a comprehensive list of respectful trans characters in media

  • Charlie and Tom from Khaos Komix (webcomic)
  • Kyisha Lynn from Shadoweyes (webcomic, but published too i think?)
  • many characters* in Hourou Musuko (manga)
  • Grace in Fragile (comic?)
  • Grady from Parrotfish? (novel)
  • Okha from Bloodhound (novel)
  • Maho and Koko from Double House (manga)
  • Sgt. Aoi Futaba from You’re Under Arrest (manga)
  • Jackrum from Monstrous Regimen (novel)
  • many characters in Family Compo (manga)
  • Sam and Joe from Rooster Tails (webcomic)
  • Mel from American Virgin (comic)
  • Isabella from Paradise Kiss (manga?)
  • Oshima from Kafka on the Shore (novel)**

if you would like to help expand this list or have any recommendations please leave me a message!! reblogs are a little hard to keep track of but ill try to look at those too

THINGS I WONT ADD: characters played by cis people of the opposite gender, characters like Xavin or Mystique that are like shape shifting aliens that could be appropriated to suit a trans identifying fan but arent actually trans characters, annnnd real people (unless its non-documentary media about them, like a biography)

*description from jamieofsealand:

Shuichi Nitori, the main, a young transwoman
Yoshino Takatsuki the other main, a young transman, the same age as nitori
Makoto Ariga young transwoman
Chizuru Sarashina crossdressing, genderfluid girl
Hiroyuki Yoshida

**description from radioactive-dandelions

Oshima from the novel Kafka on the Shore is a gay transman who gives a really good account of the the difference between sex/gender. He’s a minor character, so his gender identity isn’t a focus of the book, but he’s written very well.

this just sounded really good to me so i made sure to add it





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  1. littlemonsterman reblogged this from iambickilometer
  2. wearethewolverines reblogged this from inchoate-
  3. inchoate- reblogged this from iknowwereinthedark
  4. zesticola reblogged this from wholelottadicks and added:
    The thing has been adapted into an anime series and a live action film, I can’t really talk about these because I only...
  5. lev-y reblogged this from wholelottadicks and added:
    Of course. =) Well, Eriko’s reason for going MtF...that is only love, the mother
  6. wholelottadicks reblogged this from secretjewsociety and added:
    he was played by a girl there is nothing respectful about that shut up
  7. brandnewuniverse reblogged this from synthezoid and added:
    Okha is from Bloodhound, the second book in...trilogy by Tamora Pierce. (The one famous...
  8. secretjewsociety reblogged this from p3n1s and added:
    ON DEGRASSI ITS ADAM, THE GIRL WHO WAS IN LIFE WITH DEREK ON DISNEY CHANNEL :D
  9. p3n1s reblogged this from ikillzombiesforfun and added:
    Um…. There is that trans person on Degrassi? I forget his/her name and what he/she was transitioning from/to but I know...
  10. ikillzombiesforfun reblogged this from imthelittlestbird
  11. ealperin reblogged this from gothicegg and added:
    above comment. So me right now. :)
  12. wholelottadicks reblogged this from zesticola and added:
    again i cant really know anything about them by name and i cant read everything people recommend, so if you know...
  13. zesticola reblogged this from wholelottadicks and added:
    How about Isabella from Paradise Kiss? (Ai Yazawa manga)
  14. wholelottadicks reblogged this from miscella and added:
    oh no problem! im just glad it was corrected i mean, i suppose as an accurate portrayal of how trans women are treated...
  15. miscella reblogged this from wholelottadicks and added:
    >__< Sorry, my bad. I didn’t remember. I haven’t read in awhile so I just thought she volunteered to watch the bodies...
  16. wholelottadicks reblogged this from tripledrycap and added:
    yeah that was the point at first, it was a blank list before people started suggesting things, and im already striking...
  17. wholelottadicks reblogged this from lev-y and added:
    ill add family compo, but can you tell me more about kitchen? i cant tell if you mean the protagonists reaction is or...
  18. iknowwereinthedark reblogged this from dualitier and added:
    I personally loved Parrotfish, a lot.
  19. gwenfrankenstien reblogged this from wholelottadicks and added:
    I haven’t read that Sandman arc in years but the basic premise is that a bunch of characters go on this mystical...
  20. tripledrycap reblogged this from justaguywitharrows and added:
    WOW THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY SAD. All I’m seeing is “Name some good trans characters!” “Uh, how about (X)?” “No, that...
  21. hallidae reblogged this from justaguywitharrows and added:
    Murdered? I thought she died in the building collapse. Am I remembering wrong?
  22. miscella reblogged this from justaguywitharrows and added:
    Really? But she was painted as a sympathetic character in the end (showed her happy and smiling after death). She let in...
  23. wholelottadicks reblogged this from dualitier and added:
    hmm, do you think you could find more information on that? i sort of felt like that might be the case too but i didnt...
  24. justaguywitharrows reblogged this from miscella and added:
    Re: Sandman: I don’t think it counts if the character is brutally murdered.
  25. miscella reblogged this from lev-y and added:
    Aurrrghh!! How could I forget Family Compo?!? I LOVE that manga!
  26. wholelottadicks reblogged this from gwenfrankenstien and added:
    oh ill remove breakfast on pluto, do you know why parrotfish was bad? ill add jackrum too
  27. lev-y reblogged this from wholelottadicks and added:
    - Half the cast- maybe even more-...is made of trans people. - Eriko
  28. dualitier reblogged this from gwenfrankenstien and added:
    I’ve heard Wanda was pretty bad, actually. I don’t remember exactly why or even where I read that, but I know I have...

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