Queer Horror Manga
Manga
LGBTQ+ characters in horror manga. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.
Not all are great representations. A couple are not listed as horror on MAL but I thought they were horror-adjacent.
Queer Horror Anime List: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31015
Not all are great representations. A couple are not listed as horror on MAL but I thought they were horror-adjacent.
Queer Horror Anime List: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31015
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
Puella Magi Madoka★Magica
Manga, 3 vol, 2011
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Author:-
Madoka Kaname (lesbian?) (protagonist)
Homura Akemi (lesbian) (main)
Sayaka Miki (bi) (main)
Kyouko Sakura (lesbian) (main)
Kyuubey (genderless) (main)
Homura Akemi (lesbian) (main)
Sayaka Miki (bi) (main)
Kyouko Sakura (lesbian) (main)
Kyuubey (genderless) (main)
Manga, 11 vol, 2015
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Satou Matsuzaka (lesbian) (protagonist)
Shio Koube (lesbian) (main)
Daichi Kitaumekawa (bi) (supporting)
Sumire Miyazaki (lesbian) (supporting)
Shio Koube (lesbian) (main)
Daichi Kitaumekawa (bi) (supporting)
Sumire Miyazaki (lesbian) (supporting)
Devilman Lady
The Devil Lady
Manga, 17 vol, 1997
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Jun Fudou (bi) (protagonist)
Asuka Lan/Ran (intersex girl and lesbian) (main)
Aoi Kurosaki (lesbian) (supporting)
Asuka Lan/Ran (intersex girl and lesbian) (main)
Aoi Kurosaki (lesbian) (supporting)
Manga, 5 vol, 2012
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Marshall Cruel/Marshall Zankoku (intersex woman) (supporting)
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
The Summer Hikaru Died
Manga, ? vol, 2021
Me:-
Author:7
Yoshiki Tsujinaka (gay) (protagonist)
Hikaru Indou (gay or aroace) (main)
Hikaru Indou (gay or aroace) (main)
Manga, 2 vol, 1995
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Osamu (gay) (protagonist)
Kimera (intersex man and gay) (main)
Kianu (gay) (supporting)
Kimera (intersex man and gay) (main)
Kianu (gay) (supporting)
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2007
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Rin Asogi (bi) (protagonist)
Mimi (lesbian) (main)
(Name removed for spoilers) (agender and intersex) (main)
Mimi (lesbian) (main)
(Name removed for spoilers) (agender and intersex) (main)
Manga, ? vol, 2008
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Author:-
Rin Asogi (bi) (protagonist)
Mimi (lesbian) (main)
(Name removed for spoilers) (agender and intersex) (main)
Mimi (lesbian) (main)
(Name removed for spoilers) (agender and intersex) (main)
Fata Morgana no Yakata: Anata no Genten ni Itaru Monogatari
The House in Fata Morgana
Light Novel, 5 vol, 2014
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Author:-
(Name removed for spoilers) (intersex man) (main)
(originally a visual novel)
(originally a visual novel)
Fata Morgana no Yakata: Anata no Hitomi wo Tozasu Monogatari
The House in Fata Morgana: The Veil Over Your Eyes
Manga, 5 vol, 2014
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Author:-
(Name removed for spoilers) (intersex man) (main)
(originally a visual novel)
(originally a visual novel)
Manga, 9 vol, 2010
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Author:7
Taichi Amano (genderfluid? and bi) (protagonist)
Tetsuo Sawamura (trans man and bi) (main)
Doukurou Marube (bi) (supporting)
Tetsuo Sawamura (trans man and bi) (main)
Doukurou Marube (bi) (supporting)
Manhwa, 8 vol, 2016
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Bum Yoon (bi) (protagonist)
Sangwoo Oh (gay) (main)
Sangwoo Oh (gay) (main)
Houkago Hokenshitsu
After School Nightmare
Manga, 10 vol, 2004
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Mashiro Ichijou (genderfluid, intersex, and bi) (protagonist)
Manga, 2 vol, 2020
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Author:7
Seiji Sada (gay) (protagonist)
Touya Mamiya (gay, gray ace, and gray aro) (main)
Touya Mamiya (gay, gray ace, and gray aro) (main)
Novel, 2 vol, 2008
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Saki Watanabe (bi/pan) (protagonist)
Satoru Asahina (bi/pan) (main)
Maria Akizuki (bi/pan) (main)
Shun Aoyama (bi/pan) (main)
Satoru Asahina (bi/pan) (main)
Maria Akizuki (bi/pan) (main)
Shun Aoyama (bi/pan) (main)
Shinsekai yori
From the New World
Manga, 7 vol, 2012
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Author:-
Saki Watanabe (bi/pan) (protagonist)
Satoru Asahina (bi/pan) (main)
Maria Akizuki (bi/pan) (main)
Shun Aoyama (bi/pan) (main)
Satoru Asahina (bi/pan) (main)
Maria Akizuki (bi/pan) (main)
