My list of good trans manga:

Poor Poor Lips is primarily yuri, but there's a legit trans male towards the end that's treated surprisingly realistically for a comedy.

Boku Girl is actually a gender bender with the god of mischief Loki swapping the protagonist's gender at will. It explores embracing feminine traits we keep hidden for social reasons amongst other trans things. Not my personal favourite.

Bokura no Hentai is about the story of two cross-dressers and one actual trans girl that eventually medically transitions. This one is a little gritty with sexual assault, and it deconstructs the genre of traps or otokonokos by exploring real characters that would typically just be glossed over as "traps".

Hourou Musuko is primarily focused on two much younger trans characters with one trans female mentor figure. It's not my favorite if only because it deals more with gender identity and coming of age than the actual transition. There is also an anime adaptation that has a nice water color aesthetic although I haven't watched it personally.

Kyou Kara Yonshimai has characters that feel real in the sense that they sometimes say and do hurtful things they know are wrong for somewhat selfish reasons (no one is completely selfless imo). One of the sisters is transgender and somehow mostly passes without medical treatment although her wanting to get medical treatment is a substantial plot point.

This short is a really sweet transgender yuri story which isn't super common. There's another 4 panel version that has been posted on this sub a few times

The Bride was a Boy is an officially licensed manga autobiography of a trans girl in Japan. It's somewhat educational about the current status of transgender rights in Japan, and has a cute chibi art-style. If you're a well educated trans otaku then it's unlikely to be super eye-opening, but it's still important if only cause it's the first to be officially licensed and released in English (to my knowledge).

u/aafarr2 · 9 points r/manga

It's out in English published by Seven Seas, btw!

u/Neds_in_bed · 2 points r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns

I was concerning the manga. But yes I was very disappointed in Takatsuki in the manga. VERY.

Hopefully good, it looks like there are some new manga series coming out this year, The Bride Was a Boy and Claudine seem very promising :\>

u/tbmcmahan · 1 point r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns

Wait, second set of two, I feel like I recognize. Is that from this? https://www.amazon.com/Bride-Was-Boy-Chii/dp/1626928886

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