crossdressing

Shoujo and Josei series that feature crossdressing from either the male or female lead.

Oiran Girl

Name: Oiran Girl
Manga-ka: Hibiki, Wataru

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.23 (Complete)
Scanlator: Doko Demo Doa Manga Scanlations
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Historical/Gender Bender/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: 8 years ago, Tsubaki, a daughter of a successful businessman, was reluctantly given to the Yoshiwara (red light) district of Tokyo after a tragic fire burned down the entire family’s wealth and belongings. Shin, a childhood friend of Tsubaki’s, coldly turned his back on her now that she was poor. Furious, Tsubaki, threw herself into becoming a top oiran girl to beguile him with her looks and then reject him one day! But plans are never as easy as they seem. For one, the beautiful and cold-hearted Takao oiran stands in her way…

-From Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Savage Garden

Name: Savage Garden
Mangaka: Lee, Hyeon-Sook

Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.06 Ch.29 (Complete)
Scanlator: JanimeS
Type: Manhwa
Genre: Drama/Historical/Crossdressing
Age Group: Teen

Summary: In 18th century England, Gabriel, an orphan girl from a fallen noble family befriended a young man named Jeremy, who was rumored to be an illegitimate child of a nobleman. After an incident occurred, Gabriel must impersonate her friend Jeremy, taking his place at an all boys academy for nobles, a place that may seem like heaven to others, but really hides a harshness which she would never have imagined.

–Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Ouran High: Host Club

Name: Ouran High: Host Club
Mangaka: Bisco, Hatori

Volumes: 18 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz
Scanlations: V.18 Ch.83 (Complete)
Scanlator: Too many
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Cross dressing/Romance/Harem
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids’ school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school’s swankiest, all-male club–as a boy! There, she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else…
-From Viz

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Pheromomania Syndrome

Name: Pheromomania Syndrome
Manga-ka: Ichiha

Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.06 Ch.25 (stopped?)
Scanlator: Shoujomagic and Willful Muse
Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Cross-Dressing/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Following the relationship of a pair of mismatched childhood friends. Hatori is a woman who loves men, but looks like one too. Keishi is a man who loves Hatori, but is commonly mistaken for a woman. How can these two ever have a normal relationship?

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Charming Junkie

Name: Charming Junkie {Nosatsu Junkie}
Mangaka: Ryoko Fukuyama

Volumes: 16 (Complete)
Licensed: Up to Volume 6 (Abandoned)
Scanlations: V.15 Ch.80
Scanlator: Three different scanlators
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Fashion/Crossdressing
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Naka is convinced she should become a model due to her slim and tall stature. Unfortunately when she gets nervous she looks down right frightening. Naka accidentally finds a friend in Umi, who is the most popular model at the moment. Oh and this female model Umi? Is secretly a boy that attends Naka’s school! To make sure Naka doesn’t spill the beans the two become quite close, maybe even more then friends?

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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