Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World

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Worldbuilding - "the process of constructing a world, originally an imaginary one, sometimes associated with a fictional universe." These kinds of manga are usually set in a fantasy and/or sci-fi world, and excel at establishing & showcasing the rules/history/economy of their fictional universe. List was created through collective data from multiple websites of people's answers as to what manga are considered to have great world building.

Are you tired of the usual light novel experience full of generic tropes and unispired writing? Here are some books that are entertaining to read through and through.

Dieselpunk is a retrofuturistic subgenre of science fiction that combines the aesthetics of the diesel-based technology of the interwar period through to the 1950s with retro-futuristic technology.

We've all experienced that frustrated feeling of enjoying a manga/LN, only to find out that it has a horrible, rushed, incomplete, unsatisfying ending. Here is a list of manga/LNs with endings that are so fulfilling and complete that they will leave you with nothing but a heart full of contentment and/or bittersweetness. List was created through collective data from multiple websites of people's answers as to what shows are considered to have satisfying endings.

Manga/LNs featuring those who are always on the move or those who may be on a journey, with or without a particular destination. No isekai.

Literally a compilation of non romance series with a CANON LGBT+ character

I asked ChatGPT for the top 50 best light novels, here is what I got (couldnt write "top 50 light novel" in title as it wouldnt let me post it public)

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)

Ones that feel like they are calm and warm. As if you’re sitting in another world and appreciating the view.

Part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35026

they may be adventurous in the same world (post apocalyptic) or in others, they may be alone or accompanied, but they are always discovering new things.

Manga version for my Impermanence anime stack.

This is still very much a WIP stack, so I will be making several changes in the coming days. Please reach out if you wish to make suggestions!

Science fiction manga that feature LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, binary transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, intersex, pansexual, asexual, aromantic, etc.) characters. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.


Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/45431

Transgender (binary trans, non-binary, and/or intersex) manga and light novels with official English (at least partial) translations.

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/major supporting trans character. Them being transgender may or may not be a big impact on the story.)


part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/72522


Not on MAL:

"Onna" toshite Idakaretai... Seitenkan Shite, Hatsukoi wo Mou Ichido./Hold Me, Baby, As a Lady... -First Love Again in the Body of a Woman.
Sanae Takahashi (trans woman) (protagonist)
Machiko (trans woman) (supporting)

Kamisama, Boku wo Koroshite Kudasai - Otoko no Karada de Umareta Jigoku/The Pain of Living in a Male Body
Subaru Kawase (trans girl) (protagonist)

Akarui/Light
Maki Sanada (trans boy) (protagonist)
*published in English release of Boys Run the Riot


(not on MAL + I haven't read these yet so I don't know which character is trans yet)

Azami on the Tail
? (trans) (main)

Sashimi Forest
? (trans) (main)

Doppel Debussy
? (trans) (main)

The Legend of the Edible Maze
? (non-binary) (main)


Upcoming Official English Translations:

Smells Like Green Spirit (2011-2013)
Makoto Kirino (trans girl?)
*fan-translation currently available

Queer Manga published by Tokyopop.


side note: Cardcaptor Sakura is now published through Kodansha.

Transgender characters from light novels. Some started out as anime, manga, games, or visual novels, but they have a light novel/novel version. Some of the characters listed are my trans headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.
Organized roughly by year.


In light novel anime adaptations but not in original light novel (?):

Maria-sama ga Miteru (1998-2012)
Alice Arisugawa (trans girl) (supporting)

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (2013-2020)
Sylvia (intersex woman) (supporting)

Manga that either doesn't have explicit queer characters/characters with a LGBT label in the text, but have queer vibes. Some readers may not pick up on the queerness.