Top 20 Cross Dressing manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

20. 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

19. 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 has finished publishing and it has 205 Chapters. It is also Known as: Yeon Lok Heun

18. 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 has finished publishing and it has 146 Chapters. It is also Known as: You're a Supporting Character, Just Love Me, He's a Supporting Character but I Love Him Anyway

17. 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

16. 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! has finished publishing and it has 244 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

15. Saikyou Yuusha Party wa Ai ga Shiritai

The strong and popular hero won't let me (the unpopular mage) go for some reason!!!
The adventures of the strongest hero's party is full of strange love.

Hero's Party Want to Experience LOVE is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最強勇者パーティーは愛が知りたい, The Strongest Hero's Party Wants to Know Love

14. Josou shite Off-kai ni Sanka shitemita.

"Cocoa" has made three best friends in her online game, and she's excited to meet them in real life at a dessert café for the first time. The only problem: She's actually a man who's been lying to them. What begins as a tense manga about online life quickly turns into a lighthearted comedy about friendship, gender, and forgiving yourself and others.



Note: Includes 4 extra chapters.

I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 女装してオフ会に参加してみた。, Josou Off-kai, I (♂) Crossed-Dressed for the IRL (♀) Meetup

13. 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

12. Hatsukoi Zombie

According to Ryuu Yashiro, Tarou Kurume's childhood friend, he is not interested in love. But one day, the ball hit by his classmate, Mei Ebino, directly hit his head rendering him unconscious.

When Tarou wakes up, there's a girl "above" him...

Hatsukoi Zombie has finished publishing and it has 167 Chapters. It is also Known as: 初恋ゾンビ, Hatsukoi Zombie

11. Kaisha To Shiseikatsu

Company and Private Life is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 会社と私生活, Kaisha To Shiseikatsu

10. Inaho-kun wa Nise Kanojo no Hazu Nano ni

Shintarou Mori, a first-year high school boy, is teased by his friends for wanting to find a beautiful girlfriend and having a sparkling social life. His classmate Inaho Sawatari is regarded as the smartest and most beautiful girl in school. The two of them shouldn't have anything to do with eacher, but when they're inadvertently mistaken for a couple, Inaho proposes: "How about we pretend we're really dating?" They act like a couple in public, but it turns out the most beautiful girl in the school is actually a very cute boy...!

Inaho-kun Is Supposed to Be a Fake Sweetheart is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 稲穂くんは偽カノジョのはずなのに, Inaho-kun wa Nise Kanojo no Hazu Nano ni

9. Eren Xiang Yao Qiangjiu Yixia

A true villain needs to be ruthless, evil, and self-destructive! After torturing the protagonist to hell and back, they will exit the scene fabulously with a bang as their work is done. Wang Yi was determined to act that kind of villain. Unfortunately… His male lead could read minds. (:з)∠*)“You mongrel!” Mr. Yi chuckled as he looked down on the novel’s male lead.Suddenly, a thought bubble filled with cute emojis (⁄ ⁄ ⁄ω⁄ ⁄ ⁄) with the words “You’re so cute…” appeared in front of Qin.Qin: ?

I Want to Be a Big Baddie is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Have To Be A Great Villain, 我要当个大坏蛋, Wo Yao Dang Ge Da Huai Dan, The Wicked Want to Rescue, I Am Going to Be a Bastard, I Want to Be a Scoundrel, I'm Going to Be a Great Villain, I'm Going to Be a Villain, The Wicked Want to Rescue, The Wicked Wants to Rescue

8. Otome Danshi ni Koisuru Otome

Minakuchi Mayu, a girl who hates men, fell in love at first sight with a... "man-in-drag"!?
Does she likes "girls"? Or does she likes "boys"?
Find out in this heart throbbing pure love comedy! (from twi4)

A maiden in love with a man-in-drag has finished publishing and it has 611 Chapters. It is also Known as: 乙女男子に恋する乙女, A maiden in love with a maiden boy.

7. Shitsuren Shita node Vtuber Hajimetara Toshiue no Onee-san ni Motemashita

Shocked after Yuki Himemura found out that the club senpai he was crushing on got a boyfriend, he decided to become a VTuber—something both he and his senpai have always liked—and used his savings to assemble his equipment.

He gets his virtual character designed only to discover that it’s a 3D model of a cute girl and, in the process, unintentionally ends up portraying one!

Not only that but the person who designed and rigged his model and his favorite VTubers are starting to take a liking to him…?

I Was Heartbroken, So I Became a VTuber, but Then I Became Popular with the Older Ladies has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 失恋したのでVtuberはじめたら年上のお姉さんにモテました, Shitsuren Shita node Vtuber Hajimetara Toshiue no Onee-san ni Motemashita

6. A Song of Prosperity

An intelligent and domineering woman encounters a carefree, flamboyant prince at a brothel. Initially, she thinks of it as nothing more than a chance meeting, but little did she know their fates would end up being so deeply intertwined...

"If you hold no love for me, then I will give up my love for you as well."

A romance story about love and loss set in ancient times.

A Song of Prosperity has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: Cheng Shi Qing Qu

5. Josou Danshi wa Skirt wo Nugitai!

Uichiro, a junior high boy, has a secret that he cannot tell his childhood friend Tama-chan. He has been dressing up as a girl for her sake because of her phobia of men. A thrilling and agonizing romantic comedy about a coming-of-age boy who continues to cross-dress for the girl he loves!

The Crossdressing Boy Wants to Take Off His Skirt is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 女装男子はスカートを脱ぎたい！, Josou Danshi wa Skirt wo Nugitai!

4. Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata

A popular guy that's secretly interested in cosmetics asks to practice makeup on his dull childhood friend and he ends up looking cute?!

Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 恋する（おとめ）の作り方, How to Make a "Girl" Fall in Love, I turned my childhood friend (♂) into a girl, Osananajimi(♂) wo Onnanoko ni Shiteshimatta Hanashi, Transformei meu amigo de infância (♂) em uma garota, Gue Mengubah Teman Masa Kecil (♂) Gue Jadi Cewek, Convertí a my amigo de la infancia (♂) en una chica

3. Ikemen Joshi to Josou Danshi

My first time out in public cross-dressing as a woman is turning out horribly. A handsome man swept me off my feet and before I knew it we were in a love hotel!?

While Cross-Dressing, I Was Hit On By A Handsome Guy! has finished publishing and it has 105 Chapters. It is also Known as: イケメン女子と女装男子, 女装して街に出たらイケメンにナンパされた, Josou Shite Machi ni Detara Ikemen ni Nanpa Sareta

2. Otoko no Ko Tsuma

The manga follows the daily lives of Kou, a slightly quirky man, and his wife, Yukio (often called Yuki), who is a cross dressing man. Read as this married couple handles the trouble that comes with cross dressing in modern Japanese society.

My Wife is a Man has finished publishing and it has 44 Chapters. It is also Known as: おとこのこ妻, Otoko no Ko Zuma, Otokonoko Zuma

1. Kaisha to Shiseikatsu: On to Off

Most adults have a work life (on) and a private life (off). One man is an office worker who likes to cross-dress, loli-style. One woman is an office lady who dresses up like a hard-core punk. The gap between their lives on and off work is sure to make you fall in love! This is a slice-of-life tale about two working people's metamorphosis!

Kaisha to Shiseikatsu: On to Off is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 会社と私生活－オンとオフ－, Company and Private Life -On and Off-