Top 19 Gender Bender manga you should read right now. [2024 List]

Gender Bender manga you should read right now.

What is this genre all about? Deals with switching souls, crossdressing, transsexual and transgender people, or anything that breaks traditional binary gender roles. A character could undergo a complete or partial physical sex change. Depending on the situation, the character might be stuck in their new body/sex, or changed back automatically at some point, or have the ability to change back and forth at will. It can also include series with a man and woman who suddenly share the same body.

We present you the list of Gender Bender manga you should read right now.

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19. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken

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

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18. Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo

Ryuu Yamada is a second-year student at Suzaku High. Ryuu is always late for school, naps in class and gets abysmal grades. His life is a dead bore. The beautiful Urara Shiraishi, on the other hand, is Suzaku High's brightest student. One day, without explanation, their bodies are swapped! Ryuu ends up in Urara's body, and Urara in Ryuu's.



Includes the side stories Muramura and Sobasshi no Ryouri Yacchimauzo★

Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches has finished publishing and it has 245 Chapters. It is also Known as: 山田くんと7人の魔女, Yamada-kun to Nananin no Majo , 7 Witches , Maou no Kyoushitsu , The Devil's Classroom , Yamada-kun ve 7 Cadı

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17. What Do You Do When You Suddenly Become an Immortal?

What Do You Do When You Suddenly Become an Immortal?

When your soul goes into others, others are also going into you. On this day, Lin Fan and the Saintess transmigrated at the same time, and later found out that they could transmigrate infinitely! Constantly going back and forth between the two time and space, the two's chaotic journey through the immortal cultivation began. "Excuse me, your name is..."

What Do You Do When You Suddenly Become an Immortal? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: What to Do When Suddenly Becoming the Immortal

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16. Marriagetoxin

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

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15. Usotsuki Lily

Usotsuki Lily

Hinata Saotome is suddenly asked out by En Shinohara, a gorgeous boy in her grade. What she doesn’t know though, is that his hobby is cross-dressing! En has always hated men, and whenever he sees his own reflection, he punches out whatever is doing the reflecting (windows, mirrors…). To combat this hatred, he dresses up as a girl. Hinata decides to go out with him anyway, despite his weird hobby.



Included one-shots:
Volume 8: Sweets Honey
Volume 17: Amber

Liar Lily has finished publishing and it has 119 Chapters. It is also Known as: うそつきリリィ, UsoLily, Sweets Honey, Amber

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14. Yoku Wakaranai keredo Isekai ni Tensei Shiteita You Desu

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

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13. 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.



Note: Originally completed with 100 chapters in 7 volumes on 2021-12-30. Additional serialization started on 2023-12-21.

Senpai is an Otokonoko is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 先輩はおとこのこ, My Crossdressing Senpai

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

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

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11. Netkama PUNCH!!!

Netkama PUNCH!!!

Netkama – a male who portrays himself as female online. This is what Kim Seyeong decides to become after reencountering Shin Heejae, the guy who destroyed Seyeong’s gaming career in “Arcadia” a year prior. His plan is to pretend to be a girl in the game, get Heejae to fall for him, and then make the big reveal to everyone so that his archnemesis will also be humiliated out of “Arcadia” forever. But being a dude trying to become the girlfriend of your worst enemy is no easy feat, especially more so when said worst enemy starts to show a bit too much interest in you. Will Seyeong come out the victor of this scheme? Or will he find himself losing to Heejae all over again?

Netkama PUNCH!!! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Netkama PUNCH!!!

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10. 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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9. Ninkyou Tensei: Isekai no Yakuza-hime

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

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8. Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to

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!!

(Source MU)

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

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7. Ouran Koukou Host Club

Ouran Koukou Host Club

Haruhi sticks out like a sore thumb as a poor, smart girl who got into the hoity-toity Ouran High School on talent alone. When she mistakenly wanders into the meeting room of the host club and breaks a valuable vase, she's recruited to join the club. Realistic and sarcastic, Haruhi isn't used to being around crazy people like the princely Tamaki, scheming Kyouya, silent Mori, immature Hunny, and devilish Hikaru and Kaoru, but she's got no choice if she ever wants to pay earn what she owes. Too bad the club is made for girls to come and be entertained by gorgeous guys -- and Haruhi's been mistaken for a boy!
Includes chapters of the story "Romantic Egoist" in various volumes, starring a pair of twins who play matchmaker with their fellow students, teachers and the like.
Note: The final volume contains a special bonus chapter where the group travels to Spain.

Ouran High School Host Club has finished publishing and it has 87 Chapters. It is also Known as: 桜蘭高校ホスト部, OHSHC, Romantic Egoist

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6. My Lover's Personality Is a Little Strange

My Lover's Personality Is a Little Strange

My lover lost his memory due to a sudden fall from a horse. But this guy seems to have lost his personality along with his memories. "Stop wasting time and get out of my sight!" Where is the sweet man who whispered he loved me? Who the hell is this character destroyer? 'A kind of change that will never be seen again in Albrecht's history' "Pretty trash that can't be separated or picked up" Were the rumors about my man really true? Whether he's holding hands or rubbing lips with his fiancée right in front of me, I held on, thinking I'd get my ass kicked as soon as I got my memories back... "I'm pregnant." That damn child was growing inside my stomach.

My Lover's Personality Is a Little Strange is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: My Lover's Personality Is a Little Strange

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5. 4 Cut Hero

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

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4. Joshi Shougakusei Hajimemashita

Joshi Shougakusei Hajimemashita

A 30-year-old salary man makes a wish to be a girl. A chanting object runs toward him, and the next thing he knows he has became a loli elementary school girl.

Joshi Shougakusei Hajimemashita has finished publishing and it has 63 Chapters. It is also Known as: 女子小学生はじめました, Joshi Shougakusei Hajimemashita

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3. 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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2. Moscow-ui Yeomyeong

Moscow-ui Yeomyeong

After giving up everything and going against his parents' wishes to pursue his dream of becoming a concert pianist, Lee Siyoon is met with a crippling end to his short-lived career when a car accident leaves his right hand immobile. Finding no reason left to live, he attempts to end his meaningless life. But, instead of meeting his maker, he awakens in the company of a large group of Russian servants. Thrown into this new life as Russian heiress, Tatiana Yuryevna Belchenova, there is one thing that's still familiar, the piano. Unable to give up his dream, Siyoon decides to embrace being Tatiana and attends the most prestigious classical music school in Russia. But, with Tatiana's body refusing to cooperate with Siyoon's mind, will he manage to make it to the top this time? To make matters worse, he's surrounded by some surprisingly tough competition and they're all still just teenagers! Confronted with Tatiana's dark secrets, family and classmates who despised the old Tatiana, and teenage boys who are overly interested in the new one, Siyoon has a long road ahead of him.

The Dawn in Moscow is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Dawn of Moscow, Moscow's Dawn, The Dawn of Moscow, 异国的钢琴之音

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1. I Quit the Hero's Party

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

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