IS: Not a Boy and Not a Girl (2011)
| First Air Date: | 2011, July 18 |
| Last Air Date: | 2011, September 19 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 10 |
| Episode Runtime: | 45 min |
| Created by: | Chiyo Rokuhana |
| Countries: | Japan |
| Production: | TV Tokyo, Oscar Promotion |
| Cast: | Masahiko Nishimura, Ren Osugi, Jingi Irie, Naomi Nishida, Nobuyuki Katsube, Kasumi Yamaya, Kaho Minami, Masahiro Inoue, Mitsuko Oka, Ayame Goriki, Saki Fukuda, George Takahashi |
Overview:
“IS” stands for “intersexual,” a term referring to people who cannot clearly be classified as male or female, and who may biologically possess characteristics of both sexes. Rokuhana's manga primarily deals with the troubles faced by the young Hoshino Haru (played by Fukuda), an intersexual who was registered as a girl at birth but has been raised as a boy.
Goriki plays Aihara Miwako, a mysterious classmate who tries to get close to Haru. Inoue Masahiro has been cast as Ibuki Kenji, a member of the soccer club whom Haru begins having feelings for. Nishida Naomi and Minami Kaho play Miwako's and Haru's mothers, respectively.