Recommendations for trans anime?

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This is a lot more common of a topic in western media.

Zombieland Saga has a trans character and iirc, they did have an episode dedicated to their backstory. Regardless, the group still respects her decision and don't treat her any different because of it.

It's not a trans anime, but Zombieland Saga has an adorable trans character

Transgenders aren't very popular in animes or in Japanese and Asian cultures. You might have to find something else to watch.

Steins Gate has a trans character but the main character is kinda problematic lol

Blue Period probably, oh I remembered Gokudols but you may have mixed opinions on that, it's a comedy and you can imagine it's not very PC or sensitive lmao.

[Wandering Son](https://myanimelist.net/anime/8426) should be perfect for you if you haven't seen it yet.

Simoun is the first series that came to mind.

The cast are all born female with the ability to choose their sex and gender at 17.

Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko) for sure. I had to watch it for a module in a course about this lol

Yeah i have watched around 900 anime and I can only remember one about transgenderism: *Horou Musuko*

There are a couple of manga tho: *Shimanami Tasogare* and *Love me for who I am* both are pretty short so you can try them out too.

You can also check these anime out which have trans characters:
1. Revolutionary Girl Utena *symbolism heavy*
2. My Crossdressing Senpai
3. Astra Lost in Space
4. Blue Period

I don't know any that feature a trans character as the protagonist aside from Tokyo Godfathers. It's a great movie, I highly recommend.
Skip and Loafer has a trans minor character that has some great interactions with the main girl. Senpai is an Otokonoko's protagonist is a cross-dresser, it's pretty good too although they're not trans, I think it's worth watching.
Edit: forgot to mention that Senpai is an Otokonoko has a big focus on the protagonist's repressed self becauss of their family and past experiences, so even though they're a crossdresser and not trans I think it might scratch your itch a little bit (I hope I'm not offending you in any way, I'm not part of the LGBTQIAP+ community myself so I may be speaking a lot of bullshit here, my sincere apologies if that's the case).

Princess Knight is a great one,but is a bit older.
same for Senpai is an Otokonoko which is newer.

One of the best in regards to representation I feel is skip and loafer there's a character who I feel is very realistic.

Wind breaker is a great action anime with a trans character that has a really well done backstory and not just used as a background character

Paradise kiss explores identity in a great way.
And my personal favorite and kinda the forerunner you'll see anyone talk about is ouran.

I know you asked for anime but if you're up for a read

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare

Is really good

Not necessarily about a trans character coming out, it's more focused on the gay kids in the coming out department but there are trans/nonbinary characters

Skip to loafer has a lovely trans character! The MC in Senpai is an otokonoko is not canonically trans but has a different gender expression and the story is about that so could be relatable. There’s also a character in Wind Breaker (not until S2) that has a different gender expression and a storyline around that! Hopefully you find something that speaks to you :)

You mean something where being trans is the main topic? I can't really think of anything.

If not then One Piece i guess HEEE HAWWW, though
Ivankov might not really be just trans he's something else.

I don't know, i shouldn't have replied to this, lol.

Nao-chan from Skip and Loafer maybe? That was a great anime.

I never heard of any trans anime but tensura's main character kinda is trans or genderless after becoming a slime and absorbing the body of a women. It doesn't really talk much about the ramifications of it but that's the clostest that comes to my mind.

PriPara - while not officially mentioned, one character is heavily implied to be trans - they are given "exception" to enter into girls only area, they have a feminine name seemingly from birth, they are crushing on guys and even one song has them and their sister go "futari wa Sister" in English (kyoudai would work too, but they chose Sister). The only times they're treated as a man is for some comedy bc it's a comedy series

S2 has a non-binary character (again, not mentioned, but confirmed in producer interview - their gender is Yes lmao)

Reign of the Seven Spellblades touches on the topic somewhat. In general the story is very pro LGTB and pro-sexual freedom. [novel spoilers]>!there is bisexual, gay, lesbian, trans, literally gender fluid, ace, crossdressing characters though there is only so much of the story that the anime can cover!<

There is a trans character in Zombieland Saga and Chivalry of a Failed Knight though they aren't the main characters.

Ayakashi Triangle is a genderbender story that does kinda touch upon gender a bit, but I doubt the anime goes into any detail (I haven't watched it, only read it).

