先輩はおとこのこ 1

I had a great time reading this series so far. The story is fairly wholesome, characters are great, and there are a lot of emotional moments baked into it.

Language: Low text density and simple sentences. A lot of words get reused over and over again (random stuff like 師匠, 女装, and 憧れる, etc.) Mostly takes place in a high school setting, so if you have some basic high school vocab that will help a lot. There is also various vocab you can pick up related to the gender aspect of the story.

Note that there is no furigana except for first occurrence of names. But this probably isn't a bad pick for a first or second "no furigana" manga.

Story: Focuses on the MC and his experience dressing feminine at high school, as well as his relationships with his two best friends. Each of the main characters has internal conflicts they are struggling with which adds a lot of depth to the story.

Art: The manga has a tendency of alternating between serious and more chibi-like art designs which might be off-putting to some people, but I like the tone shift. Aside from that there are some really beautiful atmospheric panels and little artistic details sprinkled throughout that contribute a lot to the emotions being conveyed.