List of animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2015–2019

For the list of 1960s–1990s series, see List of animated series with LGBTQ characters. For the list of 1990 series, see Animated series with LGBTQ characters: 1990s. For the list of 2000s series, see Animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2000s. For the list of 2010s series, see Animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2010s. For the list of 2020s series, see Animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2020s.

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The years of 2015 to 2019 saw the number of LGBTQ characters, building upon progress from 2010 to 2014, in animated series increase, changing the landscape when it came to representation. This includes series such as The Loud House in 2016, OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes in 2017, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power in 2018, and Twelve Forever in 2019. The latter three shows were praised for their LGBTQ representation, ^[1] progressive characters and storylines, ^[2] and queer characters. ^[3] Additionally, LGBTQ characters appeared in Macross Delta , Kiznaiver , Mysticons , Craig of the Creek , Castlevania , and Carole & Tuesday . In 2019 alone, LGBTQ characters were featured in shows such as Twelve Forever , Hazbin Hotel , The Dragon Prince , Danger & Eggs , gen:LOCK , and Astra Lost in Space .

This list only includes recurring characters, otherwise known as supporting characters, which appear frequently from time to time during the series' run, often playing major roles in more than one episode, and those in the main cast are listed below. LGBTQ characters which are guest stars or one-off characters are listed on the pages focusing exclusively on gay (in animation and anime), lesbian (in animation and anime), bisexual (in animation and anime), trans, pansexual, asexual, non-binary, and intersex characters.

The entries on this page are organized alphanumerically by duration dates.

2015

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
2015	Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA	October 13, 2015	Shino Sasaki	Lesbian	A beautiful girl, she first met Akari Holmes Kanzaki at a food stand where they share a leaf pie. She is romantically obsessed with Akari [4] even engaging in violence in an effort to make Akaria end her relationship with Aria due to her jealousy. [5] She also stalks Akari, even taking pictures of her in a swimsuit or when changing.	Japan
	Yurikuma Arashi	January 5, 2015	Kureha Tsubaki		The main protagonists of the series are presented as having various sexual encounters and romantic relationships as the growth of hatred towards bears grows within Kureha who lost her girlfriend, Sumika and her mother, Reia by the hands of them. [6] [7] about why her mother and Sumika died. [8] As such, she accepts bears even more and becomes one herself, embarking on a romantic relationship with Ginko. [9]
			Sumika Izumino
			Ginko Yurishiro
			Lulu Yurigasaki
			Yurika Hakonaka
	Chivalry of a Failed Knight	October 10, 2015	Nagi "Alice" Arisuin	Trans woman	Alice is a first year student and Shizuku's roommate. She is a transgender woman. [10] She has the ability to control shadows with her device, the Darkness Hermit. Her Noble Arts include Shadow Bind, Shadow Walk and Shadow Spot. Alice is a very nice person, though she does sometimes tease others.
	Sound! Euphonium	April 8, 2015	Reina Kousaka	Lesbian	In this series, Reina and Kumiko love each other. While they never explicitly say they love each other, the conversations, looks, and touch between them indicates their romantic feelings for each other. [11]
			Kumiko Oumae
	Himouto! Umaru-chan	July 23, 2015	Kirie Motoba		Kirie is a classmate who is introduced as a petite girl with frightening eyes that scare others and that watches Umaru intensely. She is portrayed as shy along with being in love with Umaru. [12] [13] She considers Ebina a rival for Umaru's affections.
	Mikagura School Suite	April 6, 2015	Eruna Ichinomiya		Eruna is the main character of the story. She is a somewhat dimwitted girl who has a romantic interest in girls and as a result spends much of her time playing dating simulation visual novels on her portable device. [14] She enrolls into Mikagura Private Academy after her cousin Shigure recommends it to her, largely due to wanting to be able to meet Seisa Mikagura whom she developed a strong interest in.
	Show by Rock!!	April 5, 2015	Retoree		A Golden Retriever dog girl who has long blonde ears and a ribbon in her hair. She is the smart girl in the group and uses her smartphone anytime, making her shy and unsociable, even as she appears to have a crush on Cyan, the protagonist. [15] [16]
	Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid	October 10, 2015	Charlotte Scharsen		The series first antagonist. She has a harem of Extars (other girls) - called the Adel ("nobility") - that she uses all at once when fighting her opponents. [17] She strives to bring Mermaid under her thumb, [18] [19] [20] but is later seduced as a willing puppet Governor by Momoka. [21]
			Kasumi Shigure		Kasumi is the commander of Wärter who is opposed to Charlotte's despotic regime over Mermaid's residents. [17] [22] She is in a relationship with Hibiki has been so traumatized by her experience at Mermaid that she refused to leave her room. She decided to join the fight at the very end with the purpose of not letting anyone else suffer the same way she did, apologizing to Kasumi for leaving her fight alone the whole time.
			Hibiki Kenjo
			Mamori Tokonome		Mamori and Mirei are in a romantic/sexual relationship. [23] [22] Mirei states that she would've had no reason to live if she hadn't met Mamori. In one of the OVA shorts, it was revealed that Mirei used to be in a relationship with Momoka, the second antagonist.
			Mirei Shikishima
		October 17, 2015	Meifeng Sakura		A crafty girl who speaks Kansai dialect and is often seen wearing a partial cowboy outfit. She often holds bets and scams in order to make money which she can use to activate her Extar ability in the form of a golden mech suit. [22] The use of her power consumes both the money and her clothes, leaving her in the nude when her power shuts off. She also seems to like observing Mamori and Mirei when they drive.
		October 24, 2015	Rain Hasumi		Rain and Lady J are passionate lovers. [24] [22] Lady J is able to transform into a motorbike without her partner's aid. When both girls' Extar forms are combined, they turn into a powerful jet.
			Lady J
		October 31, 2015	Akira Hiragi		The benevolent Governor of Mermaid, and the founder of Wärter (German for "keeper(s)"), the island's peace-keeping force. While believed by everyone on the island to be the only male resident on Mermaid, she is actually a woman asked by her mother to act like a man in order to stay safe. [23] [25] For physical protection, her mother also provided her with an artificial Extar named Sri. [22] Only Torino and Mirei knew her true gender until she was exposed by Momoka. In an earlier episode, "To Believe," with Mirei knocked out, Mamori has Akira drive with her in order to stop the terrorists, briefly exposing her identity to Mirei before leaving the scene. Furthermore, supplemental material revealed she was in a relationship with a woman named Haruka (who was her first Extar) in college, a relationship she still longs for as Mermaid's Governor.
			Genderqueer
		November 28, 2015	Momoka Sagara		The series' second antagonist. [23] She harbored a deep hatred of Mirei for "abandoning" her, [26] as shown in the episode "Takeover," which turned her into a homicidal maniac, and has volunteered herself for further enhancement; they enable her to transform her chosen Extar into any weapon of her choice and absorb A Virus carriers to enhance her Arm's power. [27] [22] It was revealed at the end of the series that she and Mirei were in a past relationship whilst they were Soldiers. In one of the OVA shorts, their relationship was confirmed to be sexual.
		December 5, 2015	E9		E9 is one of the soldiers who have infiltrated Mermaid's Wärter. [28] In Episode 10, she sexually assaults other girls using a mysterious power to inspect their bodies.
2015-2016	Durarara!!×2	January 10, 2015	Mairu Orihara	Bisexual	The twins Mairu and Kururi, [29] the sisters of the series' antagonist Izaya Orihara, are openly bisexual characters, [30] [31] having crushes on male characters, while being opposites, but still work together. [32] [33] They also appear in Durarara!! . [34]
			Kururi Orihara
2015–2017	Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans	October 4, 2015	Yamagi Gilmerton	Gay	He's in love with another male, Norba Shino, claiming he'd rather die together with his love than to live without him. [35]
		December 18, 2016	Norba Shino	Bisexual	A captain, he acts like a joker, [36] and is a slightly flamboyant eccentric who's suggested to reciprocate another boy's romantic affections, in episodes like "If This Is the End." In a radio broadcast, his voice actor, Murata Taishi, confirmed him as bisexual, having feelings for Yamagi and various women. [37]
2015–2018	Dragon Ball Super	May 7, 2017	Kale	Possibly Lesbian	Kale is a Saiyan from Universe 6 and her feelings towards her best friend, Caulifla, are very ambiguous. [38] When Caulifla transforms into a Super Saiyan, Kale smiles and blushes. In the same episode, Kale gets jealous, thinking that Caulifla wants to be with Cabba more than with her and then attacks him. [39] Despite calling Caulifla 'sis', as is common among close Gang and Military members, she slips up and openly refers to Caulifla as her 'one and only' in the Tournament.
2015–2019	One-Punch Man	November 22, 2015	Puri-Puri-Prisoner	Gay	Puri-Puri-Prisoner is a flamboyant, muscular gay hero who gets put in prison for taking an interest in and attacking other male heroes and criminals, thus the name. [40]
	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	January 18, 2015	Jackie-Lynn Thomas	Bisexual	Jackie-Lynn and Marco start dating in the episode "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown", [41] but ended their relationship in the episode "Sophomore Slump" due to Marco's feelings for Star. [42] In the episode "Britta's Tacos", it is revealed that Jackie has a relationship with a French girl named Chloé. As such, it is clear that Jackie is bisexual. [43] [44]	United States
2015–2020	We Bare Bears	September 9, 2015	Various couples	Lesbian	In episode "Charlie", an invitation website called "CaveShare" shows an image of a lesbian couple hanging out with each other. Another episode "Ralph" depicts the other couple going camping. In "Crowbar Jones", there are some lesbian couples watching Grizzly's movie in the Bears' yard, and in the other episode "Bear Lift", Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear act as the taxi cab carrying the newlywed brides. [45]
2015–present	Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?	July 31, 2019	Apollo	Bisexual	Apollo is bisexual as he has many male members of his familia that he loves [46] and also shows sexual desire towards Bell Cranel, a male adventurer. [47] [48] In addition, when he was in heaven he was besotted with the female goddess Hestia, much to her disgust. [47]	Japan

