Otomen, Volume 17

This New York Times Manga Bestseller series features handsome, manly men who have cute, girly hobbies Asuka Masamune is a guy who loves girly things--sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Can Asuka ever show his true self to anyone, much less to Ryo Miyakozuka, the girl that he's falling for? In her quest to get Asuka to turn away from his otomen ways, Asuka's mom, Kiyomi, cancels his favorite shojo manga, Love Chick What's worse, she plans to break up Asuka and Ryo Will Asuka succumb to his mother's anti-otomen schemes? Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.