Manga like Tooda Oto Tanpenshuu: Niku wo Hagu

also known as To Strip the Flesh

What is To Strip the Flesh about?

Status: Finished

A moving collection of six short stories that explores what must be stripped away to find the truth and celebrates the beauty of embracing who you are.

Chiaki Ogawa has never doubted who he is, although the rest of the world hasn’t been as kind. Bound by his mother’s dying wish, Chiaki tries to be a good daughter to his ailing father. But when the burden becomes too great, Chiaki sets out to remake himself in his own image and discovers more than just personal freedom in his transition—he finds understanding from the people who matter most.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Coming of Age , Anthology , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Outdoor Activities , Surreal Comedy , Shounen , Idol , Nudity , Afterlife
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Boys Run The Riot

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 , Philosophy , Bullying , Seinen , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Urban , Primarily Male Cast , Drawing , Found Family , Photography
Just Listen to the Song

Futsuu ni Kiite Kure

Also known as Just Listen to the Song.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

A student presents his crush with a love song that he wrote, recorded himself performing, and uploaded to YouTube, and he tells her to watch it before giving him a reply. When he returns to school the next day, he finds that the girl has shown the video to the entire class over LINE. Amid the jeering of his classmates, she snidely apologizes to him and explains that his video was hilarious enough to warrant sharing. However, his decision to remove the upload is curbed after a ghost is spotted within the video, and a classmate advises against its deletion. His YouTube post eventually gains popularity as the growing audience discovers more anomalies, all intent on deciphering the hidden messages that its very uploader had not even intended.

A unique one-shot from the mad genius behind Chainsaw Man and the rising star of To Strip the Flesh.

Tags: Meta , Satire , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Surreal Comedy , Shounen , Ghost , Denpa , Drawing , Urban Fantasy
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare

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

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 , Gender Bending , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Fashion , Primarily Female Cast , Bullying , Acting , Seinen , Writing , Yuri , Modeling , Primarily Teen Cast , Body Horror
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Boy Meets Maria

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 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
I Wanna Be Your Girl

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 , Unrequited Love , Seinen
Fire Punch

Fire Punch

Also known as Fire Punch.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Orphaned siblings Agni and Luna, like the Ice Witch who cursed their world, are two of the “blessed,” humans who hold special abilities. However, not all who are blessed are friendly, and after another of their kind attacks Agni and decimates the orphans' village, Agni fights to survive, vowing revenge.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Suicide , Dystopian , Revenge , Philosophy , Cult , Anti-Hero , Super Power , Survival , Religion , Body Horror , Torture , Meta , Gore , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Filmmaking , Acting , Snowscape , Time Skip , Coming of Age , Cannibalism , Incest , Transgender , Slavery , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gods , Surreal Comedy , Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Denpa , Politics , Amputation , Shounen , Heterosexual , Orphan , Psychosexual
Beautiful People

beautiful people

Also known as Beautiful People.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Beautiful People is a manga comprised of six profound and thought-provoking short stories. It includes a tale of a vampire who raises a child as her own, a story of a young man who copes with an alcoholic father amongst other problems with the help of an online friend and four others short stories.



Tags: Tragedy , Josei , Anthology , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Body Horror , Vampire
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Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26

Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu: 22-26

Also known as Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy , Music , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Killer mermaids, gender swapping, and a devilish little sister with the power to end the world—four more unforgettable short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man.



Ningyo Rhapsody (2014)
Me wo Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai (2017)
Yogen no Nayuta (2015)
Imouto no Ane (2018)

Tags: Anthology , School , Coming of Age , Drawing , Urban Fantasy , Mermaid , Coastal , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Magic , Fishing , Female Harem , Classical Music
Yuzu no Koto

Yuzu no Koto

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

My best friend became a guy?! A story about a girl and how her class adjust to their classmate’s changed gender.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , 4-koma , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist
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