The crossdressing hook is window dressing. What actually works is the chemistry between Nomura and the Five Swords, watching a guy who refuses to play along find himself genuinely invested in protecting people who started out terrified of him. The action sequences have real weight and style without pretending the show is anything more than a vehicle for comedy, and the cast's earnest belief in their ridiculous premise makes every fight feel like a celebration rather than a slog. This is a show that knows exactly what it is and executes it with enough charm and speed that you stop caring about originality halfway through episode one.

After being expelled from his last school, Nomura Fudou enrolls at Aichi Coexistence Private Academy, a former school for privileged girls that became co-ed. Frightened by the change, the female students were allowed to carry weapons, and a vigilante group known as the Supreme Five Swords took shape. Male students there must dress and behave like girls or leave. When Rin Onigawara, one of the Swords, orders Fudou to comply, he refuses and ends up fighting her, drawing the other Swords' attention. Action, comedy, ecchi and romance mix as he tries to survive his new school.