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(some are more loosely 'delinquent', be it important characters or elements)

(I have read at least some of all)

Best manga depictions of queer members in society.

For all my bitches and bros and non-binary hoes. 🏳️‍⚧️

Focus here is on manga where either a main character is trans or a significant story arc focuses on trans characters and issues of trans identity. Otoko no ko and crossdressing series will be ignored unless there are explicit trans messaging in there. Likewise, gender-bending series that approach sex change on supernatural terms (Boku Girl) or through sci-fi mechanics (11-nin iru!) will likely be ignored unless there's some sort of grounding element that makes queer identity explicit. Finally, any series that's just like, blatantly transphobic (F. Compo) will be ignored. Some wording will be vague to avoid spoilers.

In order:
- Claudine! (1978) - Transman protagonist
- Stop! Hibari-kun (1981) - Transwoman love interest/deuteragonist
- Paros no Ken (1986) - Transman protagonist
- Double House (1998) - Transwoman protagonist
- Hourou Musuko (2002) - Everyone's trans
- Boku wa, Onnanoko (2003) - Transwoman protagonist in titular story
- Homunculus (2003) - Important transwoman character
- IS - Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei (2004) - Trans and intersex protagonists
- J no Subete (2004) - Transwoman protagonist
- Ai no Shintairiku (2004) - Transwoman protagonist
- Densen Complex (2006) - Transwoman love interest/deuteragonist in Love Horizon
- Mascara Blues (2007) - Transwoman protagonist in "So I Can Be Myself - A Long Dream"
- Yuureitou (2010) - Transman protagonist
- Smells Like Green Spirit (2011) - Transwomen protagonists
- Bokura no Hentai (2012) - Transwoman protagonist
- Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai (2014) - Important transwoman character
- Shimanami Tasogare (2015) - Multiple trans characters
- Umareru Seibetsu wo Machigaeta! (2016) - Transwoman autobiography
- Kono Koi ni Mirai wa nai (2016) - Transwoman protagonist
- Hanayome wa Motodanshi. (2016) - Transwoman autobiography
- Boku ga Watashi ni Naru Tame ni (2016) - Transwoman autobiography
- Fukakai na Boku no Subete o (2018) - Non-binary protagonist, everyone's trans
- Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku (2018) - Transwoman protagonist
- Boys Run the Riot (2020) - Transman protagonist

Sharing with the world my (thankfully) ever-growing list of manga with good representation of trans men/FtM people.

manga created by queer authors about queer experiences. woo!

Manga that have to do with someone doing something they love or finding their love for something

P.S. Entries have to be something I have read, am reading, or plan to read

Happy Pride Month!

These are some series that I have read/am reading. That are either centred around LGBT+ stories or has significant LGBT+ characters.

I did include Nagata Kabi's other works I haven't finished, just because I really enjoy her work and I'm planning on reading them soon anyway lel

I also do plan to add to this list as I read more manga :)

Recommended manga/manhwa that hasn't been adapted yet into anime part 2

Part 1:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5329
Part 3:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6748
Part 4:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55028
Part 5:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55029
Part 6:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55030
Part 7:https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55031

Removed entry from this list
-Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura-Boss desu ga Maou dewa Arimasen (Winter 2024)
-Amayo no Tsuki (???)
-Bocchi the Rock! (Fall 2022)
-Cool Doji Danshi (Fall 2022)
-Dead Mount Death Play (Spring 2023)
-Eris no Seihai (???)
-Gachiakuta (??? 2025)
-Gimai Seikatsu (Summer 2024)
-Goukon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi (Fall 2024)
-Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu (Summer 2023)
-Isekai Shikkaku (Summer 2024)
-Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru (Spring 2023)
-Kaijuu 8-gou (Spring 2024)
-Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri (Fall 2023)
-Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (??? 2025)
-Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka (Fall 2024)
-Kijin Gentoushou (??? 2025)
-Kowloon Generic Romance (??? 2025)
-Majo to Yajuu (Winter 2024)
-Medalist (Winter 2025)
-Megami no Café Terrace (Spring 2023)
-Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi (??? 2025)
-Niwatori Fighter (??? 2025)
-Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru (Winter 2024)
-Otonari ni Ginga (Spring 2023)
-Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken (Winter 2023)
-Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai shitemo Yoroshii deshou ka (???)
-Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita (Winter 2024)
-Sakamoto Days (Winter 2025)
-Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su (Fall 2023)
-Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story (Fall 2023)
-Temple (Summer 2023)
-Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei (Winter 2023)
-The Fable (Spring 2024)
-Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi (Winter 2023)
-Trillion Game (Fall 2024)
-Uma Musume Cinderella Gray (??? 2025)
-Undead Unluck (Fall 2023)
-Unnamed Memory (Spring 2024)
-Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu! (Spring 2023)
-Wondance (??? 2025)
-Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru (Spring 2023)
-Youkai Gakkou no Sensei Hajimemashita! (Fall 2024)
-Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen (Spring 2024)

From models to fashion designers, it also includes more specific subsets of fashion like shoes-oriented or couturiers mangas.

Manga that have shaped and influenced my becoming the person I am. Some I no longer agree with in their philosophy or ideas, but listing them here helps me to see where my head space was in my past and who I am now.

**Some are BL or Shounen-ai titles

Interest stack for those who grew up on the internet, in particular to ways the internet has changed them. List of manga is particular to what you might've learned or experienced with becoming a person.

I tried putting the ones that you can try finish in a sitting.

Psychological Manga Collection Part (1)

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7732

All the manga that have a trans character I've read!

List that will always be updated

Some may be considered spoilers

Order from best to worst, from favorite to least favorite (in MY OPINION, a transmasc person)

Coming-of-age refers to the process by which a child becomes an adult. These manga showcase characters who make the transition naturally, or are forced to grow due to outside pressures. Learning about one's self, about others, about the world, and what society requires from adults, are all common themes of coming-of-age works.

These are a few mangas that I believe everyone should read at least once in the entirety of their life

Manga with LGBT+ characters that do not focus on romance—some have romance in them, but it isn’t the main focus of the story.

Manga about protagonists that's lives changed for the better due to a change in how they see the world, themselves and those around them, though there are some that must go through hardships before they are able to change.

The change in these protagonists aren't instant and some of the included protagonists take a long time to change or just have a more natural gradual change that is more apparent once you have gotten further into the story.