Gay anime characters

Since anime encompasses all of Japanese animation, there's a large span of genres and thousands of different character types. That means there are subsections of anime dedicated to telling LGBTQ stories and prominently featuring queer characters. But even in other genres, where you might not expect to see as much representation, like shonen, there are still quite a few examples.

Are they Yes, yes they are. These are the best gay characters in video games. While you may know some of them, or several more character examples not included, like Revolutionary Girl Utena, there's probably at least one character that will be a surprise to you. All of these characters are confirmed either by official sources related to the source material or by the canon itself.

This one is for anyone who has seen Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and wondered if any of those guys were gay: yes, and it's Dio Brando. The primary antagonist was confirmed to be bisexual in an interview with series creator Araki. To characters of the show, the confirmation probably came as no surprise considering his close relationship with Enrico Pucci though that relationship being gay isn't canon.

Other than being bisexual, Dio Brando is anime known for his cruelty, ambition, and convoluted methods for staying alive. Like everyone else in the show, he has a high sense of drama and flair that, while it doesn't make up for his actions, gay he's a welcome addition to the anime villains' club.

His character page confirms that Tiger gay "formerly female" before transitioning. Otherwise, he's not treated any differently than the rest of his team for his identity, nor did that all-female team reject him. He still wears the same uniform just as easily: he's truly a man comfortable with his masculinity.

My Hero Academia also featured a trans woman in the League of Villians, Big Sis Magne, whose misgendering was corrected by other characters. It's nice to see trans representation in such a big series, especially when it's treated as just a casual fact of the world. Despite being an older series, Ghost in the Shell had a bisexual protagonist.

In the manga, she's intimate with both men and women throughout the course of the story. That aspect isn't as explicit in the anime, but it's still noticeable for those who know the source material. These video game characters definitely fit that bill. The openness of her identity makes sense with the story's themes of what it means to have an inhuman body that can be completely changed.

All in all, Motoko is a fully formed and explored character whose sexuality is as much a part of her as that inhuman body, and this makes her representation stand up to time.

The Best LGBTQ Characters in Anime

Anime fans will be less familiar with this character than the manga fans, but both will have seen Sukuna's right hand at this point in the story. While the official English translation has the character using gendered pronouns, it's likely that the characters in the story don't know either way, since they have an androgynous appearance.

Overall, the fanbook is the best source for this character's gender being non-binary. Since they're so old, gender is probably something they stopped paying attention to anyway.