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These are series you can read all within 2 volumes! All genres/demographics!
None of these series are OOP (out of print) and can be easily purchased at a local bookstore.

• Omnibus releases are not considered one volume and are instead counted by tankoubon release.
(VIZ MEDIA released "All You Need is Kill" in a single book; Japanese release has 2 volumes).
• Sequels or spinoff series are not included.

always open to more suggestions to fill this stack up!

- Weebookey <3

These manga will be about Queer people, made by LGBTQ identifying mangaka. The manga may be explicitly autobiographical, or just have Queer themes. While there may be many other closeted Queer peopled within the manga industry, these stories are by explicitly "out" authors. Please enjoy, so more authors feel like they can come forward to be their authentic selves. :)

Derived from the Starter Guides to BL and Yuri manga and links to recommendation twitter threads.

Lost in the Snow by Japanese artist Velvet Toucher was also among the BL recommendations, but isn't listed on MyAnimeList.

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-the-queer-fudanshis-starter-guide-to-bl-manga/
https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-the-beginners-guide-to-yuri-manga/
https://twitter.com/devoid_lynch/status/1377342798123331586
https://twitter.com/ShoujoseiWorld/status/1641874211223351296

See also:
Anime Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17514
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17515
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18757
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18755
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18995
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18999
Other Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
Chatty AF
Anime
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22027
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949

There are a fair number of LGBT mangakas who write memoirs of their lives. I haven't read all of these yet.


Some other manga not on MAL (yet):

Mieri Hiranashi (lesbian)
Kanojo ga Dekinai Onna

Ayana Tsubaki (trans woman)
Watashi, Danshikou Shusshin Desu. Comic

Yoriko Kamikawa (trans woman and lesbian)
Sayonara Chinchin Welcome Manman ~OL ni naritakute Seibetsu Tekigou Shujutsu shita~

Kazuki (x-gender/non-binary)
Onna no Karada ga Iya nano de Mune wo Torimashita

Ermuzibu (lesbian)
Magan he Danai

Negi (lesbian), Tanu (lesbian)
Manga de Tsudzuru Yuri na Hibi - Onna x Onna Bakappuru Dousei Nikki

Shion Fujima (lesbian)
Yurinin Lesbian Couple Ninkatsu Funtouki

Atomu (gay)
KinKiKids Honoo no Spark

Various (gay)
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It

Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender/non-binary)
Kyouhaku sei Shougai desu!
Kyouhaku sei Shougai Chiryou Nikki

Mochigi (gay)
Atai to hoka no ai
Atai to Nechikoyan
Gay Bar no Mochigi-san
Kono Gay to wa Tsukiaitakunai!!!

Nanami Igarashi (cross-dressing man)
Wagahai wa "Otoko no Ko" de aru!

Agaru Yamada (cross-dressing woman)
Dansou Joshi to Josou Danshi ga Kekonshimashita

Chii (trans woman)
Manga de Wakaru: Taino SRS (Seitenkan・Seibetsu Tekigou Shujutsu)

Shou Arai (intersex man and pan)
"Seibetsu ga, Nai!" Hito-tachi no Hoken Taiiku
Anokoro Ore wa Joshikousei
Asia o Futari de Aruite Mita - Chuusei Oji-san to Otokonoko no Ryokouki
Chuusei Furo e Youkoso!
Gakkou dewa Oshiete Kurenai "Sekumai" no Hanashi
Ore no Mawari no "Seibetsu ga, Nai!" Hitotachi - Arai Shou no Sekumai Kouyuuroku
Saikin sa Otona to Wakamono ga sa... Suggoi Chigaku ne!?
Seibetsu ga, Nai!
Seibetsu R!
Seibetsu x Renai Hakusho
Seibetsu ga Nai Fuufu Seikatsu ~ Gay to Chuusei no Acchi no Hanshi~ (Hontou ni atta Waraeru Hanashi)

Kazuaki (gay)
Gay Fuuzoku no H Jijou

Tsushima Tsushima (pan)
Otto wa Jitsu wa Josei Deshita

Kou Usaki (gay)
Junjou Shounen: Boku ga Otoko to Yatta Riyuu
Boku no Hontou no Hanashi