2016

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
2016	Flip Flappers	October 6, 2016	Cocona	Lesbian	Cocona and Papika realize their love for each other during a fight with Cocona's mother in the episode "Pure Howling." Each episode of the show focuses on "homosexual tropes" and gives an insight into "Cocona's coming-to-terms with her suppressed sexuality," part of the show's focus on gender identity struggles of queer people. [49]	Japan
			Papika
	Kiznaiver	April 10, 2016	Honoka Maki	Bisexual	Honoka is in love with a girl named Ruru and wants a romantic relationship with her, as shown in the show's sixth and seventh episodes. [50] [51] Maki later has feelings for a male friend named Yuta and their attractions toward each other are reciprocal. [52] [53]
			Ruru	Lesbian	Ruru fell in love with Honoka and sought a romantic relationship with her, as noted in the show's sixth and seventh episodes, but later died, something which Honoka regrets. [50] [51]
	Keijo	October 27, 2016	Mio Kusakai		She is known to be a lesbian who flirts with other girls, often engaging in molestation. [54] [55]
	The High School Life of a Fudanshi	August 17, 2016	Yūjirō Shiratori	Gay	Yūjirō is a gay effeminate crossdresser with a liking toward men, [56] as indicated in episodes such as "Everyone's Fun Times," with strong "female power." [57]
	Yuri on Ice	October 6, 2016	Viktor Nikiforov	Gay or Bisexual	Throughout the story, Yūri and Victor are shown to have a growing relationship, [58] and in episode 7, "China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate," they kiss. In episode 10, "Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!," Yūri buys them matching rings, which Viktor refers to as 'engagement rings'. Both characters' exact sexualities remain ambiguous throughout the series.
			Yūri Katsuki
		November 23, 2016	Seung-Gil Lee	Gay	In the official character information, as well as said by Kubo Mitsurou, Seung-Gil is described as not liking women even though he is a "handsome skater." [59]
2016–2018	Voltron: Legendary Defender	June 10, 2016	Takashi Shirogane		Shiro and Adam were romantically involved before the start of the Kerberos mission, as shown in the episode "A Little Adventure" and others. [60] However they broke up. Shiro went into space and several years later Adam dies fighting the Galra. However, the epilogue at the end of the eighth and final season, shows Shiro being married to Curtis, a background character introduced in Season 8. The two shared an on-screen kiss in the episode "The End is the Beginning."	United States
			Adam
			Curtis
2016–present	My Hero Academia	April 3, 2016	Yawara "Tiger" Chatora	Trans man	Although not mentioned in the story, the author stated in the character introduction that "Yawara was formerly female until he took a trip to Thailand." [61] [62] As such, Yawara is a trans man.	Japan
			Kenji "Magne" Hikiishi	Trans woman	She had a male body, but she preferred to be referred to as a female by her friends. [62] As such, she is a trans woman.
	Super Lovers	April 6, 2016	Haru Kaido	Bisexual	Haru Kaido was formerly a player who dated numerous women, but eventually falls for his stepbrother Ren Kaido as shown in the episode "Forest Green." [63] Ren himself has been in love with Haru since he was young and has shown no interest in women.
			Ren Kaido	Gay
		May 11, 2016	Kiyoka	Trans woman	Seiji Takamori, better known as Kiyoka, runs a bar/cafe with her high school classmate, [63] [64] Haru, is transgender and appears to prefer men. [65] She once confessed to Haru in the episode "Cloudy Sky," and been turned down. She also has transgender friends as shown in the episode "Marine Blue."
	The Loud House	May 2, 2016	Luna Loud	Bisexual	Luna shows attraction to Hugh, Lincoln's tutor, in "Study Muffin", and sends a love letter to a girl named Sam in "L is for Love". [66] [67] [68] Sam seems to feel similarly about Luna as shown in the latter episode. Sam Sharp appears to reciprocate Luna's feelings in that episode and others, with Lori describing them as beginning to date in the episode "Racing Hearts," though neither character calls their excursion a date throughout the episode. [69] [70] [69]	United States
			Sam Sharp	Lesbian
		July 20, 2016	Howard and Harold McBride	Gay	Howard and Harold are the adoptive fathers of Clyde McBride, who is the best friend of protagonist Lincoln Loud. Howard and Harold are overprotective of their son and shower Clyde with attention. They are the first pair of married male characters to be depicted on a Nickelodeon series. [71] [72] [68]
		July 21, 2016	Dana Dufresne	Trans woman	She first appeared as the host (and judge) of a beauty pageant in "Toads and Tiaras" and reappeared in the episode "Gown and Out" in August 2018. Maddie Taylor, who does voice over for the character, revealed in August 2019 that the character had transitioned from a man to a trans woman, like herself, and said that the character would return in another episode within season 4. [73] [lower-alpha 1] However, Season 4 concluded on July 23, 2020 and no such episode or even appearance of Dana was shown.
		February 15, 2020	Lainey	Lesbian	Lainey, one of Lynn's roller derby team members, is dating a girl named Alice. [74] [lower-alpha 2]
			Alice

