Lists are ordered by prominence of trans male character: protagonist —> main character —> major character —> side character —> minor character —> cameo —> trans men only referenced. Ordered alphabetically within each category, ranking has nothing to do with personal preference. Includes genderbender manga on a pretty subjective basis—both (for lack of a better way to describe it) cis boy-to-trans boy and cis girl-to-cis boy. If you know of any manga I’ve missed let me know!
A compilation of manga, webcomics, and (hopefully) manhua and manhwa featuring trans guys, from main characters to throwaway mentions!
I haven't actually come across any yet :(
I'll note when a story has trans women and/or non transmasc nonbinary characters to the best of my ability, but this project is focused on trans guys specifically for a few reasons: one, this is a list for myself as much as other people, so I can find all the manga etc. I've read easily, and I just tend to read about trans guys more! Secondly, broadening the scope to all trans characters would make it a more ambitious project than I could probably handle. There is so much genderbender manga out there and accessible and the thought of finding and listing out every single one that fits the criteria I'm using scares me I'm sorry transfems
As much as possible, I go off of what a character says in the text. If they say they're a guy, they're a guy! Of course, sometimes it's more ambiguous than that, and translations can make it complicated, as they're all I have to go off of since I'm not fluent in any language besides English.