What is this genre all about? Deals with switching souls, crossdressing, transsexual and transgender people, or anything that breaks traditional binary gender roles. A character could undergo a complete or partial physical sex change. Depending on the situation, the character might be stuck in their new body/sex, or changed back automatically at some point, or have the ability to change back and forth at will. It can also include series with a man and woman who suddenly share the same body.
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Top 20 Gender Bender anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Ranma 1/2 (2024)
- 19. Ranma ½
- 18. Ouran High School Host Club
- 17. Ranma 1/2 (2024) 2
- 16. Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou
- 15. Onii-chan wa Oshimai!
- 14. Senpai wa Otokonoko
- 13. Ishuzoku Reviewers
- 12. Kuro Gal ni Natta kara Shinyuu to Yattemita.
- 11. Eiyuu-ou, Bu wo Kiwameru Tame Tenseisu: Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi♀
- 10. Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja
- 9. Ayakashi Triangle
- 8. Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to
- 7. Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.
- 6. Kämpfer
- 5. Back Street Girls: Gokudolls
- 4. Ranma ½: Kessen Tougenkyou! Hanayome wo Torimodose!
- 3. Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta!
- 2. Tenshi na Konamaiki
- 1. Ranma ½: Chuugoku Nekonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitou-hen!!
20. Ranma 1/2 (2024)
A new anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2.
Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendou of Tendou Dojo are betrothed to each other by their parents. But Ranma faces a unique problem…
Ever since he fell into the cursed springs of Jusenkyo while training in China, his body has acquired the peculiar trait of transforming into a girl when doused with cold water and reverting to a boy with hot water.
Get ready for the slapstick, action-packed rom-com featuring Ranma, Akane, and a vibrant cast of unique characters!
Ranma1/2 (2024) has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: らんま1/2 (2024), Ranma 1/2 (2024)
19. Ranma ½
Ranma Saotome is a top-class martial artist and prodigy at the Saotome "Anything-Goes" school of martial arts. While training in China, he and his father meet a terrible fate when they accidentally fall into a cursed spring. Now, Ranma is cursed to turn into a girl when splashed with cold water, and only hot water can turn him back into a boy.
Things are only complicated further when Ranma discovers that his father has arranged for him to marry one of Soun Tendo's three daughters in order to secure the future of the Tendo dojo. Though Soun learns of Ranma's predicament, he is still determined to go ahead with the engagement, and chooses his youngest daughter Akane, who happens to be a skilled martial artist herself and is notorious for hating men.Ranma ½ follows the hilarious adventures of Ranma and Akane as they encounter various opponents, meet new love interests, and find different ways to make each other angry, all while their engagement hangs over their head.
Ranma ½ has finished airing and it has 161 Episodes. It is also Known as: らんま1/2, Ranma 1/2, Ranma ½ Nettou Hen
18. Ouran High School Host Club
Haruhi Fujioka is a bright scholarship candidate with no rank or title to speak of—a rare species at Ouran High School, an elite academy for students of high pedigree. When she opens the door to Music Room #3 hoping to find a quiet place to study, Haruhi unexpectedly stumbles upon the Host Club. Led by the princely Tamaki, the club—whose other members include the "Shadow King" Kyouya, the mischievous Hitachiin twins, and the childlike Haninozuka "Honey" and his strong protector Mori—is where handsome boys with too much time on their hands entertain the girls in the academy.
In a frantic attempt to remove herself from the hosts, Haruhi ends up breaking a vase worth eight million yen and is forced into becoming the eccentric group's general errand boy to repay her enormous debt. However, thanks to her convincingly masculine appearance, her naturally genial disposition toward girls, and fascinating commoner status, she is soon promoted to full-time male host and plunged headlong into a glitzy whirlwind of elaborate cosplays, rich food, and exciting shenanigans that only the immensely wealthy Ouran Host Club can pull off.
Ouran High School Host Club has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: Ouran Koukou Host Club, 桜蘭高校ホスト部, Ohran Koko Host Club, Ouran Koukou Hosutobu, Ouran Koukou Host Bu, OHSHC
17. Ranma 1/2 (2024) 2
The second season of Ranma 1/2 (2024).
Ranma1/2 (2024) Season 2 has not yet aired. It is also Known as: らんま1/2 第2期, Ranma 1/2 (2024) 2
16. Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou
Yukito's parents are the leaders of a cult. After he gets sacrificed, he gets reincarnated into another world where religion doesn't exist and porn books are akin to a child's doodles. He finds that it's also a world where your life and death is decided by the country. While obstructing his friend's execution, both of them lose their lives. Just at that moment, the god of his religion comes to their world and revives them.
KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 神無き世界のカミサマ活動, What God Does in a World Without Gods
15. Onii-chan wa Oshimai!
Recluse Mahiro would rather lose himself in his video games than venture into the outside world. After emerging from his cocoon of a room, he’s shocked to see a teenage girl staring back at him in the mirror. What did his younger sister Mihari do to him? Mahiro should be angry, yet he’s curious about this second chance at life. Can he soar in this brave new world? He’s intrigued to find out!
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: お兄ちゃんはおしまい！, Onii-chan is Done For!
14. Senpai wa Otokonoko
Can true love really overcome any obstacles? Saki, a high school student, confesses her feelings to Makoto. Taken aback, Makoto reveals his secret, but the sudden discovery doesn’t seem to bother Saki who is already head over heels for him. After being rejected, Saki asks Ryuji, Makoto’s childhood friend, for some advice on how to win his heart. A love triangle unfolds when Ryuji realizes that he might also have some feelings for his old friend.
Senpai Is an Otokonoko has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 先輩はおとこのこ, Painoko, My Crossdressing Senpai
13. Ishuzoku Reviewers
Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder! From elves to succubi to cyclopes and more, the Yoruno Gloss reviewers are here to rate the red-light delights of all manner of monster girls...The only thing is, they can never agree on which species are the hottest!
Interspecies Reviewers has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 異種族レビュアーズ, Ishuzoku Reviewers
12. Kuro Gal ni Natta kara Shinyuu to Yattemita.
Shion and Rui are the dream team when it comes to hitting on women. Tonight was going to be another night of hooking up with girls for Shion, but he ended up taking a strange drug. When he woke up... he'd turned into a girl?! Rui came looking for Shion, but didn't recognize him, and started hitting on him...
Episode 1 of the standard TV version of the anime was streamed on February 11, 2021 via the ComicFesta Anime Zone website. Regular broadcast began on April 5 at 1:00 a.m. on Toyko MX, while the complete, uncensored version was streamed on the ComicFesta Anime Zone website.
Kuro Gal ni Natta kara Shinyuu to Yattemita. has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: 黒ギャルになったから親友としてみた。, I Became a Black Gal So I Fucked My Best Friend, Kuro Gal ni Natta kara Shinyuu to Yattemita.
11. Eiyuu-ou, Bu wo Kiwameru Tame Tenseisu: Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi♀
After living a life devoted to serving his country and people, Inglis’ one wish to be free of a king’s burden and to train was actually heard, but as a beautiful girl! Reborn in the far future as a daughter to renowned knights, Inglis can now focus on mastering the martial arts. A wish has been granted, and Inglis will be on the front lines fulfilling the dream of becoming the strongest knight.
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 英雄王、武を極めるため転生す ～そして、世界最強の見習い騎士♀～, Eiyuu-ou, Bu wo Kiwameru Tame Tenseisu: Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi♀
10. Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja
In one of the worlds that exist within virtual reality, Kagami held the title of one of the Nine Sages, a position that placed him at the pinnacle of magicians.
One day, he fell asleep in-game after pulling an all-nighter. When he opened his eyes, what he found was a world that was different to the one before… More important than anything else, was that the grizzled and dignified veteran’s body that he was used to, had now turned into an innocent little girl’s.
If his true identity was leaked, honestly speaking it was a situation where it was very possible that the solemn image he had built up until now would be destroyed.
And to deal with this problem, the excuse that he came up with was…
She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 賢者の弟子を名乗る賢者, Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja
9. Ayakashi Triangle
Matsuri Kazamaki is an exorcist ninja who exorcises evil spirits called ayakashi. His childhood friend, Suzu Kanade, tends to attract ayakashi, so he secretly protects her from them. But now Suzu has caught the eye of Shirogane, an ayakashi who looks like a cat but rules over all ayakashi as their king!
Ayakashi Triangle has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: あやかしトライアングル, Ayakashi Triangle
8. Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to
A dull old man and his handsome best friend were summoned to another world by a naked goddess! However, because of the goddess's mischief, he has turned into a peerless beautiful girl?! To get back his body, he has to go on a journey with his best friend to defeat the demon king!! "An old man that became a beautiful girl" and "A handsome old man"! Let the madness filled another world journey rom-com begin!!
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Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 異世界美少女受肉おじさんと, Fabiniku, Isekai Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan
7. Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.
