Masterlist of Animated Non-binary Characters (in-progress)
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Color Guide:
Canonically Non-binary | Unknown Gender | Genderless | NB-coded or Headcanoned
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Types of Media Formats:
Anime | Manga | Cartoon | Comic | Light Novel (LN) | Video Game | Visual Novel (VN) | Live Action (LA) | Manhwa | Manhua | Donghua | etc
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Raine Whispers
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: The Owl House
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically confirmed to be non-binary; uses the pronouns they/them.
Crona
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Soul Eater
Gender: None
Notes: Creator couldn't decide whether to make Crona male or female, and then just never bothered to choose. Japanese doesn't use pronouns like English does and so it is easy to just always refer to a character by their name and avoid gendering them. Early translations just made assumptions on their gender, but modern translations use gender neutral they/them pronouns when referring to Crona.
Hange Zoë
Media Format: Anime / Manga / Live Action
Title: Attack on Titan / Shingeki no Kyōjin
Gender: None
Notes: Creator has not given a gender for Hange and specifically directed translators to refer to them gender-neutrally only. Early translations made the mistake of referring to Hange with feminine pronouns, and the Creator actually went through the effort of having them go back and correct it.
Double Trouble
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: She-ra
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically confirmed to be non-binary and voiced by Jacob Tobia (they/them). Canonically uses them/them pronouns. In the original version of the show they were a woman, but they were changed to non-binary for the remake.
Asuka Yuu
Media Format: Anime
Title: Stars Align / Hoshiai no Sora
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically confirmed non-binary! Also the only anime character I know that has actually called themself non-binary.
Nathan Seymour aka Fire Emblem
Media Format: Anime
Title: Tiger & Bunny
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Have to review, but Nathan is portrayed as NB-coded and uses the Japanese personal pronouns "watashi" (gender neutral) and "atashi" (feminine casual).
*The pronouns are more complicated than that, but I'm simplifying it.
Yumeno Kyūsaku, aka "Q"
Media Format: Anime / Manga / LN
Title: Bungō Stray Dogs
Gender: Unknown
Notes: Their gender is never clarified in canon, but in a chapter of BSD: Wan other characters attempt to figure out Q's gender only for their plan to be foiled when Q chooses to use the "Multi Purpose Toilet" (for elderly, children, and babies) instead of either of the gendered ones.
Kino
Media Format: Anime / Manga / LN / VN
Title: Kino's Journey / Kino no Tabi
Gender: NB-coded
Notes: I haven't watched/read any of this series, but to my understanding they spend most of the series as "unknown" gender only to eventually be "revealed" as female. They are very androgynous in appearance and are fine with being perceived as such.
Fujioka Haruhi
Media Format: Anime / Manga / LA
Title: Ouran High School Host Club
Gender: NB-coded
Notes: Canonically they are female however they are shown to not care much about their gender or gender presentation. During their first appearance they are mistaken for a male and then proceed to spend most of the series crossdressing and pretending to be a boy, and yet are totally unbothered by this.
Envy
Media Format: Anime / Manga / LA
Title: Fullmetal Alchemist / FMA Brotherhood
Gender: Genderless
Notes: Although frequently referred to by fans as he/him, Envy's gender is technically never mentioned in canon. Supposedly, the guidebook actually lists them as non-binary or genderless, but I've yet to be able to find a source for that. They are able to shapeshift into people irregardless of gender, and their preferred form is described as androgynous/genderless.
Rimuru Tempest
Media Format: Anime / Manga / LN
Title: Reincarnated as a Slime / Slime datta
Gender: Agender
Notes: Originally a human male, Rimuru was reincarnated as a Slime in another world. While Rimuru has the ability to transform into a human or animal form, Slimes have no gender and thus no matter what species Rimuru transforms into, their body will always be genderless. Fans will usually either refer to Rimuru as he/him or they/them.
Tsubakino Tasuku
Media Format: Manga / Anime
Title: Wind Breaker
Gender: Unknown / Transfemme
Notes: Their gender identity is never officially stated, however they are AMAB and transfeminine. At one point they do apparently refer to themself as a 'big sister', but it's important to note that Japanese does not have a gender neutral term to address an older or younger sibling with; The closest is kyōdai which technically actually means brother(s) but can also be used for mixed gender siblings, though it's still not really something that you would address someone with, and rather more something to use when talking about them in the third person, for example.
