Manga like Niku wo Hagu

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

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: Includes one 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

Double House

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

From the creator of Pieta comes the story of a connection between two women, Maho and Fujiko, who live in the same apartment building. Maho, a trans woman, saves Fujiko, a girl from a rich family who's left home and is living on her own, one night, and the two become fast friends. As they grow closer, Fujiko confesses to Maho that she has feelings for her...

Note: Includes the one-shot "Tinker Bell no Hanzai".

Tags: Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Yuri , Urban , Philosophy , Bar , Office Lady

Garden in the Closet

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Koki is a big, burly high school student who fits in well with the boys. But deep down, he's confused by the topics of conversation and can't honestly talk about his knowledge of plants. One day, a transfer student named Misaki arrives in his class. But for some reason, Koki is the only one who can't see him... A story about living for tomorrow, drawn by up-and-coming artist Itono Kei.



Tags: Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , School , Horticulture

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 , Found Family , Crossdressing , Seinen , Work , Restaurant , Femboy , Maids , Body Image , Cosplay , Love Triangle , Yuri , Boys' Love , School , Makeup , Suicide

Akarui

Also known as Light.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

A transgender boy takes a part time job at a bar.

Keito Gaku's debut work and winner of the 77th Tetsuya Chiba Prize.

Tags: Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Work , Bar , Rock Music

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

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

Yuureitou

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

In the 1950s, an old woman was brutally murdered on the face of a clock tower by her adopted daughter. Two years later, the clock tower is known as the 'ghost tower' and it is supposedly haunted. Through an unusual series of events, a young NEET man named Amano Taichi is attacked by someone or something in the same clock tower, and finds himself bound to the clock face to be killed in the same way as the old woman. Luckily for Amano, he doesn't meet the same fate. He's rescued by a mysterious person who claims his name is Tetsuo.

Tags: Seinen , Noir , Detective , Tragedy , Transgender , Historical , Conspiracy , Crime , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Boys' Love , Body Horror , Philosophy , Fugitive , Bisexual , Adoption , Nudity , Body Swapping

Haikei, Seken-sama.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A hidden youth depicted by an LGBT creator. Some 10 years or so ago, a high school student from a regional town named Rino Tachi went to an all-girls school, studied here and there, and enjoyed talking with his female friends. He was an "ordinary" girl, except for his pervasive feeling of unease within his body. A story of "love" set in a time that demanded even more conformity than now, about living one's fullest life while hiding the discontent. A story about searching for oneself.



Tags: Transgender , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , School , Nudity , Time Skip , Bullying , Unrequited Love