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and their lengthy notes on why i adore these mangas anyway

All the manga that have a trans character I've read!

List that will always be updated

Some may be considered spoilers

Order from best to worst, from favorite to least favorite (in MY OPINION, a transmasc person)

Some manga that features a non-binary/x-gender character. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37987
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55436


Extra non-binary manga that's not on MAL (yet):

Onna no Karada ga Iya nano de Mune wo Torimashita
Kazuki (x-gender) (protagonist)

Then I saw RuPaul's Drag Race': coming out as X-gender in Tokyo
M. A. Joy (x-gender) (protagonist)

Utada Hikaru: The Pure Soul
Hikaru Utana (non-binary) (protagonist)

Kyouhaku sei Shougai desu!
Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender) (protagonist)

Kyouhaku sei Shougai Chiryou Nikki
Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender) (protagonist)

Unknown Color
Chiaki Hinaga (non-binary) (protagonist)

Quintet×Question
Mokuba Ao (x-gender) (main)

Bloody Chinatown
Kanaya (gender-free) (main)

Bara Shishaku
Gideon (genderless/gender ambiguous?) (main)

Atto Iu Man ni Wasureru (Namae no Hanashi)
Akane (non-binary) (protagonist)

Date Aite ga Ikemen ♀ Datta Ken
Ushio Toudou (non-binary) (main)

Manga that feature transgender boys/men. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37834


Not on MAL yet:

Akarui
Maki Sanada (trans boy) (protagonist)

Oppai wo Totta Kareshi
Haruka Naruse (trans boy) (main)

Sakura-chan to Amane-kun
Amane (trans boy) (main)

Uchi no Danna ga Kawai sugiru ~tsu! Moto ♀ no Ikemen Nyuuseki Shimashita!!
Husband (trans man) (main)

Chiguhagu
Tooru/Tohru (trans man) (protagonist)

Seishun Minority
Sera (trans boy) (main)

Bokura no VR
Miharu Akina (trans boy) (main)

Ore no Karada wa Nande Onna Nanda?
Ryuutarou "Ryuu" Suzumiya (trans man) (protagonist)

Manga with transgender girls/women. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.


Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29603
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37567
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46068


Not on MAL (yet):

"Onna" toshite Idakaretai... Seitenkan Shite, Hatsukoi wo Mou Ichido.
Sanae Takahashi (trans woman) (protagonist)
Machiko (trans woman) (supporting)

Kamisama, Boku wo Koroshite Kudasai - Otoko no Karada de Umareta Jigoku
Subaru Kawase (trans girl) (protagonist)

Sakura-chan to Amane-kun
Sakura (trans girl) (main)

Sayonara Chinchin Welcome Manman ~OL ni naritakute Seibetsu Tekigou Shujutsu shita~
Yoriko Kamikawa (trans woman) (protagonist)

Watashi, Danshikou Shusshin Desu. Comic
Ayana Tsubaki (trans woman) (protagonist)

Umanbo!
Manko Ushida (trans woman) (protagonist)

Otomeza no Jun
Jun (trans woman) (main)

Mirai kara kita Jibun ni Onna ni naru you Settaku Sarersu Hanashi
Yuuka (trans woman) (main)

Danshi Jidai no mtf no Manga/Koukousei Hen
Natsuki (trans girl) (protagonist)

Josei ga Suki na Josei to Otoko datta Josei no Hanashi
Makoto (trans woman) (main)

Natsu no Ane
Orie (trans woman) (main)

Itsuka Shinu Shoujo
Yuuki Akai (trans girl) (main)

Majo ni Naritai Otoko no Ko
Koto (trans girl) (protagonist)

Massugu Aoide
Aoi (trans girl) (main)

Oppai wo Totta Kareshi.
Aoi Ishikawa (trans girl) (main)

Barcode Fighter
Sakura Arisugawa (trans girl) (main)

Chiguhagu
Yuki (trans woman) (main)

Doumo, Newhalf desu.
Tsukasa Andou (trans woman) (protagonist)
Maria (trans woman) (main)
Reiko (trans woman) (main)

Online Game de Dekita Kareshi ni Real de Aitai to Iwareta Nekama no Otoko no Ko
Miyoto (trans girl) (protagonist)

Woman with Flowers
Jae-Hee (trans woman) (main)

Girlfriend
Kaoru Shirasaki (trans woman) (main)

Otto wa Jitsu wa Josei Deshita
Wafuko (trans woman) (main)

Onnanoko ni Naritai Otokonoko no Hanashi
Girl (trans girl) (protagonist)

Hana Ningyou to Danna Sama
Hiromi (trans woman) (protagonist)

Yasashii Rival
Marika (trans woman) (main)

Haru to Yakyuu
Haru (trans girl) (protagonist)

Mukashi no Osanajimi, Otokonoko Janakatta Mitai
Yuuki (trans woman) (main)

Tonari no Trans Shoujo-chan (Taihai Tekina Trans-chan)
Aikawa (trans girl) (main)

Tonari no Trans Shoujo-chan (Otouto wa Trans-chan)
Ayumu (trans girl) (main)

Tonari no Trans Shoujo-chan (Mirai kara Kita Trans-chan)
Yuuka (trans girl) (protagonist)

Tonari no Trans Shoujo-chan (Nitsukawashii Trans-chan)
Yoshi (trans girl) (main)

Ore no Kanojo wa Kawaii Darouga
Bom (trans woman) (main)

Untitled Flowers: Tamago wo Umanai Watashitachi
Akane (trans woman) (main)

Tonari no Shibafu ga Aosugiru
Aya (trans girl) (main)

Bisexual Characters in Manga. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks. Also, since LGBT vocab usually isn't used in manga, some are arguably pansexual, polysexual, or omnisexual.

