Boys Run The Riot

r/mangarecommendations · Looking for BL or queer manga recs for a 12 year old.

It's not BL, but Boys Run the Riot is about a trans guy in high scool that isn't out to most people, who then bonds with a transfer student and then the two focus on opening an online fashion brand together. I haven't finished it quite yet, but I'm enjoying it so far! It's not a romance and there's no adult content, but there are some depictions of bullying (which is obviously portrayed as a bad thing, like it should be.) The story is really about people trying to figure out how to be themselves in a world that doesn't want that, which is a good message at any age but I would think especially

r/mangarecommendations · Need something to read!!

Boys Run the Riot

r/mangarecommendations · Looking for serious gender-swap manga

The one im reading right now is a manwha called Whos That Girl, which is kind of bullshit but interesting.  Ive read a lot of them, i can tell you some just even so you know what to stay away from. The gag ones that are less heinous are star-crossed!! and yamada-kun. But theyre both unserious and go off the tracks before actually resolving literally anything. 1/2 prince seems like it would be promising but never follows through on its premise and makes the lead more feminine over time. Ouran high school kind of has a crossdressing thing but its not bodyswap and its also a gag manga. So cute i

r/mangarecommendations · Skilled & Passionate Leads

you HAVE to read look back!!! some other recs too: chihayafuru (karuta) nodame cantabile (piano/conducting/music in general) (i recommend the anime for this one personally due to the subject) blank canvas: my so-called artist’s journey (art) mystery to iu nakare (mystery-solving but also kinda sociological and philosophical concepts) witch hat atelier (witchcraft) skip beat (acting) otomen (knitting, sewing, cooking… it’s about a manly-looking dude who actually has very feminine interests) your lie in april (music) (another one where the anime is probably better due to the medium) th