23 Best Gender Bender Manga

In gender bender manga, a character's gender can change due to a number of factors.

What's interesting about these manga is that you might misunderstand a character's gender when you first read it.

Let's check out these recommendations:

1. Your Name

"Your Name/Kimi no Na wa" is a very attractive romance manga. It also has corresponding light novel and anime.

Synopsis

The fall of the comet is the background of the entire comic.

Mitsuha, a high school girl in the countryside, doesn't like the current life and wants to be a teenager living in a big city.

And Taki, a high school boy living in a big city, wants to be a girl living in the countryside.

One day, they realized their ideas in their dreams. How will their fate change afterwards?

Review

Its art style and page layout are very appropriate, and you can deeply feel the portrayal of emotions.

You can also watch its anime first, it will be more exciting.

2. The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess

This is a rebirth genre gender swap manga by Ueyama michirou.

Synopsis

52-year-old Kenzaburou Tondabayashi came to another world because of a car accident.

Not only has he become a girl but also a villain in an otome game.

So he started playing the female role of this villain. But because he still remembers the memory of being a good father in his previous life, can he play this villain well?

Review

Compared with other villain manga, it has its own special place. The main factor is that the protagonist is older, so you will see some very cute plots and characterizations.

3. The Saga of Tanya the Evil

"The Saga of Tanya the Evil/Youjo Senki" is the best gender bender manga, plus it has a light novel and anime counterpart.

Synopsis

Tanya used to be just an office worker, because of supernatural power, he came to a different world.

He becomes a little girl on the front lines of a war where the enemy is terrified when they see her.

She is good at calculating and wants to gain higher status.

No one can stop her footsteps!

Review

As a historical manga, there are many fighting scenes in it. And MC used a lot of tactics in the battle, which is more interesting.

4. Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty

"Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty/Ohayou, Ibarahime" is a dark and romantic manga by Megumi Morino.

Synopsis

Satoshi, a 16-year-old high school student, gets a job at a mansion rumored to be haunted.

He meets Shizu who has a beautiful smile.

However, when they met for the second time, Satoshi felt scared. Because he found that the person in front of him might not be Shizu.

Review

When reading the first few chapters, you may feel a little strange because the manga does not give enough information.

However, when you know that the heroine is suffering from split personality, you can slowly feel the fun of the plot.

Although the atmosphere in the early stage is a bit scary, in fact, this is not a horror comic, so don't be afraid.

"ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!" is a hilarious gender change manga, which has also been adapted into anime.

Synopsis

Mahiro Oyama is always addicted to erotic-game.

One day, his sister Mihari, a scientist, performed an experiment on him. As a result, he turned into a girl!

Moreover, Mihari has to study him.

So what will their lives be like?

Review

This manga is really funny. They changed from siblings to sisters, combined with Mahiro's previous love for games, a very unique setting.

"Yakuza Reincarnation" is a gender transformation manga with a fantasy battle twist.

Synopsis

Ryu is an aging gangster who, during a fight, is ambushed by his rivals.

Although seriously injured, he did not die. But into the body of a princess from another world.

But in this world, without humanity, can Ryu survive?

Review

It's unique in that after rebirth, the male MC's character doesn't become girlish.

Plus, the fight scenes are pretty cool.

"Ranma 1/2" is a very classic manga that has existed for a long time. It was also adapted into a gender bender anime.

Synopsis

When Ranma was practicing martial arts in China, he encountered a cursed spring water, and as a result, whenever he encountered cold water, he would turn into a girl!

And his father had promised him a fiancée.

Ranma can only insist on exercising every day, always trying to find a way to lift the curse.

Review

Although the manga has been around for a long time, every time I read it, I can always be attracted by the humor in it.

8. Tales of the Holy Elfroid Hylodom

It mainly tells the story of a boy who creates elves in the end of the world.

Review

You will feel a very crazy MC, and you will also be moved by his spirit.

9. This Is Screwed up, but I Was Reincarnated as a GIRL in Another World!

This manga is mainly about using magic and science to survive in another world.

Synopsis

Ren was sold as a slave in a primitive world.

In a sudden accident, she discovered that she was from the earth in her previous life and was a male research scientist in his 30s.

Now, she will use these memories to survive better in this world!

Review

There are more battle scenes.

In addition, there are many artistic pictures of cooking in it.

10. I Am Worried That My Childhood Friend Is Too Cute

This is a gender bender manga full of breath of life.

Synopsis

Koichi Amano returns to his childhood hometown and meets his best male friend Yukio Sawatari on the first day of transfer.

However, Yukio Sawatari turned into a girl. Because she has a strange disease.

So, how will they get along at school?

