Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl

A gender-oriented story which revolves around the lead protagonist tends to transform into their opposite gender by some supernatural phenomena or simply cross-dressing.

One of the least explored but widely used as a comical sequence in many popular shows.

Anime which have one or a few podcasts dedicated to them on AniFem. These are not necessarily recommendations, but, more generally speaking, titles that are of interest.

https://www.animefeminist.com/category/podcast/

See also:
Anime Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17514
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17515
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18757
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18755
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18995
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18999
Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28358
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28535
Chatty AF
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949

The yuri anime genre unfortunately has a reputation for creating relationships between female characters that are incredibly ambiguous. This is a list of anime in which the romantic/sexual relationship between the two girls is very clear (and not one-sided). The girls in question should be major characters and their relationship should be one of if not the biggest driving point(s) of the show. No hentai titles, as adding even one would get the whole list marked nsfw. Some representation on this list is better than others, and I have provided an opinion under each title.

I would like to continue growing this list, so if I am missing one that you think fits the above criteria, please message me! Thank you.

And no, Gushing over Magical girls is not on here. I do not feel comfortable recommending it to anyone.

There will be a part 2 to this once the total goes above 50.

One popular trope in romance anime is two characters who’ve either known each other since childhood or having met in childhood falling in love when they grow older. The “childhood friend” is also a common rival in love triangles and harems.

In Japan, this is known as “osanajimi”.

I divide it into three types:

childhood friends-to-lovers : two characters who have been friends for most of their lives grow closer
childhood promise: two characters were friends in childhood and made a promise. Usually, they separated after that. Now that they are reunited, it is now time to fulfill the promise
romantic rival: a now grown-up childhood friend is rival in a love polygon or a harem. Often, because she has a past with the main character, she feels she is the best pick and doesn’t want to “lose” her to others she deems less worthy


Here are yuri anime which fit the trope.


Before watching any anime listed here, I encourage you to check out my full list with much more info on different anime to help you decide whether an anime is right for you: https://myyurilist.wordpress.com/

Anime that feature transgender (trans girls, trans boys, non-binary, and/or intersex) characters. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37484
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55294

“Part of they yuri?” indicates whether or not the character is either in a yuri relationship or has a yuri-related crush, infatuation, and/or sexual attraction.

Before watching any anime listed here, I encourage you to check out my full list with much more info on different anime to help you decide whether an anime is right for you: https://myyurilist.wordpress.com/

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.

Has multiple OP or ED that's the same song with different singers (or is close to the same song with the same singer) in 1 entry (Minimum amount is 5, based off of AMQ)

also Doraemon is excluded

part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37714

Bisexual characters in anime. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Manga version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/38534

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.

story element that exists or existed in Real Life but is assumed to be fictional by the audience, often because it seems too unlikely, bizarre, or kitschy to be real. Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction...

So why do viewers assume these shiny spruces must be fictional? Well as it happened, A Charlie Brown Christmas contributed to their demise. After the special aired, sales plummeted, and tinsel trees had all but disappeared by 1971.

In short, when a quaint element of Real Life appears in a work of fiction, the audience might mistake it for part of the fiction. The usual reason is lack of familiarity with the object, so it is more likely to trip up those viewing the work from a different perspective (e.g. years after the work was created, or from another culture). And most "aluminum Christmas trees" are, like the original, a bit out-of-the-ordinary and kitschy. Even so, it's immensely funny (to those in the know) when someone dismisses a Real Life element as patently absurd and "unrealistic

no subtext relationships!

Anime important to the culture of transfems. Criteria for inclusion are:
- Significant role filled by an explicit or implied trans woman
- Gender Benders popular among trans women
- Crossdressing shows popular among trans women
- Significant popularity among trans women

Currently a work in progress, send a message if you have an anime to recommend!

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

Manga versions:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39952
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63194