What is this genre all about? This character sometimes wears clothes traditionally worn by and associated with the opposite sex.
Cross-dressers often hide their cross-dressing identity for a long period of time and thus tend to become adept in accurately portraying the opposite sex in terms of voice, movement, behaviour, temperament, etc.
We present you the list of Cross Dressing manga you should read right now.
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Top 18 Cross Dressing manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 18. Lightning Degree
- 17. National School Prince Is A Girl
- 16. Kimi Dake ga Hontou
- 15. Real mo Tama ni wa Uso wo Tsuku
- 14. Onii-chan wa Oshimai
- 13. Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru
- 12. Kasane to Subaru
- 11. Eochapi Joyeoninde Narang Sarangina Hae
- 10. Okaeri Alice
- 9. Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery
- 8. Moyashimon
- 7. Amachin wa Jishou ♂
- 6. Yeon Lok Heun
- 5. Surviving as an Obsessive Servant
- 4. Netkama PUNCH!!!
- 3. Shimanami Tasogare
- 2. Fukakai na Boku no Subete o
- 1. RaW Hero
18. Lightning Degree
Ryu-Yeon lost his father to a disease when he was only 10 years old. With the skill he learned from his father, he could carve wood into wonderfully intricate sculptures. One day, after completing the sculptures of his parents, Ryu-Yeon was greeted by an elderly man who was impressed by his sculptures. The old man saw promise in Ryu-Yeon and asked him if he would like to become his disciple. As Ryu-Yeon had nowhere to go and wanted to make the most of his life, he accepted the old man's offer.
Source: MU
Lightning Degree is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Lightning Degree
17. National School Prince Is A Girl
Fu Jiu appears to be a normal lad in high school on the surface. But in fact, she (Yes! She!) is the hacker, Z, a villain-terminator in the online world of an alternate world. Having reincarnated into the body of a woman and being forced to disguise herself as a young man, she reigns over the game world, fights for justice, and puts a spell on all the girls around with her innate charm. However, her flirting comes across as gay to the rich Almighty Qin and his inner circle. Over time, the Almighty Qin falls for him… her. Has he turned gay for him… her? Now, that's confusing!
National School Prince Is A Girl has finished publishing and it has 526 Chapters. It is also Known as: Guomin Xiao Cao Shi Nüsheng, The School Prince is a Girl, 帝少心头宠:国民校草是女生
16. Kimi Dake ga Hontou
High school boy, Rikimaru, is unable to touch women due to childhood trauma. He has a pair of childhood friends who are siblings. The older sister, Kagami, and then the younger brother, Kyou. Between the two of them they share a similar height and appearance. Under these circumstances a unique twin love romance begins to bloom.
Kimi Dake ga Hontou has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: きみだけがほんとう, Kimi Dake ga Hontou
15. Real mo Tama ni wa Uso wo Tsuku
Kaoru Terasaki is a gamer who’s into MMORPGs, and he’s finally meeting up with someone he’s been friends with in-game for a long while—this time, offline and in person. He’s worried that his friend will be disappointed to see Kaoru is a guy, unlike his female character in the game. But he’s the one who’s in for a surprise when, instead of another guy, his friend turns out to be a cute girl, Nanami Ousaka. On top of that, Nanami told her parents that she would be bringing a friend over—a female friend. Even worse, Nanami’s dad is the super overprotective type who won’t allow any guys near his daughter. There’s only one solution to this dilemma: Kaoru has to cross-dress as a girl! Will Kaoru’s efforts pay off in the end?! Will Kaoru and Nanami remain just friends, or will their time together IRL change everything? Follow their romantic-comedy adventures to find out!
Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ゲーム好きの友達と色々する話, 現実もたまには嘘をつく, gemuzuki no tomodachi to iroiro suru hanashi, Hanging out with a gamer girl, Sometimes Reality Lies Too, Sometimes Reality Tells Lies, Too, Real mo Tamaniwa wo Tsuku, Real mo Tamani wa Uso wo Tsuku, Riaru mo Tama ni wa Uso wo Tsuku
14. Onii-chan wa Oshimai

Mahiro Oyama was just a normal erotic-game loving dude...until he woke up one morning as a woman! Turns out his mad-scientist little sister, Mihari, tried out one of her new experiments on him...with a disastrous outcome, as far as Mahiro's concerned! But Mihari is as determined to study him as he is determined to go back to his shut-in, game-playing life, and one thing's for sure...life is going to get a whole lot weirder from here on out!
Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: お兄ちゃんはおしまい, Onii-chan is Done For
13. Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru
Keitarou Itsuki is a high school student unhappy about the menacing look of his eyes. Keitarou tries to confess to the girl he likes, Aoi Tokujira, but she rejects him flat out. Thinking that his eyes were the reason why she rejected him, he confides in his older sister about it at her salon, who helps by giving him a complete makeover...as a pretty girl! Forced to head home like this, he runs into Aoi in town, but she doesn't recognize him and thinks he's a somewhat manly girl. Before he can leave, Aoi asks him to help her overcome a problem she's had for many years: an intense fear of men.
The boy who cried wolf tells a lie today also has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: 狼少年は今日も嘘を重ねる, Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru
12. Kasane to Subaru
Kasane Shibata, a graphic designer at a toy development company, was feeling troubled. It began when she accidentally touched the buttocks of her colleague, Subaru Enokida. Kasane was intrigued, as Enokida's butt felt like the costume of her favorite character. But at the same time, she couldn't shake the feeling that she might have made Enokida felt uncomfortable. Enokida said that he didn't mind, but his face looked frightened and distressed... "I have to apologize properly!" Kasane thought to herself, not knowing Enokida was hiding something himself...
Kasane to Subaru has finished publishing and it has 43 Chapters. It is also Known as: かさねと昴, かさねとすばる
11. Eochapi Joyeoninde Narang Sarangina Hae
Geumja Kim is the biggest (and only) fan of Kyle du Vilteon, a side character in the fantasy novel King Maker. Her never-ending search for Kyle content is forever changed when she dies while rereading the book… and somehow awakens in Kyle’s bedroom to a new life within the novel’s pages! She is then shocked to learn that Kyle can also hear her thoughts—luckily, only if she thinks of his name. Still, there’s no time for this fangirl to daydream because Kyle is doomed to die. Can she save the apple of her eye... and in the process, become his?
Source: Tapas
Side Characters Deserve Love Too is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: You're a Supporting Character, Just Love Me, He's a Supporting Character but I Love Him Anyway
10. Okaeri Alice
The manga centers on three shy middle school students: Youhei, Kei, and Yui. All three have been together since kindergarten, and are childhood friends. As Youhei starts to become conscious that Yui is a girl, he witnesses a scene that he can't quite believe.
Welcome Back Alice has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: おかえりアリス, Okaeri Alice
9. Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery
Famous detective Syd Craft. He's solved the toughest cases and he's adored by the public, but even he has a major problem! From the creator of We Never Learn comes a mysterious case of love!
Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Syd Craft no Saishuu Suiri, シド・クラフトの最終推理, Syd Craft's Final Reasoning
8. Moyashimon
Tadayasu Sawaki has a gift: he can see all kinds of microbes, from the ones that ferment sake to everyday bathroom mold. Not only that, but they're not scientifically accurate but instead cute chibi creatures. When he enters an agricultural university and a professor finds out about his gift, he begins to meet new people that help him discover more about his abilities and himself.
Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture has finished publishing and it has 159 Chapters. It is also Known as: もやしもん, Moyasimon
7. Amachin wa Jishou ♂
Tatsumi enters highschool with his childhood friend Amasawa Kokoro, nickname Ama-chin, who is a extremely feminine looking trouser-wearing boy that likes to mess with peoples expectations of his gender.
Amachin wa Jishou ♂ has finished publishing and it has 74 Chapters. It is also Known as: あまちんは自称♂, Amachin wa Jishou Osu, Amachin Is a Self Proclaimed ♂
6. Yeon Lok Heun
Yeon Lokheun is a girl who grows up living as a boy learning martial and spiritual arts. She heads for the palace in order to clear the name of her father, a wanted criminal, where she meets the young Emperor Garyun. He promises to save her father's life in exchange for her lifelong services. After gaining Garyun's trust, she travels the world solving supernatural-like problems that arise in place of the Emperor. But how long can she continue this life without the others finding out that she is actually a woman?