Inukashi
Media Format: LN / Anime / Manga
Title: No. 6
Gender: Unknown
Notes: Their gender is never clarified and other characters are canonically unsure of it.
Tachibana Hotaru
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title:
Gender:
Notes:
Tenjou Utena
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Gender: NB-coded
Notes: A girl whose dream is become a prince, Utena has masculine hobbies/interests, a princess love interest, and eventually cuts their hair short enough that they are mistaken for a guy.
Asra Alnazar
Media Format: Visual Novel
Title: The Arcana
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically confirmed to be Non-binary; uses he/him pronouns.
August Willenheim
Media Format: Video Game
Title:
Gender:
Notes:
Chara
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Undertale
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically uses they/them pronouns.
Kris
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Deltarune
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically uses they/them pronouns.
Frisk
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Undertale
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically uses they/them pronouns.
Napstablook
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Undertale
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically uses they/them pronouns.
The Knight
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Hollow Knight
Gender: Genderless
Notes: All of the "vessels" in Hollow Knight are canonically genderless.
Zer0
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Borderlands 2
Gender: Unknown
Notes: Is frequently referred to with he/him pronouns in-game, but their actual gender and pronouns — along with basically everything else about them — is canonically unknown.
FL4K
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Borderlands 3
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically non-binary, Fl4k uses they/them pronouns.
Boogiepop
Media Format: LN / Anime / Manga / LA
Title: Boogiepop series
Gender: Unknown
Notes: Boogiepop is described as having an ambiguous appearance and voice, and seeming both masculine and feminine at the same time; their actual gender, if they have one, is unknown.
Lake
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: Infinity Train
Gender: NB-coded
Notes: Canonically female, many fans perceive Lake as being strongly non-binary coded.
Thirteen
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Boku no Hero Academia / My Hero Academia
Gender: Unknown (past); Female (current)
Notes: For most of the series' run Thirteen's gender was unknown. Due to the presence of two canonically trans characters in the same series, and the fact that the creator intentionally avoided stating Thirteen's gender, Thirteen was long believed to be non-binary. Now that the character has been "revealed" as female, fans continue to headcanon them as non-binary.
Frankie Stein
Media Format: LA
Title: Monster High: The Movie
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Character was originally female but was changed to non-binary in the Live Action adaptation, where they were portrayed by Ceci Balagot (he/they). I chose to include them in this list because, while they are technically only non-binary in the live action movie, they are still at heart an animated character.
Testament
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Guilty Gear
Gender: Agender
Notes: Canonically confirmed to be Agender (musei) and in the past, androgynous/bigender (ryōsei).
*Both musei and ryōsei are categories under the X-gender umbrella; X-gender is the term for the Japanese equivalent of non-binary.
Akiyama Mizuki
Media Format: Video Game / VN
Title: Vocaloid / Colorful Stage / Project Sekai
Gender: Unknown
Notes: Their gender identity is currently unknown and highly debated amongst fans. To my knowledge, they are believed to be AMAB and transfem. I believe they were originally mistakenly referred to as she/her in translations, but that was corrected in what I've seen referred to as the "pronoun purge" when the translators realized Mizuki's gender was actually unconfirmed.
Inga
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Un-Go
Gender: Genderfluid
Notes: Inga sometimes appears as a young male, and sometimes as an adult woman. Neither of these are Inga's own true form, but Inga seems to like using both. In actuality, Inga may not actually have a gender. If they do, it is currently unknown. But in practice they tend to swap between male and female, so they could be classified as genderfluid.
Piccolo Jr.
Media Format: Anime / Manga / LA
Title: Dragon Ball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball Super
Gender: Agender
Notes: Piccolo comes from an alien race that reproduces asexually via eggs. Members of this species appear masculine and are typically refered to using he/him pronouns, however concepts of gender do not appear to exist on their home planet, Namek.
Orochimaru
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Naruto / Shippuden / Boruto
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Originally only NB-coded, a conversation between them and their son in the sequel series, Boruto, is seen as confirmation that they are non-binary. In the conversation, their son asks them if they are his mother or father, and Orochimaru replies, "There have been times when I was a man, and times, a woman ... Outside appearances don't matter. The will to uncover all truth ... That is the core of my being."
