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. 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

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. 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

16. 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

15. Satsuriku no Kuindeddo – 7-nin no Onna Shikeishuu

Death row prisoner. Criminals who committed violent crimes and were sentenced to death by law. Akari, a woman who had no meaning in the prison island “Deep Palace” near death, accommodating them, acted with a certain purpose. Just when she thought she was able to complete my purpose safely, the death row prisoners has started to kill each other? A battle royal “Killing” was held where men and women were separated and the remaining team could escape!! Can Akari survive the “Killing” safely and escape from prison? Blood, Eros, and dangerous guys fly around, all the characters, a Battle Royale of all scum prisoners!!!!!

Seven Queens of Death has finished publishing and it has 31 Chapters. It is also Known as: 殺戮のクインデッド -7人の女死刑囚-, Satsuriku no Queen Dead – Nananin no Onna Shikeishuu, Killing Quins - Seven Female Condemned Prisoners, Satsuriku no Kuindeddo - 7-ri no Onna Shikeishuu, 杀戮的死亡笔记

14. 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

13. I Became the Duke’s Male Servant

In the original story, Roselia was a maid in the duke’s household, used as a mere pawn in his schemes before being executed by the crown prince after being framed as a traitor. But this Roselia is different. The heroine, now in the body of the doomed maid from the novel and fully aware of how the story ends, is determined to change Roselia’s fate—disguising herself as a man to avoid the duke’s attention. But wait… why is she still being taken?! Somehow, Roselia still ends up in the duke’s estate—not as a maid, but as a manservant!

I Became the Duke’s Male Servant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Became the Duke's Servant in Disguise

12. 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

11. 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

10. Kiraware Majo Reijou to Dansou Ouji no Konyaku

Cursed by others as a "witch", Evris, the youngest daughter of the House of Bradley, is engaged to Mark, the fifth prince of the Kingdom of Klengel. When he abruptly announces that their engagement is broken off, Evris is plunged into despair. However, someone reaches out to her instead... The cross-dressing (female) crown prince of a neighboring country!?

This is the story of a red-haired witch who manipulates shadows and a cross-dressing (female) crown prince who is serving as a body double for her missing older brother.

The curtain rises on a fantasy romantic comedy of a girl being teased by a princess!

The Engagement of the Disgraced Witch and the Cross-Dressing Princess has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: 嫌われ魔女令嬢と男装皇子の婚約, Kiraware Majo Reijou to Dansou Ouji no Konyaku

9. Secret Alliance

Eun Sian, otherwise known as Shanshan by her good friend Hyunee, is popular with all the girls at school. Which would be great if she swung that way, but she doesn’t. It just happens that she’s terrified of men, and her mother is obsessed with protecting her from all men. And suddenly, Yuri, the prettiest girl at school, has admitted to Sian that she has feelings for her. Now Yuri won’t stop following Sian around, which would also be fine by Sian, except it seems like Yuri wants Sian all to herself... and who knows how far she’ll go to make sure that happens.

Secret Alliance has finished publishing and it has 46 Chapters. It is also Known as: Secret Contract, シークレット同盟, Secret Alliance (Lero)

8. Wanbyeokan Jeojuui Nappeun Ye

At eighteen, people began calling Adrina ‘Adrian’—a curse in itself. And she became a Palessa knight in place of her younger brother Adrian, buried with his hair, and in Palessa they call her the Mad Dog of Palessa Palace. While wandering from knightly order to order as a dog, she was sent as a bodyguard to Duke Julius and faced the ‘true’ curse...

The Duke must be a year older than me, so why...?

Wanbyeokan Jeojuui Nappeun Ye is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Perfectly Terrible Example of a Curse, A Bad Example of a Perfect Curse

7. 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

6. 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

5. Detective Lady

Huang Zixia is an investigative prodigy who proved herself by helping her father solve confounding crimes. After being accused of murdering her whole family due to an arranged marriage, the heroine is on the run. When she meets a prince, they work together to investigate the truth of the murder.

Detective Lady has finished publishing and it has 145 Chapters. It is also Known as: The Golden Hairpin, Incognito Detective, Memoir of The Golden Hairpin

4. 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 publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: 先輩はおとこのこ, My Crossdressing Senpai

3. Simjangeul Kkwettureun Dongni

Born as the illegitimate second son of Loxollum’s king, Iblonde is sacrificed by his pagan mother to ensure that one day, he sits on the noblest seat in the kingdom. A few years later, Iblonde has started a new life as Abel, a serf of a baron’s domain. Aside from his tragic past, Abel harbors many secrets, including the fact that he is actually a girl. But the greatest secret of all is that Abel’s resurrected body is now occupied by Belial, the seventh king of hell, who has come to slowly plague the land...

The Fangs That Pierce the Heart is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 心臓を貫く毒牙

2. Madoka no Himitsu

Madoka Yamada loves to play with dolls and looks so cute in custom made dresses. But Madoka is a boy. Afraid that he will be made fun of again for being “girly,” Madoka decides to hide that part of himself when he moves to his new town and school. He fits right in, and all his classmates like him, except for one, Itsuki Tanonaka, whose seat is right next to his. Madoka thinks that Itsuki is cool and “manly” and says so, only to be met with his classmates’ snickers. What’s the big deal?! Will Madoka be able to keep his secret for long?

Madoka's Secret has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: まどかのひみつ, The Secret of Madoka

1. Waltz

A young girl, Onaga, discovers her neighbor, Kashiwabara, in his balcony one hot summer night, dressed up in women's clothing. A unique relationship between them ensues. From the mangaka of Aku no Hana (Flowers of Evil) and Happiness.

Waltz has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ワルツ, Waltz