Shisunki Bitter Change is a pleasant surprise. The basic premise deals with an uptight little girl finding herself in an uruly little boys body and vice versa. The change is not easily reverted and they are stuck dealing with this problem as they continue growing up.

Gender swaps are not unusal in certain anime or manga and they are normally filled with comedic jokes and gags; however, Shisunki takes this concept a step further by actually entertaining us with the notion of what really would happen if faced with this dilemma.

That doesnt mean the series is devoid of any comedy regarding its situation, there is, but used in a restrained fashion and allowing other aspects of the situation to take more of a spotlight.

The characters are simple, but easy to empathise and root for. The art not so much, it was at times difficult to deal with the crude designs especially after seeing the cover art and thinking the style was going to be much sharper than it actually was.

It is an enyojable time. In all honesty I do enjoy these types of stories if handled well and I am pleased to say Shishunki handles it much better than most.