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Trans is used as an umbrella term here, so non-binary/x-gender/bigender identities are also on this list. Please note that some of the older works might not have aged well and may have offensive humor, misgendering, or a sad ending for the trans character.
I tried to include warnings where I could remember.
The list will be updated as I discover more titles; if you feel something should be added or removed, please contact me 🙇🏻♂️
Some works are marked as 18+ but there could be some that I missed, please double-check yourself before reading!
※ I do not claim to own any of the images on the site; they are used for educational purposes only.
Claudine... !
クローディーヌ…！(1978)
Drama, history, tragedy, shoujo
Recommended
Licensed as Claudine...! by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Stop!! Hibari-kun!
ストップ!! ひばりくん! (1981-83)
Comedy, school life, shounen
Looks like author confirmed Hibari is trans
Currently not licensed.
Paros no Ken
パロスの剣 (1986-87)
Drama, fantasy, tragedy, shoujo
Main character can be read as trans
Currently not licensed.
Kamisama Onegai
かみさまお願い (1996)
Comedy, drama, seinen, 18+
Deals with controversial and difficult topics
Currently not licensed.
Double House
ダブルハウス (1996-97)
Drama, slice of life, josei
Features a lesbian character
Currently not licensed.
Hourou Musuko
放浪息子 (2002-13)
Drama, school life, slice of life, seinen
Aged poorly, but was considered one of the best trans portrayals at the time
Recommended
Licensed as Wandering Son by Fantagraphics.
Double Happiness
ダブルハッピネス (2007)
Slice of life, shoujo
Based on trans activist Sugiyama Fumino's experiences
Biographical
Currently not licensed.
Mermaid Line
マーメイドライン (2008)
Drama, school life, coming out
"Ayumi and Aika" chapter
Currently not licensed.
Genkaku Picasso
幻覚ピカソ (2008-10)
Comedy, drama, school life, supernatural, shounen
Licensed as Genkaku Picasso by VIZ Media.
Yuureitou
幽麗塔 (2010-14)
Drama, history, horror, mystery, supernatural, mature, seinen
Contains some transphobic scenes (!)
Currently not licensed.
Bokura no Hentai
ぼくらのへんたい (2012-15)
Drama, school life, mature, seinen
Discusses heavy topics
Currently not licensed.
Otoko no Ko to Onna no Ko
おとこのことおんなのこ (2013)
Drama, slice of life, seinen
Has an intersex character
Currently not licensed.
Shimanami Tasogare
しまなみ誰そ彼 (2015-18)
Drama, school life, coming out, seinen
Widely acclaimed work, featuring many different identities across the LGBTQ+
Written by an x-gender author
Recommended
Licensed as Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Hanayome wa Motodanshi.
花嫁は元男子。(2016)
Slice of life, coming out, josei
Autobiography
Recommended
Licensed as The Bride Was a Boy by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Boku ga Watashi ni Naru Tame ni
僕が私になるために (2016)
Slice of life, seinen
Autobiography
Currently not licensed.
Umareru Seibetsu wo Machigaeta!
生まれる性別をまちがえた！(2016)
Comedy, slice of life, seinen
Autobiography
Currently not licensed.
Bokutachi LGBT
ぼくたちLGBT (2016-18)
Slice of life, seinen
Has bi, gay, trans characters
Written by a bisexual author
Biographical
Currently not licensed.
Otokonoko Doushi Renaichuu.
男の娘どうし恋愛中。(2017)
Comedy, drama, ecchi, slice of life, mature
Has a pansexual protagonist
Autobiography
Currently not licensed.
Uchi no Danna ga Kawai sugiru! Moto ♀ no Ikemen to Nyuuseki shimashita!!
うちのダンナがかわいすぎるっ！ 元♀のイケメンと入籍しました!! (2017)
Slice of life
Autobiography
Currently not licensed.
