| I'm working on creating a list of all anime characters that are non-binary, whether canonically or assumed so by fans. Here's what I have thus far: CRONA (Soul Eater) - Creator couldn't whether to make Crona male or female and in the end just never made a decision. Early translations just guessed Crona's gender and referred to them with those pronouns, but modern translations refer to Crona as they/them. HANGE ZOE (Attack on Titan / Shingeki no Kyoujin) - Creator has intentionally not clarified on Hange's gender, even going so far as to specifically advise translators not to gender Hange in any translations. In fact, early translations of the manga mistakenly referred to Hange with feminine pronouns and the creator actually had them go back and fix it. ASUKA YUU - (Hoshiai no Sora / Star Align) - Actually refers to themself as Non-binary (Gender X, technically) in canon! ***Gender X is the Japanese equivalent of non-binary. NATHAN SEYMOUR aka FIRE EMBLEM (Tiger & Bunny) - I'd have to go back and watch the show to confirm, but from what I remember Nathan was genderqueer coded and used the Japanese personal pronouns "watashi" and "atashi". ***Watashi is a gender-neutral polite personal typically only used by women in casual conversation, meanwhile "atashi" is a feminine casual pronoun typically only used by women. YUMENO KYUUSAKU aka Q (Bungou Stray Dogs) - Q's gender has never been specified in canon, but there's a chapter of BSD Wan where the other characters are trying to figure out Q's gender by watching to see which bathroom they use, only for them to use the gender-neutral "multi purpose toilet" typically reserved for elderly, children, and babies rather than the male or female toilets. KINO (Kino no Tabi / Kino's Journey) - Kino is not canonically non-binary, however many people feel that Kino is very strongly NB-coded. They spend most of the series as ambiguously gendered and are not, to my knowledge (I haven't watched the series yet), at all bothered by the fact that other people can't tell their gender or often assume that they're a boy. FUJIOKA HARUHI (Ouran High School Host Club) - Haruhi is not canonically non-binary, however a lot of people feel they're NB-coded since they don't seem to care at all about their own gender or how they are perceived -- they are at first assumed to be a guy and don't bother to correct anyone because they simply do not care. They then proceed to spend the rest of the series crossdressing as a guy and don't seem bothered by that at all. On the contrary, they seem perfectly fine with people assuming they're a guy all the time and treating them as such. ENVY (Fullmetal Alchemist / FMA Brotherhood) - While fans typically refer to Envy as he/him, no where in the series does it actually state that Envy is a guy. On the contrary, Envy's gender is never actually mentioned in the series. The only mention there is of Envy's gender is an official guidebook where they are supposedly referred to as non-binary/genderless. Envy also has the ability to shapeshift into whoever they please irregardless of gender, and their preferred form is one that is described as androgynous/genderless. RIMURU TEMPEST (Reincarnated as a Slime) - Originally a male human, Rimuru was reincarnated as a Slime, and all slimes are genderless. As such, despite the fact that Rimuru can transform into any species that they have absorbed, whatever species they transform into will always be genderless. Rimuru is usually referred to as either he/him or they/them by fans. INUKASHI (No. 6) - I haven't watched No.6, but from what I've read their gender is unknown and while other characters are depicted as trying to figure out their gender, no one actual knows. BOOGIEPOP (Boogiepop series) - Boogiepop is described as having an ambiguous appearance and voice, and seeming both masculine and feminine at the same time. Their actual gender, if they even have one, is unknown. THIRTEEN (My Hero Academia / Boku no Hero Academia) - For most of the series the creator kept their gender a secret -- this combined with the fact that there are two canon trans characters in this series led people to assuming Thirteen was non-binary, and while eventually they were revealed as a woman lots of fans still like to headcanon