Top 20 Cross Dressing manga you should read right now. [2025 List]

Cross Dressing manga you should read right now.

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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20. Lightning Degree

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

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19. Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata

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

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18. Real mo Tama ni wa Uso wo Tsuku

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

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17. Onii-chan wa Oshimai

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

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16. Senpai wa Otokonoko

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

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15. Okaeri Alice

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

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14. Moyashimon

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

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13. Saikyou Yuusha Party wa Ai ga Shiritai

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

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12. Tensei Shitara Hime datta Node Dansou Joshi Kiwamete Saikyou Mahoutsukai Mezasu wa.

Tensei Shitara Hime datta Node Dansou Joshi Kiwamete Saikyou Mahoutsukai Mezasu wa.

Ikuto, a high school boy who loves shounen manga, is reincarnated in a magical world as a princess named Isabella. At first, Ikuto is happy because he always wished to be able to use magic. However, custom dictates, "The source of happiness for a woman is to devote herself to her husband" and "Women should not touch such barbaric things as magic."

Not wanting to give up on her dream, Isabella uses the pseudonym Ikuto and disguises herself as a man. She then embarks on a journey with a handsome wizard to learn magic.

Tensei Shitara Hime datta Node Dansou Joshi Kiwamete Saikyou Mahoutsukai Mezasu wa. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生したら姫だったので男装女子極めて最強魔法使い目指すわ。, Tensei Shitara Hime datta no de Dansou Joshi Kiwamete Saikyou Mahoutsukai Mezasu wa., Tensei Shitara Hime Datta node Dansou Joshi Kiwamete Saikyou Mahoutsukai Mezasuwa.

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11. Fukakai na Boku no Subete o

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

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10. Kiraware Majo Reijou to Dansou Ouji no Konyaku

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 is currently publishing and has 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

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9. Kaisha to Shiseikatsu: On to Off

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-

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8. Kasane to Subaru

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

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7. Josou Pandemic

Josou Pandemic

Just as he was entering high school, Nanaki Koga experienced a certain accident and fell into a deep coma. After two years, he finally woke up. However, he found that the world had changed. While he was unconscious, a sudden craze hit Japan: crossdressing. Now the newest fad, approximately 90% of Japanese people dress up as the opposite gender.

And so Nanaki re-enrolls in his all-boys school, in which every student wears a sailor fuku. And as luck has it, Nanaki has a surprisingly feminine face...

Crossdressing Pandemic has finished publishing and it has 22 Chapters. It is also Known as: 女装パンデミック, Josou Pandemic

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6. Queen Cecia's Shorts

Queen Cecia's Shorts

With 99 nations conquered and the cup of the ruler in her hands... you'd think she was off to a heroic conquest, but the great queen's Cecia's real concern was her uncomfortable corset?

The queen of Valencia suffered from complicated laces and heavy corsets, and thus ordered her trusted brother, Duke Ennon Lionheart to bring her a comfortable clothes. Meanwhile, Yuri, a clothing designer was killed in an accident after suffering from a small minimum wage at a medium-sized clothing company in Korea. She was reborn in a renaissance country ruled by Cecia.

Yuri vowed to revolutionize the outdated clothing dilemma, so she dressed up as a man and worked as a designer at the top of the continent's highest court to do easy business. But... what happens when Ennon discover's Yuri's true identity...?

Queen Cecia's Shorts is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界女王と転生デザイナー, Empress Cesia Wears Knickerbockers, Yeowang Cecia'eui Banbaji

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5. Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery

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

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4. Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru

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

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3. Eochapi Joyeoninde Narang Sarangina Hae

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

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2. Shimanami Tasogare

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

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1. Trap Heroine

Trap Heroine

My roommate Kohinata Makoto is a boy.

...but, he dresses in girls' outfits; his hands and feet are slender, like a girl; his demeanor is that of a girl.

Is he really a boy...?

Trap Heroine has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: トラップヒロイン, Trap Heroine

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