Top 20 Gender Bender manga you should read right now. [2024 List]

20. The Blood Princess and the Knight

I, who was a sacred knight, was defeated and captured in a battle against the vampire clan.
"Oh? Letting you die? In your dreams! Accept my embrace. In the future, please take care of me, my lovely daughter~
"The silver-haired, the Queen of the Vampire Clan, lifted my chin and smiled cunningly, while her sharp canines drew nearer to my neck...

The Blood Princess and the Knight is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Vampires and Knight

19. 4 Cut Hero

The Hero has defeated the Demon King! But the Princess he meant to save turned out to be a Prince. NEETdom, here he comes, but a life of relaxation surrounded by animes is a pretty sweet deal.

Unfortunately, he gets caught up in millennia old legends, curses, and a twisted plot involving multiple Kingdoms and many dragons. Through and through, though, he'll follow a path of whimsy, even if that involves him palling it up with "villains".

4 Cut Hero is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 4 Cut Hero

18. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken

After being killed by a passing robber, a normal 37-year-old guy finds himself reincarnated in another world as a blind slime with unique abilities. He takes up a new name and calls himself "Rimuru Tempest," which he thought of after meeting his new friend, "catastrophe-level" Storm Dragon Verudora. There, he begins his new slime-like life in another world with his increasing number of minions by his side.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生したらスライムだった件, Regarding Reincarnated to Slime, Re: My Reincarnation as a Slime

17. I Quit the Hero's Party

I Quit the Hero's Party is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 勇者パーティー辞めます。, I Quit the Heroes’ Party

16. Ranma ½

In China, there lies a famous training springs, a place where martial artists can hone their skills to great levels. Unfortunately, the springs are also cursed! Teenage martial artist Ranma falls into the "spring of drowned girl" and now changes into a woman every time he's splashed with cold water. That doesn't stop his father from engaging him to Akane, the daughter of an old friend and a tough girl who has better thing to do than worry about boys. But Akane isn't the only girl who has a chance for Ranma's affections -- two other girls have also been betrothed to him. But Ranma has better things to do than worry about his love life -- such as making a plethora of crazy rivals and even more suitors!

has finished publishing and it has 407 Chapters. It is also Known as: らんま½, Ranma ½

15. Marriagetoxin

A hitman and a marriage swindler set out on the world’s most grueling battle for marriage! Gero is a young man from a clan of hitmen, which has been in existence for hundreds of years. As someone who’s never gone to school and lived his life dealing in the dark side of the business, he considers himself to have “no prospects with women” and marriage as “something not for him.” However, one day, in fear that their lineage would dissolve, his clan warns Gero that if he doesn’t marry and produce an heir, they would have no choice but to…force his little sister into doing “that.” Driven to his wits’ end, Gero asks the target of his work, a marriage swindler, to…

MARRIAGETOXIN is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: マリッジトキシン, Marriage Toxin, マリッジトキシン

14. Yoku Wakaranai keredo Isekai ni Tensei Shiteita You Desu

I am cute, but I was a middle-aged researcher in my previous life?!
Surviving in another world with magic and sciences!!

The orphan Ren was riding the carriage after being sold, when she got involved into an accident, and got her previous life's memories back!

"I was... a middle-aged man!"

Indeed, she was a researcher in his thirties in her previous life, and had been living as an orphan girl up to now!

Ren will make use of her talents in magic and knowledge in science to survive in this harsh world in order to escape from the investor who bought her!

This Is Screwed Up, but I Was Reincarnated as a GIRL in Another World! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: よくわからないけれど異世界に転生していたようです, I Don't Really Get It, but It Looks like I Was Reincarnated in an Another World

13. Finding Camellia

Camellia was just 12 when she was taken away from her mother in the slums and forced to live as the son of an aristocratic family. But under the layers of secrets and lies, she never forgets. She continues to struggle to be her true self again, to reclaim the life of Camellia.

Source: Manta Comics

Finding Camellia is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Please Be Patient, Grand Duke

12. Mareun Gajiui Raga

“Living isn’t fun anymore.” So I decided to die. But before I could leave, in the last moments of my life… “Should we make life fun for you?” The Vina people appeared in front of me. They asked me to live. They told me if I died, they’ll die as well. Do they want to live for eternity? “We’ll make you happy. So, don’t die yet.” “If you pledge to be one of us, you can have all the money you’ll ever need for the rest of your life.” “Love, just talk to us. What do you need?” “You can tell us everything you desire.

Aria of the Withered Branch is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Melody of the Deadwood, Raga of Withered Branches, 뮤제 작가님, 인접 작가님, A Melodia dos Ramos Mortos

11. Myoryeongui Hwangja

Jeok-yeon, the 4th prince who gladly chose a path that goes against the fate that was set. Participate in an open contest for the throne that can become the immortal god. Twenty princes, one throne. Amid the sharp confrontation, an old conspiracy slowly takes off it's veil and unlike what is known to the public, the gazes of the enemy who gradually stand out are somehow deep and deeper... An epic of love and hate that blooms splendidly around the prince of Myo-ryeong.

