Sometimes, a character wears clothing that was worn by the opposite sex.

Cross-dressers are often able to hide their identity and become skilled at portraying the opposite sex.

Top 20+ Cross Dressing Manga / Manhwa

1. Light and Shadow

It’s a rude insult when lowly and headstrong servant Edna comes to marry Duke Eli, instead of the noble daughter he expected. But the ambitious maid hides an even bigger secret behind her obvious ruse – one that could change the kingdom’s very history. Can the two find freedom, redemption – and love – without drawing their swords on each other?

Light and Shadow is finished and has null Volumes and 103 Chapters. It is also Known as: Light and Shadow (Ryu Hyang), Lumière et ombres, Luz y sombra, Ombres et Lumières, الضوء و الظل, 光と影, 新娘的假面

2. Oniichan wa Oshimai

Mahiro Oyama used to be a normal, erotic-game-loving dude…until one day he became a woman! His mad-scientist sister Mihari tried one of her experiments on him. It was a disaster! Mihari is determined to study him, as well as his shut-in, gaming life. One thing is for certain, however: Life is about to get weirder!

Onimai: Now I’m Your Sister! is currently publishing . It is also Known as: お兄ちゃんはおしまい, Onii-chan is Done For

3. Okaeri Alice

The manga centers around three shy middle school students: Yui (Kei), Youhei (Kei), and Kei. They have been friends since kindergarten and have been together ever since. Youhei begins to realize that Yui is a little girl and he sees a scene he cannot believe.

Alice, Welcome Back is currently publishing . It is also Known as: おかえりアリス, Okaeri Alice

4. WHAT? WHAT?

The Prince Regent invited the crown to his birthday banquet. But it was not where he wanted to be. The Prince Regent, however, was too cunning. It was clear that the assassination plan failed. Only one way for him to accomplish his goal was to have the crown prince do it himself. The crown prince disguised himself as an assassin and slipped into the Prince Regent’s chamber only to discover…

WHAT? WHAT? is currently publishing . It is also known as What? The Crown Prince is Pregnant

5. Boys Run the Riot

My body is female, but I’m male inside.” Ryuu, a high school student, struggles with acceptance and dysphoria. He meets Jin, a man who is passionate about clothes. His life begins to change. Dispose of clothes that are “obvious” or “discomforting”. Fashion story in rugged style.

Boys Run the Riot is finished and has 4 Volumes and 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット, Boys Run the Riot

6. Lightning Degree

Ryu-Yeon lost the father he loved to a deadly disease at just 10 years of age. He was able to carve wood into intricate sculptures thanks to the skills he learned from his father. Ryu-Yeon received a warm welcome from an elderly man, impressed by his sculptures, one day after completing the sculptures for his parents. The man noticed the promise in Ryu Yueon and asked him to be his disciple. Ryu-Yeon was looking for a way to make the most out of his life and had no place to go.

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Lightning Degree is currently publishing .

7. Kunoichi no Ichi! no Ni

Ichi, a high school student, visited a ninja home as part of a school trip. He was trapped in a bizarre structure and time slipped into the ninja realm. Along with his friends, Ichi who got the “Ninpocho”, a key to return to the present age, returns safely to the present age. Ichi suddenly wakes up and finds a peaceful existence …!?

Kunoichi no Ichi! no Ni is finished and has 5 Volumes and 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: クノイチノイチ！ノ弐, Kunoichi no Ichi! no Ni

8. Senpai wa Otokonoko

This is the story of a crossdresser that receives a confession from a junior.

My Crossdressing Senpai is finished and has null Volumes and 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: 先輩はおとこのこ, Senpai wa Otokonoko

9. Shimanami Tasogare

Tasuku Kaname, a high school student, is devastated to learn that he might have been exposed as gay after he moved to Onomichi in Hiroshima. His despair soon turns to shock when he witnesses a woman leap out of a nearby window. Tasuku raced to the house panicking only to find that it was a public meeting room owned by the woman Tasuku had seen before. Tasuku meets the woman face-to-face as she passes him, unharmed. But she didn’t forget to mention that she had been watching him distantly. Tasuku, confused, follows the woman up to the top a steep hill. There she offers to briefly listen and learn from him. Although Tasuku does not go into detail, he accepts her invitation and goes to the lounge to meet other people with similar problems.

