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Wandering Son

Hourou Musuko

2002, Manga, 123 ch, 80%

Recommended by 10 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

Fifth grade friends Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a transgender girl, and Yoshino is…

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  1. Cover of Ore ga Watashi ni Naru made
    Ore ga Watashi ni Naru made

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 80%

    The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  2. Cover of Yuzu no Koto
    Yuzu no Koto

    2018, Manga, 30 ch, 67%

    Recommended by 4 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  3. Cover of Bloom Into You
    Bloom Into You

    2015, Manga, 53 ch, 86%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  4. Cover of Whispered Words
    Whispered Words

    2007, Manga, 55 ch, 76%

    Recommended by 5 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  5. Cover of Adachi and Shimamura
    Adachi and Shimamura

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 80%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  6. Cover of The Moon on a Rainy Night
    The Moon on a Rainy Night

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 87%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  7. Cover of The Summer You Were There
    The Summer You Were There

    2020, Manga, 32 ch, 87%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  8. Cover of Double House
    Double House

    1996, Manga, 4 ch, 77%

    Recommended by 13 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. Both have LGBTQ+ Themes.

  9. Cover of Boys Run The Riot
    Boys Run The Riot

    2020, Manga, 38 ch, 78%

    The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  10. Cover of The Mimosa Confessions
    The Mimosa Confessions

    2021, Light novel, 16 ch, 87%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  11. Cover of Love Me for Who I Am
    Love Me for Who I Am

    2018, Manga, 28 ch, 79%

    Recommended by 22 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  12. Cover of Sakura-chan to Amane-kun
    Sakura-chan to Amane-kun

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 70%

    Recommended by 4 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  13. Cover of If I Could Reach You
    If I Could Reach You

    2016, Manga, 43 ch, 72%

    Recommended by 4 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  14. Cover of Boy Meets Maria
    Boy Meets Maria

    2017, Manga, 7 ch, 81%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes.

  15. Cover of The Bride Was a Boy
    The Bride Was a Boy

    2016, Manga, 9 ch, 76%

    Recommended by 10 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  16. Cover of Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
    Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare

    2015, Manga, 23 ch, 84%

    Recommended by 37 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  17. Cover of After School Mate
    After School Mate

    2021, Manga, 13 ch, 73%

    The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  18. Cover of Koisuru Sugar Cotton
    Koisuru Sugar Cotton

    2011, One-shot, 1 ch, 71%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes.

  19. Cover of How Do We Relationship?
    How Do We Relationship?

    2018, Manga, 141 ch, 84%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  20. Cover of Just Like Mona Lisa
    Just Like Mona Lisa

    2018, Manga, 53 ch, 72%

    The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

  21. Cover of Blue Flag
    Blue Flag

    2017, Manga, 54 ch, 80%

    Recommended by 6 I Wanna Be Your Girl fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age.

  22. Cover of My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness
    My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness

    2016, Manga, 6 ch, 80%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Coming of Age.

  23. Cover of Colorless Girl
    Colorless Girl

    2017, Manga, 15 ch, 79%

    The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

Anime for fans of I Wanna Be Your Girl

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About I Wanna Be Your Girl

2018, Manga, 50 ch, 74%

Hime Sakuragaike has secretly been in love with her childhood friend Akira Yonezawa since they were kids, but Hime only recently found out that Akira identifies as female. Although surprised, Hime offers her full support, and this is initially kept a ​secret between them for a few years, but Akira decides to start living as a girl full-time upon starting high school with Hime. However, since Akira garners a certain amount of attention, Hime takes it upon herself to aggressively stick up for Akira whenever necessary. Not wanting Akira to be singled out as an object of ridicule, Hime decides that her only option is to put herself in Akira's shoes.

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