Top 18 Cross Dressing manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

18. 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

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. Golden Time

Alex, the Duke Eli and Duchess Edna's eldest son, have accomplished brilliant achievements. But he doesn't want to be a frog in a well protected from dangers by his parents, thus he sets out on a journey to become a real king. While he gathers trustworthy companions, one by one, Alex begins to feel attracted to Kenny, an extroverted wandering young boy that joins the group by accident. It turns out that Kenny's real identity is Northia's Second Princess and Duke Frederick's wife. The joy of the meeting in another era, the love of the two would bring the burning fire of a great war.

Golden Time has finished publishing and it has 129 Chapters. It is also Known as: Golden Time (Ryu Hyang), 빛과 그림자 + 골든 타임

15. 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

14. 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

13. 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

12. 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

11. Onii-chan wa Oshimai! Koushiki Anthology Comic

An anthology comic of Onii-chan wa Oshimai! by various mangaka.

Onii-chan wa Oshimai! Koushiki Anthology Comic has finished publishing and it has 91 Chapters. It is also Known as: お兄ちゃんはおしまい！ 公式アンソロジーコミック, Onii-chan ha Oshimai! Official Anthology Comic, Onii-chan is Done For! Anthology Comic

10. Teisou Gyakuten Sekai nara Moteru to Omottetara

Teisou Gyakuten Sekai nara Moteru to Omottetara is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 貞操逆転世界ならモテると思っていたら, Teisou Gyakuten Sekai nara Moteru to Omottetara

9. 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

8. Carsearin

The first runaway dragon, Arin's adventure in the human world!!! In the Larteard Mountains, a huge mountainous region occupying the center of the continent, lived the Red Dragon Clan, the dirtiest of dragons... A 300-year old child, who yearned for the adventure of the human warrior, turned into a human being using the only form-conversion magic, "Polymorph," to secretly run away from home. Instead of being a warrior, Arin is chased by orcs, sold as a slave, and became a princess. Here she begins a tough adventure with a human body!

Source: MU

Kalsarin has finished publishing and it has 165 Chapters. It is also Known as: Choryongjeongi Kareusearin, Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon

7. 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-

6. Otoko wo Yametemita: Gan ni Natte node Josou Shite Koi wo Suru Koto ni Shimashita

One day, the main character, Nagisa Hajime, is suddenly diagnosed with cancer. With the little time they have left, they decide to live as themself. To do so, they decide to renounce the gender they were assigned at birth, male, and go out into the city. Nagisa then goes through a series of incidents and events they never experienced before. The author lays bare their soul as they recount their personal experiences in this great LGBT work.

I Quit Being a Man: Got Cancer So I Decided to Dress up as a Woman and Fall in Love is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 男をやめてみた～癌になったので女装して恋をすることにしました～, Otoko wo Yamete Mita - Gan ni natta no de Josou shite Koi wo suru Koto ni narimashita

5. 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

4. 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

3. 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

2. Kunoichi no Ichi! no Ni

A high school student Ichi who visited a ninja residence on a school excursion was caught in a strange structure during the tour and time slipped to the ninja world. Along with his friends, Ichi who got the “Ninpocho”, a key to return to the present age, returns safely to the present age. However, suddenly an awakening appears in front of Ichi who lives a peaceful life ...!?

Kunoichi no Ichi! no Ni has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: クノイチノイチ！ノ弐, Kunoichi no Ichi! no Ni

1. 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