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare is finished and has 4 Volumes and 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: しまなみ誰そ彼, Shimanami Tasogare

10. Eochapi Joyeoninde Narang Sarangina Hae

Geumja Kim is a huge fan of Kyle du Vilteon (a side character in King Maker’s fantasy novel). 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 her apple of the eye… and, in the process become his?

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Side Characters Deserve Love Too is currently publishing . It’s also known as: You’re an supporting character, Just love me, He’s just a supporting character, but I Love Him Anyway

11. Amachin wa Jishou♂

Tatsumi is entering high school with Amasawa Kokoro (or Ama-chin), his childhood friend, and he likes to defy people’s expectations about his gender.

Amachin wa Jishou♂ is currently publishing . It is also Known as: あまちんは自称♂, Amachin wa Jishou ♂

12. Sonyeo 180

184 cm tall and known by the titles of “flower boy beauty” and all-around male fashion model is actually— a girl!

Miss 180 is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 180少女, Girl 180

13. The Undercover Empress

“Would Estella be your ideal home?

Estella, the only daughter and sole member in the Arthur family of skilled swordsmanship, must disguise herself as Austin her male “twin brother”. To make a living, Estella must be disguised as Austin, her male “twin brother.” In order to hide her incredible swordsmanship talents, she works as a regular Knight. However, her unexpected offer from the crown prince comes through.

The Undercover Empress is currently publishing . It’s also known as: Temporary Empresses, Temporary Positioned Queens, Irregular Worker Empress.

14. Hatsukoi Zombie

Tarou Kurume’s childhood friend Ryuu Yashiro says that he doesn’t want to be in love. One day, however, Mei Ebino’s ball struck his head, rendering him unconscious.

Tarou wakes to see a girl “above”.

Hatsukoi Zombie is finished and has 17 Volumes and 167 Chapters. It is also Known as: 初恋ゾンビ, Hatsukoi Zombie

15. Fukakai na Boku no Subete o

Mogumo, a lonely high school student, is looking for a few 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.

You can love me for who I am. is finished and has 5 Volumes and 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: 不可解なぼくのすべてを, Fukaboku

16. Maria and the Boy

A school drama club is formed by an idealistic boy. He quickly falls in love with Maria, a charismatic performer. He admits that he believes Maria is an attractive girl. But he’s wrong. He gets the following: “You judge only by what you see.”

Notice: Each chapter counts as an additional chapter

Maria and the Boy is finished and has 1 Volumes and 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: ボーイミーツマリア, Boy Meets Maria

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?! Are Kaoru’s efforts just friendship or will Nanami’s time together IRL make all the difference? You can follow their romance-comedy adventures and find out!

Sometimes even reality is a lie! is currently publishing . 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

18. Tonari no Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii

Enter Hoshikawa Yuu (a cute boy that people mistake for a girl) and Kohinata Akar (a classmate who moved her seat right next to him).

This story features two high school seniors who think each other are the cutest.

The Cutest You Next To Me is the One I Love Most is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 隣の君が一番かわいい, You, the One Sitting Next to Me, Are the Cutest.

19. Kunoichi no Ichi

A young man named Ichi Kuno, on a school trip in Ninjatown with shinobi-themed Ninjatown is accidentally entrapped by a mysterious ninja trap that sends him back into the Age of the Ninja. To find a magical scroll that can bring him back to the future, he disguises himself as a girl to enter Kurenai Academy, which is a school for kunoichi students. He will have to work hard, especially since everyone around him has a better stealth and infiltration skill than he could imagine. To survive longer than 5 minutes in the company of hot kunoichi women, he’ll have to use his own tricks and have a lot more luck.

Kunoichi no Ichi is finished and has 5 Volumes and 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: クノイチノイチ, Kunoichi no Ichi

20. National School Prince Is a Girl

Fu Jiu looks like a normal high-school student. In reality, Fu Jiu is Z, a hacker who acts as a villain-terminator online in an alternate universe. After being reincarnated as a woman, and then being forced to pretend she is a young man, Z rules the game world and fights for justice. Her innate charm also makes her an attractive influence on the girls. Her flirting can come across as sexual to Almighty Qin, his close friends. Over time, the Almighty Qin falls for him… her. Has he turned gay for him… her? Now, that’s confusing!

National School Prince Is a Girl is currently publishing . It is also Known as: Guomin Xiao Cao Shi Nüsheng, The School Prince is a Girl, 帝少心头宠：国民校草是女生