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Manga series that, according to TV Tropes, need more love.

A list of science fiction manga from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Not even close to comprehensive.

DISCLAIMER: not every title on this list is trying to be a "good and realistic representation". But I believe even "problematic" depictions are worthy of note. You've been warned.

List of manga with non-binary characters(aka X-gender in Japan): protagonists, main characters and side characters. I tried to include only the confirmed ones.

Note: arranged in the order of release. Some of the titles are NSFW.

Work in progress!

Not found on MAL: Watashi no Kanojo wa Otoko no Ko(2018), Alien Idol(2018), Douruanki(2019).

Also includes titles where the licencing wasn't cancelled oficially but no new volume has been released in English for years despite existing in the original language, and cases when the publisher went defunct before completing the series. Novels/manhwa/manhua etc. count too.


Let me know if there is some update to any of the titles listed or if some needs to be added.

Also this is a personal call-out for Dark Horse, pick up your damn manga.

Part 2 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35027

Mecha manga written in the 1980s that is translated into English.

* = i had to use the advanced search to find these, possibly not the most accurate result
2001-2050: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/48905
Anime 1951-2050: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/48293
Anime 2001-2050: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/45933

Mostly obscure manga that are probably worth checking out. (condensed PTR of sorts)

Manga somehow related to Clamp: referenced in their works and mentioned in interviews.

Not on MAL:
Macaroni Horenso by Tsubame Kamogawa (mentioned in xxxHolic)
Comet-san by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Kobato inspiration)
Kyonyuu Hunter - Ohkawa likes this but I'm unsure about the author, I'm gonna assume it's the one by Kouichiro Yasunaga

Relatively obscure manga that will most people expand their taste.