Twintails: the glory of all mankind—or at least that is what first-year high school student Souji Mitsuka believes. At school, Souji spends most of his time daydreaming and rating girls' twintails, even going as far as creating a club dedicated to the hairstyle. His obsession does not go unnoticed, however; when monsters from outer space attack Earth and claim the world's twintails for themselves, a strange woman named Twoearle enlists Souji to fight back using twintails of his own!
By transforming into the twin-tailed warrior Tail Red, Souji combats the vicious alien organization known as Ultimegil, whose main goal is to colonize Earth and steal everyone's spiritual energy, or "attribute power." Alongside fellow twin-tailed fighters Aika Tsube and Erina Shindou, Souji must find a way to defeat the invading army and defend the twintails he holds so dear.
Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 俺、ツインテールになります。, Ore, Twin tails ni Narimasu.
6. Kämpfer
Waking up transformed into a beautiful girl might be the stuff of some guys' fantasies, but when the suddenly effeminatized Natsuru is informed by a stuffed tiger that he's now a Kampfer, a mystical fighter who has to fight other Kampfers in female form, his life becomes a living nightmare!
Putting aside the obvious "plumbing" issues, Natsuru's best childhood friend turns out to swing the other way and SHE has a crush on his new female body. Not complex enough? Natsuru's school has separate sections for boys and girls, so he and she are now double enrolled. The rumor-mill has it that he's dating herself. And there are other Kampfers attending the school who want to take her out, and he's not sure which ones mean "on a date" and which ones mean "permanently." Oh, and did we mention that some Kampfers use swords and guns?! Hormones, fists, and other body parts will fly as the daring, new gender-bender defender must become a contender or die!
Kämpfer has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: けんぷファー, Kampfer, Kaempfer
5. Back Street Girls: Gokudolls
A group of 3 yakuza failed their boss for the last time. After messing up an important job, the boss gave them 2 choices: honorably commit suicide, or go to Thailand to get a sex reassignment surgery in order to become "female" idols. After a gruesome year training to become idols, they successfully debut, with overwhelming popularity, much to their dismay. This is where their tragedy truly begins.
Back Street Girls has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: Back Street Girls -ゴクドルズ, Back Street Girls: Washira Idol Hajimemashita., Gokudolls
4. Ranma ½: Kessen Tougenkyou! Hanayome wo Torimodose!
Ranma and the gang are invited to a boating trip with Kuno. Unfortunately, a storm destroys the yacht and everyone is stranded on a remote island. The whole situation goes even more awry when one by one, the girls disappear without a trace. Ranma then finds out that the girls are abducted by Toma, ruler of the island, as part of his personal harem.
Ranma ½: Nihao My Concubine has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: らんま1/2 決戦桃幻郷! 花嫁を奪りもどせ!!, Ranma 1/2: Nihao My Concubine
3. Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta!
The year is 2800 and Lufas Maphaahl – The Black-Winged Tyrant, Great Conqueror, and leader of the Twelve Heavenly Stars – has returned. A man wakes up in the body of his MMO character 200 years after her defeat during a player-made event in the game, Exgate Online. Now, he's stuck in her body. But this isn't a game, it's real. With her reign long over, and her legacy one of fear, Lufas must journey through the world of Exgate, looking for answers, possible comrades, and all the monsters her “death” unleashed upon the world...
A Wild Last Boss Appears! has not yet aired. It will air on December 31, 2025. It is also Known as: 野生のラスボスが現れた！, Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta!
2. Tenshi na Konamaiki
Megumi-chan is a girl with a secret past. She used to be a boy until she met a person she thought was a magic user. This person gave him/her a magical book from which a genie appears to grant one wish when blood is applied to it. Megumi made the wish to be a man in a man's body but the genie has a twist: he grants wishes backwards so he turns Megumi-kun aged 9 to Megumi-chan. Years pass and Megumi enters High School where she immediately beats up the school bully who of course falls in love with her. She is looking for that book again to be able to reverse the spell placed upon her.
Cheeky Angel has finished airing and it has 50 Episodes. It is also Known as: 天使な小生意気, Tenshi na Konamaiki
1. Ranma ½: Chuugoku Nekonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitou-hen!!
All is well at the Tendo residence when from out of nowhere, a Chinese girl named Lychee appears, seeking revenge on Happosai for a broken promise made since her birth. Things get worse when Kirin and the Seven Lucky Gods appear and abduct Akane to take as his wife. Ranma and the gang must travel to Nekonron, China, and save Akane from getting married to Kirin.
Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: らんま 1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦! 掟やぶりの激闘編!!, Ranma 1/2 Movie 1