Review

The setting of the plot is more interesting. Plus it's not a gay manga.

11. Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire

This manga is rebirth, action genre. There are also corresponding light novel and anime.

There are many battle scenes in it, and the protagonist is always fighting!

Synopsis

The Hero-King Inglis looked at the empire he had built with his own hands before he died.

He has a desire to live for himself again.

The patron saint granted his wish. Turned Inglis into a nobleman's daughter.

12. Shut Hell

This is a historically themed gender bender manga by Itoh Yu.

Due to the age of the manga, some of the fight scenes are not of good quality.

At the beginning of the 13th century, the Mongol army invaded Western Xia.

With the help of Suzuki (female), Sudo, a modern boy, was reborn as Shutohel, a female soldier of Western Xia.

And what about Prince Western Xia? What is the relationship between him and Suzuki?

13. Crossplay Love: Otaku x Punk

"Crossplay Love: Otaku x Punk" is a manga where the MC is mistaken for a girl. The author is Tooru.

This BL type manga is very entertaining. You can feel the very cute character portrayal.

Synopsis

Shuumei has a crush on Hana, a girl who works in a maid cafe.

But he was too embarrassed to talk to Hana. So he disguised himself as a girl named Mei and came to the coffee shop.

But in fact, Hana is an otaku, whose name is Hanae. He disguised himself as a maid to make it easier to get along with people. Moreover, he fell in love with Mei, who was dressed as a girl.

14. Until I Become Me

This is no ordinary gender-changing manga. The author expresses a lot of things that can make people reflect through the protagonist, especially the concern for girls.

Synopsis

A boy always bullies girls.

But one day, he also turned into a girl.

What will happen around her?

15. Love Me For Who I Am

"Love Me For Who I Am" is also a story that happened in a maid cafe, which is somewhat similar to the aforementioned "Crossplay Love". The whole manga story is very moving.

Mogumo is a cute guy who doesn't hesitate to say yes when his classmate invites him to work at an unconventional maid cafe.

But Mogumo found that there are a lot of LGBT+ people in this cafe.

So, what interesting story will happen to Mogumo here?

16. Rosen Garten Saga

This adult gender bender manga is packed with drama and plenty of hilarity.

Synopsis

The main story is that after Rin's village was attacked, she got a sword that sealed the soul of a peerless pervert.

17. Thigh High: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy

In "Reiwa Hanamaru Gakuen" full of youth and vitality. It's a manga that combines a lot of handsome guys and cute girls, and it's funny just thinking about it.

Synopsis

Hanamaru Gakuen is very different.

Why?

The cute girls here are all very handsome boys!

The topic they usually discussed in school: comparing the length of skirts.

18. The Unrivaled Mememori-kun

This is a gender bender manga full of the atmosphere of campus life.

Synopsis

When Yisen woke up one morning, he found that he had turned into a beautiful girl.

Many interesting things happened when other students got along with Yisen.

19. Princess Jellyfish

"Princess Jellyfish" is a manga for those who like fashion elements and otaku. Its anime is also worth watching.

Synopsis

Tsukimi likes to stay at home, and she loves jellyfish.

When she moves into an apartment where only female otaku live, she discovers that a beautiful young man is actually a boy.

The relationship between the two is constantly changing in the slow contact.

20. Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character

What was it like to be reincarnated as a character from a game you played often, and as a female character?

You can feel it in this manga. Plus, it also has a corresponding gender-changing novel.

Synopsis

Toru Aikawa's college life is boring, either in school or playing VR games.

One day, a traffic accident happened, and he was reincarnated as a character in the game.

What worries him, though, is that instead of an invincible male protagonist, he's turned into a effeminate female game character.

How is this going to survive?

21. An Hour of Romance

This is a very romantic office gender bender manhwa by Kim Myeong-mi.

Synopsis

Cha Ju An is a strong professional woman who has always been single.

Yoo Do Jin is very kind and handsome.

One day, the souls of the two of them were swapped.

So the office is full of many things that are different from the past!

22. MookHyang - Dark Lady

This is a Korean gender bender manga with martial arts and magic themes. The author is Jeon DongZo.

Synopsis

Mookhyang was originally a martial arts master and the leader of the Demonic Sect.

But because of being cursed by the enemy, he entered another world.

The longer he stays in this world, he will be cursed to become a woman!

23. No Doubt in Us

This is a popular historically themed Chinese gender bender manhua. In addition, you can also watch the anime of its adaptation.

There's a lot of interaction in the manhua, which is especially cute.

Synopsis

Facing the handsome emperor, the empress was too shy, so she pushed him away.

Causing the two of them to fall into the pond together, thus swapping bodies.

As a result, everything in the palace is different.

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