Thirteen as non-binary. INGA (Un-Go) - Inga sometimes appears as a young male and sometimes as an adult woman, though neither of these are their actual form -- they might not even have one. If they have a gender, it's unknown. So you could consider them to be genderfluid or just non-binary. PICCOLO JR (Dragonball Z/Super) - I know you're probably surprised by this one, but technically speaking Piccolo comes from a singularly gendered, asexually reproducing race. All Namekians may appear masculine but they are all one single gender. Likely, there isn't even a concept of gender on Namek. So, technically speaking, Piccolo is Agender. OROCHIMARU (Naruto/Shippuden/Boruto) - Originally Orochi was only NB-coded, but in Boruto it was pretty much confirmed during a conversation between Orochi and their son, when he asked them if they were his mother or father and Orochimaru replied, "There have been times when I was a man, and times, a woman ... Outside appearances don't matter. The will to uncover all truth ... That is the core of my being." TENOU HARUKA aka SAILOR URANUS (Sailor Moon) - Haruka is an androgynous character who has canonically been described as "both male and female". The creator of Sailor Moon has also confessed to drawing Haruka differently depending on whether they're wearing masculine or feminine clothing. OSANA NAJIMI (Komi-san can't Communicate) - Their gender is unknown. No one knows whether they're a guy or a girl, and everyone is pretty much OK with it (the only one who really mentions it is the Protagonist, and he drops it pretty quick). MOGUMO RYUUNOSUKE (Love Me for Who I Am) - Canonically identifies as non-binary! ENTIRE CAST OF HOUSEKI NO KUNI / LAND OF THE LUSTROUS - All the characters in the series are genderless. RADICAL ED (Cowboy Bebop) - Only NB-coded in the anime, but the live-action movie made them canonically non-binary. RANMA (Ranma 1/2) - The protag is a cisgender male who gets cursed to transform into a girl any time he touches hot water, and he transforms back with cold water. Functionally genderfluid, but he still identifies as male and wants to be rid of the curse. NEFERPITOU (Hunter x Hunter) - Neferpitou's gender is unknown and highly debated. Common topics are their androgynous but more feminine appearance and their using the more traditionally masculine personal pronoun, boku. ***Boku is usually considered masculine, but can also be used by girls -- particularly tomboys. FRANCOIS (Dr Stone) - Francois's gender is unknown and purposefully left ambiguous. SAPPHIRE (Princess Knight) - Sapphire was accidentally born with "the blue heart of a boy AND the pink heart of a girl". TENJOU UTENA (Revolutionary Girl Utena) - Utena is a girl who is obsessed with becoming a prince, has masculine hobbies/interests, and has a female love interest. For most of the series Utena has long, pink hair but eventually cuts it very short to the point that Utena gets mistaken for a guy. TACHIBANA HOTARU (Aoharu x Kikanjuu/Aoharu x Machinegun) - Tachibana is a masculine girl who has masculine interests and is often mistaken for a guy, and spends most of the series with the other characters under the impression that Tachibana is a guy. |
| Good list. I have a few more I'd add Asuka Miyazaki and the General (Seibetsu X)- autobiography, identifies as x-gender The General (Seibetsu X)- biography, identifies as x-gender Shuuji Misora (Shinanami Tasogare)- questioning gender identity Dareka/Someone/Anonymous (Shinanami Tasogare)- seemingly indifferent to gender Makoto Saotome (Watashi no Kanojo wa Otokonoko)- bigender, canon Yuuko Kanzaki (Watashi no Kanojo wa Otokonoko)- agender, canon Yuu Arima (Boy Meets Maria)- boy raised as girl, went back to being male-presenting but still has some feminine traits Hinase Arima (Seibetsu "Mona Lisa" no Kimi e.)