Seitenkan kara Shiru Hoken Taiiku - Moto Otoko ga Danjo no Chigai ni Tsuite Kataru Ken
性転換から知る保健体育 ～元男が男女の違いについて語る件～ (2017)
Comedy, slice of life, seinen
Autobiography
Currently not licensed.
Catcher in the Rhyme
キャッチャー・イン・ザ・ライム (2017-18)
Comedy, school life, music, seinen
Currently not licensed.
Niku wo Hagu: Tooda Oto Tanpenshuu
遠田おと短編集 にくをはぐ (2017-19)
Drama, slice of life, coming out, shounen
Recommended
Licensed as To Strip the Flesh by VIZ Media.
Colorless Girl
カラーレスガール (2017-21)
Drama, slice of life, josei
Licensed as Colorless Girl through MangaPlaza.
Yuzu no Koto
ユズのこと (2018)
Comedy, school life, coming out, shounen
Written by a trans intersex author
Recommended
Currently not licensed.
Watashi no Kanojo wa Otoko no Ko
私の彼女は男の子 (2018)
Drama, school life
Bigender and agender protagonists
Recommended
Currently not licensed.
Break the Border: Rebirth of Echoes
BREAK THE BORDER rebirth of ECHOES (2018)
Sports, shounen
Currently not licensed.
Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku
カノジョになりたい君と僕 (2018-20)
Drama, school life, slice of life, seinen
Licensed as I Wanna Be Your Girl on Mangamo.
Fukakai na Boku no Subete wo
不可解なぼくのすべてを (2018-21)
Comedy, drama, coming out, seinen
Non-binary protagonist + features other trans identities
Licensed as Love Me for Who I Am by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Seibetsu "Mona Lisa" no Kimi e.
性別「モナリザ」の君へ。(2018-22)
Drama, school life, slice of life
Licensed as The Gender of Mona Lisa by Square Enix.
Josei ga Suki na Josei to Otoko datta Josei no Hanashi
女性が好きな女性と男だった女性の話 (2019)
Slice of life, coming out
Has a lesbian character
Currently not licensed.
30-sai de "Seibetsu ga, Nai!" to Hanmei shita Ore ga Around Fifty ni Natte Wakatta Koto.
30歳で「性別が、ない！」と判明した俺がアラフィフになってわかったこと。(2019)
Slice of life, comedy
Autobiography
Written by a trans intersex author
Licensed as At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender by TokyoPop.
Boys Run the Riot
ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット (2020)
Drama, school life, slice of life, coming out, seinen
Written by a trans author
Recommended
Licensed as Boys Run the Riot by Kodansha.
Silkscreen
シルクスクリーン (2020)
School life, coming out
Has a lesbian & trans protagonists
Licensed as Silkscreen by Irodori Comics.
Jibun no Karada wo Yurusu made
女の体をゆるすまで (2020-21)
Drama, seinen
Discusses heavy topics
Written by a non-binary author
Autobiography
Licensed as Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist by VIZ Media.
Seibetsu X
性別X (2020-21)
Slice of life, seinen
Written by an x-gender author
Autobiography
Licensed as X-Gender by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Josou shite Off-kai ni Sanka shitemita.
女装してオフ会に参加してみた。(2020-...)
Comedy, slice of life
Licensed as I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup by Kodansha.
Last Gender: Nanimono demo Nai Watashitachi
ラストジェンダー ～何者でもない私たち～ (2021-22)
Drama, slice of life, seinen, 18+
Features many different identities across the LGBTQ+
Discusses heavy topics
Licensed as Last Gender: When We Are Nameless by Kodansha.
Majo ni Naritai Otoko no Ko
魔女になりたい男の子 (2022)
Slice of life, fantasy
Written by a trans author
Currently not licensed.
Haikei, Seken-sama.
拝啓、世間様。(2022-23)
Comedy, drama, school life, slice of life, seinen
Deals with bullying
Written by a trans author
Currently not licensed.
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