Transgender characters are one of the most discriminated people in this whole world. People worldwide want to stay from such people, but why? Just imagine, if you had been one, how would you have felt when everybody kept their distance from you?
Would it be a nice feeling? No, right, then why do you guys do that? We have got you some of the most amazing anime series created by some of the greatest creators worldwide who took the step forward to include some transgender characters in their manga series and anime.
19. Yoshina Takatsuki – Wandering Son
- Director: Ei Aoki
- Writer: Mari Okada
- Cast: Yuichi Iguchi, Aki Tokasaki, Takako Honda
- IMDB: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
- Where to watch: Fuji TV
Wandering Son is wholly based on the story of a transgender character. The boy and the girl who are the main character of this series are opposite, just their gender identity, which makes them feel inferior to other people.
So they always used to stay away from the people around them as they could become victims of the gay stereotype. Wandering Son has made a tight slap on the face of the people who believe that trans representatives have no right to stay in this world.
Wandering Son has been rated amazingly by IMDB. It has been placed above 7. It has 7.6 ratings out of 10, making this series one of the best transgender anime characters. If you know some trans people, you should show this series to them to uplift their morale. You can watch wandering son on Fuji TV.
18. Kaname Asagiri – Magical Girl Site
- Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi
- Writer: Takayo Ikari
- Cast: Yuko Ono, Yumi Hara, Eriko Matsui, Yu Serizawa
- IMDB: 5.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 61%
- Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
One of the best series, filled with trans characters, this series has been directed by Tadahito Matsubayashi. This story is based on a transgender woman bullied by her surrounding people. She used to feel bad about it.
She used to feel wrong about her and wanted to take revenge on her. Though one night, she was sleeping she suddenly found a mysterious thing that completely changed her life. What is that thin? Is it going to be a magic wand or what?
This series must be watched as it has traditionally feminine characters, making it a super watch for everyone this summer. IMDB has rated it as 5.9 out of 10, whereas rotten tomatoes have given it a 61 % rating. It could be watched on Amazon Prime Video for free if you got a subscription.
17. Nobuko Ishira – Lovely Complex
- Director: Kitaji Ishikawa
- Writer: Aya Nakahara
- Cast: Akemi Okama, Kazuko Kojima, Saori higashi, Yuki Matsuoka
- IMDB: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
- Where to Watch: Tokyo TV
The lovely complex is a fantastic watch for increasing your self-confidence. It has got the story of transgender characters. The legendary child actress has done great acting in this series. We all know how terrible transgender experience in their lives.
But this series is a solid or detailed example of how those people have to manage such situations and come out of it and win it. This series would show the lives of two transgender people.
The main characters of this show are transgender people. The transgender character of this show has been rated as one of the most beautiful characters of all such anime shows.
Trans representation of such people has been best depicted in this series. This series has 7.9 ratings out 0f ten by IMDB, which is damn good. If we talk about rotten tomatoes, it has been rated as 97% by it. Both the transgender man and the trans female have played their role in the best manner.
16. Izuku Midoriya – My Hero Academia
- Director: Shueisha
- Writer: Kohei Horikoshi
- Cast: Izuku Midoriya, All might, Katsuki Bakugo, Dabi
- IMDB: 8.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
- Where to Watch: Nippon Tv
Kohei Horikoshi writes My Hero Academia. He is one of the most famous writers of manga series. This series comes under fantasy anime. It clears many gender stereotypes in our society and shows the daily problematic depictions that trans people have to face.
The main character of this show is very sad about his body as he believes that everybody else around him is a Superman. This series has many nonconforming characters, making it a top series to watch this summer. A famous actor falls into the dream of working in some of the other volumes of this series. That is why you can see it has got such a huge cast.
This series has got voices of some of the most magical girls with unique voices. If we talk about the IMDB ratings of this series, it has 8.4 ratings out of 10, making it a good watch with complete family any weekend. Rotten Tomatoes have given this trans anime characters-packed series 91%.
15. Ken Kaneki – Tokyo Ghoul
- Director: Sui Ishida
- Writer: Sui Ishida
- Cast: Masataka Kubota, Noboyuki Suzuki, Hiyori Sakurada, Yo Oizumi
- IMDB: 5.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
- Where to Watch: Nippon Tv
Tokyo Ghoul is one of the darkest fantasy manga anime series. It has the harmful stereotypes we have in our society that depict the other side of our community. This story includes transgender men and other transgender people.
It is a must-watch for those guys who feel less confident in their lives. This series would increase their inner confidence and boost their morale. The assigned male of this series with a nontransgender character is one of the most critical roles in this series.
People have loved this series entirely from the start to the end, and they say that the storyline of this series is one of the best in the whole anime world.
Even the rotten tomatoes ratings of this show are proof of it. It has 82% rotten tomatoes ratings which is not everybody’s cup of tea. This series has the likes of Yo Oizumi and Noboyuki Suzuki in it.
