ftm manga list 🏳️⚧️
what do i consider as ftm manga? to make me consider something as ftm manga, it needs to either be about being a trans man or it to be a major point in the story. read here for more info. think i missed/should add one or change something? send me a message, and i'll review it.
last update: 27.06.2026. titles with an emoji in their names mean i've read them.
✔️ after school mate (アフタースクールメイト) by kuon umino (2021)
status: completed (2 volumes & 13 chapters)
demographic & genres: shounen | drama, romance, slice of life
content warnings: transphobia, dysphoria, child abuse, suicidal ideation
family, friends, himself… rika is frustrated by his inability to gain understanding of the gender difference between his body and mind, and one day he gets into a fight with his mother and runs away from home. there he meets satsuki, a boy who can share his feelings of not being understood… the two meet and confront the issues they have been running away from… a coming-of-age drama that questions "individuality"!
links: shonen jump plus (japanese) | kuon umino's twitter
✔️ boys run the riot (ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット) by keito gaku (2020)
status: completed (4 volumes & 38 chapters)
demographic & genres: seinen | drama, psychological, slice of life
content warnings: transphobia, misgendering, deadnaming, dysphoria, bullying
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 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.
links: official site (japanese), comic days (japanese), kodansha usa (english), k manga (english), planeta de libros (spanish), akata (french), star comics (italian), carlsen (german), waneko (polish) | keito gaku's twitter
✔️ boys run the riot -in transition- by keito gaku (2025)
status: completed (1 chapter)
demographic & genres: seinen | drama, psychological, slice of life
the long-awaited sequel to BOYS RUN THE RIOT! the story of ftm transgender ryo's challenge to start a fashion brand!
links: free to read on yanmanga (japanese), free to read on k manga (english), free to read on young magazine usa (english)
✔️ claudine (クローディーヌ…！) by riyoko ikeda (1978)
status: completed (1 volume & 4 chapters)
demographic & genres: shoujo | drama, romance
content warnings: transphobia, misgendering, deadnaming, suicide
born as "claudine" in a female-assigned body that doesn't reflect the man inside, this heart-wrenching story follows claude 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.
links: seven seas entertaiment (english), arechi (spanish), j-pop (italian)
double happiness by fumino sugiyama & miyuki yorita (2007)
status: completed (1 volume & 2 chapters)
demographic & genres: shoujo | drama, psychological, romance, slice of life, autobiographical
the author is a graduate student at waseda university who was born female but has always identified as a male. among other activities, the author is a competitive fencer who has represented japan on the national team at various international events. describes the author's overseas experience as a student in vancouver, bc, and in hawaii.
links: miyuki yorita's twitter, pixiv
echoes (エコース) by ayumi (2016)
status: completed (1 volume & 11 chapters)
demographic & genres: shounen | drama, sports
high school freshman igarashi sei belongs to the women's basketball club. sei takes interest in asuka, an unfriendly girl who has an outstanding basketball sense, but can't fit in with the team. sei struggles with being transgender and asuka is misanthropic due to her previous relationships. the two gradually deepen their bond as they aim for nationals. sei, however, starts to experience emotions like "love" that he cannot tell anyone about…
links: official site (japanese + korean + spanish) | ayumi's twitter
break the border rebirth of echoes (ブレイク・ザ・ボーダー リバース・オブ・エコーズ) by ayumi (2018)
status: completed (1 volume & 4 chapters)
demographic & genres: shounen | sports
high school freshman sei igarashi has quit basketball after an incident. however, he comes across a girl, asuka shinjo, playing basketball and is inspired to play again. sei takes an interest in the unfriendlya asuka. the two develop a bond as they try to make it to the nationals.
links: official site (japanese)
✔️ f compo / family compo (ファミリー・コンポ) by tsukasa hojo (1996)
status: completed (14 volumes & 102 chapters)
demographic & genres: seinen | comedy, drama, romance, slice of life
content warnings: transphobia, transmisogyny, misgendering, incest, trans pregnancy, use of slurs
note: very outdated ideas, but i think it's worth checking it out at least once if you can stomach reading transvestite jokes with trans characters being taken seriously at the same time. yes, it's a weird manga.
just before entering the university, yanagiba masahiko's father died in a car accident. his mother died when he was four, which makes him now really an orphan. but even before the death of his father, he didn't have a family life, as his father was always busy or abroad. when his mother's younger brother and his wife decide to invite him to live with their family, his life takes a turn. but it is not going to be the normal family life he is imagining for himself. what is the "terrible" secret that led his parents to break the bonds with his aunt and uncle? what could be the true nature of his cousin, shion? and last but not least, will this "terrible" secret eventually get yanagiba, too?