2017

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
2017	Danger & Eggs	June 30, 2017	D.D. Danger	Lesbian	D.D., the protagonist, is an imaginative thrill seeker, and her best friend, a lawful good, safety-first anthropomorphic egg named Phillip, with both experiencing a series of enjoyably chaotic adventures as "they do stuff". On July 27, 2020, show creator, Shadi Petosky described the show as about a "gender-free female lesbian child and her giant large-gamete friend," referring to D.D. Danger and Phillip. [lower-alpha 3]	United States
			Reina		She is a femme "brown-skinned energetic creative" who likes to build with her hands and is empowered by the world around her, as described by her voice actor, Jasika Nicole. [75] [76] She is also the best friend of one of the protagonists, DD, who she is very loving with. [77]
			Milo	Agender	In the fifth episode, the two protagonists, DD Danger and Phillip, meet Milo, who uses they/them pronouns. [78] In the following episode, they form a band with DD and Philip named the Buck Buck Trio and play a music festival together. [79] [75] [76] Tyler Ford, an agender model and speaker is the voice of Milo, said they loved that their character, is an "accurate representation" of them. [75]
	Fate/Apocrypha	July 9, 2017	Astolfo (Rider)	Genderqueer	Astolfo, while genetically and biologically male, likes to cross-dress, and has been described as androgynous. [80] He is willing to allow other characters to believe him to be either gender without objection, and has had relationships with women in the past, while also harbouring romantic feelings towards the series' male protagonist, Sieg, shown in the episode "Knight of Rebellion."	Japan
				Bisexual
		July 9, 2017	Mordred (Saber)	Trans man	Mordred, while biologically female, refers to himself exclusively using male pronouns, and as the "son" of Arthur, and expressing his desire to become a King. He aggressively denies being a woman, threatening to attack his own master if he refers to Mordred as such after he initially misgenders him. [81]
	Fuuka	January 6, 2017	Makoto Mikasa	Gay	He is a handsome man who is openly homosexual. [82]
	Kado: The Right Answer	April 7, 2017	Shun Hanamori		He is Kojiro Shindo's coworker and roommate. He is clingy to Shindo and once has a conversation with Tsukai regarding her feelings for Shindo, during which he reveals his deep romantic feelings for Shindo but chooses to support Tsukai's feelings for Shindo. [83]
	Kakegurui ××	July 1, 2017	Sayaka Igarashi	Lesbian	Sayaka is only shown to be interested romantically in Kirari, explicitly stating as much. [84] In both the manga and anime, it is revealed that Kirari returns Sayaka's affections. Kirari in turn, has not shown romantic interest to any other character in the series, indicated in episodes like "The Woman By Her Side."
		July 8, 2017	Kirari Momobami
		August 12, 2017	Midari Ikishima		Midari is said to be a person who is not enamored by men, and loves women. [84] Midari states that she is searching for the perfect woman, one comparable to Kirari, saying that she only wants to be killed by a woman, as she says in the episode "Refusing Women." In the main storyline, Midari has been portrayed as being sexually attracted to Kirari and Yumeko; in spin-offs, she has expressed sexual attraction towards Ririka (actually Mary in disguise) and various other female characters.
	Love Tyrant	April 6, 2017	Yuzu Kichougasaki	Bisexual	She has a crush on her half-sister, Akane Hiyama, [85] but later in the series she develops feelings for Seiji Aino, as indicated in the show's ninth episode. [86] [87]
	Made in Abyss	July 7, 2017	Nanachi	Ambiguous	Nanachi is a Hollow with somewhat rabbit-like features. Although generally presumed to be female by others, Nanachi uses gender-neutral pronouns, and the writer has left Nanachi's gender intentionally ambiguous. The official English translator of Made in Abyss had also chosen to use gender neutral pronouns. [lower-alpha 4] Given that the changes made to survivors of the curse are random, it's possible that Nanachi may not actually have a gender at all.
	Nanbaka	February 1, 2017	Ruka Gojou	Gay	Ruka Gojou loves beauty and refers to himself as a "queen" while stating he is different from Kiji who he deems an "okama" and denies he is queer. [88] He also seems to have some attraction towards men, as he blushed when Honey, a pretty boy, who complimented his looks in the episode "You are Weak."
				Genderqueer
	NTR: Netsuzou Trap	July 5, 2017	Yuma Okazaki	Bisexual	The story centers around two high school girls named Yuma and Hotaru who each have a boyfriend but secretly cheat with each other. [89] Yuma cannot explain the feeling she gets around Hotaru, which eventually leads her to believe that their relationship may be more than just a friendship. In the final episode, "Why Did It Take Me This Long to Realize?," Yuma finally realizes that Hotaru has had feelings for her all along and confesses her love for her. [89]
			Hotaru Mizushina
	Seven Mortal Sins	April 14, 2017	Leviathan (Envy)	Lesbian	She becomes instantly infatuated with Lucifer upon the latter's arrival in Hell and makes herself into the fallen angel's sidekick. [90] She is therefore continuously jealous of Maria because she receives the better part of Lucifer's attention, though the two are quite capable of working together if it serves Lucifer's interests. [91]
	Symphogear AXZ	July 1, 2017	Cagliostro	Trans woman	She used to be a man who was a swindler known for his endless lies, before being granted a perfect body by Saint-Germain, becoming a trans woman, as noted in the episode "Last Resort." [92] Cagliostro has since sworn to never lie about her feelings.
			Prelati		She also used to be a man who indulged in luxury and pleasure, before being granted a perfect female body by Saint-Germain, following his defeat at her hands in the episode "Last Resort." [92] Prelati has since sworn to become an earnest researcher, but sometimes lets her preference for fun get in the way of her work.
2017–2018	Freedom Fighters: The Ray	December 8, 2017	Ray Terrill "The Ray"	Gay	Ray, a gay superhero, [93] and John go to a bar where Ray fails to ask a man on a date. [94] As Ray struggles with his recent unemployment and avoids coming out to his conservative parents, the Ray from Earth-X [95] emerges through a breach and hands the cortex off to his Earth-1 counterpart, along with his powers, before succumbing to his injuries. In Episode 3, John and Ray go back to the bar and Ray strikes up a conversation with the man, Jacob, with the latter becoming his lover.	United States
			Jacob
			John Trujillo "Black Condor"
	Kirakira☆Pretty Cure à la Mode	March 5, 2017	Cure Macaron	Lesbian	The magical girl duo flirt with each other, and in the 25th episode's battle, Chocolat's confession of her love for Macaron helped their relationship reach an apex. Carlos Cadorniga of Crunchyroll compared the duo to Sailors Uranus and Neptune. [96]	Japan
			Cure Chocolat
	Mysticons	August 28, 2017	Zarya Moonwolf		The show's creator, Sean Jara, confirmed the two as a couple, noting that only one version of the episode was created and that the show's creative team fought for a kiss, but lost even though they managed "to keep the integrity of the love story." [97] [98] In later tweets, Jara said there is a "beautiful love story" between Zarya and Kitty in the show, referring to the interactions between the two characters in episode 37 ("The Princess and the Pirate"), stated the importance of showing "love between LGBTQ characters on TV," and said that the kiss was cut from the episode because of "systemic homophobia" in the kids television industry, crediting Rebecca Sugar for making strides. [98] He then opined on the continual battle for more LGBTQ representation, cited an Entertainment Weekly article about LGBTQ representation in cartoons, [lower-alpha 5] praising those that fight for more representation behind the scenes. Later, Jara said that they treated the Kitty and Zarya relationship "like all the other relationships in the show." [99] He added that while he was nervous and aware of possible roadblocks, Matt Ferguson, the show's director, supported it.	Canada
			Kitty Boon
2017–2019	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes	August 1, 2017	Nick Army	Gay	Ian Jones-Quartey confirmed that Nick Army and Joff are a couple on Twitter. [lower-alpha 6] They marry in the show's final episode, "Thank You for Watching the Show."	United States
			Joff
			Lord Boxman	Pansexual	He has feelings for Professor Venomous, who was his loving partner in the past. [lower-alpha 7] Ian Jones-Quartey confirmed to a fan on Twitter that the character is pansexual. [lower-alpha 8] On October 13, 2020, Jones-Quartey confirmed that Professor Venomous and Lord Boxman were married at the end of the series. [100]
			Enid	Bisexual	A bisexual secret witch and ninja [101] who is in love with Red Action. [lower-alpha 9] [69] In the episode, "We Messed Up", when Enid sees Mr. Gar has a picture of KO's mom when she was younger, she eagerly asks who the babe is, and when Enid and K.O. are biking to Rad's house in "Hope This Flies", Enid's helmet has a peace sign sticker colored like the bisexual pride flag. Enid also has possible romantic feelings toward Elodie. [102] Red Action and Enid shared a kiss at the end of the episode, "Red Action 3: Grudgement Day", in the show's final season. On October 13, 2020, Ian Jones-Quartey stated that Red Action and Enid "run a dojo together and kiss" after the end of the show. [103]
			Gregg	Non-binary	Gregg is a minor character in the series, usually loitering around the plaza with Red Action and Drupe. Ian Jones-Quartey confirmed them as non-binary on Twitter. [104]
			Radicles "Rad"	Genderfluid	In response to fans, Toby Jones implied that Rad's gender was fluid. [lower-alpha 10]
			Red Action	Lesbian	She is in a relationship with Enid, with their first date in the episode "Back in Red Action," [lower-alpha 11] becoming a more committed couple as the show progressed. [lower-alpha 12] In a Reddit Q&A with Ian Jones-Quartey, a fan asked about a rumor that Kali Hawk's character, Red Action, was gay, and asked the same for Enid being bisexual. Ian replied, "True and True". [105] Yellow may also be her ex-girlfriend. [lower-alpha 13] On October 13, 2020, Ian Jones-Quartey stated that Red Action and Enid "run a dojo together and kiss" after the end of the show. [103]
		August 2, 2017	Bobo	Agender	In Twitter, Ian Jones-Quartey confirmed that Bobo is agender. [104]
		August 17, 2017	Professor Venomous	Bisexual	Ian Jones-Quartey confirmed that this character is bisexual, when asked by a fan, but is not non-binary. [lower-alpha 14] On October 13, 2020, Ian Jones-Quartey confirmed that Professor Venomous and Lord Boxman were married at the end of the series. [100]
		November 3, 2017	The Hue Troop	LGBTQ	As Ian Jones-Quartey worded it, the entire Hue Troop are "LGBT characters." [lower-alpha 15]
	Too Loud	July 9, 2017	Desiree [lower-alpha 16]	Trans woman	In the episode "Slumber Party Sneak-In," she plots with her sister, Sara, to dress up as a girl in order to go to a slumber party. The rest of the girls find this out, the console her, accepting, and deciding they like her no matter whether she is a trans girl named Desiree or as a closeted boy. [106] [107]
2017–2020	My Little Pony: Equestria Girls	November 17, 2017	Sunset Shimmer	Ambiguous	Although Sunset was described as bisexual by Katrina Hadley, assistant director on My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree and co-director of Equestria Girls, she also stated that this is open to interpretation, [lower-alpha 17] similar to what she said about people who shipped Rarity and Applejack. [lower-alpha 18] As such, Sunset is ambiguously LGBTQ.
2017–2021	Big Hero 6: The Series	November 20, 2017	Felony Carl	Gay	On Twitter, Jessie Juwono, supervising director of Big Hero 6, confirmed that Felony Carl and Globby are in love in the episode "Krei-oke Night". [lower-alpha 19] In addition to that, Globby has also shown interest in women and tried to ask a woman out on a date.
			Globby	Bisexual
	DuckTales	August 12, 2017	Everyone	LGBTQ+	On March 17, 2021, two days after the broadcast of the series finale, storyboard artist Sam King responded to a Tweet by admitting that, although she did not wish to "become "Word of Board Artist" on every headcannon and ship [not confirmed in the show's universe; specifically, LGBTQ+ ones]", she would permit fans to "assume I think every character except, like, Lunaris, is LGBTQIA+ in some shape or another". [lower-alpha 20]
		April 4, 2020	Indy Sabrewing	Gay	Debuted in the season 3 episode "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!" Indy and Ty are the guardians of Violet Sabrewing and the foster fathers of Lena De Spell and are semi-recurring characters in the show. [108] The characters had no dialogue throughout the series.
			Ty Sabrewing
		March 9, 2019	Lieutenant Penumbra	Lesbian	In the Season 3 episode "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!", Penumbra goes out for coffee with Launchpad McQuack but tells him that she is not interested in him because she "doesn't want to date an Earth... male". This reveals that she is a lesbian alien, according to Samantha King, a writer for the episode. [lower-alpha 21] King wished it had been more overt and said that people should continue to ask for better representation. [lower-alpha 22]
2017–present	Big Mouth	September 29, 2017	Jay Bilzerian	Bisexual	He has shown various moments of being sexually attracted to women as well as Matthew, even sharing a kiss with one another after Jay stated the phrase, "Hey, man, a mouth's a mouth". [109]
			Shannon Glaser		Shannon is the mother of Jessi Glaser. [110] Despite already being married to her husband, Greg, she is shown to be secretly cheating on him by dating Cantor Dina Reznick, another woman, as shown in the episode "Everybody Bleeds." [111] Dina is a recurring character in the show and Shannon's love interest.
		September 29, 2017	Matthew MacDell	Gay	Matthew is a flamboyantly gay student with a love of drama and spreading gossip. Aiden is Matthew's boyfriend introduced in the Valentine's Day special, "My Furry Valentine." [112] In one episode, "Smooch or Share," he kissed Jay Bilzerian, one of the series protagonists, during a game.
		February 8, 2019	Aiden
		October 4, 2019	Ali	Pansexual	Ali gives a lesson in what pansexual means, which some says "oversimplifies the relationship between private parts and gender identity," although her existence as a character has been praised as putting Big Mouth "ahead of most television representations of sexual expression." [113]
	Castlevania	July 7, 2017	Alucard	Bisexual	Alucard, a half-vampire and son of Dracula, becomes friends with a man named Taka and a woman named Sumi during the third season. Near the season-finale, Taka and Sumi have sex with Alucard. After that, they betray Alucard and try to kill him, who in self-defense ended killing both. He was later confirmed as bisexual on Twitter by Sam Deats, one of the series directors. [lower-alpha 23]
		March 5, 2020	Striga	Lesbian	Striga and Morana are members of the Council of Sisters who are introduced in season 3. Warren Ellis noted they have been a couple for a long time. [114]
			Morana
			Taka	Gay	Taka is a young Japanese man introduced in the third season episode "The Reparation of My Heart," and near the season-finale, he and Sumi have sex with Alucard. [115] After that, they betray Alucard and try to kill him, who in self-defense ended killing both. The series doesn't show nor mentions if he felt attracted by any woman before dying.
	Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid	January 11, 2017	Riko Saikawa	Lesbian	Kanna's primary school classmate who is initially hostile towards her but soon develops a crush on her (which later becomes the running gag in the series). In Episode 6, it is hinted that Kanna in turn reciprocates, wanting a relationship similar to Tohru and Kobayashi, [116] but her feelings still remain ambiguous.	Japan
			Tohru		Tohru falls in love with Kobayashi after she saved her and starts living in her flat as a maid. Tohru and Kobayashi's relationship is described as a 'mundane family type' one whilst taking care of the young dragon Kanna. [117] While the show is ambiguous with Kobayashi's side of feelings, [58] the manga continuation confirmed in Chapter 48 that Kobayashi began returning Tohru's feelings in a more romantic nature. Later in Chapter 97, she privately admits to Tohru that she has feelings for her, after the subject of marriage arose.
	Pete the Cat	December 26, 2017	Syd	Gay	Sally Squirrel's fathers who first appeared in the New Years' special. [118] They are voiced by openly gay actors Jim Parsons and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.	United States
			Sam

