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Status: Finished

High schooler Ryo knows he’s transgender, but he doesn’t have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can’t tell his best friend, who he’s secretly got a crush on, and he can’t tell his mom, who’s constantly asking why Ryo "dresses like a boy." He certainly can’t tell Jin, the new transfer student who looks like just another bully... The only time Ryo feels at ease is when he’s wearing his favorite clothes. Then, and only then, the world melts away, and he can be his true self. One day, while out shopping, Ryo sees an someone he didn't expect: Jin. The kid who looked so tough in class has the same taste in fashion as him! At least, Ryo has someone he can open up to - and the journey ahead might finally give him a way to express himself to the world.

Note: Includes the original one-shot.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Fashion , Transgender , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Work , Seinen , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , School , Found Family , Photography , Drawing , Primarily Male Cast

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Comic Days

K MANGA

Shimanami Tasogare

Also known as Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he’s also terrified that he’s been outed as gay. Just as he’s contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Found Family , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Crossdressing , Agender , Yuri , Boys' Love , Asexual , Rehabilitation , Suicide , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , School

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Ura Sunday

Sukima

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Blue Period

Also known as Blue Period.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling…

Note: Nominated for Manga Taisho Awards in 2019, Kodansha Manga Awards in 2019 and the 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020. Winner of the 13th Manga Taisho Awards. Winner of the General Manga category of the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Awards.

Tags: Drawing , Coming of Age , College , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Educational , Philosophy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , School Club , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Transgender , Bisexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Nudity , Suicide , Tomboy

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K MANGA

Comic Days

INKR

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Paradise Kiss

Also known as Paradise Kiss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends 22 own exclusive clothing model.

Tags: Josei , Fashion , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Meta , Bisexual , Love Triangle , Transgender , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Nudity

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Villain

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

"I'm sure we freak them out just by holding hands."

Orio Azuru is a young man who doesn't understand his gender. In this town, "he"—Midou Renri—is the freest, the one he fell in love with...or so he should have. Brought to you by Fujita, the creator of Wotakoi, the much-famed vocaloid song "Villain" is remade into a manga overflowing with heartbreak and excitement.

How will their tale of love go in an era where we wish to see such stories?

Tags: Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Agender , Delinquents , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Boys' Love , Coming of Age , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Seinen , Denpa

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Ao no Flag

Also known as Blue Flag.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

High school senior year, spring—one of life's important forks in the road. Taichi Ichinose finds himself in the same class as Futaba Kuze, who he feels strangely averse to, and his popular childhood friend, Touma Mita. One day, Futaba confides in him her love for Touma, and asks him for help. How will Taichi respond? This new “pure” love story begins as the three are colored in the emotions of youth.

Tags: Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Chibi , Philosophy , School , Bisexual , Baseball , Ensemble Cast , Boys' Love , Shounen , Time Skip , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Yuri , Unrequited Love

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Viz

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Tooda Oto Tanhenshuu: Niku wo Hagu

Also known as To Strip the Flesh.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A moving collection of six short stories that explores what must be stripped away to find the truth and celebrates the beauty of embracing who you are.

Chiaki Ogawa has never doubted who he is, although the rest of the world hasn’t been as kind. Bound by his mother’s dying wish, Chiaki tries to be a good daughter to his ailing father. But when the burden becomes too great, Chiaki sets out to remake himself in his own image and discovers more than just personal freedom in his transition—he finds understanding from the people who matter most.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Coming of Age , Anthology , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Outdoor , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Shounen , Idol , Nudity , Afterlife

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Boy meets Maria

Also known as Boy Meets Maria.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Taiga dreams of becoming an actor, so the first thing he does upon entering high school is join the drama club. There, he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Maria and immediately falls in love with her. Not long after, Taiga is told that she is actually a boy—but is that all there is to Maria's story? This beautifully illustrated, single-volume tale explores the nature of personal expression and the fluidity of the power of love.

Note: Volume contains an extra chapter.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Acting , School , Crossdressing , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , School Club , Boys' Love , Agender , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Bisexual , Dancing

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Pixiv Comic

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Otouto no Otto

Also known as My Brother's Husband.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Otouto no Otto is a family drama that begins with the auspicious arrival of Mike, a Canadian who has come to pay respects to the family of his recently deceased Japanese husband Ryoji, whose only remaining immediate family member is Yaichi—an identical twin brother. As Mike gets accustomed to Japanese morays and the surprising idiosyncrasies of living with Yaichi and his daughter Kana, the sleepy Japanese suburb also learns the true meaning of family.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Family Life , Educational , Coming of Age , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Food , Twins , Boys' Love , Language Barrier , Marriage , Transgender , Parenthood

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Mangas.io

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Hourou Musuko

Also known as Wandering Son.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Fifth grade friends Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a transgender girl, and Yoshino is transgender boy.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , School , Transgender , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , Primarily Female Cast , Crossdressing , Bullying , Fashion , Seinen , Writing , Yuri , Acting

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After School Mate

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Family, friends, himself... Rika is frustrated by his inability to gain understanding of the gender difference between his body and mind, and one day he gets into a fight with his mother and runs away from home. There he meets Satsuki, a boy who can share his feelings of not being understood... The two meet and confront the issues they have been running away from... A coming-of-age drama that questions "individuality"!

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , School , Unrequited Love

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Shonen Jump Plus

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