Is there anything about transfems that doesn't sexualize us but deals with shit like dysphoria (im not saying you need dysphoria to be trans lol)

[ariabk]

Just looking for a manga about trans people

Edit: omg thx for all the replies

 

[Doedoel]

OH you're looking for a manga. I thought this was a discussion of some sort

 

[Manko-sensei]

Edit: though you'll find mostly always crossdressing stories, there's the last link of ErikTheRed that's solely about sex change without the usual narratives (it's autobiographical). From my part, I recommend checking Harumichi Scans and series such as Bokura no Hentai that try to go beyond crossdressing to actual transgender. Even so, I'm not convinced about how transgender/transsexual is treated in manga.

 

[solstice258]

There is no actual transgender manga in Japanese, it's always some sort of crossdressing. If you want something close, then check Harumichi Scans, for instance you can find Bokura no Hentai.

I wonder, are you trolling with the link or is it a genuine mistake?

 

[Hicleric]

Disclaimer: cishet male who considers himself straight as an arrow*, so my perspective on the stories may be...uninformed normie

Welcome Back Alice is a raw look at gender identity and sexual identity, and touches on body dysphoria a bit but not in the ways the audience might expect. And while sex is an integral and fundamental part of the story (there is a transcendent visual metaphor for making love towards the end), I don't think it sexualizes/fetishizes the subject matter. Love it or hate it, the manga is worth reading as it's a deep enough dive into the subjects to earn a polarized response.

Until I Become Me is almost the complete opposite of Alice in that it's generally a kindhearted, optimistic look at the fantastic concept of genderswap. It's a bit outside of OP's request for expressly trans stories since the MC is a boy forced into the body of a girl and consequently learning to live with it, and the author has chosen to focus more on a (arguably) realistic exploration of gender identity and roles rather than physiology. With that said, the story has progressed to the point where MC is starting to go through puberty, so there may be a deeper look at the physiological aspect of sex/gender in upcoming chapters.

There's another ongoing series that I believe is based on a real life trans woman's journey into claiming her identity, starting off with a (terminal?) cancer diagnosis, but I can't recall the name of the top of my head (edit: found it, it's https://mangadex.org/title/a64bcfd5...e-josou-shite-koi-wo-suru-koto-ni-narimashita.) It's still early in the story though so can't really say if it will actually get into body issues or not.

*I did archery man, I know arrows ain't nearly as straight as pop vernacular would have you believe

 

[Manko-sensei]

I wonder, are you trolling with the link or is it a genuine mistake?

A mistake I don't know how it happened, I replaced it now.

 

[ErikTheRed]

These handle the topic pretty well. Not all of them are about specifically transfems but I hope you dont mind that.

https://mangadex.org/title/bda3a298-a84f-49dc-8821-b5e48c35bd67/haikei-seken-sama

https://mangadex.org/title/c61a3fe7-2210-4eed-aaa0-b7cb49e006c8/wandering-son

https://mangadex.org/title/92c4fc23-533f-4486-af2a-e4a2a2007703/hanayome-wa-motodanshi

https://mangadex.org/title/ff548fb5-0f54-4e61-927b-2bf985e7b033/umareru-seibetsu-wo-machigaeta

 

[Manko-sensei]

https://mangadex.org/title/ff548fb5-0f54-4e61-927b-2bf985e7b033/umareru-seibetsu-wo-machigaeta

I forgot about this one, when I saw the cover I got a flash from the past (probably I've never finished it before). Yes, this one has surgery and other treatments, completely an exception, without any usual narrative and just autobiographic. Well, good to know I was wrong.

 

[Kazsmangadexacct]

Just looking for a manga about trans people

Edit: omg thx for all the replies

I would definitely recommend Haruno Nanae’s Double House, not only for its thoughtful treatment of trans life and issues via the protagonist Maho, and her friends, but also for its writing and elegance of illustration. https://mangadex.org/title/8e0c90df-375c-43dc-bfb6-345451629f4d/double-house

 

[DjAlexDubCheck]

There is a SoL/mystery series I really liked about a boy and his MtF trans sister trying to solve
a disappearance mistery on the island they live in, sadly I forgot its name.
Just remembering a good chemistry between the two siblings and a nice atmosphere.
I'm about to ask for suggestions in the forum; as soon as I find it I'll repost here