2018

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
2018	Anima Yell!	October 7, 2018	Kon Akitsune	Lesbian	Best friend of Kotetsu and classmate of Kohane, she confesses to her crush thanks to the help of the Cheer Club. [119]	Japan
	Asobi Asobase	August 5, 2018	Tsugumi Aozora	Genderqueer	Tsugumi is a classmate who the Pastimers think is male. [120] She kisses Kasumi in the tenth episode, later confirming they like her romantically.
				Bisexual
	Banana Fish	July 5, 2018	Ash Lynx		Ash has slept with men and women during his time as a prostitute. He mainly has relationships with men such as Eiji, [121] while dealing with childhood trauma from molestation. [122] While has a close relationship with Eiji, he admitted in one episode that he had a relationship with a girl who was killed "under suspicion of being his girlfriend." [123] They share the same room, emotionally support each other, and kiss at one point in the media. After Ash's death, Eiji does not marry or date anyone else.
			Eiji Okumura	Gay
	Bloom Into You	October 5, 2018	Riko Hakozaki	Lesbian	Riko and Miyako are confirmed in Episode 7 to be in a lesbian relationship. [124]
			Miyako Kodama
			Yuu Koito		Yuu Koito is a girl who loves shoujo manga and hopes to encounter a confession but when she finally does, feels nothing and doesn't respond. [125] She soon becomes friends with Touko who also has received confessions but felt nothing from them. Eventually, Touko begins to have feelings for Yuu and confesses to her, [126] and she is shown reciprocating. [127]
			Touko Nanami
			Sayaka Saeki		Sayaka is Nanami's best friend from first grade and she had a crush on her. [128] In one episode, Sayaka recalls how she dated a girl in middle school, only to find that she wasn't taking it seriously, after which she fell for Touko. [124] In the following episode, she has a brief run-in with her ex-girlfriend, managing to say her piece to her. [129]
	Boarding School Juliet	October 13, 2018	Charteux "Char" Westia	Bisexual	The male protagonist, Romio, discovered that Char was in love with Juliet, the female protagonist, in the episode "Romio and Princess Char." [130] [131]
	Citrus	January 6, 2018	Yuzu Aihara	Lesbian	Yuzu is a self-proclaimed gyaru who becomes Mei Aihara's older stepsister and had never dated. [132] [133] Mei is the beautiful and serious Student Council President who is stern, cold and composed, but has a short temper, and appears deadpan. [134] Mei was briefly the fiancé of her male homeroom teacher, until Episode 2. At first, Yuzu dislikes Mei, due to her aloof and manipulative attitude, but later Yuzu resented her after kissing her and tries to understand her attraction to Mei. [135] While the two of them have had very intimate moments with each other, for a time Yuzu thought it would be in Mei's best interests if she didn't pursue her romantically, feeling that Mei needed a sister more than she needed a lover. However, she grows to love her, eventually admitting that she wanted to be with Mei. [132] After both confessing their true feelings for each other she starts dating Mei in the show's final episode.
			Mei Aihara	Bisexual
			Kayo Maruta	Lesbian	Kayo is a vice-president of the student council who is close to her crush, Mitsuko, the sister of Harumi. [136]
		January 27, 2018	Himeko Momokino		Himeko is the Student Council vice-president and Mei's childhood friend and current right hand. She is in love with Mei and is very possessive of her, becoming jealous when Yuzu enters her life. [137] [138]
		February 17, 2018	Matsuri Mizusawa		She is Yuzu's childhood friend who lived close to her before she moved to the Aihara residence, and a second-year in middle school. Upon visiting Yuzu, she reveals that she has feelings for her and tries swaying her away from Mei, who she considers her rival. [139] Like Mei, she tends to be manipulative. [140] [141]
		March 10, 2018	Sara Tachibana	Bisexual or Pansexual	She confesses to Mei she loves her, [142] [143] but also tells Yuzu that she does not care about the gender of the person she falls in love with. [144] [145]
	Comic Girls	April 5, 2018	Koyume Koizuka	Lesbian	She has a crush on Tsubasa Katsuki, liking both her "masculine" and "feminine" sides. [146] Koyume never knew the feeling of love before meeting Tsubasa and was unable to draw male characters until she started basing them on her. [147] In episode 5, Ruki Irokawa finds out about Koyume's crush and convinces her to go on a date with Tsubasa and Koyumi plans to confess to her, but does not do so. In later episodes of the series, she expresses her attractions, sometimes in perverted ways. [148]
	Cutie Honey Universe	April 8, 2018	Naoko Sukeban		Despite her rough looks and personality, she has a crush on Cutie Honey and is, as a result, quite jealous of Natsuko "Nat-chan" Aki, Honey's friend. [149] During Panther Claw's assault on Saint Chapel, in revenge for the death of her entire gang and in order to protect Honey, she intercepts a deadly attack by Snake Panther and covers Honey and Natsuko's escape, apparently at the cost of her own life. [150] However, thanks to her toughness she returns to take part in the final fight to Sister Jill, and later joins Honey at their rebuilt school. [151]
	Darling in the Franxx	January 27, 2018	Ikuno		In episode 18, Ikuno comes out to Ichigo and confessing that she loves her, emphasizing how much time she had to suffer because of her feelings for another girl. [152]
		March 31, 2018	The Nines	Genderqueer	Although their piloting system is also a "couple" of a boy and a girl, throughout the show their squad is positioned as an "alternative" to traditional heterosexual relationship, and the leader of the Nines even several times lectures on the meaninglessness of gender differences. [153] [154] Previously, he also openly notes his bisexuality, being attracted not only to Ichigo, but also to Hiro as a "cute boy".
				Bisexual
	Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.	October 5, 2018	Takato Saijou	Gay	Takato, an experienced actor, loses the "World's Sexiest Man" title to a new, and rising actor, named Junta Azumaya, both in "the center of a scandal" in this anime, [132] based on a yaoi manga series of the same name. Soon Junta confesses that he has strong romantic feelings for Takato and coerces him into a sexual relationship against Takato's will. [155] Despite this, Takato finds himself moved by Junta's actions and persistence and has since established a genuine romantic relationship with him.
			Junta Azuyama	Bisexual
	Devilman Crybaby	January 5, 2018	Ryo Asuka (Satan)	Intersex	Ryo Asuka is a genderless angel who is Akira Fudo's best friend, while Akira is the protagonist. Akira was the first person to show him kindness, causing him to become deeply attached. [156] Near the end, Ryo remembers he is Satan, an intersex fallen angel who fell out of favor with God when he challenged God's authority for killing the demons and replacing them with humans. [157] Satan set out to start a war between humans and demons and was reborn as a male. He fell in love with Akira and subconsciously had him turned into a devilman (a demon human hybrid) to ensure he would survive the war and be by his side. By the end of the series, Satan realizes he loves Akira despite having previously believed love did not exist and cries and mourns Akira's death. [58] Akira is in a relationship with a woman, but his feelings towards Ryo have been described as homoerotic. [158]
				Gay
			Akira Fudo	Bisexual
			Moyuru Koda	Gay	Moyuru is a track athlete and a devilman; Junichi is his boyfriend. As they have sex, Moyuru turns into a demon and kills Junichi, much to his grief. [159]
			Junichi
	Crossing Time	April 9, 2018	Tomo	Lesbian	During Episode 1, Tomo confessed her love for her best friend, Ai after having brief discussions about love interests. [160] Ai is left confused but Tomo ensures her that she should take her time when responding to her confession. [161] In Episode 12, Ai is still unsure on how she should respond, often viewing the atmosphere and place as "ruining the mood". Tomo then starts to have doubts and regrets about her confession to Ai and hence, tries to inform Ai otherwise. However, Ai refrains her from doing so and states that she should give her some time to think and that no matter who confesses to her, she would still feel the same way. As the train passes by, Tomo expresses her love for her once again much to Ai's embarrassment.
	Happy Sugar Life	July 14, 2018	Satō Matsuzaka	Bisexual or Pansexual	Satō is depicted as a person who has no prejudices in sexual preferences, and her only canonical love interest is the girl Shio. [162] And although the sexual part of their relationship is still questionable, [163] [164] including at the end of Episode 10 where Satō and Shio share an on-screen kiss after their wedding vows, [165] the manga repeatedly emphasizes the romantic basis of Satō's feelings. At the same time, the nature of Shio's feelings remains partially ambiguous. [166] The anime ends with Shio implying she could adopt Satō's way of life and her view on love. [167]
			Shio Kōbe	Lesbian or Pansexual
		August 4, 2018	Sumire Miyazaki	Lesbian	Sumire reveals that she has a crush on Satō while blushing over sniffing Satō's work uniform at the end of the show's fourth episode. [168] In the following episode, she confesses to Satō about her obsession with her and wanting to be more closer to her, with Satō seeing this as a threat, so she kisses Sumire and tells her she loves her, so Sumiri will not pry into her life any further. During Episode 11, Sumire is seen somewhat helping Satō in disposing evidence of Shouko's murder, seeing this as a way to spend time with Satō.
