Top 20 Gender Bender manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

20. 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

19. 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

18. Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja The Comic

Sakimori Kagami plays a VRMMORPG called Arch Earth Online. He is a veteran player with the name and appearance similar to an elderly bearded wizard from a certain book about a ring. One day he purchases an appearance change item as a last resort to spend expiring currency and gets the idea of choosing what he would want to look like if his character was ever a girl. Falling asleep should have suspended the game, but Kagami wakes up still online and feels the game has has gotten a bit more realistic. Did Arch Earth Online finally get a long-awaited update?

She professed herself the pupil of the wise man is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 賢者の弟子を名乗る賢者 THE COMIC, Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja The Comic

17. Zhuang Po Huangdi Nüer Shen

After transmigrating to another world as a wealthy young master, Su Changqing only wanted to live a low-profile life as a rich second-generation heir and enjoy his days in comfort. However, his plans are suddenly disrupted when his family faces an unexpected crisis, and he accidentally discovers the Emperor's secret - that she is actually a woman.

While he initially feared the female Emperor would stop at nothing to silence him, to his surprise, she instead becomes interested in his mysterious ability to transform his appearance. She wants him to become her male body double. What Su Changqing never expected was that being the female Emperor's male substitute would mean he has to visit the imperial harem on his very first day. His peaceful life completely falls apart from that moment on...

Zhuang Po Huangdi Nüer Shen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Breaking Into the Body of the Emperor's Daughter, Unveiling the Emperor's Secret

16. Aniki no Kanojo ni Naru, Onnanoko ni Nacchatta Otouto.

When I returned home for the first time in a long time, my brother transformed into a girl!?

When I Returned Home for the First Time in a Long Time, My Brother Transformed Into a Girl is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 久しぶりに実家に帰ったら弟がTSしてた。, Hisashiburi ni Jikka ni Kaettara Otouto ga TS Shiteta., 兄貴の彼女になる、女の子になっちゃった弟。, How the Little Brother Who Turned Into a Girl Became His Big Brother's Girlfriend

15. Youjo Senki

On the front line of the war, there's a little girl. Blond hair, blue eyes and porcelain white skin, she commands the army with lisping voice. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff. But in reality, she is one of Japan's most elite salarymen, reborn as a little girl after angering a mysterious being X who calls himself "God." And this little girl, who prioritize over anything else efficiency and her own career, will become the most dangerous being amongst the sorcerers of the imperial army...

The Saga of Tanya the Evil is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 幼女戦記, The Military Chronicles of a Little Girl

14. I Became A Thief Who Steals Overpowered Skills

Crash was once scorned as a "failure" and betrayed by his own companions. But at death's door, what he obtained was a single chance at regression--a one-time return to the past. The regression skill can never be used again. However, armed with knowledge of the future from that single do- over, Crash sets out this time to save the world from destruction and exact revenge on those who trampled him in his previous life. Steal skills. Refine them. Accumulate them. An ultimate "skill thief" that surpasses even cheats now awakens!

I Became A Thief Who Steals Overpowered Skills is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 먼치킨 스킬 도둑이 되었다, Became a Cheat-Tier Skill Thief, I Became a Cheat-Level Skill Thief, I Became a Munchkin Skill Thief, チート級スキル泥棒になった

13. 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

12. 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

11. What It Means to Be You

In exchange for clearing off the royal family’s huge debt, Princess Violet was sent to marry Winter, the duke’s illegitimate son. “I’ve never seen such a wonderful man before in my life.” Although Violet fell in love with her husband at first sight, their arranged marriage was destined to fail from the beginning. “If it were easy, I wouldn’t have come here. Just this once together…..” “Do you realize how much money has been moved while you’ve stood here, wasting my time?” Three years later, Violet wasn’t sure such a busy man would even bother to attend her funeral. When she decided to end it all… “What’s going on….” Violet blankly stared at herself in the bedroom’s full-body mirror. The person staring back at her was her husband, Winter Blooming. Why did they switch bodies? “I guess I’ve really gone crazy now.”

What It Means to Be You is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: To Help You Understand

10. Ato wa Gojiyuu ni Douzo! Tutorial de Kami-sama ga Last Boss wo Taoshi Chatta node Watashi wa Suki Houdai Ikiteiku

An ordinary Japanese male office worker is suddenly brought to the divine realm. After being transformed into the body of a beautiful girl by the hobby of a goddess present there, I am given the mission of defeating the final boss in order to settle the god’s personal grudge… or so I was supposed to do. Soon after my reincarnation, the goddess who possessed my body killed the final boss in an instant, and my final target disappeared in an instant!?

And after that, I’m told to do as I please in this world. Wait, seriously? I can really live however I want!?

Thus begins the isekai life of a reincarnated beautiful girl, who was originally a man, faithfully indulging in her desires in a world where the final boss was eliminated in just one minute.

The Rest Is up to You: Since God Defeated the Final Boss in the Tutorial, I’m Going to Live My Life However I Want is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: あとはご自由にどうぞ！ ～チュートリアルで神様がラスボスを倒しちゃったので私は好き放題生きていく～, AtoGoji, あとごじ, The Rest is Up to You!: Since God Defeated the Final Boss in the Tutorial, I'm Going to Live my Life However I Want, Knock Yourself Out! The Goddess Beat the Final Boss in the Tutorial, So Now I'm Free to Do Whatever, Innen ráhagylak!: Isten legyőzte a főellenséget a tutorialban, így úgy fogok élni, ahogy csak szeretnék, Ato wa Gojiyuu ni Douzo!