M. A. Joy (x-gender/non-binary)
Then I saw RuPaul's Drag Race': coming out as X-gender in Tokyo

Akiko Morishima (lesbian)
TakuLez Meet-Up Report

Tanu (lesbian)
Manga de Tsudzuru Yuri na Hibi - Onna x Onna Bakappuru Dousei Nikki

Shion Fujima (lesbian)
Yurinin Lesbian Couple Ninkatsu Funtouki

Kazuki Minamoto (gay)
Shoujo Mangaka no Minamoto-san ga Coming Out Shimasu

Tora-syo (trans woman)
Tonari no Trans Shoujo-chan (Taihai Tekina Trans-chan)

Hibiki Aoto (lesbian)
Nonke Datta Yuri Mangaka ga, Onnanoko ni Koishite 9-Nen Tatta Jitsuroku
Nonke Datta Yuri Mangaka ga, 9-Nen Tsukiatta Onnanoko to Konyakushite Jitsuroku

New Ookubo (gay)
Otokonoko no Asoko

Hikaru Utada (non-binary)
Utada Hikaru: The Pure Soul

Kabi Nagata (lesbian)
Ganbarisugi Jigoku kara Dasshutsu Shimashita Report

Sachiko Takeuchi (lesbian)
Burabura Chinsho: Ikemen ni Aitakute
Watashi ga Onnanoko wo Suki ni Natta Hi


(not LGBT author- as far as I know, manga has LGBT characters)

Tamu Ando (ally)
Uchi no Danna ga Kawai sugiru ~tsu! Moto ♀ no Ikemen Nyuuseki Shimashita!!

Fumi Yoshinaga (ally)
Ai ga Nakutemo Kutteyukemasu.

Just a list of some pansexual characters in manga. Some are headcanons (or arguably bisexual, polysexual, omnisexual, or tiric)- those are indicated by question marks.


Not on MAL (yet):

Otto wa Jitsu wa Josei Deshita
Tsushima Tsushima (pan) (protagonist)

Date Aite ga Ikemen ♀ Datta Ken
Ushio Toudou (pan) (main)

Quintet×Question
Mokuba Ao (pan and polyamorous) (main)
Shirado Rie (pan and polyamorous) (main)
Amano Aurum (pan and polyamorous) (main)
Himari Mumei (pan and polyamorous) (main)
Minayo Mana (pan and polyamorous) (main)

Renai ni Kyoumi Nai Otoko to Nyotaika Shita Shinyuu
Satoru (pan and demiromantic) (protagonist)

Some manga that features a non-binary/x-gender character. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37987
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55436


Extra non-binary manga that's not on MAL (yet):

Onna no Karada ga Iya nano de Mune wo Torimashita
Kazuki (x-gender) (protagonist)

Then I saw RuPaul's Drag Race': coming out as X-gender in Tokyo
M. A. Joy (x-gender) (protagonist)

Utada Hikaru: The Pure Soul
Hikaru Utada (non-binary) (protagonist)

Kyouhaku sei Shougai desu!
Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender) (protagonist)

Kyouhaku sei Shougai Chiryou Nikki
Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender) (protagonist)

Unknown Color
Chiaki Hinaga (non-binary) (protagonist)

Quintet×Question
Mokuba Ao (x-gender) (main)

Bloody Chinatown
Kanaya (gender-free) (main)

Bara Shishaku
Gideon (genderless/gender ambiguous?) (main)

Atto Iu Man ni Wasureru (Namae no Hanashi)
Akane (non-binary) (protagonist)

Date Aite ga Ikemen ♀ Datta Ken
Ushio Toudou (non-binary) (main)

Manga with asexual (ace) and/or aromantic (aro) characters. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56735


Not on MAL (yet):

Soujitsu/Soushitsu
Mio (aro) (main)

1% no Koi: Doutei no Boku to Asexual na Kanojo
Ritsuka Mizuno (straight and ace)

17.3 about a sex: Watashitachi no Real
Tsugumi Hara (aroace) (main)

Koi wa Nai Kedo, Kekkon Shimasu!
Sachiko (aroace) (main)