Shun Aoyama (bi/pan) (main)
Shingeki no Kyojin
Attack on Titan
Manga, 34 vol, 2009
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Author:-
Krista Lenz (lesbian) (supporting)
Ymir (lesbian) (supporting)
Hange Zoë (non-binary and bi) (supporting)
Ymir (lesbian) (supporting)
Hange Zoë (non-binary and bi) (supporting)
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru - Episode 7: Requiem of the Golden Witch
Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 7: Requiem of the Golden Witch
Manga, 9 vol, 2011
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(Name removed for spoilers) (trans woman?) (main)
Manga, 14 vol, 2011
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Shuu Tsukiyama (bi) (supporting)
Nico (trans woman?) (supporting)
Nico (trans woman?) (supporting)
Manga, 16 vol, 2014
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Tooru Mutsuki (trans man and gay?) (main)
Big Madam (trans woman?) (supporting)
Big Madam (trans woman?) (supporting)
Manga, ? vol, 2018
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Author:-
Pingtsi (lesbian) (supporting)
Quanxi (lesbian) (supporting)
Cosmo (lesbian) (supporting)
Long (lesbian) (supporting)
Quanxi (lesbian) (supporting)
Cosmo (lesbian) (supporting)
Long (lesbian) (supporting)
Shoujo Tsubaki
Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show
Manga, 1 vol, 1984
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Author:6
Kanabun (intersex girl and bi) (supporting)
Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
Magical Girl Raising Project
Light Novel, ? vol, 2012
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Shizuku Ashuu/Weiss Winterprison (lesbian) (supporting)
Nana Habutae/Sister Nana (lesbian) (supporting)
Souta Kishibe/La Pucelle (gender-bending boy) (supporting)
Nana Habutae/Sister Nana (lesbian) (supporting)
Souta Kishibe/La Pucelle (gender-bending boy) (supporting)
Mahou Shoujo Site
Magical Girl Site
Manga, 16 vol, 2013
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Kiyoharu Suirenji (trans girl) (supporting)
Mirai Nikki
Future Diary
Manga, 12 vol, 2006
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Aru Akise (gay) (supporting)
Mao Nonosaka (lesbian) (supporting)
Mao Nonosaka (lesbian) (supporting)
Uzumaki
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
Manga, 3 vol, 1998
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Author:9
All snails (intersex) (supporting)
Ma no Kakera
Fragments of Horror
Manga, 1 vol, 2013
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Author:7
(Chapter 7: Nanakuse Magami)
Magami Nanakuse (cross-dressing man) (main)
Magami Nanakuse (cross-dressing man) (main)
Manga, 10 vol, 2008
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Seiko Shinohara (lesbian) (supporting)
Light Novel, 2 vol, 1998
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Shiki Ryougi ("genderfluid") (protagonist)
Manga, ? vol, 2010
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Shiki Ryougi ("genderfluid") (protagonist)
Manga, 3 vol, 2018
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Author:5
Akira Nitta (trans girl) (protagonist)
Kaede Akase (lesbian) (main)
44 (lesbian?) (minor)
Kaede Akase (lesbian) (main)
44 (lesbian?) (minor)
Kyochuu Rettou
The Island of Giant Insects
Manga, 6 vol, 2014
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Author:-
Ayumi Matsuoka (lesbian) (main)
Mami Miura (lesbian) (main)
Mami Miura (lesbian) (main)
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly
Manga, 1 vol, 1995
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Author:6
Haruko "Ririko" Hirukoma (bi) (protagonist)
Michiko Hada (bi) (supporting)
Michiko Hada (bi) (supporting)
Manga, 13 vol, 2007
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Author:7
Chaplin "Peacock" Sukegawa (trans woman) (supporting)
Teizokurei Daydream
Ghost Talker's Daydream
Manga, 10 vol, 2000
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Haru Isa (intersex woman) (supporting)
Manga, ? vol, 2018
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Author:7
Kuroda "Kuro" (gay but in denial) (protagonist)
Kazuma "Mura" Murasaki (gay) (main)
Kazuma "Mura" Murasaki (gay) (main)
One-shot, ? vol, 2014
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Author:6
Trucker (bi) (protagonist)
Hitchhiker (gay) (main)
William "Will" Marx (gay) (minor)
Hitchhiker (gay) (main)
William "Will" Marx (gay) (minor)
Koisuru Meiga
The Masterpiece I Love
Manga, 2 vol, 2019
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Author:7
(Ch 13: Girl Holding a Cat)
Mari (lesbian) (protagonist)
Sara (lesbian) (main)
(only this chapter is horror)
Mari (lesbian) (protagonist)
Sara (lesbian) (main)
(only this chapter is horror)