9. Oneurui Hanyoireun Yeojada

Sang-Hyeon Kim has the talent and the drive to become a K-pop star—but one thing keeps holding him back: a false school bullying accusation. After countless rejections, his dream feels more distant than ever. But when the head director of a major entertainment company hands him a mysterious bath bomb that transforms him into his past-life self, he's suddenly staring at an unbelievably beautiful... woman? Sang-Hyeon's second shot at fame is about to begin—in the most unexpected way!

Who’s That Girl? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Today's Han Yoil Is a Woman, 今天人家是女生, 反转练习生, 美少女アイドル練習生の俺、メンバーに正体がバレそうです

8. Jitsu wa Imouto Deshita.: Saikin Giri no Otouto no Kyourikan ga Yatara Chikai Wake

My stepbrother, Akira, was introduced to me as a high school student when our parents remarried. He is a beautiful boy but shy because he grew up in a difficult family environment. I've always wanted brother, so I spent time with Akira for his sake, and...... we hit it off right away, and we quickly grew close!

I asked him, "......bro, do you like me?" "Yes, of course."

Our relationship deepened despite a critical misunderstanding. Until finally, I realized that Akira was actually my "sister" and I became very confused.......

"I liked the relationship between us when we were just brothers. But I wish we could be something more than that."

Akira's new approach, trying to make us "lovers" instead of "siblings," has begun!
A flirtatious love comedy with an easy-going, too-cute, little-brother-like sister!

She Was Actually My Stepsister ~Recently, The Sense Of Distance Between Me And My New Stepbrother Is Incredibly Close~ is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: じつは義妹でした。 ～最近できた義理の弟の距離感がやたら近いわけ～, Jitsu wa Imouto Deshita.: Saikin Giri no Otouto no Kyourikan ga Yatara Chikai Wake

7. Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to

A dull old man and his handsome best friend were summoned to another world by a naked goddess! However, because of the goddess's mischief, he has turned into a peerless beautiful girl?! To get back his body, he has to go on a journey with his best friend to defeat the demon king!! "An old man that became a beautiful girl" and "A handsome old man"! Let the madness filled another world journey rom-com begin!!

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Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界〈ファンタジー〉美少女受肉おじさんと, Isekai Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to, Fabiniku, ファ美肉

6. Danshi Kokosei Dakedo Gal ni TS Shimashita

Shunpei, a loner high schooler, became a gyaru after saving the god of gyaru from drowning. Through his mother's connections, he was able to transfer to an all-girls school, but it was stuffed to the brim with gyarus!
Every day is a sensory overload for Shunpei, who's never even talked to a girl, let alone a gyaru.

It's the beginning of an introverted high school guy => gender-swapped gyaru comedy!

I’m a High School Boy, but I Got Gender-Swapped Into a Gyaru is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 男子高校生だけどギャルにTSしました, Danshi Kokosei Dakedo Gyaru ni TS Shimashita

5. Namjangyeojurago Haetjanayo!

After what seemed like ages of waiting for the story to begin, Ainéis finally meets Tego Literuon, the main character of the fantasy novel she woke up in eight years ago. The only issue? Due to the novel's description, she thinks that Tego is secretly a woman in disguise! Things get even more complicated as Ainéis' efforts to help move the plot along end up making Tego fall for her. But can Ainéis' feelings about him change after assuming he was a woman all this time?

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The Heroine Is a Man! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Aren't You Supposedly a Woman Disguised as a Man?!, I Told You I Was a Man Disguised as a Woman!, I Told You I Was a Man Dressed as a Woman!, I Told You to Dress up as a Mistress!, Namjangyeojurago Haetjanayo!, Você não é supostamente uma mulher disfarçada de homem?!, Wasn't the Male Lead a Female?, Đã Bảo Nữ Chính Đang Cải Trang Cơ Mà!, 不是说男扮女装嘛!, 男装ヒロインって言ったじゃないですか！, 说好的女扮男装呢

4. Scent of a Witch

Beyond the borders of the kingdom of Yarke, is the blighted land of Uren. Peasants and nobility listen with open ears as travelers recount tales of witchcraft under the moonlight. As tensions mount, the third prince of Yarke travels outside of his kingdom under a full moon only to encounter a beautiful woman. While the prince is charmed by her graceful appearance, she isn't all that he seems.

Scent of a Witch has finished publishing and it has 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: O Perfume da Bruxa, Trace of Witch, Следы ведьмы

3. Americano-Exodus

In a world where only females have the authority to practice magic, Amel, a boy born with the ability, must conceal the fact that he is a male, or he will be considered illegitimate. From the prestigious Espresso family, he/she must prove him/herself as an invaluable asset in the capture of illicit escapees.

Americano-Exodus has finished publishing and it has 196 Chapters. It is also Known as: Americano-Exodus

2. Serial Killer Isekai ni Oritatsu

A murderer who cannot stop the urge to kill people, even though he wants to stop, receives the death sentence he wants. His joy is short-lived, as he is reincarnated in another world. The mission entrusted to him by the goddess is to kill 12 reincarnated people using his murderous impulses. Not all reincarnated people are saints!

The Serial Killer Is Reincarnated Into the Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: シリアルキラー異世界に降り立つ, Serial Killer Isekai ni Oritatsu

1. Isekai Arigatou

Chiba and Sheina, a pair of single, otaku males in their 30s that met during a highschool reunion! Shortly after hitting it off with each other, they're thrown into one misfortune after another, and before they know it... They got reincarnated in an Isekai as pretty babes!

Thank You, Isekai! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界ありがとう, Isekai Arigatou