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word soup for search results: trans man, trans men, ftm, transmascs, nonbinary, ftx, transgender

Derived from the Starter Guides to BL and Yuri manga and links to recommendation twitter threads.

Lost in the Snow by Japanese artist Velvet Toucher was also among the BL recommendations, but isn't listed on MyAnimeList.

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-the-queer-fudanshis-starter-guide-to-bl-manga/
https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-the-beginners-guide-to-yuri-manga/
https://twitter.com/devoid_lynch/status/1377342798123331586
https://twitter.com/ShoujoseiWorld/status/1641874211223351296

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
Other Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
Chatty AF
Anime
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22027
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949

Manga that feature transgender boys/men.

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)

Mangas with transgender authors and/or illustrators. Not all the mangas have transgender themes in them.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54374


Not on MAL (yet):

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

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

Keito Gaku (trans man) (author and illustrator)
Akarui

Chii (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Majo ni Naritai Otoko no Ko
Manga de Wakaru: Taino SRS (Seitenkan・Seibetsu Tekigou Shujutsu)
Mofu☆Mofu: Ichigo Aji (that one's on MAL- I just can't add it for some reason)

Trans shojo-chan (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Mirai kara kita Jibun ni Onna ni naru you Settaku Sarersu Hanashi
Danshi Jidai no mtf no Manga/Koukousei Hen

Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender) (author and illustrator)
Kyouhaku sei Shougai desu!
Kyouhaku sei Shougai Chiryou Nikki

Shou Arai (intersex man) (author and illustrator)
"Seibetsu ga, Nai!" Hito-tachi no Hoken Taiiku
Anokoro Ore wa Joshikousei
Asia wo Futari de Aruite Mita - Chuusei Oji-san to Otokonoko no Ryokouki
Chuusei Furo e Youkoso!
Ore no Mawari no "Seibetsu ga, Nai!" Hitotachi - Arai Shou no Sekumai Kouyuuroku
Saikin sa Otona to Wakamono ga sa... Suggoi Chigaku ne!?
Seibetsu ga, Nai!
Seibetsu R!
Seibetsu x Renai Hakusho

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

Poppy Pesuyama/Stunning Sawamura (x-gender) (author and illustrator)
Sasada wa Tomodachi

Sumire Nekobungi (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Azami on the Tail
Sashimi Forest
Doppel Debussy
Alice Sherlock: The Rubious Nebula
Basilico no Mahoutsukai
Ame no Machi no Teru
Felismans no Kuni
Matenrou no Locusta
Kaifuu no Silhouette

Queer mangas by queer mangakas for a queer audience. I didn't include memoirs/biographies for this list (I did make another list for it already: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28845 )


Has queer characters and queer mangaka, but wouldn't call a queer manga:

Nabari no Ou
Yuhki Kamatani (x-gender, intersex, and asexual) (author and illustrator)
Yoite (intersex man) (main)

Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate
Yuhki Kamatani (x-gender, intersex, and asexual) (author and illustrator)
Hani (genderless and pan?) (main)

Shounen Note
Yuhki Kamatani (x-gender, intersex, and asexual) (author and illustrator)
Mariko "Mito" Ise (trans boy) (supporting)
Minoru Ise (genderfluid) (supporting)


Not on MAL (yet):

Akarui
Keito Gaku (trans man) (author and illustrator)
Maki Sanada (trans boy) (protagonist)

Majo ni Naritai Otoko no Ko
Chii (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Koto (trans girl) (protagonist)

Mirai kara kita Jibun ni Onna ni naru you Settaku Sarersu Hanashi
Trans shojo-chan (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Yuuka (trans woman) (protagonist)

Danshi Jidai no mtf no Manga/Koukousei Hen
Trans shojo-chan (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Natsuki (trans girl) (protagonist)

Born This Way
Mieri Hiranishi (lesbian) (author and illustrator)
Nameless Protagonist (lesbian) (protagonist)
Kanade (lesbian) (main)

Transgender manga that don't have any translation in English (official or fan-made) as of yet. I know there is more, but I just included ones where I knew the trans character's name Organized roughly by year.

(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.)


Not on MAL (yet):

Otomeza no Jun/Jun the Virgin (1982)
Jun (trans woman) (main)

Yasashii Rival/Kind Rival (1988)
Marika (trans woman) (main)

Bara Shishaku/Rose Viscount (1976)
Gideon (gender ambiguous)

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

Me wo Tojite Daite/Close Your Eyes And Hold Me (1994)
Hanafusa (intersex woman) (main)

Umanbo!/Womanbo! (1995)
Manko Ushida (trans woman) (protagonist)

Oppai wo Totta Kareshi/My Boyfriend who Took my Breasts (2002)
Haruka Naruse (trans boy) (protagonist)
Aoi Ishikawa (trans girl) (main)

Seibetsu ga, Nai!/There is No Gender (2005-2012)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

Chuusei Furo e Youkoso!/Welcome to the Intersex Bath (2007)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

Seibetsu R!/Gender Revolution (2009)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

Watashi, Danshikou Shusshin Desu. Comic/I Went to a Boy's School (2009)
Ayana Tsubaki (trans woman) (protagonist)

Anokoro Ore wa Joshikousei/In those Days I was at an All Girl's School (2010)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

Seibetsu x Renai Hakusho/Gender x Love Report (2011)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

Ore no Mawari no "Seibetsu ga, Nai!" Hitotachi - Arai Shou no Sekumai Kouyuuroku/Friendship of Sexual Minorities (2013)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

Saikin sa Otona to Wakamono ga sa... Suggoi Chigaku ne!?/Nowadays, adults and young people are so different, aren't they!? (2013)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

Asia wo Futari de Aruite Mita - Chuusei Oji-san to Otokonoko no Ryokouki/Walking Asia Together - A Travel Journal of an Intersex Man and a Boy (2014)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

"Seibetsu ga, Nai!" Hito-tachi no Hoken Taiiku/The People's Physical and Health education of "There is No Gender!" (2016)
Shou Arai (intersex man) (protagonist)

Uchi no Danna ga Kawai sugiru ~tsu! Moto ♀ no Ikemen Nyuuseki Shimashita!!/My Husband is too cute! I Married the Ex-Female Ikemen!! (2017)
Husband/Danna-chan (trans man) (main)

Kyouhaku sei Shougai desu!/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (2018)
Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender) (protagonist)

Seishun Minority/Adolescence Minority (2019)
Sera (trans boy) (main)

Murai-kun wa Mizuno-kun wo Dakitai/Murai-kun wants to Hold/F*ck Mizuno-kun (2019)
Shion Murai (trans boy) (protagonist)

Manga de Wakaru: Taino SRS (Seitenkan・Seibetsu Tekigou Shujutsu)/Understanding Thailand's SRS in Manga (2019)
Chii (trans woman) (protagonist)

Kyouhaku sei Shougai Chiryou Nikki/O.C.D. Therapy Diary (2019)
Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender) (protagonist)

Massugu Aoide/Look Straight Ahead (2019-2020)
Aoi (trans girl) (main)

Kkoch-eul Deun Yeoja/Woman with Flowers (2019)
Jae-hee (trans woman) (main)

Unknown Color (2022)
Chiaki Hinaga (non-binary) (main)

Haru to Yakyuu/Haru and Baseball (2023)
Haru (trans girl) (protagonist)