Tenshi na Konamaiki

Various types of series that involve some sort of LGBT representation, be it in characters, relationships, plots, etc.

Includes: Gay/Lesbian/Homosexual, Trans Characters, Gender Non-Comformists, etc.
I got tired of half-baked representation and shitty ass plots slapped with a rep label on it.

Removed 10/7/23: Versailles no Bara.

Check out part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5953
More hidden gems (once again, only ones that ranked below 2000 in 'Popularity' on MAL), though lesser ones than in part 1 in my view, but are still worth checking out. Will continue to fill the missing slots overtime.

This makes it easier to just throw a link at people and let them pick what they want from a list opposed to cultivating one every time someone asks me for a recc. Tried to have a bit of everything in here.

Anime series that covers all of the original source they're based on, with some notes.

Check out the other parts at this link:
https://myanimelist.net/profile/Yuriko_Sakai/stacks
The Stacks are updated constantly so check them every once in a while :)

A big "thank you" to my friend Lorissagg for helping me with some researches :D
Here's his profile if you're interested: https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lorissagg

In my rather excursive anime history, I have encountered many series with gender swapping motifs. Some have a recurrent theme throughout the series, whereas others only feature gender swapping plotlines in an episode or two. Because of this, many of these series aren't often tagged or labelled as such. Therefore I've decided to compile them all in one place.

You can view the entries in 'list' format to see my notes. Where a series isn't exclusively about gender swapping, I've noted the specific episodes it occurs. I've also noted whether the gender swapping aspects are either transformation, body swap, or possession. There are no spoilers in my notes; just synopsis details and nature of the gender swap.

Please let me know of any other series that would fit into this stack.

found it weird how this subtrend just existed and decided to collect them all

i included non-binary in the definition of transgender :)
by the way, this has nothing to do with how good the show is or anything (or even how good the representation is), I am just always desperate for more transgender characters.
some of these are not confirmed technically, but i included them anyways with a note that it might not be 100% canon - but they *are* all at least heavily implied.

Anime that ran for approximately a single year. Episode counts including 45-55. Japanese anime only.

If you get tired of the same old mainstream romance series and are looking for something fresh and new, there’s a show here every romance fan can enjoy. Ordered from least amount of people who have it in their MAL to most.

I know that underrated/under-appreciated anime is subjective, therefore I am going by the following:

a) series with ~200-400k viewers or less on MAL.
b) if they’re newer (2020-2024) the above rule is used more loosely
c) my own personal judgement which I will explain minimally, so as not to spoil anything

I haven’t seen some of these in a while, so I’ll just put something brief like “a) applies” if I don’t remember the plot much or can’t explain it without spoiling. All of these I have watched, and originally rated an 8 or above. I included what I think I would rate them now.

SOL = slice-of-life.