links: amazon (japanese), arechi (spanish), it has been released into french, italian and chinese too but i can't find any links to buy them... | tsukasa hojo's official website, twitter
G.I.D / gender identity disorder by youko shouji (2006)
status: completed (2 volumes & 20 chapters)
demographic & genres: seinen | drama
"i've always felt this discomfort with my own body. i wondered why my penis never grew on my body even though i always hung out with the boys in the class. i was scolded for asking santa for a penis. in elementary school, boys teased me by undressing me. i never wore the uniform, but only the school jersey. i never made a friend. when i had my first period, the shock was excruciating. my mind lied to my own body, and i just wanted to die. i began to worry if i was a freak… but when i found out that i was not the only one through the internet, my world opened up. even so, my own freedom was nowhere to be found at home."
garden in the closet (ガーデン・イン・ザ・クローゼット) by kei itono (2026)
status: ongoing
demographic & genres: seinen | bl, drama, romance, slice of life, supernatural
content warnings: transphobia, homophobia, dysphoria
kouki 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, kouki is the only one who can't see him… a story about living for tomorrow, drawn by up-and-coming artist itono kei.
links: first 2 chapters for free on comic nettai (japanese), cmoa (japanese), amazon (japanese) | kei itono's twitter
✔️ haikei, seken sama. / dear, the world. (拝啓、世間様。) by shin kanzaki (2022)
status: completed (3 volumes & 27 chapters)
demographic & genres: seinen | drama, romance, slice of life
content warnings: transphobia, misgendering, dysphoria, bullying
a hidden youth depicted by an lgbt creator. some 10 years or so ago, a high school student from a regional town named rino tachibana 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. s 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.
links: kurage bunch (japanese) | shin kanzaki's twitter
ore no karada wa nande onna nanda? / why is my body female? (俺の身体はなんで女なんだ?) by shizuku ichigono (2020)
status: completed (8 volumes & ? chapters)
demographic & genres: seinen | comedy, drama
content warnings: dysphoria
"i'm jealous of real men…" ryutaro suzumiya, an undefeated lawyer, is a transgender man who is registered as female. as a lawyer, ryutaro stands in court to protect the weak! however, his real problem is that he has been in love with natsuki takaoka, his secretary, former classmate, and best friend for over 10 years. although ryutaro and natsuki are the close with each other, they are the furthest from being lovers. an ambitious work that depicts ryutaro, who has a male heart but a female body, living as a transgender man while struggling with his relationship to natsuki!
links: cmoa (japanese), book walker (japanese), amazon (japanese) | shizuku ichigono's website, threads, instagram, youtube
sakura-chan to amane-kun / sakura-chan and amane-kun (さくらちゃんとあまねくん) by norito asazuki (2017)
status: ongoing (hiatus)
demographic & genres: - | romance, slice of life
content warnings: dysphoria
a story of a boy and a girl who share a secret they can't tell others.
links: free to read on pixiv (japanese) | norito asazuki's twitter, pixiv
seishun minority!! (青春マイノリティ!!) by kuzuma eikura (2019)
status: completed (4 volumes & 63 chapters)
demographic & genres: shoujo | comedy, drama, romance, 4-koma
takeichi, a first-year high school boy, confesses to his childhood friend sera, but sera responds with "i'm a boy and i'm gay." nevertheless, the two start dating. although they are confused, they enjoy their affectionate moments as their romance develops. however, they get entangled with friends and family who have their own issues...!
links: free to read on pixiv and shonen jump rookie (japanese), kodansha (japanese) | kuzuma eikura's twitter
to strip the flesh (にくをはぐ) by oto toda (2020)
status: completed (1 volume & 5 chapters)
demographic & genres: shounen | drama, slice of life
content warnings: transphobia, misgendering, dysphoria, body horror
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.
links: shounen jump plus (japanese), viz media (english), akata (french) | oto toda's twitter
✔️ yuureitou / the ghost tower (幽麗塔) by tarou nogizaka (2010)
status: completed (9 volumes & 80 chapters)
demographic & genres: seinen | drama, horror, mystery, supernatural
content warnings: graphic violence, gore, transphobia, misgendering, deadnaming, transmisogyny, dysphoria, homophobia, body horror, sexual assault and abuse, pedophilia
note: just wanted to warn that despite the trans male protagonist's dysphoria and identity being decently portrayed, there are a lot of unnecessary fan service scenes showing his body and inaccurate depictions of how HRT works. also, whether one of its antagonists is an actual trans woman character or not, i believe it does have transmisogynistic tropes, so beware.
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.
links: official site (japanese), big comics (japanese), pixiv comics (japanese), glenat (french), carlsen (german)
✔️ yuzu no koto (ユズのこと) by shou arai (2018)
status: completed (30 chapters)
demographic & genres: - | slice of life, 4-koma
people tend to look different when they return to school following a summer break. this is especially true for ichigo's best friend, yuzuki—who is now attending school as a boy. shocked and utterly confused, ichigo struggles to process why "yuzu" decided to change his gender. meanwhile, yuzu has to deal with the new attention that is not always kind to him. navigating this situation may be difficult, but there is no challenge these two friends cannot overcome.
links: free to read on its official site (japanese) | shou arai's twitter, blog, instagram, facebook
