropriate battle maiden outfit, as it does for all other Maho Shoujo girls. From start to finish their female Gender Identity does not change, only their sexual appearance changes. Only genuine male-to-female transgender persons who have the ability to access a Henshin, can experience this very special kind of Henshin.

---Taken from TV Tropes ( additional resource material added, edited for clarity )

Manga Fan's Commentary
BlueMageBrilly / 1 year ago / 7 likes
Did he become an [Maniacal] Girl... without touching the source material?

Those transformation scenes are a staple of the genre thanks to Sailor Moon, so of course they're going to use them. But he should know this if he's going to be a real magical girl, geez.

[Henshins,] It's serious business.

lady vivi ★ / 1 a year ago
They’re covered in [sparkly power], so they’re not really naked... or something [like that].

Daniel Medellin / 1 year ago • edited
I don´t know who is more weird---MC [Minami/Maho Curry] or the maniacal dude ?

Joe / 1 year ago
"Research"

MajorFalcon71 / 1 year ago / 1 like
For Academic Purposes [only]!

BassCossack1 / 3 years ago
Mahou Shoujo... oh....yea....okay....

Watermelon / 3 years ago / 14 likes / 2 dislikes
Gender bender [manga] = automatic read!

Fight me if you dare!

L'imbécile / 3 years ago
Magical Trans!

Old Shadow / 3 years ago / >>>68 LIKES<<<
Now this is how you title a gender bender manga.

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