Source: MU

Crown Prince of Myolyeong has finished publishing and it has 116 Chapters. It is also Known as: Crown Prince of the Clever Spirit, Crown Prince of the Mystic, The Prince of Myolyeong

10. Destiny Unchain Online: Kyuuketsuki Shoujo to Natte, Yagate "Aka no Maou" to Yobareru You ni Narimashita

Kou Mitsuki is a gamer with god-like skills who also goes by the nickname "Headhunting Crim". He participates in a test of a new game device for his father's new game, "Destiny Unchained Online". But the game was filled with bugs at the start and he ends up as a vampire girl. Meeting amazing allies, and taking the game by storm, the story of a top-tier gamer where anything and everything can change....begins!

Destiny Unchain Online: Kyuuketsuki Shoujo to Natte, Yagate "Aka no Maou" to Yobareru You ni Narimashita is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Destiny Unchain Online ～吸血鬼少女となって、やがて『赤の魔王』と呼ばれるようになりました～　, Destiny Unchain Online

9. 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

8. Mabeopsonyeo Ajeossi

202X. In the back alleys of Seoul, South Korea… He looked down at the heroes under his feet—the heroes who adorned themselves in a variety of colorful clothes, as if they were K-pop idols on TV. Those heroes? They were crawling beneath him, their gaudy outfits smeared with dirt. That was the true nature of being a hero. He hoped the individuals before him learned that lesson well. It was time to ensure they never forgot it. As a magical girl, he swung his hammer down. This is a bright story. The story of a man reclaiming his light.

Mr. Magical Girl is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Magical Girl Ajussi

7. A Barbarian Was Admitted to the Academy

The protagonist is Lee Soo-jin, a college student who loved playing a role-playing game called “Academy of Magic”. One day, he wakes up in the body of Rina, a secondary character in the game who was a barbarian warrior from a savage tribe. He discovers that Rina was destined to come to a bad end, being captured and tortured by the evil empress. She decides to escape this fate and enroll in the magic academy, where she meets several characters from the game, including the crown prince, the black knight, the white wizard and the empress herself.

A Barbarian Was Admitted to the Academy is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Barbarian Entered the Academy, Entered the Academy as a Barbarian, Варвар поступил в академию, アカデミーにオランケが入学した

6. 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

5. Boys Run the Riot

"My body is female, but inside I am male." High school student Ryuu, while struggling with dysphoria and acceptance, meets Jin, a man who loves clothes, and his life starts to change. Demolish clothes that are "obvious" and "discomforting"! A rugged style fashion story.

Boys Run the Riot has finished publishing and it has 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット, Boys Run the Riot

4. Kataware Reijou ga Dansou suru Riyuu

The Lowreis family was wrongly sentenced to execution for attempting to murder the royal family. As Linali Lowreis, the daughter of the family, is on the brink of death, she fervently prays for a second chance. Miraculously, she wakes up three years in the past, reuniting with her deceased family members. However, tragedy looms as her brother, Liam, is poised to attend the School of Poltis, the reason for the family's tragedy. She begs her father to send her instead of her brother, as she is better at sword fighting. Now, faced with a new identity and unexpected challenges, Linali must attend the School of Poltis in her brother's place.

Kataware Reijou ga Dansou suru Riyuu is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: La razón por la que una noble señorita miserable se viste de hombre, Mission jumelle en jumeau !, The Reason for the Twin Lady's Disguise, The Reason for the Twin Lady’s Disguise, The Reason Why the Twin Lady Crossdresses, Почему эта разбитая леди одевается, как мужчина?, คุณหนูย้อนเวลามาเป็นอัศวิน, かたわれ令嬢が男装する理由, 大小姐为何要男装？, 大小姐為何女扮男裝？

3. Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Ojisan

The manga centers on a 52-year-old government worker involved in a car accident who finds himself reborn in a world like an otome game.

Middle-Aged Man's Noble Daughter Reincarnation is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悪役令嬢転生おじさん, The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess, Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san

2. Ninkyou Tensei: Isekai no Yakuza-hime

Ryu may be getting on in years, but this aging yakuza boss is still tough enough to take on the punks trying to edge in on his turf. However, when the young toughs ambush him, it looks like it’s lights out for old Ryu. But instead of dying, Ryu wakes up in a fantasy world in the body of a beautiful princess! Is he the one that the ancient prophecy spoke of? Ryu might be out of place in this fantasy realm, but he may be the only one who can save it!

Yakuza Reincarnation - Yakuza Princess of Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 任侠転生 －異世界のヤクザ姫, Yakuza Reincarnation, Chivalrous Reincarnation, Героизм перерожденного, Ninkyou Tensei, Yakuza Isekai, Ninkyou Tensei: Isekai no Yakuza Hime

1. 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