	Kase-san and Morning Glories	June 9, 2018	Yui Yamada		Kase-san and Morning Glories is the debut OVA release of Hiromi Takashima's ongoing yuri series about a high school romance between the clumsy, flower-adoring Yamada and the exuberant Kase, the school's track and field star. [169]
			Tomoka Kase
	Lupin the Third Part V	May 16, 2018	Albert d'Andrésy	Gay	He is a mysterious man who knows of Lupin's past, having been one of his partners in crime in the past. He is shown to be homosexual, as he is shown in his debut episode, "His Name is Albert," to be with his boyfriend, who is stated to be a photographer named Tickey whom he has been with for a while, as noted in the episode "Who Has the Black Notebook?" [170] Lupin comments that his taste in men doesn't change.
	Magical Girl Ore	March 25, 2018	Sakuyo Mikage	Lesbian or Pansexual	Sakuyo fell in love with her childhood friend Saki Uno. [171] At first she thought that she felt jealous of her brother who Saki admired. However, as they started spending more time together Sayuko discovered that her feelings for Saki were more profound, she was determined to protect her, but also to never confess. [172] However, Sayuko was forced to come out in a situation of crisis and so she stopped hiding her attraction. Sakuyo stated at the end of the seriesthat she wouldn't care if Saki was a woman, man, dog or even an amoeba, so long as it would be her, she would love her. [173]
			Mohiro Mikage	Gay	Mohiro has a crush on Saki Uno but only when she appears in her male, bodybuilder form. [174]
			Michiru Ogawa	Lesbian	Michiru, an idol singer who can transform into a magical girl, tries to hide her true feelings and has a crush on Ore. [175] At the same time, while Ruka, her co-star, has a crush on her, even peeping on her when she's changing, and can also transform into a magical girl.
			Ruka Kiryu
	Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood.	October 5, 2018	Akari Amano		Akari meets Sophie Twilight, a vampire, in the forst, is entranced, and takes up residence at Sophie's house. [176] However, Sophie doesn't like her peaceful life being disrupted by Akari's affection and is not sure how to deal with a spastic Akari. [177] [178]
			Sophie Twilight
	Nomad of Nowhere	March 16, 2018	Skout		Skout, the show's lesbian [179] protagonist, cares about Captain Toth, her superior, throughout the series. She has a crush on her, which has been officially confirmed. [180] [181] Trying to inspire confidence in her superior, she is often the voice of reason for Toth, who is a rule-oriented and may like Skout too, [182] despite the fact she is occasionally dismissive, causing fissures in their relationship.	United States
	Revue Starlight	August 9, 2018	Mahiru Tsuyuzaki		The anime follows the developments between an all-female cast of main characters, and it is heavily implied that Mahiru has a crush on her roommate, Karen. [183] [184] In episode 5, Mahiru's feelings of jealousy culminate during her clash with Karen. While they fight, Mahiru asks Karen through song if she remembers throwing "Love's Wicked Pitch" at her. At the end of the episode, Mahiru asserts to herself that she loves her. [185]	Japan
	Spiritpact	February 23, 2018	You Keika	Gay	You is a fortune-teller and Tanmoku is an exorcist. You dies in an accident but is contacted by Tanmoku; they develop an alliance to fight evil spirits together, and their relationship eventually develops into something deeper. [186]	China
			Tanmoku Ki
	Super Drags	November 9, 2018	Donizete		The series follows the adventures of Donizete, Patrick, and Ralph, three gay friends working in a department store, [187] who are also drag queen superheroes, named Scarlet Carmesim, Lemon Chifon, and Safira Cyan are the Super Drags, and are responsible for protecting the LGBTQ community. [188]	Brazil
			Patrick
			Ralph
	Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online	April 22, 2018	Pitohui "Pito"	Bisexual	In episode 12, after revealing that she is Elsa Kanzaki, [189] she kisses the main character Karen on the lips and flirts with her. [190] M/Goshi Asogi, who is her manservant and in love with her, [191] warns Karen that Elsa goes through men and women relatively quickly.	Japan
		June 9, 2018	Clarence		In episode 9, Clarence, a fellow GGO player, is dying and Karen demands Clarence give up her remaining magazines. Clarence demands a kiss in exchange and reveals she is female (and chose an androgynous avatar) and that she is bisexual. [192]
	Our Maid is Way Too Annoying!	October 5, 2018	Tsubame Kamoi	Lesbian	Tsubame Kamoi has displayed romantic attraction to young girls, hence why she decided to take a maid job in the household of the protagonist Misha. [193] On numerous occasions, she has opened up about her past problems in dating girls because of her early menstruation development. She also has the desire to marry Misha when she is able to gain her approval.
		November 9, 2018	Midori Ukai		In Episode 6, Misha encounters Midori Ukai, a former JASDF lieutenant [194] who fell in love with Tsubame and developed a masochistic obsession with her. [195] Although Tsubame does not return her feelings, in Episode 8 Misha states that if they were to get married, with Midori's riches and Tsubame's maid expertises, they would make a perfect couple. [196]
	Zombie Land Saga	October 4, 2018	Lily Hoshikawa	Trans woman	Lily is a prodigious transgender child actress. [197] [198] She died from a heart attack caused by occupational stress and mental shock upon growing facial hair. Lily doesn't seemed displeased at the idea of being a zombie, because to her it means that she can be a child forever, preventing her from further experiencing the anxiety and gender dysphoria, as a trans girl, that previously ended her life.
2018-2019	Golden Kamuy	June 11, 2018	Kano Ienega		Originally named Chikanobu Ienaga, she is a trans woman and former doctor who feeds on the flesh of her victims to become youthful and beautiful. [199] She debuts in Episode 11 of the anime and is part of "The Abashiri Convicts". Her character has been criticized for being an "evil beauty-obsessed trans woman," the series only trans character, with one reviewer stating that her villainy "revolves around her obsession with enhancing her own body," meaning that there are "transphobic overtones to Kano's motivation." [199]
	{Rail Zeppelin} Grace note	December 31, 2018	Waver Velvet	Gay	Waver, previously from Fate/Zero, is gay because he loves former Servant Iskandar, and has an obsession with seeing him again, with his regrets likely coming out of romantic feelings for Iskandar. As such, his arc is about a gay man "coming to terms with a lost love." [200]
2018–2020	16 Hudson	August 21, 2018	Paul		Main character Luc is adopted by Paul and Bayani, making 16 Hudson the first preschool show to feature a main character with two dads. [201]	Canada
			Bayani
	The Hollow	June 8, 2018	Adam		One of the protagonists of the series, Adam, a Hispanic boy, is revealed to be gay in season 2. In episode 2 of that season, "Hollow Games," he comes out to Kai, another of the show's protagonists, explaining he is gay and that Mira, a female protagonist is "not his type." [202] [203] Prior to this, in the trailer for Season 2 the LGBT pride flag was seen in his room, leading some fans to speculate he was gay. In the first season, he also shown no interest in Mira when she kissed him. [204] On August 31, 2020, it was announced that the series was cancelled. [lower-alpha 24]
	Mo Dao Zu Shi	July 9, 2018	Mo Xuanyu		Mo Xuanyu is an eccentric young man who faces ostracism from his family due to his homosexuality and the incestuous feelings he nurtures for his half-brother. Wei Ying is the reincarnated spirit of a deceased aristocrat, who is reborn into the body of Mo after being summoned by him. He falls in love with Lan Zhan, who knew him since his previous life and loved him since then. This Chinese anime (or donghua ) plays down the physical dimension of the men's relationship due to censorship, but the manhua (Chinese manga) is more daring in this respect. However, the two men are portrayed as living as a couple, and even raising the child together, across media. [205]	China
			Lan Zhan
	She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	November 13, 2018	Adora	Lesbian	Adora and Catra were childhood friends turned enemies who did not know how to express their feelings toward each other. Throughout the series, there are romantic tensions between them, especially after Adora defects to the Rebellion in season one. In the show's fifth season, after Adora and her friends save Catra, in the episode "Save the Cat," from Horde Prime, Catra joins the Rebellion, beginning her redemption arc. In the series finale, "Heart Part 2," Adora and Catra confess their love toward each other and kiss, with their love saving the planet of Etheria (and the universe) from Horde Prime's destructive plan, peace reigning over the universe. In the aftermath, Adora and Catra become a couple. According to series creator Noelle Stevenson, this romantic arc, known as "Catradora" by fans, was planned since the beginning of the series, [206] working together with the crew, and they had a framework in place, with a plan for Catra and Adora to "reconcile in the last season," building to that goal throughout the show. [lower-alpha 25]	United States
			Catra
			Bow	Trans or Bisexual	In a Twitch stream on June 9, 2020, Molly Ostertag stated that she doesn't believe that Bow or Glimmer are heterosexual, a sentiment that series creator Noelle Stevenson concurred with. [207] In the last episode of the show's final season, "Heart Part 2," Bow and Glimmer kissed, making their relationship canon, while Adora imagines Bow and Glimmer in a long-term relationship, possibly even married. Some have said that Bow and Glimmer are bisexual, which would imply that Glimmer had a crush on Adora or Bow had a crush on Seahawk, while others have stated that Bow is trans, after he was wearing a binder in the episode "Shadows of Mystacor." The latter is a fan interpretation that Stevenson is "very fond of." [208]
