Best gender swap anime
Your Name. (2016) leads the gender swap list, with a community score of 8.3, ahead of Ouran High School Host Club. The 40 shows span 1979 to 2023, and 1 of them came out in the last five years. 24 of them carry the AniList tag "Crossdressing". Most are also comedy, romance, and school life. 38 are series and 2 are movies; the typical series runs 12 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on gender swap, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
Your Name.
Why it fits: AniList tags: Body Swapping, Gender Bending
Ouran High School Host Club
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
Black Butler: Book of Circus
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
Why it fits: AniList tags: Body Swapping, Gender Bending
Tokyo Ghoul:re
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Baka & Test - Summon the Beasts
Why it fits: AniList tags: Gender Bending, Crossdressing
Is This a Zombie?
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Recovery of an MMO Junkie
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Mayo Chiki!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Tokyo Ravens
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Arakawa Under the Bridge
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Princess Jellyfish
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crossdressing, Gender Bending
I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Infinite Stratos
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Fate/Apocrypha
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crossdressing, Gender Bending
The Eccentric Family
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crossdressing, Gender Bending
Saga of Tanya the Evil Movie
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
Motto To LOVE Ru
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
Gatchaman Crowds
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Ranma ½
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
Love Stage!!
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crossdressing, Gender Bending
To LOVE Ru Darkness 2
Why it fits: AniList tags: Body Swapping, Crossdressing
Kaiba
Why it fits: AniList tags: Body Swapping, Gender Bending
Aoharu x Machinegun
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crossdressing, Gender Bending
Valvrave the Liberator
Why it fits: AniList tag: Body Swapping
Wandering Son
Why it fits: AniList tags: Gender Bending, Crossdressing
Romeo x Juliet
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crossdressing, Gender Bending
Kämpfer
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
Maria†Holic
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Boogiepop and Others
Why it fits: AniList tag: Body Swapping
Hayate the Combat Butler!!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
If Her Flag Breaks
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Gender Bending
The Rose of Versailles
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crossdressing, Gender Bending
Birdy the Mighty: Decode
Why it fits: AniList tags: Body Swapping, Gender Bending
Red Data Girl
Why it fits: AniList tag: Body Swapping
Dr. Stone: New World Part 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crossdressing
Questions about gender swap anime
What is the best gender swap anime?
By AniVids' ranking, Your Name. comes first, followed by Ouran High School Host Club and Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun.
What are the newest and oldest gender swap anime on this list?
The newest is Dr. Stone: New World Part 2 (2023) and the oldest is The Rose of Versailles (1979).
How many gender swap anime are there?
AniVids has 179 gender swap titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 163 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.