Manga like Fukakai na Boku no Subete wo

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 , Yuri , Rehabilitation , Suicide , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Hanayome wa Moto Danshi.

Also known as The Bride Was a Boy.

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

Drawn in the style of diary comics with an upbeat, adorable flair, this is a charming tale about Chii, a woman assigned male at birth. Her story starts with her childhood and follows the ups and downs of exploring her sexuality, gender, and transition–as well as falling in love with a man who’s head over heels for her. Now they want to get married, so Chii’s about to embark on a new adventure: becoming a bride!



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Educational , Autobiographical , Josei , Female Protagonist , Non-fiction , 4-koma , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Chibi , Heterosexual

Bokura no Hentai

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Three boys in junior-high who cross-dress because of differing reasons meet each other through a cross-dressing community website, and decide to meet up in real life. "Parou" started cross-dressing because the boy he liked refused to date him unless he dressed up as a girl. "Marika" is transgender and identifies as female. Lastly, "Yui" is an antagonistic boy who adopted the persona of his older sister after her death. In contrast to Parou and Marika, Yui is sorely disappointed at the meeting.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Transgender , Seinen , Gender Bending , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Psychosexual , Rehabilitation , Boys' Love , Bullying , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Hypersexuality , Male Harem , School Club

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 , School , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , Yuri , Love Triangle , Time Skip , Bisexual , Bullying , Primarily Female Cast , Asexual , Aromantic , Seinen

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 , Transgender , School , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , Primarily Female Cast , Crossdressing , Bullying , Fashion , Acting , Seinen , Writing , Yuri

Madoka no Himitsu

Also known as Madoka's Secret.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Madoka Yamada loves to play with dolls and looks so cute in custom made dresses. But Madoka is a boy. Afraid that he will be made fun of again for being “girly,” Madoka decides to hide that part of himself when he moves to his new town and school. He fits right in, and all his classmates like him, except for one, Itsuki Tanonaka, whose seat is right next to his. Madoka thinks that Itsuki is cool and “manly” and says so, only to be met with his classmates’ snickers. What’s the big deal?! Will Madoka be able to keep his secret for long?



Tags: Crossdressing , Primarily Child Cast , Coming of Age , Josei , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gender Bending , School , Bullying , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Love Triangle , Tomboy

Zenbu Kimi no Sei

Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Ryou Sagimiya has a rare condition called TSS, Transsexual Syndrome. While touring Tensei Academy, Ryou meets Nagisa Minakami, another student with TSS, and decides to enroll in the school. Note: Chapter count includes six "Extra Case" chapters.

Tags: Gender Bending , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Maids , Seinen , Bisexual , Gods

Otome Danshi ni Koisuru Otome

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mizuguchi Mayu, a girl who hates men, fell in love at first sight with a... "man-in-drag"!?
Does she likes "girls"? Or does she likes "boys"?
Find out in this heart throbbing pure love comedy!

Note: Includes 7 extra chapters.

Tags: Crossdressing , 4-koma , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Transgender , Male Harem , Seinen

IS: Otoko demo Onna demo nai Sei

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

I.S. (Pronounced "Aiesu" in Japanese) is not your everyday manga, I.S. stands for "Inter Sexuality". This manga deals with very serious issues with intersexuality people. The pain they go through, the troubles they confront, and ultimately their inability to reproduce and even find a partner who will accept them as they are - It's all there in a form of manga. The series is consisted of 3 cases, each deals with different people though some cases are much longer and more dramatic than others.



Notes:
Includes 1 extra chapter.
Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shoujo in 2007.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Josei , Time Skip , Family Life , School , Coming of Age , Food , Work , Found Family , Football , Disability , Surfing

Onii-chan wa Oshimai!

Also known as ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Mahiro Oyama was just a normal erotic-game loving dude…until he woke up one morning as a woman! Turns out his mad-scientist little sister, Mihari, tried out one of her new experiments on him…with a disastrous outcome, as far as Mahiro’s concerned! But Mihari is as determined to study him as he is determined to go back to his shut-in, game-playing life, and one thing’s for sure…life is going to get a whole lot weirder from here on out!



Note: Includes 57 extra chapters.

Tags: Gender Bending , Transgender , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Rehabilitation , Hikikomori , Yuri , Age Regression , Crossdressing , Bisexual