Manga like Kono Koi ni Mirai wa nai

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 , Boys' Love , Asexual , Suicide , Rehabilitation , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Yuri

Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku

Also known as I Wanna Be Your Girl.

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

Hime Sakuragaike has secretly been in love with her childhood friend Akira Yonezawa since they were kids, but Hime only recently found out that Akira identifies as female. Although surprised, Hime offers her full support, and this is initially kept a ​secret between them for a few years, but Akira decides to start living as a girl full-time upon starting high school with Hime. However, since Akira garners a certain amount of attention, Hime takes it upon herself to aggressively stick up for Akira whenever necessary. Not wanting Akira to be singled out as an object of ridicule, Hime decides that her only option is to put herself in Akira's shoes.

Tags: Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , School , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , Love Triangle , Yuri , Unrequited Love , Time Skip , Bullying , Primarily Female Cast , Bisexual , Asexual , Aromantic , Crossdressing , Heterosexual , Seinen

Doumo, New-half desu.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Tsukasa works as a "Little Mama" at a certain snack bar in the nightlife district. She has a secret that she has not yet told her mother...

Tags: Transgender , Female Protagonist , Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Work

Boys Run The Riot

Also known as Boys Run The Riot.

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

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 one-shot "Light".

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

Last Gender: Nanimono demo Nai Watashitachi

Also known as Last Gender: When We Are Nameless.

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

Welcome to BAR California, a place for you to reveal your true self. People of different genders, propensities, and sexual orientations gather at a certain chic bar that's hidden from the public eye. While some come in search of themselves, others step into the establishment looking for sex and love. There are as many sexualities as there are people, and the patrons' stories intertwine as they struggle to find happiness. A bisexual trans woman who's been hurt by the voices of others wishes she had a "normal" relationship; a married, middle-aged salaryman secretly expresses his female side; and a pansexual cis guy is on the lookout for true love.



Note: Includes the pilot one-shot "Watashi Ki, Oriori to (A Self for All Seasons)".

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Bisexual , Seinen , Transgender , Bar , Tragedy , Nudity , Yuri , Agender , Crossdressing , Marriage , Aromantic , Boys' Love , Twins

Boku ga Watashi ni Naru Tame ni

Also known as My Journey to Her.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

After graduating university, Yuna spent several years going through the motions and working an office job. Until one day, while in pursuit of an essential missing piece of her life, she receives a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, which opens up new doors for her. As she takes on medical treatments and tries out new makeup and outfits, she sees just how lonely and difficult the process of transitioning can be. But in 2015, when Yuna travels to Thailand for her gender-affirming surgery, the support of her siblings, new strangers, and documenting her experience through manga helps her begin to heal in more ways than one. Told in an honest and, at times, humorous tone, this memoir is a blend of manga and detailed prose that does not shy away from sensitive topics, such as suicidal ideation, transphobia, and the simultaneously harrowing, yet joyous, experience of gender-affirming surgery.



Tags: Transgender , Autobiographical , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Educational , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Language Barrier

Claudine...!

Also known as Claudine.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Born as “Claudine” in a female-assigned body that doesn’t reflect the man inside, this heart-wrenching story follows Claudine through life, pain, and the love of several women. Master shoujo mangaka Riyoko Ikeda explores gender and sexuality in early twentieth century France in this powerful tale about identity, culture, and self-acceptance.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Heterosexual , Foreign , Tragedy , Suicide , Shoujo , Unrequited Love , Male Protagonist , Historical , Love Triangle , Gender Bending

Pepperoni Vampyr

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Lori is the most popular drag queen at a nightclub in the city. The other queens call her "Mama Lori", and she herself thinks of them as her daughters. One night, Lori receives the news of her mother's passing from her hometown. And so, using the inheritance money from her mother who abandoned her, Lori sets a plan in motion...?!

Tags: Crossdressing , Transgender , Chuunibyou , LGBTQ+ Themes , Found Family , Foreign

Colorless Girl

Also known as Colorless Girl.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Aoi is the kind of beautiful girl that everyone likes and who is always perfectly made up. Having been accepted into the art school of her dreams, she lives her days to the fullest. But she actually harbors a secret: she is actually male, devoid of self-confidence and fearful of the prying eyes of others. But then one day, her friend Rikako learns her secret....



Tags: Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fashion , Female Protagonist , Josei , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Educational , Gender Bending

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 , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Transgender , School , Gender Bending , Primarily Teen Cast , Body Image , Fashion , Primarily Female Cast , Crossdressing , Bullying , Acting , Seinen , Writing , Yuri , Modeling , Body Horror