| Showing ya'll some gender bender series that you might like. If there was both an anime and manga for it, I usually only put the anime down. bl = boys love/yaoi, gl = girls love/yuri lots of bl/gl → less bl/gl: 'bl/gl' > 'some' > 'hint' > 'suggested' Series that I liked: Anime: Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu (some bl, some gl) - A funny series poking fun at anime stereotypes. It pulls it off well, in my opinion, though some might not like its brand of humor. Unlike some other comedy series, this follows a plot line instead of being episodic and random. Hourou Musuko - A SoL that takes a look at a few transgender characters and their daily struggles. The series is known for expressing their perspectives well. I My Me! Strawberry Eggs - A story about (lack of) gender equality. Some might find this too whimsical, but personally, I liked it. Kuragehime - About otaku girls and their new supporter, whose relaxed behavior clashes with the girls' routine. One Piece (very minor bl as a comedy point) - A popular shounen series that embraces the existence of okama. Although few become recurring characters, their presence is well-integrated into the story. Ouran Koukou Host Club - About a high school host club and its newest member. The series is fun-loving and mostly cheerful(?). Tokyo Godfathers. (not sure if technical hint of bl) - A heartwarming story about family (I think). Manga: Basara - Imo the manga is better than the anime. An enjoyable read that capitalizes on the complex relationships of friends and foes. Bokura no Kiseki - An addicting mystery manga about a bunch of students and their previous incarnations. Coda - About a boy who learns to dance ballet with the help of his dance partner. Family Compo (some bl) - An entertaining manga that explores gender bender topics. Hanamai Koeda de Aimashou (bl) - An entertaining read about a cross-dresser and the lawyer he meets. Having been seen in both male and female persona, how long until the lawyer figures out the connection? Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (minor hint of bl) - A romance story about a girl who attends an all-boys school in disguise. Nicoichi - An interesting story about a single father who cross-dresses. Oresama Teacher - A hilarious comedy at the start, a slow-paced drama later. There are surprisingly few if any romantic moments, given all the bonding the characters go through. Penguin Kakumei - A nice, smooth manga at the start, a little spontaneous later, a nice ending. Pretty Face - An ecchi manga that is silly yet moving. Reversible! (some bl) - Set in a school where cross-dressing is required on certain days for certain people. Shounen Oujo - A well-crafted story with good art. Tokyo Crazy Paradise - An engaging story about a cross-dressing girl and battles she encounters. Tripeace - "Love, peace, and cross-dressing!" This is a manga about fighting for war and fighting for peace. Udagawachou de Mattete yo. (bl) - A charming manga about a guy who becomes interested in his cross-dressing classmate. W-Juliet (very minor bl) - A charming romance manga. However, the sequel is a bit bad, episodic, and lacking the feeling that was in the previous. Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (has ova, some boy x boy and girl x girl action, but not serious bl/gl) - nice, funny story for the first half(?). Not sure how well the second half(?) is, since I kind of haven't read it yet. Yukarism - Somewhat pleasant to read. Yuureitou (a tiny bit of boy on boy action) - A twisted story about the legend of a ghost tower and people hunting its secrets. Common recommendation requests: Flipping/challenging gender roles 1/2 Prince (sort of) Alto (sort of) Family Compo (some bl) I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (sort of) Shounen Oujo that