Yuzu no Koto

Edit

What would you like to edit?

SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureChapters/VolumesPublishing DatesRelationsTypeExternal Links  

Manga I would consider LGBT rather than a specific genre like BL or GL. I also included lesser-known stories I enjoyed that had LGBT characters whose identities are not made to be major plot points.

I'll continue to update this as I find more!

most have lgbt characters, some just have ~the vibes~

this list currently isn’t being updated since I don’t really use MAL anymore. might come back to it in the future though.

feel free to make suggestions

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)

Less than (or max) 20 pages per chapter. (Include all genres)

some of the manga have aroace characters too

LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, binary transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, intersex, queer, pansexual, asexual, aromantic, etc.) characters in mangas I've read that are not listed as Boy's Love or Girl's Love on MAL.

Anime Version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31815

Part 2 (Manga): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/44923


Honorable Mentions for those that are listed as Boy's Love or Girl's Love- even though they really shouldn't be because they're not primarily about MLM or WLW relationships:

Bokura no Hentai
Marika Aoki (trans girl) (protagonist)
Osamu "Parou" Tamura (gender non-conforming and gay) (main)
Ryousuke "Ryou" Kijima (gender non-conforming and bi) (main)
Satoshi "Tomochi" Natsume (gender non-conforming and bi) (supporting)

Kono Koi ni Mirai wa Nai
Yuuji Manase (trans woman) (protagonist)
Kotarou "Tora" Touri (gay) (supporting)
Kaoru (trans woman) (supporting)

Ai no Shintairiku
Sara Nikotama (trans girl) (protagonist)
Misaki (trans woman) (supporting)

Koisuru Sugar Cotton
Chiaki Tabata (trans girl) (protagonist)
Kiyoka (lesbian) (main)

Sunu Sumu Muriku no Koibito
Naoki "Nao" Komura (bi) (protagonist)
Nono Nosaka (trans girl and bi) (main)
Kanami Shibata (bi and aro?) (supporting)
Nanako (trans man and bi) (supporting)
Nemoto-sensei (gay) (supporting)

Kaijuu ni Natta Gay
Takashi Arashiro (gay) (protagonist)
Junpei Naruse (gay) (main)
Liam (trans man) (minor)

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

Whilst some are more serious (and better) than others, they all tackle being LGBTQ+ in some form that are not the typical BL or GL manga. Characters who are canonically LGBTQ but are not main characters or queerness isn't explored don't count, and are probably in a different interest stack.

My definition of being tackled is loose, basically just where the main theme or focus is being queer, then it counts.

Will be updated as I find more.

Also no auto/biographys lol.

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 )

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)

More trans characters from fan-translated manga. 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.)

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55094