14. Isabelle Yamaguchi – Paradise Kiss
- Director: Ai Yazawa
- Writer: Ai Yazawa
- Cast: Chiharu Suzuki, Mari Devon, Yu Yamada, Marika Matsumoto, Patrick Seitz
- IMDB: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
- Where to Watch: Fuji TV
Paradise Kiss is one of the most-watched series all over the world due to the fantastic storyline that it carries. It also has a minor character in its star cast, which makes it a great watch. This series is based on the life of a transgender person.
The tragic figure in this series gives us a critical lesson that we all need to put in our lives to improve this world. We all know how much discrimination is done against transgender male and their feminine versions, which makes it very tough for them to live in this world.
If we talk about the IMDB ratings of this show, it has been rated as 7.7 out of 10, which would make a good watch for you this weekend, so binge-watch it with your family. Additionally, it has been rated as 91% by rotten tomatoes, which is damn impressive.
13. Nanashi – Sword Of The Stranger
- Director: Masahiro Anda
- Writer: Naoki Sato
- Cast: Aidan Drummond, Scott Mcneil, Nanashi, Mamoru Miyano
- IMDB: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
- Where to Watch: Netflix
This story is based on the life of a rude warrior who, along with a stranger companion, went on a journey to a Buddhist temple. These homeless companions are looking for something worthy in their lives.
The director of this show has faced all the rejection in his life, and this series is a slap on the face of the people who rejected him and made fun of him in his early days.
However, this series has been praised for the fantastic teachings that the viewers got in their lives. People believe that this series is worth watching if you are struggling in your life.
Even the IMDB ratings are proof of it. It has 7.8 out of 10 ratings, making it a highly-rated anime series by IMDB. Even if we look at the rotten tomatoes ratings of this series, it has a whopping 88% ratings, making it a fantastic watch for you guys.
12. Komada – Boys Run The Riot
- Director: Keito Gaku
- Writer: Keito Gaku
- Cast: Chiharu suzuki, Komada san, Hayashi Mistro, Sahashi Komada
- IMDB: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
- Where to Watch: Fuji TV
Boys run riot is one of the longest-running anime by manga. It has got most trans characters in it. It shows how even nontransgender people struggle in their lives like other transgender people.
The trans character of this show became very famous within a few months of its release. People from the Western world have given much love to this series.
They have even asked the creators of this show never to close the version for this series and that this should continue going forward. If we talk about the IMDB ratings and the rotten tomatoes ratings of this series, it is very high, which makes it one of the highly recommended series for you all this summer.
11. Miyuki – Tokyo Godfathers
- Director: Satoshi Kon
- Writer: Keicchi Suzuki
- Cast: Aya Okomoto, Toru Emori, Jon Avner, Kyoko Terase
- IMDB: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
- Where to Watch: Netflix
This story is such an emotional one. It talks about some of the most medically transitioning transwomen who were homeless. With time they just kept on becoming poorer and poorer. On the day of Christmas, they were looking on the streets to get some food to eat.
Rather than the food, they found a newborn baby inside a dustbin. They took him out and planned to find the correct parents of that kid. Would they be able to find the proper parent for that kid? It is going to be worth watching to know who are such useless parents who have thrown their kids in a dustbin.
This series was directed by Satoshi Kon and written by Kimchi Suzuki. This series is 19 years old and is still recommended by IMDB to people to watch on weekends. The IMDB ratings are proof of that, and it has a whopping 7.8 out of 10 ratings, making it a must-watch for you guys.
10. Judah – Fire Punch
- Director: Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Writer: Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Cast: Tomato, Nenetto, Agni, Luna, Judah, Sun
- IMDB: 8.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
- Where to Watch: Nippon TV
One of the series with the best compelling character in it, this series comes under the fantasy genre. The main characters of this show were transgender people. The young girl who was part of this series has played the role of a trans girl.
This series was written by Tatsuki Fujimoto, one of the best anime writers in the world. Even the IMDB ratings of this show are excellent, and it got 8.1 out of 10 ratings, making it a great watch.
9. Maki Kastsuragi – Stars Align
- Director: Kazuki Akane
- Writer: Yuiichi Takahashi
- Cast: Maki Katsuragi, Tsuabasa Saga, Natsuki Hanae, Toshiyuki
- IMDB: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Where to Watch: Netflix
This story is based on the life of a schoolboy. This boy was forced to join the tennis team of the school. Kazuki Akane has directed this series, undoubtedly one of the most directors in the anime world. The IMDB rating is proof of the beautiful journey of this series.
It has an excellent 7.4 rating out of 10, showing how much people have loved watching the series. Even the rotten tomatoes of this series show the compassion and love this series has received from people.
8. Tasuki Kamane – Our Dreams At Dusk
- Director: yuhki Kamatani
- Writer: Yuhki Kamatani
- Cast: Tasuku Kaname, Tachibana, Saki, Utsumi
- IMDB: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
- Where to Watch: Fuji TV
One of the top series on this list. This series has been written by a fantastic writer who has written the best stories in the world, Yuki kama tan.