Anime Version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/38333


Not on MAL (yet):

Ke-chan no Koibito wa Futari Iru
Ke (bi and polyamorous) (main)

Queer/gay/lesbian/queer/NBLW/NBLM/bisexual/pansexual/omnisexual/asexual/aromantic transgender characters in manga. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63256
Manga version part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63194


Not on MAL (yet):

Sayonara Chinchin Welcome Manman ~OL ni Naritakute Seibetsu Tekigo Shujutsu shimashita~
Yoriko Kamikawa (trans woman and lesbian) (protagonist)

Otto wa Jitsu wa Josei Deshita
Wafuko (trans woman and queer/probably bi) (main)

Osanajimi Yuri(?)
College Girl (trans woman and lesbian) (main)

Yurige no Heroine ni Tensei Shita Ore, Nazeka Are ga Haeta Mama desu
Hikaru Sawatari (trans girl and lesbian) (protagonist)

Itsuka Shinu Shoujo
Yuuki Akai (trans girl and lesbian?) (main)

Seishun Minority
Sera (trans boy and gay) (main)

Ore ga Ryousei Nante Mitomenai
Kiri (intersex boy and gay) (protagonist)

Me wo Tojite Daite
Hanafusa (intersex woman and bi) (main)

Murai-kun wa Mizuno-kun wo Dakitai
Shion Murai (trans boy and bi) (protagonist)

Quintet×Question
Mokuba Ao (x-gender, pan, and polyamorous) (main)

Date Aite ga Ikemen ♀ Datta Ken
Ushio Toudou (non-binary and pan) (main)

LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, binary transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, intersex, asexual, aromantic, etc.) parents in manga.
Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Complete list of the book 501 mangas to read in Spanish

Transgender manga without official translations but have (at least partial) fan translations in English. Some of my trans labels are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.
Organized roughly by release order in Japan.

(My definition of a trans manga is one that has a main trans character. Them being transgender may or may not be a big impact on the story.)

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55113


Not on MAL (yet):

Atto Iu Man ni Wasureru (Namae no Hanashi)/Things Easily Forgotten (About Names) (2013)
Akane (non-binary) (protagonist)

Natsu no Ane/Summer Sister (2015)
Orie (trans woman) (main)

Chiguhagu/Mismatched (2016)
Tooru/Tohru (trans man) (protagonist)
Yuki (trans woman) (main)

Trans characters from Shounen and Seinen manga. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks. Organized roughly by year.

Manga version part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/64215
Manga version part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/64216
Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63974


Not on MAL (yet)

Otomeza no Jun (1982)
Jun (trans woman) (main)

Barcode Fighter (1992)
Sakura Arisugawa (trans girl) (main)

Umanbo! (1995-1996)
Manko Ushida (trans woman) (protagonist)



(bonus shounen/seinen manga- not labelled as shounen/seinen on MAL, but are on other sites, so IDK)

Boku no Futatsu no Tsubasa (2002-2005)
Mako Kashiwagi (intersex girl) (main)
Mako's dad (intersex man) (minor)

Strange Mansion (2004-2006)
Yuuko Shirahai (trans woman?) (main)

LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, binary transgender, non-binary, intersex, queer, pansexual, asexual, aromantic, etc.) characters in non-yaoi/yuri romantic comedy manga. Some of the labels are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/68194


(honorable mentions)
Ranma ½
Ranma Saotome (genderfluid-coded) (protagonist)

Kuragehime
Kuranosuke Koibuchi (transfem-coded) (main)


(not on MAL)

Sakura-chan to Amane-kun (2017)
Sakura (trans girl) (main)
Amane (trans boy) (main)

Atai to hoka no ai (2019)
Mochigi (gay) (protagonist)

1% no Koi: Doutei no Boku to Asexual na Kanojo (2020)
Ritsuka Mizuno (ace) (main)

Koi wa Nai Kedo, Kekkon Shimasu! (2020)
Sachiko (aroace) (main)

Kei-chan no Koibito wa Futari Iru (2021)
Kei (bi and polyamorous) (main)

Ore no Kanojo wa Kawaii Darouga
Bom (trans woman) (main)

Gender ambiguous (characters whose gender is never confirmed) in manga.

Most of them have been headcanoned as somewhere on the non-binary/x-gender spectrum, but those terms are not used in the original source material or supplementary materials from the manga author.


Not on MAL yet:

Bara Shishaku
Gideon (gender ambiguous?) (main)


Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/71719