			Glimmer	Bisexual
			Entrapta		Entrapta is a skilled but reckless inventor and princess of Dryl, who is one of the most knowledgeable people on First Ones' tech in Etheria. Entrapta first sees Hordak, head of the Horde, as her work partner, and reunites with him in the show's last season, with both walking off together in the show's final episode. Their relationship confirmed as canon by series creator Noelle Stevenson [207] [lower-alpha 26] and character designer Rae Geiger. [209] [210] According to Stevenson, Entrapta "sees humanity in everything" [211] and had "lots of robot boyfriends and girlfriends," along with her relationship with the ship, Darla, in "some capacity." [207]
			Light Hope	Lesbian	Light Hope is a magical entity composed entirely of light, the guardian of The Crystal Castle, and Etherian version of the Sorceress who acts as a mentor and advisor to She-Ra in her battle against Hordak and the Horde. Mara, on the other hand, was the last She-Ra before Adora, sent to Etheria with Light Hope to study the planet's magic, later learned that Light Hope had been reprogrammed by the First Ones to fire a massive weapon at the heart of the planet. In attempting to stop the weapon from going off and hiding the planet in another dimension, she lost her life. On August 17, 2020, Stevenson confirmed that Light Hope and Mara were in love, a development cheered by fans and Shane Lynch, a writer and script coordinator for the show. [lower-alpha 27]
			Mara
			Netossa		Netossa and Spinnerella "Spinny" are a couple and both members of the Princess Alliance by the beginning of the series, a group composed of magical girls that oppose Hordak. [212] The show's creator, Noelle Stevenson confirmed that in "Mer-Mysteries" Netossa and Spinnerella were on a date and were already married. [213] In the show's final season, Netossa and Spinnerella kiss in the episode "Save the Cat" and Netossa confirms that she and Spinnerella are married in "An Ill Wind."
			Spinnerella
			Rogelio	Gay	They are childhood friends who are part of Adora's team before she defected to the Rebellion. They later defected from the Horde, with Lonnie, at the end of Season 4. While show writers originally teased at their romantic relationship, with a locker even saying saying "R ❤ K" at the bottom, presumably Rogelo's locker, as shown in the episode "Moment of Truth," in the episode "Stranded," Scorpia tells Swift Wind that Kyle has a crush on Rogelio before cutting herself off. Showrunner Noelle Stevenson confirmed their relationship, adding that Lonnie is also part of it, implying a possible polyamorous throuple. [lower-alpha 28]
			Kyle
			Scorpia	Lesbian	According to series creator Noelle Stevenson, the relationship between Scorpia and Perfuma is subtle, and was developed "through the course of the show." [214] A few days after Season 3 was released, Scorpia voice actress Lauren Ash and Catra voice actress AJ Michalka speculated that Scorpia and Catra would spend time together, with Ash even reportedly creating a comic series titled "Scorpia and Catra's Adventures." [215] Additionally, in the episode "Princess Scorpia," Scorpia's two moms are shown in a picture near her bed, holding an infant Scorpia, while character designer Rae Geiger was confirmed that Perfuma was "read as a trans woman" but it was not written into the show's canon. [216]
			Perfuma
			Sea Hawk	Bisexual	In the episode, "In Perils of Peekablue," Sea Hawk and Mermista hide behind a bar from some people who Sea Hawk has upset by setting their ships on fire. These include Admiral Scurvy, his crew, other patrons, and Falcon, the latter who Noelle Stevenson confirmed as Seahawk's ex. [lower-alpha 29] In the same episode, Mermista, who is in a relationship with Sea Hawk, [210] is implied to have an ex she is hiding from as well. Mermista also was shown to be attracted to Adora's She-Ra form as well, leading some to say she is bisexual.
		May 15, 2020	Falcon	Gay
		April 26, 2019	George		It was revealed at New York Comic Con on October 4, 2018, [217] by Aimee Carrero (Princess Adora / She-Ra) [218] that main character Bow has two dads. [219] They first appear in the season two finale, "Reunion," where it's revealed that they are historians, living in a library in the Whispering Woods. They are initially unaware that Bow has been helping in the Rebellion. They make a brief appearance in the episode "Return to the Fright Zone" in the show's final season.
			Lance
		August 2, 2019	Huntara	Lesbian	In her debut in the episode "Huntara," Huntara was seen flirting with a waitress in a bar. She also may have a crush on Adora, who may also have a crush on her, and has been described by some as butch. [220]
		November 5, 2019	Double Trouble	Non-binary	Showrunner Noelle Stevenson described them at New York Comic Con 2019 as a "nonbinary shapeshifting mercenary"," who debuted in "The Valley of the Lost" episode. [221] They are voiced by Jacob Tobia, a non-binary person. [220] Double Trouble reappears for brief periods in the show's final season, posing as "Peekablue," a male prince.
	Star Wars Resistance	October 7, 2018	Orka	Gay	Orka and Flix run the Office of Acquisitions on the Colossus, with Orka doing the negotiations. [222] Justin Ridge, an executive producer for the show, said that its safe to call them a couple, adding "they're absolutely a gay couple and we're proud of that" on the Coffee With Kenobi podcast. [223] [224]
			Flix
	Transformers: Cyberverse	November 2, 2018	Acid Storm	Non-binary	Acid Storm is a Seeker and member of the Decepticons. While initially conceived as male, in the series itself, despite Acid Storm having a female voice actress, the character has often switched back and forth between "male" and "female" Seeker models in episodes 14, 15, 16, and 17. Commenting on this, writer Mae Catt said this was just something Acid Storm liked to do. [lower-alpha 30]
2018–present	Big City Greens	June 27, 2018	Alexander	Gay	In Tumblr, series creator Chris Houghton confirmed that Alexander and Terry are a couple, [225] although protagonist Cricket Green does not seem to realize that they are gay throughout the series. Alexander is loud, rather effeminate and bossy, and Terry is silent and an introvert. They both appear to be hanging out each other in a few episodes such as in "Gridlocked", "Fill Bill", "Barry Cuda", and "Trailer Trouble". They are shown to be living together in the episode "Spaghetti Theory". Alexander is voiced by John Early, an openly gay actor.
			Terry
	Craig of the Creek	April 16, 2018	Tabitha	Lesbian	In their debut episode "The Curse", Tabitha refuses to go college and wants to spent a few times with Courtney, making Courtney blushed and they're holding hands in the end. [226] In "The Haunted Dollhouse", they have feelings for each other which is confirmed and they kissed in the end.
			Courtney
		December 16, 2019	Angel	Agender	One of the characters, Angel, is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. They are voiced by Angel Lorenzana who is a storyboard artist and writer for the show, who identifies as agender and uses the same pronouns. [lower-alpha 31] In later tweets, they added that their "cartoon self" used they/them before themselves, gave a shoutout to the show's crew, and said that while this is a small contribution to LGBT representation, they hope "fans can take comfort knowing that there's also non-binary people working behind the scenes" on every of the show's episodes.
	Disenchantment	August 17, 2018	Princess Bean	Bisexual or Pansexual	Princess Bean has shown attraction to both men and women. In the season 3 episode "Last Splash", she shares a same-sex kiss with the mermaid Mora. [227] Moira is helpful in getting Bean to Steamland. [228] In the previous season, Bean was shown to enjoy "the company of mermaids." [229] Earlier in the series, Elfo, a male elf, was Bean's love interest. [230] As such, some critics have said that Bean is either bisexual or pansexual. [231]
			Odval	Gay	It's hinted that Odval and Sorcerio are secretly in a relationship, in the Castle Party Massacre episode, as they secretly host a magic and sex cult when King Zøg is away. IndieWire reviewer Michael Schneider wrote that Sorcerio and Odval have been "a couple for a long time." [232]
			Sorcerio
	The Dragon Prince	November 22, 2019	Amaya	Lesbian	Amaya is a deaf maternal aunt of Callum and Ezran who communicates in sign language, [233] and commander of a Katolian outpost at the Breach. Janai is a Sunfire Elf warrior and the younger sister of their queen Khessa. On February 28, 2020, Devon Giehl, lead writer of The Dragon Prince, said that the writers intended for the romantic interest between Amaya and Janai to start at the end of season 3, and explicitly confirmed them as lesbian characters who like each other. [lower-alpha 32]
			Janai
			Kazi	Non-binary	After the release of the third season, the official Dragon Prince Twitter account revealed that Kazi, the Sunfire Elf sign language interpreter, goes by they/them pronouns. [lower-alpha 33]
			Runaan	Gay	In the third season it is revealed that Runaan, the leader of the assassins and father figure to Rayla, [234] is married to a male elf named Ethari. [235]
			Ethari
	Summer Camp Island	July 7, 2018	Puddle	Non-binary & Genderqueer	Puddle is an alien who uses they/them pronouns and their husband, Alien King, is the king of their planet. [236] [237]
			Alien King

