Manga like Madoka no Himitsu

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 , School , Crossdressing , Acting , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Agender , Philosophy , Tragedy , Bisexual , Coming of Age , Dancing

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

Otonari Complex

Also known as Otonari Complex.

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

Kuji Akira and Ninomiya Makoto are childhood friends and neighbors. Since Akira is “handsome” for a girl and Makoto is “pretty” for a boy, their gender presentation is often confused. As they try to untangle their complex feelings about themselves and each other, they find out their friends are crushing on them, too. It’s a complicated childhood friend love story!



Tags: Crossdressing , Tomboy , Gender Bending , Shoujo , LGBTQ+ Themes , College , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist

Fukakai na Boku no Subete wo

Also known as Love Me for Who I Am.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Mogumo is a cute but lonely high school student who just wants a few loving friends. Fellow student Iwaoka Tetsu invites Mogumo to work at his family’s café for “cross-dressing boys,” but he makes an incorrect assumption: Mogumo is non-binary and doesn’t identify as a boy or a girl. However, Mogumo soon finds out that the café is run by LGBT+ folks of all stripes, all with their own reasons for congregating there.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Agender , Coming of Age , Estranged Family , Crossdressing , Seinen , Found Family , Restaurant , Work , Femboy , Maids , Cosplay , Yuri , Love Triangle , School , Boys' Love

Senpai wa Otokonoko

Also known as Senpai is an Otokonoko.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Can true love really overcome any obstacles? Saki, a high school student, confesses her feelings to Makoto. Taken aback, Makoto reveals his secret, but the sudden discovery doesn’t seem to bother Saki who is already head over heels for him. After being rejected, Saki asks Ryuji, Makoto’s childhood friend, for some advice on how to win his heart. A love triangle unfolds when Ryuji realizes that he might also have some feelings for his old friend.



Tags: Coming of Age , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Josei , Bisexual , School , Female Protagonist , Agender , Love Triangle , Full Color , Transgender , Boys' Love , Femboy , Bullying , Yuri , Basketball , Long Strip

Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Keitarou Itsuki is a high-school student unhappy about the menacing look of his eyes. Keitarou tries to confess to the girl he likes, Aoi Tokujira, but she rejects him flat out. Thinking that his eyes were the reason why she rejected him, he confides in his older sister about it at her salon, who helps by giving him a complete makeover...as a pretty girl! Forced to head home like this, he runs into Aoi in town, but she doesn't recognize him and thinks he's a somewhat manly girl. Before he can leave, Aoi asks him to help her overcome a problem she's had for many years: an intense fear of men.

Volume 3 and 4 each contain extra stories.

Tags: Crossdressing , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Gender Bending , Seinen , School , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes

Himegoto: Juukyuusai no Seifuku

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

This is a story of a group of college-age people who struggle with gender and sexual identity.

Yuki (nicknamed Yoshiki) is a girl, but she is terrible at 'being feminine.' She mostly dresses like a boy and is often mistaken as one. However, she has to wear a skirt and imagine being dominated by a guy in order to masturbate.

Nagao Mikako seems young and innocent, and she uses that apparent innocence to sell her body as a fake 15-year-old. She knows her youthfulness can't last forever, but she enjoys tricking the men. Her friends have no idea of her sexual habits and believe her to be sweet and sheltered.

Aiba Kaito is a pretty good-looking guy, but he wants to be Nagao Mikako. He often dresses as a girl, picking out clothes that mimic Mikako's style. Though he's into cross-dressing, he is still attracted to women.

Will these young adults and their friends be able to handle their 'guilty secrets' and muddle their way through this confusing period of their lives?



Tags: Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Transgender , Gender Bending , Primarily Adult Cast , Crossdressing , Female Protagonist , Prostitution , LGBTQ+ Themes , College , Yuri , Nudity , Masturbation , Heterosexual , Seinen , School , Gore

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

Akira-kun Kamo Shirenaishi Akira-chan Kamo Shirenai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Kazuma, obsessed with the thought of "Since you're in college, it's time to fall in love for real!" meets a girl as beautiful as an angel. After getting nursed back to health after being beaten up, Kazuma searches for the angel to thank her... After searching campus high and low, he finds someone who fits the description and it's a m-man...?! No, a woman?! No, which is it?!

"Is the one I fell in love with a woman? Or a man....?"

A new type of love comedy brought to you by Yasuko!

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Shoujo , College , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Bisexual

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 original one-shot.

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