Okama Report
Synopsis. While drunk at a party, college student Shinya Okama's friends dress him as a woman. He later sees a photograph of himself at the party, but with no recollection of the incident, he believes his own image to be that of a beautiful woman and falls in love at first sight with himself. Upon learning the truth, he is persuaded to work at an "okama" bar – a cross-dressing gay bar – where he adopts the drag persona of "Catherine". On his first night at the bar he meets Miki, a female college student and regular at  the bar who looks exactly like Catherine. The series follows Shinya as he attempts to court Miki while concealing his true identity. Media. Manga. "Okama Report" was serialized in the manga magazine "Weekly Young Sunday" from 1989 to 1991. It was written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto, and is noted as one of his sole works in the comedy genre. Its title is a parodic reference to "Gay Report", a report published by the LGBT rights group (also known as OCCUR) noted as the first large-scale survey of gay life in Japan conducted by gay men. OCCUR protested "Okama  Report" for containing what it argued were stereotypical and inaccurate depictions of LGBT people, particularly its failure to distinguish between gay male sexual orientation and transgender gender identity. In response, publisher Shogakukan ceased publishing collected "tankōbon" editions of the manga, discontinuing the release of the series after two volumes. The series was subsequently printed in full twice: as five "tankōbon" volumes published from October 1996 to June 1997, and as three "bunkobon" volumes published from May to June 2009. Both the 1996 and 2009 editions contain "On how to portray male homosexuals", a postscript from OCCUR noting that the series  contains exaggerated and inaccurate depictions of LGBT people. Original video animation (OVA). "Okama Report" was adapted into a three-part original video animation (OVA) produced by Toshiba EMI from 1991 to 1992.