If we talk about the IMDB ratings of this series, it does not need any recognition then. People from all over the world have appreciated the hard work of the writer and the director of this show. They believe these people have put in a lot of hard work behind the scenes.
7. Alluka- Hunter x Hunter
- Director: Hiroshi Kojina
- Writer: Hiroshi Kojina
- Cast: Mariya Ise,
- IMDB: 9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
- Where to stream: Nippon TV
Canary Hunter is one of the most aggressive black women on this list. She was a young girl with black hair. This character has got a powerful skill. She does not hesitate to fight with anyone. She has got fire in her eyes. And she is always ready to fight the wrong people to help the innocent.
But because of this feature, many people think of her as a very bad-hearted woman, which is not valid, guys. She is a member of a very noble family and has got a perfect heart.
She must sometimes behave strictly and rudely, or else people would take her lightly. This character is a must-watch character in its anime. Killua was his master. At times many people tried to kill Killua. She became angry with those guys because of attempting to kill her lovely master.
6. Tae Yamada – Zombie Land Saga
- Written by: Yoshimitsu Taranaki
- Cast: Asami Tano, Kaedo Hondo, Maki Kawase
- Where to Watch: Netflix
- Where to watch: Tokyo MX
- IMDB: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
Zombieland Saga is one of the most horrific series by Mappa studio. It is the story of a dreamer who had dreamt of becoming a singer since he was a young boy. But with time, many obstacles came his way, and he died before completing his dream.
This, somewhere or the other, becomes a frustration for his soul. And so, even after his death, he would use to roam around. This should take the shape of a zombie. When he was alive, he was very much frustrated by the bland Japanese culture and thus wanted to change them, but he failed in doing that as he died too early.
So after becoming a zombie, he decided to team up with different zombies visible to him and thus make a band of their own.
He wanted to teach the Japanese a lesson by asking them to change their traditional taste. Would he be using some wrong ways to do that? IMDB recommended the Zombieland saga and rated it as 7.1 out of 10.
5. Desmond – Carole And Tuesday
- Written by: Bones
- Director: Deko Akao
- Cast: Kana Inichose, Spencor Simon
- Where to watch: Tokyo MX
- IMDB: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
This is the story of two of the most desperate musicians. This story starts with Carole, who has dreamed of becoming a singer since childhood. She was very gentle, yet nobody was reading to work with her.
After some time, she met a fellow woman who looked like an older sister of hers. She became friends with her and told her about her dreams. Later, she learned that even the other girl wanted to become a musician. So they together join and dream of something big together.
This Netflix anime series is one of the most inspirational anime on this list. This should be watched in case you have not watched it yet.
4. Moon – Sailor Moon
- Written by: Sukehiro Tomita
- Director: Ryoto Yamaguchi
- Cast: Kotono Mitsu, Cherami Leigh, Megumi Okada
- Where to watch: Tokyo MX
- IMDB: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Sailor Moon is one of the most inspiring series on this whole list. It has got many cisgender women as part of its cast. Many female ninja characters are also part of this series.
It is a must-watch for transgender people as it would help boost their lost morale and make them feel good from the inside. IMDB rated this series amazingly, giving it a 7.7 out of 10, which is appreciable.
3. Yao Ro Dushi – GATE
- Written by: Takumi Yanai
- Director: Takumi Yanai
- Cast: Mamoru Miyano, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Seizi
- Where to watch: Tokyo MX
- IMDB: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
The Gate is one of the recent anime series created in Japan. It comes under the fantasy genre of anime. It has 24 episodes, making it one of the leading series of its time.
Sekai Projects is the publisher of the novel book in which this anime was created. Madman Entertainment and Sentai Filmworks took the task of producing this anime series.
Mamoru Miyano and Yukari Tamura are one of the most famous actors who have given their voices in this show.
2. Alain – The Rose Of Versailles
- Written by: Ryoko Ikeda
- Director: Ryoko Ikeda
- Cast: Reiko Tajima, Miyuki Oeda, Taro Shigaki, Nachi Nozawa
- Where to watch: TMS Entertainment
- IMDB: 8.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
The Rose of Versailles is a classic anime series that has got many transgender characters in it. The transgender representation of transgender characters, including transgender women, has made this very popular in Western countries, where there are a lot of issues regarding this topic.
This show is undoubtedly one of the most loved anime to b ever released on this topic. The IMDB is proof of it as it has a whopping 8.4 out of 10 ratings which shows its class.
1. Hiei – Yu Yu Hakusho
- Written by: Yoshiro Togashi
- Director: Noriyuki Abe
- Cast: Nozomi Saksaki, Dave Bridges, John Burgeimer, Chuck Huber
- Where to watch: Netflix
- IMDB: 8.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
One of the most widely popular series has also been on this list. It is one of the most fantastic anime on gender identity. Gender identity is a big issue in Western countries, and this anime has raised the voice against such issues. In addition, the transgender characters in this anime have acted amazingly.
The IMDB ratings of this series are also worth looking at, as it has an exceptional 8.5 out of 10 ratings, making it a must-watch this summer.