Manga like Otokonoko Doushi Renai Chuu

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

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

30-sai de "Seibetsu ga, Nai!" to Hanmei shita Ore ga Arafif ni Natte Wakatta Koto.

Also known as At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender: Life Lessons from a 50-Year-Old After Two Decades of Self-Discovery.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

At age 30, Shou Arai came to a realization; they had no gender. Now they were faced with a question they'd never really considered: how to age in a society where everything is so strongly segregated between two genders? This autobiographical manga explores Japanese culture surrounding gender, transgender issues, and the day to day obstacles faced by gender minorities and members of the LGBTQIA+ community with a lighthearted, comedic attitude.



Tags: Agender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Autobiographical , Non-fiction , 4-koma , Transgender , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Travel , Filmmaking , Drawing

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

Otokonoko Tsuma

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

The manga follows the daily lives of Kou, a slightly quirky man, and his wife, Yukio (often called Yuki), who is a cross dressing man. Read as this married couple handles the trouble that comes with cross dressing in modern Japanese society.

Tags: Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Femboy , Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Food , Primarily Adult Cast

Honey & Honey: Onnanoko Doushi no Love Couple

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Honey & Honey is a realistic look at an adult lesbian couple living in Japan; to be precise, it's autobiographical. The artwork is simple, but hopefully the plot (and the information the manga imparts) will be enough compensation for those who don't like that style of drawing. This manga is similar to Plica, though it's not a 4-panel manga.




Tags: Educational , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Autobiographical , Non-fiction , Full Color

Gay Fuuzoku no Mochigi-san: Sexuality wa Jinsei da.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Comic essays on the gay industry and LGBT issues by Mochigi, who first worked in the industry as a gay prostitute in Shinjuku Ni-chome, Tokyo, and has since worked in gay bars and gay videos.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Autobiographical , Non-fiction , Work , Educational , Male Protagonist

AV Danyuu Hajimemashita

Also known as Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Slice of Life

Kaeruno is jobless, freshly divorced, and all out of dating prospects. When he decides to start a new life for himself in Tokyo, he has no idea what awaits in the big city. His move marks the first step into a bold new career path: male porn star! This memoir chronicles the ups and downs of one regular otaku’s entry into the world of glamor, glitz, and money shots.



Tags: Autobiographical , Male Protagonist , Work , Educational , Seinen , Non-fiction

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 , Educational , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Language Barrier , Primarily Adult Cast