2019

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
2019	Astra Lost in Space	July 3, 2019	Luca Esposito	Intersex	Luca, in the anime and manga Astra Lost in Space, is an artist and talented engineer on board the Astra. He was raised as and mostly identifies as a boy, and comes out as intersex halfway through the story, in the episode "Secret," not considering himself a man or a woman. [238] His characteristics imply he most likely has Klinefelter's or a milder type of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, and was described by Michele Liu of Anime News Network as "unique" since Luca is a main character which is born intersex rather than "altered by sci-fi space diseases or external influence," with Liu also describing Luca as bisexual. [200]	Japan
	Carole & Tuesday	April 10, 2019	Dahlia	Ambiguous	Agent and parent of 16-year-old Angela, a famous model. [239] Dahlia is of indeterminate gender due to the influence of the Martian environment as shown in the fifth episode. They display characteristics of both sexes. [240]
			Desmond		Highly respected and solitary artist who is "androgynous," saying this is the case because of the radiation that falls on Mars, noting they were "originally a man but am turning into a woman," feeling emotionally as a man and woman at the same time. [240]
			Ertegun	Bisexual	In episode 2, Ertegun states that he has love "only for capable dudes and great chicks". [47]
		May 1, 2019	Marie		Marie used to date Gus, but now is in a relationship with Anne, and the two plan to get married soon, as shown in episode 4. [240]
			Anne
	Endro!	February 9, 2019	Princess Rona Pricipa O'Lapanesta		She is obsessed with the idea of becoming the wife of a hero and emphasizes this, even when it turns out that the hero is a girl. [241] Further in the series, she explicitly declares that gender is not a problem for her.
	Ensemble Stars!	July 28, 2019	Arashi Narukami	Ambiguous	While early stories from the manga (2015-17) had a very different approach to Arashi's character, stories released 2018 onward indicate a more nuanced approach toward the subject of gender identity, and have Arashi explicitly talk about "struggling with gender" in the Japanese script and speaking using feminine speech. [242] [243]
	Fragtime	November 22, 2019	Misuzu Moritani	Lesbian	Misuzu is shown to have romantic feelings (which later develops into a sexual obsession) for Haruka, a popular girl in her class. Haruka is the only other person who is aware of Misuzu's ability, hence why she was able to discover Misuzu's closeted lesbianism. [244]
			Haruka Murakami
	Given	July 11, 2019	Ritsuka Uenoyama	Gay & Bisexual	Haruki Nakayama is a 22-year-old graduate student and the band's bassist and bandleader. He has a longstanding crush on Akihiko as shown in the episode "The Reason." Akihiko is a 20-year-old music student and band drummer, confronts Ritsuka at one point about "his blossoming crush on their band's new vocalist," admits his own bisexuality, and acknowledges the confusing and ambiguous nature of sexuality. [200] He lives with his ex-boyfriend Ugetsu, with whom he has a strictly physical relationship as shown in the episode "Tumbling Dice." Specifically, Haruki is shown to be gay, as is Ritsuka, Mafuyu Satō and Yūki Yoshida. [245]
			Haruki Nakayama
			Akihiko Kaiji
			Ugetsu Murata
			Mafuyu Satō
			Yūki Yoshida
	Hitorijime My Hero	July 8, 2017	Masahiro Setagawa	Gay	Masahiro Setagawa is rescued by Kousuke “Bear Killer” Ohshiba, while Kousuke saves Masahiro "from the thugs plaguing his life" and says he wants to protect him, while Kensuke meets his friend from childhood, Asaya Hasekura, who later kisses Kensuke and confesses his feelings, changing his feelings going forward. [246]
			Kousuke “Bear Killer” Ohshib
			Asaya Hasekura
			Kensuke
	Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka	January 19, 2019	Kurumi Mugen	Lesbian	She holds a strong attraction to her close friend Asuka, who saved her from severe bullying, to the point of unstable obsession. [247]
	Manaria Friends	January 10, 2019	Anne		This series follows the story of a human princess named Anne and a dragonborn princess named Grea, chronicling their lives as girls whose relationship grows through the series, with a "sweet, tentative romance just on the cusp of blooming." [246]
			Grea
	Middle School Moguls	September 15, 2019	Wren	Non-binary	One of the professors in the show, Mogul Wren, has been stated to be non-binary. [248] They have a big role in the episode "Mo'gul Money, Mo Problems".	United States
	O Maidens in Your Savage Season	July 5, 2019	Momoko Sudo	Lesbian	In this teen comedy, Momoko is bewildered by "heterosexual courtship" and frustrated when her friends developing interest in boys. [200] She continues to struggle with her lesbian identity, trying to find the words to describe what she is going through.	Japan
	Sarazanmai	April 11, 2019	Reo	Gay	This iconic duo of cops is at odds with each other, as they "act as enforcers for a capitalistic empire" and are forbidden to show their love for each other. [200] Their sexuality is ambiguous to the world, but they are still very in love with each other, and they finally affirm their love later in the anime.
			Mabu
	Stars Align	October 17, 2019	Yū Asuka		Yū, formerly known as Yuta, is a kind and mild-mannered person, who Touma thinks of them as nice, even though he is unaware Yu has a crush on him, as noted in the second episode. In one episode, Yu revealed that they wear women's clothing, not sure of whether they are "binary trans, x-gender, or something else entirely" and is still figuring their gender identity. [200]
				Non-binary
	The Bravest Knight	June 21, 2019	Sir Cedric	Gay	This series tells the story of Cedric, his husband Andrew, and their adopted 10-year-old daughter, Ni, who wants to become a brave night like Cedric. [249] [250]	United States
			Prince Andrew
	Twelve Forever	July 29, 2019	Galaxander		In the episode "Locals Forever," Galaxander shows a photo album to his friend, a fellow inhabitant of Endless Island, and comes across a photo and says, "Oh, that's my ex. How'd that get in there? Don't worry, I'm not in touch with him anymore." [lower-alpha 34]
			Mack		Mack and Beefhouse are a couple in the fantasy world of Endless Island. [249] They love each other, being bulky, to talk about their feelings and oolong tea. In Episode 7, "Mack and Beefhouse Forever," their relationship is tested after The Butt Witch tries to create friction between the two.
			Beefhouse
			Reggie Abbott	Lesbian	Reggie has a crush on Conelly, a 13-year-old schoolmate with whom she shares the same taste in imagining and creating stories, as shown in the two-part episode, "Locked Out Forever." Due to the show's abrupt ending, Shadi Petosky, one of the executive producers, stated they won't be able to further explore that aspect of the character/relationship. [lower-alpha 35] Elsewhere, Petosky described Reggie as a queer character "coming to terms with her sexuality". [3]
	Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me	January 8, 2019	Miyako Hoshino		When Miyako's sister, Hinata introduces her friend Hana to her, she instantly becomes attracted to her. [251] During the series, Miyako has been shown to be quite perverted when it especially comes to dressing up Hana or anything Hana-related, much to Hana's own dismay. From Episode 9 onward, Miyako becomes more aware of her romantic feelings towards Hana and tries acting on them.	Japan
		February 12, 2019	Koko Matsumoto		Koko is a girl who was in a club with Miyako during high school. When introduced in Episode 6, she is shown to have an obsessive crush on Miyako to the point of stalking her everywhere she goes and in everything she does. [252] [253]
2019–2020	Kandagawa Jet Girls	October 8, 2019	Rin Namiki		Rin and Misa live together in Tokyo, where they go to college. In later episodes, they become emotionally closer to such an extent that other characters say they are flirting with each other. [254] [255] [256] After winning the Kandagawa Cup, Rin tells Misa she loves her (which other contestants say is "forward") and wishes they be "together forever," a sentiment Misa reciprocates in episode 12. In the show's OVA, Rin wants to advance their relationship further to be more romantic while Misa is embarrassed by her advances.
			Misa Aoi
	Steven Universe Future	December 28, 2019	Shep	Non-binary	Partner of Sadie Miller, voiced by Indya Moore who is also non-binary, transgender, uses gender neutral they/them pronouns, and is a person of color. [lower-alpha 36] In their episode debut in "Little Graduation," Shep helped Steven, the show's protagonist, work out his mental problems and come to his senses.	United States
2019–present	gen:LOCK	January 26, 2019	Val(entina) Romanyszyn	Genderfluid	In Episode 4, Val(entina) mentioned that they are genderfluid, going by the name "Val" when male-presenting and "Valentina" when female-presenting. [257]
	Harley Quinn	November 29, 2019	Harley Quinn	Bisexual	Harley and Ivy are best friends. After much buildup to Harley and Ivy's relationship, in the seventh episode of the show's second season, "There's No Place to Go But Down," they both kiss after Harley saves Ivy, following their escape from prison. [258] This episode happened after the first season began a "slow burn journey of self discovery for both of the troubled yet powerful women" in the words of one reviewer. By the end of the season, they officially become a couple.
			Poison Ivy
		April 10, 2020	Clayface	Gay	Clayface, a member of Harley Quinn's villain crew, was revealed to be gay, as shown in the second episode of season 2. [259] Clayface claimed to have met a student named Chad in Riddler University while disguised as a woman student Stephanie. [260] At the end of the episode, he gets a text from Chad, while made clear to have shown a loving affection from the sent message.
	Hazbin Hotel	October 28, 2019	Alastor	Asexual	In the series pilot, Angel Dust, a gay adult film star, [261] and first guest of the Happy Hotel, [262] engages in sexual advances toward Alastor, who is also known as the Radio Demon. Alastor was confirmed as asexual by series creator Vivienne Medrano [263] and elsewhere as aromantic. [264] He was praised as being among the small list of asexual characters. [265]
			Angel Dust	Gay	Angel Dust, is a gay adult film star, the first patient at the Happy Hotel, and engages in advances toward Alastor, an asexual demon. [261] [262]
			Charlie Magne	Bisexual	Charlie is described as "gay" by news anchor Katie Killjoy, while she is shown as in an open relationship with Vaggie in the pilot episode. [266] Charlie was implied to be bisexual based on the colors of the bisexual pride flag appearing in a tweet from her account, describing Charlie and Vaggie's intimate relationship as to that of Jack Skeleton and Sally's relationship from The Nightmare Before Christmas . [263] Some reviewers say the show is filled with "queer characters." [267]
			Vaggie	Lesbian
			Husk	Pansexual	According to Faustisse in the Inking the Hazbin Hotel ALASTOR Comic stream, Husk is pansexual. [264] In the stream she said "every hole is a goal" and when someone asked if Husk is pansexual she repeated the same thing.
			Valentino		According to Faustisse, Valentino is pansexual. [268]
	Victor and Valentino	March 30, 2019	Xochi Jalapeño	Lesbian	Xochi is Don Jalapeño's rebellious teenage daughter who sometimes babysits the protagonists, [269] likes to go to concerts and attend salsa classes. In "Band for Life", it is revealed that she has a crush on her friend, Amabel as she blushes when Amabel flirts with her. [270] In "Escaramuza", after Amabel gets injured, Val convinces Xochi to fill in for her as a way to impress her, and they plan to go on a date in "Carmelita" before it is interrupted by Victor and Valentino's antics.