Hadashi no Seimei
Asuka Sakurai (aro) (main)

Love-Razu: Koi ga Wakaranai Danjo no Hanashi
Hayami (aro) (main)
Tsukase (aro) (main)

Tamago no Tsurezure
Iori Morita (aro?ace) (protagonist)

Friends Until the Fourth Verse
Jin Hyung-In (gay and ace-spec) (main)

Buttagiri Konkatsu!
Kohaku (aro) (protagonist)

LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, binary transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, intersex, queer, pansexual, asexual, aromantic, etc.) characters in mangas I've read that are not listed as Boy's Love or Girl's Love on MAL. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Anime Version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31815

Part 2 (Manga): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/44923


Honorable Mentions for those that are listed as Boy's Love or Girl's Love- even though they really shouldn't be because they're not primarily about MLM or WLW relationships:

Bokura no Hentai
Marika Aoki (trans girl) (protagonist)
Osamu "Parou" Tamura (gender non-conforming and gay) (main)
Ryousuke "Ryou" Kijima (gender non-conforming and bi) (main)
Satoshi "Tomochi" Natsume (gender non-conforming and bi) (supporting)

Kono Koi ni Mirai wa Nai
Yuuji Manase (trans woman) (protagonist)
Kotarou "Tora" Touri (gay) (supporting)
Kaoru (trans woman) (supporting)

Koisuru Sugar Cotton
Chiaki Tabata (trans girl) (protagonist)
Kiyoka (lesbian) (main)
Rika (lesbian) (supporting)

Sunu Sumu Muriku no Koibito
Naoki "Nao" Komura (bi) (protagonist)
Nono Nosaka (trans girl and bi) (main)
Kanami Shibata (bi and aro?) (supporting)
Nanako (trans man and bi) (supporting)
Nemoto-sensei (gay) (supporting)

Kaijuu ni Natta Gay
Takashi Arashiro (gay) (protagonist)
Junpei Naruse (gay) (main)
Liam (trans man) (minor)

I have not read everything in here! Some might be wrong.

Mangas with transgender authors and/or illustrators. Not all the mangas have transgender themes in them.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54374


Not on MAL (yet):

Ayana Tsubaki (trans woman) (author)
Watashi, Danshikou Shusshin Desu. Comic

Yoriko Kamikawa (trans woman) (author)
Sayonara Chinchin Welcome Manman ~OL ni naritakute Seibetsu Tekigou Shujutsu shita~

Hikaru Utana (non-binary) (co-author)
Utada Hikaru: The Pure Soul

Keito Gaku (trans man) (author and illustrator)
Akarui
Boys Run the Riot: In Transition

Chii. (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Majo ni Naritai Otoko no Ko
Manga de Wakaru: Taino SRS (Seitenkan・Seibetsu Tekigou Shujutsu)
Shijuuhatte Anthology - Hihou-kan
Haikyu!! dj - Kageyama Happy Birthday!!!

Trans shojo-chan (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Mirai kara kita Jibun ni Onna ni naru you Settaku Sarersu Hanashi
Danshi Jidai no mtf no Manga/Koukousei Hen

Asuka Miyazaki (x-gender) (author and illustrator)
Kyouhaku sei Shougai desu!
Kyouhaku sei Shougai Chiryou Nikki
Afternoon Four Season Prize PORTABLE

Shou Arai (intersex man) (author and illustrator)
"Seibetsu ga, Nai!" Hito-tachi no Hoken Taiiku
Anokoro Ore wa Joshikousei
Asia wo Futari de Aruite Mita - Chuusei Oji-san to Otokonoko no Ryokouki
Chuusei Furo e Youkoso!
Ore no Mawari no "Seibetsu ga, Nai!" Hitotachi - Arai Shou no Sekumai Kouyuuroku
Saikin sa Otona to Wakamono ga sa... Suggoi Chigaku ne!?
Seibetsu ga, Nai!
Seibetsu R!
Seibetsu x Renai Hakusho