Yeon Lok Heun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Yeon Lok Heun
5. Surviving as an Obsessive Servant
I’ve died of the same rare disease 3 times in the world of a BL novel. I can’t die like this anymore. So I took special measures. ‘Let’s just put a spoon on the well-prepared medicine table!’ Young master, I won’t miss a single drop of medicine or even a breath! I disguised myself as a servant to serve the sick young master. Even the spirit power from his breath would heal me, so what could be better than this! But serving the said individual was not easy… “Get out! I said get out! I’ve had enough of this!!! …Wait. What are you doing on your knees right now?” “Young master, if you’re going to throw it away, please throw it in my mouth.” I told him in a panic while pulling his arm back to stop him from throwing the vial. “I don’t care if you spray it on my face…” For a moment, his pupils dilated wildly. *** I’m a do-if-you-must kind of girl. While I was at it, I took good care of my master, who was my lifesaver. As well as serving him, I hugged him, carried him, and became his legs. I wonder if he recognized my true value as the heir of a prestigious dukedom. The young master would occasionally glare at me, but he didn’t kick me out. Now, I have recovered and repaid my gratitude. It was time to figure out my escape plan… But something was off about the young master. “You said you liked me so much, so where are you trying to run off to?” “…” “You said you’d die without me.” Gradually, he began to have the look of a hungry predator.
Surviving as an Obsessive Servant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Surviving as an Obsessed Servant
4. Netkama PUNCH!!!
Netkama – a male who portrays himself as female online. This is what Kim Seyeong decides to become after reencountering Shin Heejae, the guy who destroyed Seyeong’s gaming career in “Arcadia” a year prior. His plan is to pretend to be a girl in the game, get Heejae to fall for him, and then make the big reveal to everyone so that his archnemesis will also be humiliated out of “Arcadia” forever. But being a dude trying to become the girlfriend of your worst enemy is no easy feat, especially more so when said worst enemy starts to show a bit too much interest in you. Will Seyeong come out the victor of this scheme? Or will he find himself losing to Heejae all over again?
Netkama PUNCH!!! has finished publishing and it has 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: Netkama PUNCH!!!
3. Shimanami Tasogare
After recently moving to Onomichi, Hiroshima, high school student Tasuku Kaname is thrown into despair at the possibility that he may have been outed for being gay. Convinced his life is over, his despair turns into shock when he sees a woman jump out of a window of a nearby house. Tasuku races to the house in a panic only to discover that it's a public meeting lounge owned by the woman he saw before. Tasuku comes face to face with the woman as she walks past him unharmed, but not before she implies that she had been watching him from afar. Confused, Tasuku follows her up to the top of a steep hill where she offers to briefly listen to what's on his mind. Although Tasuku doesn't go into too much detail, he later accepts her invitation to come to the lounge to meet others with similar troubles.
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: しまなみ誰そ彼, Shimanami Tasogare
2. Fukakai na Boku no Subete o
Mogumo is a cute but lonely high school student who just wants a few loving friends. Fellow student Iwaoka Tetsu invites Mogumo to work at his family’s café for “cross-dressing boys,” but he makes an incorrect assumption: Mogumo is non-binary and doesn’t identify as a boy or a girl. However, Mogumo soon finds out that the café is run by LGBT+ folks of all stripes, all with their own reasons for congregating there.
Love me for what I am. has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: 不可解なぼくのすべてを, Fukaboku
1. RaW Hero
The unemployed Chiaki is the eldest of three brothers.
With no parents, he starts job hunting to support his two younger brothers.
Chiaki witnesses a young woman being sexually assaulted and tries to help, without knowing that this behavior would change his destiny.
RaW Hero has finished publishing and it has 41 Chapters. It is also Known as: ロウヒーロー, RaW Hero