Sapphire
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Princess Knight
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Sapphire is described as having been born with "a blue boy heart and a pink girl heart". I've also seen them described as having the body of a girl and the mind of a boy.
Osana Najimi
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Komi-san can't Communicate
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: While they are never directly stated to be non-binary, they are described to be of ambiguous or unknown gender.
Francois
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Dr Stone
Gender: Unknown
Notes: They are androgynous in appearance, and the creator has intentionally chosen not to identify their gender.
Mogumo Ryuunosuke
Media Format: Manga
Title: Love Me for How I Am
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically identifies as non-binary!
Asher
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: Kipo and the Wonderbeast
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically confirmed to be non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
Kazi
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: The Dragon Prince
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically confirmed to be non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
Angel José
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: Craig of the Creek
Gender: Agender
Notes: Canonically uses they/them pronouns.
Jess Chambers / Kid Quick
Media Format: Comics
Title: Generations Shattered #1
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically confirmed to be non-binary and use they/them pronouns.
Goh
Media Format: Anime
Title: Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Gender: Androgynous
Notes: Canonically male, but was intentionally designed to appear androgynous.
Blanche
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Pokémon Go
Gender: Unknown
Notes: While they were never canonically stated to be non-binary, Blanche's gender has never been clarified and they have been solely referred to using they/them pronouns in all translations.
Stevonnie
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: Steven Universe / SU Future
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Canonically stated to be non-binary and intersex. They are a "fusion" of two people, Steven and Connie, and use the pronouns they/them.
Shep
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: Steven Universe Future
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: They appear as a minor guest character, the romantic partner of Sadie Miller (she/her). They are canonically non-binary and use they/them pronouns.
Bloodhound
Media Format: Video Game
Title: Apex Legends
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Bloodhound has been canonically confirmed to be non-binary.
Tenou Haruka aka Sailor Uranus
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Sailor Moon
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: Haruka has been canonically described as "both male and female" and the creator of Sailor Moon has confessed to drawing them differently depending on whether they're currently wearing masculine or feminine clothing.
Entire Cast of Houseki no Kuni / Land of the Lustrous
Media Format: Manga / Anime
Title: Houseki no Kuni / Land of the Lustrous
Gender: Agender
Notes: All characters in this series are genderless.
Neferpitou
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Hunter × Hunter
Gender: Unknown
Notes: Their gender has never been confirmed and is highly debated amongst H×H fans.
Radical Ed, aka Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
Media Format: Anime / Manga / LA
Title: Cowboy Bebop
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: While only NB-coded in the original anime and manga, they are officially confirmed as non-binary in the Live Action TV show where they are played by non-binary actor, Eden Perkins.
Finn
Media Format: Cartoon
Title: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Gender: Non-binary
Notes: While canonically non-binary, Finn never actually appears in the show. They are the future child of the main couple and were only ever shown in sketches/concept art.
Ranma
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: Ranma 1/2
Gender: Genderfluid
Notes: A cisgender male, Ranma falls into a magic hot spring and is cursed to transform into a girl any time he is touched by hot water; subsequently, cold water turns him back into a male. While effectively genderfluid, Ranma is unhappy with his curse and would rather be rid of it and simply remain male all of the time.
Fushi
Media Format: Anime / Manga
Title: To Your Eternity / Fumetsu no Anata e
Gender: Genderless/Genderfluid
Notes: As an orb, they do not technically have a gender. They are comfortable in both male and female forms and do not hesitate to swap between them, however they have at one point stated that they feel a bit more like a guy due to their most commonly used default form being male.
Other names to be added:
Hänsel and Gretel - Black Lagoon
Kurapika - H×H
Kalluto Zoldyck - H×H
Dareka-san - Our Dreams at Dusk
BMO - Adventure Time
Mermaid Sisters - Carol and Tuesday
Desmond - Carol and Tuesday
Lady Oscar - The Rose of Versailles
Boy Meets Maria
Hinase Arima - The Gender of Mona Lisa
Seibetsu X
Nanachi - Made in Abyss
Nanashi - Samurai 8
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This list is currently in-progress.