Kazuki (x-gender) (author)
Onna no Karada ga Iya nano de Mune wo Torimashita

Sumire Nekobungi (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Azami on the Tail
Sashimi Forest
Doppel Debussy
Alice Sherlock: The Rubious Nebula
Basilico no Mahoutsukai
Ame no Machi no Teru
Felismans no Kuni
Matenrou no Locusta
Kaifuu no Silhouette

Tora-syo (trans woman) (author and illustrator)
Tonari no Trans Shoujo-chan

Yuhki Kamatani (x-gender and intersex) (author and illustrator)
Belle Ruelles (illustrator)
Busshi no Busshin - Kamakura Hanbun Busshiroku
Kanashimi no Rock wo Narase -Rhapsody-
Touken Ranbu Online Anthology - Hibana Chirase, Touken Danshi (author)
Touken Ranbu Online Anthology - Hibana Mae, Touken Otoshishi (artist)

Queer/gay/lesbian/queer/NBLW/NBLM/bisexual/pansexual/omnisexual/asexual/aromantic transgender characters in manga. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63256
Manga version part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63194


Not on MAL (yet):

Sayonara Chinchin Welcome Manman ~OL ni Naritakute Seibetsu Tekigo Shujutsu shimashita~
Yoriko Kamikawa (trans woman and lesbian) (protagonist)

Otto wa Jitsu wa Josei Deshita
Wafuko (trans woman and queer/probably bi) (main)

Osanajimi Yuri(?)
College Girl (trans woman and lesbian) (main)

Yurige no Heroine ni Tensei Shita Ore, Nazeka Are ga Haeta Mama desu
Hikaru Sawatari (trans girl and lesbian) (protagonist)

Itsuka Shinu Shoujo
Yuuki Akai (trans girl and lesbian?) (main)

Seishun Minority
Sera (trans boy and gay) (main)

Ore ga Ryousei Nante Mitomenai
Kiri (intersex boy and gay) (protagonist)

Me wo Tojite Daite
Hanafusa (intersex woman and bi) (main)

Murai-kun wa Mizuno-kun wo Dakitai
Shion Murai (trans boy and bi) (protagonist)

Quintet×Question
Mokuba Ao (x-gender, pan, and polyamorous) (main)

Date Aite ga Ikemen ♀ Datta Ken
Ushio Toudou (non-binary and pan) (main)

SFW Queer manga for the homies who need something to read in public :)

Some may be suggestive but not explicit

I can't promise these are all to everyone's taste or be something you can vibe too, I'm a-spec so take these as you will ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ also no promises that these are "safe" or "wholesome", It's fiction

nsfw ver - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42367

More transgender girls and women in manga. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks. I'll add more as I read more.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28893
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29603
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37567

Queer manga published by Seven Seas Entertainment that are available in English.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55914
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55926
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55937

Transgender (binary trans, non-binary, and/or intersex) manga and light novels with official English (at least partial) translations.

Some of my trans labels are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Organized roughly by release order in Japan.

(My definition of a trans manga is one that has a main/major supporting trans character. Them being transgender may or may not be a big impact on the story.)


part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/72522


Not on MAL:

"Onna" toshite Idakaretai... Seitenkan Shite, Hatsukoi wo Mou Ichido./Hold Me, Baby, As a Lady... -First Love Again in the Body of a Woman.
Sanae Takahashi (trans woman) (protagonist)
Machiko (trans woman) (supporting)

Kamisama, Boku wo Koroshite Kudasai - Otoko no Karada de Umareta Jigoku/The Pain of Living in a Male Body
Subaru Kawase (trans girl) (protagonist)

Akarui/Light
Maki Sanada (trans boy) (protagonist)
*published in English release of Boys Run the Riot

Date Aite ga Ikemen ♀ Datta Ken/My Date Is a Total Ike Woman
Ushio Toudou (non-binary) (main)


Upcoming Official English Translations:

Smells Like Green Spirit (2011-2013)
Makoto Kirino (trans girl?)
*fan-translation currently available

Even more trans characters from shounen and seinen manga. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks. Organized roughly by year.