thinggy with the all-girl world with male-girls and female-girls Yuureitou (a tiny bit of boy on boy action, flips sometimes) Deals with serious gender issues Ai no Shintairiku (bad) Claudine...! (some gl) Family Compo (some bl) Henshin Dekinai (sort of) Hourou Musuko (some bl) I.S. Kakumei no Hi (sort of) Nabari no Ou (small amount) Oyajina! ~Chinatsu to Tomoe no Baai~ (sort of, technically bl, technically not gl) Shounen Oujo Yuureitou (a tiny bit of boy on boy action) Yaoi/shounen ai/bl Amahara-kun+ (some? not sure) Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu (some bl (usually jokes), some gl) Bara no Kaitou Bijo, Tokidoki Yajuu Boku no Pico (hentai, shota) Bokura no Hentai Chocolate de Cousin Classmate no Josou wo Tetsudattara Kawai Sugite Furue ga Tomaranai Ken D.N.Angel (suggested bl, might not even be there, but it is like slightly hinted) Damatte Watashi no Iu Koto Kikinasai! Full Moon no Sasayaite Gankutsuou (some, not in-your-face) Goshujin-sama ni Ki wo Tsukete Gravitation (there is an anime too) Hakumokuren ga Saita nara Hanamai Koeda de Aimashou Haruno to Natsukawa. Henshin Dekinai Hetalia Axis Powers (suggestions of bl aplenty) Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi (just hints maybe?) Hikaru to Hikari (just hints maybe?) Himitsu no Akuma-chan (some?) Houkago, 2-C no Kyoushitsu de. Hua Hua You Long (hardcore, pretty art) I-Ren (I think) Ichizude Karen na Ore-sama J no Subete Josou Shounen Anthology Comic Kagayaku!! Otoko no Ko Juku (not sure) Kaichuu! Kasougenjitsu Renairon Kiss Me Princess Kunisaki Izumo no Jijou (hints, as a comedy point) Leopard Hakusho Les Bijoux (technically sort of some) Love Stage!! Mahou Shounen Majorian (not sure) Maid in Prince Mangetsu Monogatari (not sure) Miki no Houkago (not sure) Mint na Bokura (some bl) No Bra (some?) Nurse ga Oshigoto O-Guts! Onee-chan ga Mamotte Ageru! (not sure) Onnanoko Tokidoki Otokonoko OOxKokuhakuxOre Otoko no Ko Comic Anthology: Zettai Fukujuu-hen Ouka Ryou Wars (some) Oyajina! ~Chinatsu to Tomoe no Baai~ (technically bl, technically not gl) Rappi Rangai (only hints) Return (could be considered bl) Reversible! (some) Sazanami Cherry Secret Seijou Kouchakan no Jijou (some, technically gl) Seikou Gakuen Idol-gumi! (some) Sensei Anone. (maybe?) Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shou ga Nai!!, aka Sukisyo/Sukisho Tadashii Ace no Kouryakuhou Tricky Prince Udagawachou de Mattete yo. Umi no Juunin to wa Koi wa Shinai Zippy Ziggy (some) Romance 1/2 L♡VE! 1/2 Prince Ageha 100% Ai wo Utau Yori Ore ni Oborero! (not that good imo) Akahime Ranshin Ame Nochi Hare (some) Anata to Scandal (gl) Ani ga Imouto de Imouto ga Ani de (haven't read) Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu (some bl, some gl) Basara Bijo, Tokidoki Yajuu (bl) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (slight bl) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars (possibly some gl) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S (some gl, maybe some bl too) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS Bitter: Nakechau Koi Monogatari Boku ni Natta Watashi Boku to Kanojo no XXX Bokura no Kiseki (some) Boy of the Female Wolf Chokomimi Cinderella Boy CUTE X GUY D.N.Angel (suggested bl) Danshi Kinshi!! Dare ni mo Naisho Divine Melody (some gl and bl) Family Compo (some bl) Fruits Basket Fukigen Cinderella Full Moon no Sasayaite (bl) Fushigi Yuugi Futaba-kun Change Futari no Himitsu Gacha Gacha Gekkou Teien Ginban Kaleidoscope (haven't read) Grant My Wish Aizen H2O: Footprints in the Sand Hakuouki (haven't seen) Hana no Kishi Hana wa Sakura Yori mo Hana no Gotoku Hanamai Koeda de Aimashou (bl) Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (minor hint of bl) Hayate no Gotoku! He Dedicated to Roses Henshin Dekinai (bl) Himitsu no Hanazono (gl) Himitsu no Himegimi Uwasa no Ouji Houou Gakuen Misoragumi (very minor gl) Hourou Musuko (some bl) Hush I.S. (intersexed individuals) I My Me! Strawberry Eggs Idol Pretender (technically not bl, technically some gl) Jinzou Shoujo (don't quite remember reading) Kämpfer (technically some gl) Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (haven't watched) Kakumei no Hi Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen Kanchigai Hime to Usotsuki Shimobe Kanojo ni Naru Hi Kanojo ni Naru Hi: Another (technically gl I think) Kashimashi - Girl Meets Girl (gl) Kaze Hikaru Kedamono Damono (technically some gl) Kiken Junai D.N.A. Kill Me Kiss Me Kimi no Neiro Kira Kira☆Labyrinth Kiss Me Princess (bl) Kobayashi ga Kawai Sugite Tsurai!! Koko wa Green Wood Kore wa Zombie desu ka (haven't read) Koukyuu Days - Shichisei Kuni Monogatari Kuragehime Kuuki-chan to Yankee-kun Kyo→Dai Dakara nan da yo!? Legend of Nereid Les Bijoux (technically sort of some bl) Love in the Mask Love Stage!! (bl) Lovely★Complex (some technical bl) Magnolia Mai-Otome (some gl?) Mayo Chiki! Mayonaka no Ariadne Metamo Kiss Midori no Hibi (suggested bl, not sure how good anime is, but the manga was good) Midori no Me Migawari Hakushaku no Bouken Milky Boy Musashi #9 (has a bit of romance) My Boyfriend is a Vampire NG Life. (technically some bl) Nicoichi No Bra (some bl?) Nononono Nousatsu Junkie Nozomu Nozomi (technically not bl maybe) Nyotai-ka (there might be gl/bl in this, dunno) Oiran Girl (technically small amount of bl) Onee-chan no Onegai (hentai) Onnanoko Tokidoki Otokonoko (bl) Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi (haven't watched) Ookamitachi no Tengoku (bad) OOxKokuhakuxOre (bl) Ordinary School Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama (haven't read) Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Ouran Koukou Host Club Oyajina! ~Chinatsu to Tomoe no Baai~ (technically bl, technically not gl) Penguin Kakumei Power!! Pretty Face Prunus Girl (not sure why I dropped this) Qi Shi Gong Zhu Ranma 1/2 (I give up tagging this.) Rappi Rangai (hints of bl) raven;od (it says romance, but I dunno what kind) Return (could be considered bl) Romeo x Juliet Ruby Doll Ruler of the Land Ryou (not sure) SAI:Taker - Futari no Artemis (it says romance, but I dunno what kind) Samurai High School (some) Sasameki Koto (gl) Savage Garden Saver Sazanami Cherry (bl) Scarlet Palace Secret (bl) Seijou Kouchakan no Jijou (technically gl, some bl) Seiyuu Ka! Sekai no Hate de Aimashou (there might be some bl, dunno) Sekai no Hate no Sougen de Sengoku Blood: Bara no Keiyaku Shinobi no Onna Shinobi Yoru Koi wa Kusemono Shinshi Doumei Cross Shishunki Bitter Change Shitsuji Shoujo to Ojousama (gl) Shooting Star (I think) Shouri no Akuma Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii (barely any cross-dressing, it happened in like one scene) Special A (haven't seen much of) Star Project Chiro Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shou ga Nai!!, aka Sukisyo/Sukisho (bl) Tenshi Ja Nai!! The Change! The iDOLM@STER: Neue Green for Dearly Stars Tobenai Majo (some) Tokyo Crazy Paradise Tomodachi Kara Yoroshiku Desu (technically some bl, but it doesn't feel like it) Tricky Prince (bl) Tsukushite Agemasu Udagawachou de Mattete yo. (bl) Umi no Juunin to wa Koi wa Shinai (bl) Urusei Yatsura (haven't watched) Usotsuki Lily (some bl) Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000% Uwasa no Midori-kun!! (MC spoiled by plot, I dropped) W-Juliet (very minor bl) Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (some boy x boy and girl x girl action, but not serious bl/gl) Yeonmo Yubisaki Milk Tea Yukarism Yuureitou (a tiny bit of boy on boy action, there might be a small amount of gl) |
CaecaSep 18, 2014 1:45 AM
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