See also

• Animation portal
• LGBT portal

• List of yuri anime and manga
• List of LGBT-related films by year
• List of animated films with LGBTQ characters.

Notes

1. Her trans identity was originally confirmed by Maddie Taylor in an August 2019 Twitter post
2. Sammie Crowley confirmed this in a February 2020 Twitter post, where she wrote that "I am obsessed with how cute Lainey and Alice are! It was important to Karla and the whole writing team that in an episode about coupling up we had LGBTQ representation. It was definitely worth fighting for"
3. Petosky, in a tweet, wrote "I did a whole show about a gender-free female lesbian child and her giant large-gamete friend."
4. The English translator specifically said "the gender of Nanachi is unknown. When Nanachi was a human being, there was a gender, but it has not been revealed."
5. Specifically an article titled "From Steven Universe to Voltron: The fight to bring LGBTQ characters to kids' shows" by Nick Romano.
6. Jones-Quartey specifically said that Joff and Nick live together after dating each other for several years, adding "Joff is kind of a slob and Nick doesn't mind cleaning up after him.
7. Jones Quartey said that they have romantic feelings toward each other, while Toby Jones added that they became "a loving couple."
8. Jones-Quartey told the fan, "nah he's pan" when asked about Lord Boxman's sexual orientation.
9. In September 2019, Toby Jones responded to a question from a fan asking if Enid is gay or bi, answering with the word "Bi."
10. Jones explained that "Rad is pretty fluid and I think he understands that about himself."
11. Jones-Quartey acknowledged this in a tweet.
12. Toby Jones added that both became a "more committed couple somewhere around" the episode "Red Action 2 the Future"
13. Jones Quartey speculated this was the case in a September 2019 tweet.
14. In one tweet he confirmed that Venomous is Bi, and in another, he added that "PV is bi, but we never particularly made him NB [non-binary]."
15. A fan asked Jones-Quartey about LGBTQ characters in the Hue Troop and he replied that the entire group are LGBTQ.
16. She is called "Jeffrey" for much of the series and is a protagonist of the series, with her sister, Sara
17. Katrina Hadley said that she doesn't "get in the way of sailing ships" and added that "Sunset is bi. So there, haters"
18. Hadley implied possible romantic feelings between them.
19. Juwono specifically stated that "They're in love!!!!" in response to a fan question about this.
20. King specifically wrote that she wanted to be "careful and not become "Word of Board Artist" on every headcannon and ship," saying that this was "not fair to the fanbase," but added "you can just assume I think every character except, like, Lunaris, is LGBTQIA+ in some shape or another
21. King said she had "certain constraints" to communicate this and wished it had been more overt, adding that Penumbra is "a lesbian."
22. King wrote on Twitter that "I really appreciate that this means something to people and that so many people were able to catch the intention immediately!! But I also want to be clear, I want, and we should always continue to ask for, better. Let's all keep working for more!"
23. A fan asked if Alucard was bisexual and Deats replied with one word, "Yes!
24. The official Twitter account for the show stated "we’ve had an amazing time making this show. Thank you fans for all your passion and support!"
25. Responding to a question from a fan about Catradora, Stevenson wrote that "it was something the crew and I discussed/worked together on. The good thing was that we had a framework, and knew that Catra and Adora would reconcile in the last season, so we kept building towards that until it made sense to reveal the romantic aspect and get everyone onboard."
26. From 3:55:40 to 3:57:26 in the video, Noelle says, "Entrapta has a lot of robot boyfriends and girlfriends...Entrapdak is canon...The robots learn to love because of her, and that's like Hordak," while making a number of other comments about Entrapta and Hordak.
27. Shane Lynch declared on Twitter "IT'S CANON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
28. Stevenson said that Kyle and Rogelio were a "thing" and added that in her head "Lonnie's a part of it"
29. When asked the name of Seahawk's ex, Stevenson replied "Falcon!"
30. Catt specifically wrote "that's just something Acid Storm likes to do"
31. Angel Lorenzana said that they weren't sure "whether to speak on this until it aired on TV but yeah! Hi, hello, that's me! I voiced..myself? I'm agender (they/them) and my creeksona is Literally Me so I want it to be clear that they are too, lol"
32. Devon Giehl wrote that "there is intended to be a spark of romantic interest in the end of season 3. Now what? We'll find out someday. :O tl;dr felt like i queerbaited by accident, felt bad, confirmed characters are indeed lesbians and feeling a sort of way about each other"
33. The official account first said "their name is Kazi" and later said they use they/them pronouns.
34. The official Twelve Forever account tweeted an image of this scene, adding, "that awkward moment when you come across a picture of your ex..."
35. Petosky wrote in a now-deleted tweet that "our Netflix show Twelve Forever has a canon queer pre-teen main character. I am bummed we don't have future seasons to explore it, but we did it, and it's possible."
36. In a tweet, Moore wrote "i was so nervous about this read lol im so happy people enjoyed it[.] sounds like we need to bring shep back as a regular?!?" Additionally, Gems in Steven Universe are non-binary, but Shep is the first one to be a non-binary human.

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