Manga version part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/64181
Manga version part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/64215
Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63974


Not on MAL (yet):

Sayonara Chinchin Welcome Manman ~OL ni Naritakute Seibetsu Tekigo Shujutsu shimashita~ (2019)
Yoriko "Yoripi" Kamikawa (trans woman) (protagonist)

Otto wa Jitsu wa Josei Deshita (2020)
Wafuku Tsushima (trans woman) (main)

Bokura no VR (2020)
Miharu Akina (trans boy) (main)

Ore no Karada wa Nande Onna Nanda? (2020)
Ryuutarou Suzumiya (trans man) (protagonist)

Haru to Yakyuu (2023)
Haru (trans girl) (main)


(bonus shounen/seinen manga- not labelled as shounen/seinen on MAL, but are on other sites, so IDK)

Break the Border: Rebirth of Echoes (2018)
Sei Igarashi (trans boy) (protagonist)

Fukakai na Boku no Subete wo (2018-2021)
Mogumo (agender) (main)
Mei Tatebayashi (trans girl) (supporting)
Sacchan Iwaoka (trans woman) (supporting)
Ayumu (trans woman) (supporting)
Yamashiro (non-binary or trans man) (minor)

3-Partner Hajimemashita!! (2018-2021)
(name removed for spoilers) (trans woman) (main)

Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku (2018-2020)
Akira Yonezawa (trans girl) (main)

Josou shite Off-kai ni Sanka shitemita. (2020-2022)
Rina "Kametarou" Amakusa (trans woman) (main)

Jibun no Karada wo Yurusu made (2020-2022)
Poppy Pesuyama (x-gender) (protagonist)
Kemomi (x-gender) (supporting)

Haikei, Sekensama. (2022-2023)
Kanesho Tachibana (trans boy) (protagonist)

Villain (2023-2024)
Azuru Orio (non-binary) (main)

Otoko wo Yametemita: Gan ni Natta node Josou shite Koi wo Suru Koto ni Shimashita (2023-ongoing)
Uchikiri Kamen (trans woman) (protagonist)

Telomere (2023-ongoing)
Yuki (trans girl) (main)

Concept Café-jou wa Koi wo Kiru (2024-ongoing)
Tao (trans woman) (supporting)

I'll try to add series that aren't in the same top 10 lists, lol. MAL only allows 50, so I'll prioritize ones that are good, but aren't talked about as often (for example: Boys Run the Riot, Nagata Kabi works, My Brother's Husband, Until I meet my husband, Shimanami Tasogare, Wandering SOn, I Think Our Son Is Gay, Until I meet My husband, The Bride Was a Boy, etc.,)

They'll have lgbt themes, and it's a main focus (ie. not a nameless minor character), and no offensive depictions. I'd like more REALISTIC depictions than yuri or yaoi that seem to pretend discrimination doesn't exist/is made for fujoshis or whatever.

Series I can't find on MAL:
Doumo, New-half desu. Senjou no Hito

LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, binary transgender, non-binary, intersex, queer, pansexual, asexual, aromantic, etc.) characters in non-yaoi/yuri romantic drama manga.

Anime version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/68195


(not on MAL yet)

Mangosteen no Koibito (2011)
Yukimura (intersex girl?) (main)
Kozue (lesbian) (supporting)

"Onna" toshite Idakaretai... Seitenkan Shite, Hatsukoi wo Mou Ichido. (2016)
Sanae Takahashi (trans woman) (protagonist)
Machiko (trans woman) (supporting)

Seishun Minority (2019)
Sera (trans boy and gay) (main)

17.3 about a sex: Watashitachi no Real (2022)
Tsugumi Hara (aroace) (main)

Hadashi no Seimei (2022)
Asuka Sakurai (aro) (main)

Love-Razu: Koi ga Wakaranai Danjo no Hanashi (2022)
Hayami (aro) (main)
Tsukase (aro) (main)

Buttagiri Konkatsu! (2022)
Kohaku (aro) (protagonist)

Ore no Kanojo wa Kawaii Darouga (2025)
Bom (trans woman) (main)

As stated in the title, all of the manga listed here are licensed in english and available as physical copies. (We hate digital in this house)

LGBTQIA+ edition - keep in mind that sometimes genres depend on your personal view.

This list is nowhere near complete. I'll try to keep it updated - if one of ur favorites is missing, let me know :)