- sexless, pressured to choose gender Tacto (A, A' (X+Y))- intersex, indifferent when asked what gender they wanted to choose Yuka Ayukawa (Blue Period)- more female-presenting but doesn't fully identify as female Oscar François de Jarjayes (Versailles no Bara)- girl raised as boy, nb coded Onashia, Aaeru, Yun (Simoun)- choose gender in magic spring, not everyone chooses a gender by the end Desmond (Carole & Tuesday)- intersex, started identifying more feminine when body changed Mermaid Sisters (Carole & Tuesday)- identify as neither male nor female Kalluto Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)- indifferent when gendered as male or female Apos (Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne)- intersex, says is neither male or female Nanachi (Made in Abyss)- gender ambiguous Hansel and Gretel (Black Lagoon)- can switch places and personalities, nb coded (I haven't seen/read the animes/mangas yet from the next few examples, so I may be wrong about these characters) Poppy Pesuyama (Jibun no Karada wo Yurusu made, Jitsuroku: Naku made Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita.)- autobiography, x-gender Leo Yabuki (Seibetsu nante Kimararenai!)- autobiography, gender questioning Mashiro Ichijou (Houkago Hokenshitsu)- intersex, male in real life, female in dream world Ayato Godwin (Magnolia)- sexless, pressured to choose gender Shion Watanabe (F. Compo)- gender ambiguous Mihaya Hayami (Tsurenai hodo Aokute Azatoi kurai ni Akai)- genderfluid (?) They- character is nameless (Silkscreen)- genderfluid (?) All angels (Wish)- genderless Ashura (RG Veda)- genderless Ruby Moon/Nakuru Akizuki (Cardcaptor Sakura)- genderless Hibiki Shikyouin (Pripara)- confirmed nb in interview (?) Subaru Kujou (Sakura Taisen)- gender ambiguous Ougi Oshino (Monogatari series)- seemingly identified as female then male (?) Taichi Amano (Yuureitou)- starts presenting more feminine partway through story Akihito Kanzaki (Devils' Line)- x-gender, canon (?) Minoru Aoi (Shounen Note)- genderfluid (?) Mokuba Ao (Quintet×Question)- x gender, canon Kanata Okitsu (Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu.)- x gender, canon Soutarou Akade (Bakemuko) genderfluid (?) Shija (Jigokuraku)- gender ambiguous Opera (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun!!)- gender ambiguous Ginshu (Amatsuki)- sexless (cursed- used to be male) Kuugen Tenko (Wagaya no Oinari-sama.)- forgot old gender, has male and female forms Inugami (Gugure! Kokkuri-san)- forgot old gender, has male and female forms Haji (Gintama)- gender ambiguous Daishikyou/Archbishop (Gintama)- gender-bending cult leader Kyuubei Yagyuu (Gintama)- girl raised as boy, nb coded (?) Rail (Baccano!- LN only)- indifferent to gender Astolfo/Rider of Black (Fate/Apocrypha)- nb coded Mordred (Fate/Apocryhpa)- disliked being female, may be trans boy not nb Enkidu (Fate/Grand Order)- gender ambiguous O.D. (Gatchaman Crowds)- genderless Uraume (Jujutsu Kaisen)- gender ambiguous Kuroumaru Tokisaka (UQ Holder!)- genderless Izana Shinatose (Sidonia no Kishi)- third gender Nagihiko/Nadeshiko Fujisaki (Shugo Chara!)- boy raised as girl, nb coded Mario (Mushikago no Cagaster)- no reaction when misgendered (?), may be trans woman Belial (Tenshi Kinryouku)- genderless Toki (Sentaku no Toki)- genderless Nanashi (Samurai 8: Hachimaru Den)- pressured to be more masculine and/or feminine Mizuki Akiyama (Vocaloid/Project Sekai/Petit Seka)- gender ambiguous that took longer than I thought it would |
| There is no good or bad anime. There is only anime you like and anime you dislike. |
| I forgot some Tsubasa (Boys Run the Riot)- genderfluid, canon Yoshino Takatsuki (Hourou Musuko)- may be trans boy or non-binary Hiro (Android wa Furimukanai)- would like to be an android so could change body parts to match gender Tatsuki Nakahara (Boku no Tsukuru Sekai)- nb dad Usumgallu (Duranki)- genderless (?) |
| There is no good or bad anime. There is only anime you like and anime you dislike. |
| Holy shit. That list is insane!! Thank you so much for sharing, seriously!! |
| no problem |
| There is no good or bad anime. There is only anime you like and anime you dislike. |
| I have a few more characters: Masanori Fuwa/Marie Claudia Campbell (Last Gender: Nanimono demo nai Watashitachi)- bigender, canon Kei Muroda (Okaeri Alice)- boy who gave up being a boy but also doesn't want to be a girl Fushi (Fumetsu no Anata e)- shape-shifting Shion Zaiden (RWBY: Hyousetsu Teikoku)- nb, canon (?) Laon (Laon)- gender ambiguous, gender-bending Kyuubey (Madoka Magica)- genderless, canon |
| There is no good or bad anime. There is only anime you like and anime you dislike. |
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