Princess Princess

Princess Princess
Kanji	プリンセス・プリンセス
Romanji	Purinsesu Purinsesu
Author	Mikiyo Tsuda
Published	Shinshokan
English publisher	Digital Manga Publishing
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Wings
Original run	August 2002 – April 2006
Volumes	5

Princess Princess (プリンセス・プリンセス Purinsesu Purinsesu) is a manga series written and illustrated by Mikiyo Tsuda. The series was first serialized in the manga magazine Wings in 2002. After the first manga series ended, a sequel entitled Princess Princess Plus started serialization in the same magazine in May 2006, and finished in January 2007.

Plot

Princess Princess is a story revolving around the lives of three boys chosen to dress up as girls at the all-boy school they attend, which also just happens to be the most elite school in the area. The main protagonist, Tooru Kouno, has just transferred to a new all-boys school, Fujimori, after living with his uncle for a time. He is one such boy chosen to be one of the Hime (姫) or "Princesses", which is a tradition at the school in order to break up the monotony of life surrounded by nothing but males. Students (based on certain qualifications) are selected to be Princesses and are made to dress up as girls and attend school functions like this.

At the beginning of the story, there are already two such Princesses, Yuujirou Shihoudani and Mikoto Yutaka, known as the Western Princess and Eastern Princess respectively, due to their room location. Toru is convinced into becoming a Princess soon after entering the school though once he accepted the job, he found it to be much more enjoyable than he thought.

Princess System

A candidate for a Princess must be a first year student of the school since they: have more free time from school work, their bodies have not fully developed, and they can easily wear girls' outfits. From all the first years, those with the best looks and most-suited personalities are chosen to be Princesses. However, if one only has good looks but is not popular, that person will not be chosen. The Princesses' duties consist of: wearing girl's clothes to morning meetings or school events, encouraging others at school, and cheering at school events. Students who are required to be Princesses cannot refuse the position.

When there is a conflict between a Princess' work and school classes, absence from class or leaving early can be considered as a school vacation, and the absence will not show up on his attendance record. Every month the Princesses receive thirty school luncheon vouchers each. Therefore, when they eat at school, they do not have to pay. All necessary school supplies (notebooks, school apparel, etc.) are covered by the Princess budget, which is the largest in the whole school. Also, the Princesses will receive partial profit they can use as pocket money from the photography club that takes pictures of the Princesses and sells them to other students. The school rules require the photography club to share profits with whoever serves as model for the photos they sell, and the photographs of the Princesses are the most sought-after.

Characters

• Tooru Kouno
• Yuujirou Shihoudani
• Mikoto Yutaka
• Shuya Arisada
• Akira Sakamoto
• Masayuki Koshino
• Wataru Harue
• Takahiro Tadasu
• Kaoru Natashou
• Isao Tsuji

See also

• Princess System