- while there aren’t too many anime that feature canonically trans characters, there are many series that have very trans & queer-coded characters, that tend to go through a lot of the same challenges & life experiences that trans & queer people do, and i just so happen to know a few!

- *Oniichan wa Oshimai!* follows a college-age NEET who is turned into a girl by his scientist sister, and quickly becomes a wonderful exploration of girlhood, growing up, and getting a second chance at life. it seems to resonate quite strongly with trans audiences (specially trans women and transfeminine people in general), and is also beautifully animated to boot, but is sadly marred by a disturbingly large amount of fanservice, in a show whose cast consists of mostly middle-and-high schoolers. those aspects genuinely bring the show down a lot, as one scene can be a pretty emotional & sweet bit of development for Mahiro (the mc) and be immediately followed by some questionable content, to put it lightly. even more confusingly, these elements aren’t present *at all* in the manga and seem to have been added in by the animation staff, so if you wanna experience the story but very justifiably don’t wanna sit through the weird shit previously mentioned, i’d go with the manga.

- *Senpai wa Otokonoko* is more an exploration of gender identity specifically, with a lead that is assigned male at birth but presents as a woman at school as they feel more comfortable that way (i only use *they* bc i see the mc as non-binary, but other interpretations are totally valid!). over the series, the main character meets new people who all go through their own share of queer inner and outer conflicts, and learns more about themselves, culminating in what in my opinion is a pretty beautiful ending 🥰 and thankfully there’s no offputting fanservice in it at all, but a trigger warning for some harsh conflicts with parental figures wouldn’t go amiss.

- i can’t comment on it too much as I haven’t watched the show at all, but *Zombie Land Saga* from what I hear does straight up have a canonically transfem character, so that could be one to watch as well? i genuinely know next to nothing about the show besides that little tidbit lol


- and beyond those three, you’ll have a much easier time finding trans and queer characters in manga compared to anime, as most of what actually gets adapted is inarguably “safer” material, that includes way less walks of life within its casts, but that’s a kind of conservative society for you 😭 i can definitely recommend the previously mentioned *Onii-chan wa Oshimai!* manga, along with (in no particular order)


- *Love Me For Who I Am* (enby rep)
- *Last Gender: When We Are Nameless* (all kinda queer rep)
- *Sayonara Chinchin Welcome Manman* (transfem rep)
- *Umareru Seibetsu wo Machigaeta!* (transfem rep)
- *Kase-san Series* (lesbian rep)
- *Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata* (gay rep)
- *That Time I Was Blackmailed by the Class’s Green Tea Bitch* (lesbian rep)
- *Hanayome wa Motodanshi* (transfem rep)

(1) Simoun. IIRC the story takes place in a fantasy world where everyone is female until they turn 18, they then get to choose to remain female or become male.

(2) Gnosia (currently airing). Half the cast is LGBTQ+. There are enbys, gays, gender bent characters and a man to cat trans. It's pretty wacky.

(3) Level E. Sci-fi story with a trans man as a protagonist

(4) Hunter x Hunter. Same author as #3, he has [a history ](https://youtu.be/9w6fvtgxpGs?si=FId1CCwkZaF_gfSm) of writing gender non conforming characters. There's a crossdressing man, a trans woman and an enby

There's very little in the medium that has trans as its main focus. The most well known of this was Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko).

Another is Princess Jellyfish

The closest to diving into the subject of trans in anime form are gender benders but they succeed in that subject in varying degrees; some bad and some good.

Others that somewhat goes with the topic

Senpai is an Otokonoko

Onii-chan is Done For/Onimai

Kashimashi Girl meets Girl

There are however more trans related mangas not adapted into anime if you're interested in reading manga;

Love Me for Who I Am (Fukakai na Boku no Subete wo)

The Bride Was a Boy (Hanayome wa Motodanshi)

My Journey to Her (Boku ga Watashi ni Naru Tame ni)

I was Born the Wrong Sex (Umareru Seibutsu wo Machigaeta)

I Wanna be Your Girl (Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku)

Madoka's Himitsu (Madoka's Secret)

Onmai, Im now your sister!!!

The guildmaster from Beheneko is a pretty spot on representation