List of animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2020–present

The 2020s saw a blossoming of LGBTQ characters in animated series, whether in all-ages animation, adult animation, young adult animation, or in anime. For example, the three seasons of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts aired on Netflix, featured a prominent gay relationship, and the first season of The Owl House included two LGBTQ protagonists, one who is bisexual and the other who is lesbian.[1][2][3] In 2020 alone, Cleopatra in Space featured lesbian characters,[4] Magical Girl Friendship Squad had a lesbian protagonist[5] and Helluva Boss had three LGBTQ characters, two of which were bisexual[6][7] and one which was pansexual.[8] The same year, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and Steven Universe Future, renowned for their LGBTQ representation, came to an end.[9][10] In anime, LGBTQ characters appeared in various productions. Lesbian characters were protagonists in Asteroid in Love,[11] If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die,[12] Adachi and Shimamura,[13] Assault Lily Bouquet,[14] and My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom![13] while Interspecies Reviewers had a intersex character[15] and Seton Academy: Join the Pack! had a genderfluid character.[16]

For the list of 1960s–1980s series, see List of animated series with LGBTQ characters. For the list of 1990s 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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Marceline the Vampire Queen cosplay at the 2013 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2).

2020
Duration Show title Character debut date Characters Identity Notes Country
2020 Adachi and Shimamura October 9, 2020 Sakura Adachi
Hougetsu Shimamura		 Lesbian This romantic yuri anime follows two close friends, Adachi and Shimamura, with Adachi wishing they were closer, even dreaming of kissing Shimamura."[13] The series, based on a yuri light novel series of the same name written by Hitoma Iruma, focuses on Adachi and Shimamura falling in love.[17][18][19] They are ambiguously in love with each other at the end of the series, even as Tarumi is a future rival for Shimamura's affections as shown at various points in the series.[20][21] Japan
Akira Hino
Taeko Nagafuji		 While they call themselves "good friends," they have feelings for each other, and their relationship develops over the course of the anime.[22][21] Their intimate time together prompts Adachi to sleep over at Shimamura's house.[20]
Asteroid in Love January 3, 2020 Mira Konohata
Ao Manaka		 Mira and Ao are the series protagonists and want to discover an asteroid together.[11] As the series progresses, their friendship slowly develops into one that is more romantic, as shown in episodes like "Memories Are Treasures![23] In episode 9, "True Feelings," Ao and Mira begin living together.
Hoops August 21, 2020 Scott Gay Scott is a gay boy on the school basketball team, who had been "the Colts' best player" before Matty came around.[24] The series was cancelled on December 12, 2020.[25][26] United States
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die January 9, 2020 Eripiyo
Maina Ichii		 Lesbian Initially a woman who leads a normal life, Eripiyo's life is changed when she watches a performance of ChamJam, a minor idol group, and becomes obsessed with one of the group's members, Maina Ichii, resulting in using almost all her money to buy Maina's merchandise.[12] Throughout the series, they clearly have feelings for each other, with Eripiyo saying she loves Maina on multiple occasions,[27] while Maina has feelings, but is more subdued in showing them.[28] Japan
Yumeri Mizumori
Maki Hakata		 Yumeri and Maki, two singers within ChamJam are a couple, but neither are out as lesbians and try to make sure their relationship is never shown in public.[29][30]
Interspecies Reviewers January 11, 2020 Crimvael Intersex / Bisexual A well-endowed intersex angel with a broken halo that has male and female genitalia, as noted throughout the series.[15] Despite his feminine appearance, he chooses to identify as male upon meeting Stunk and Zel in episode 1, to avoid them trying anything perverted on him. He is hinted to be bisexual in episode 3 and in episode 9, the narrator uses the pronoun "they" to refer to Crim.
Princess Connect! Re:Dive April 6, 2020 Pecrine
Karyl		 Lesbian Karyl, a catgirl and assassin, has feelings for Pecorine, the show's protagonist, and says "I love you!" in the show's finale.[29]
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts January 14, 2020 Benson
Troy		 Gay In the episode, "Ratland," after Kipo tells Benson that she likes him, he says that he does like her but in a platonic way and says the reason is because he is gay.[31][lower-alpha 1] In the episode "Beyond the Valley of the Dogs," he develops a crush on one of the boys who lives in the burrows named Troy. This is expanded in season 2, as in the episode "Paw of the Jaguar," Troy kisses Benson on the cheek, and in a later episode, "Heroes on Fire," a song about falling in love plays as they lock eyes, indicating he clearly has a crush on Troy. In season 3, Benson often referred to Troy as his boyfriend, and the two were seen still together in the end of "Age of Wonderbeasts". The series creator Radford "Rad" Sechrist hinted at Troy being pansexual, but it was never completely confirmed.[32] United States
June 12, 2020 Asher Non-binary When asked by a fan about the gender of Asher, series creator Radford "Rad" Sechrist said that Asher is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns,[33] which was later confirmed by Bill Wolkoff, co-screenwriter of Kipo.[34]
Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins/Magical Girl Friendship Squad January 1, 2020 Daisy Lesbian Daisy, one of the magical girls, a pale-skinned "badass" superhero who works with her female medium-brown-skinned roommate, Alex,[35] in the pilot show, Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins, is a lesbian. She sleeps with a black woman in episode 2, "Superparty," who leaves after she sees Alex throwing up in a sink because she is drunk. In the main show, Magical Girl Friendship Squad, Daisy is unambiguously queer as she has slept with "every barista" at the local coffee shop.[5] In the second episode of the main show, "The Cool S," a sticker with the transgender pride flag is shown on Daisy's laptop. In the fourth episode, "Anti-Fungal Spit Skanks," Daisy's ex-girlfriend and classic-style anime character, Yolanda,[36][37] is shown to be working at an urgent care center in the city. On November 1, 2020, Hallie Cantor, a writer for the show, stated that they hadn't yet identified Daisy "as trans or cis,"[38] meaning that she could be a cisgender or trans lesbian. Additionally, in the episode "The Real World," Pansy, who calls herself Daisy's "monogamous live-in girlfriend" is introduced, but she only exists in the dimension created by Nut's sister, Gloriana. On December 4, 2020, Krystal Downs, a director on the show, confirmed that Daisy is lesbian in a tweet.[39]
Seton Academy: Join the Pack! February 18, 2020 Iena Madaraba Genderfluid / Intersex Iena Madaraba, also known as Yena, is a spotted hyena with male genitalia and is confused about her true gender and sexuality. Although she later finds out that she is biologically female, she still allows others to refer to her with either gender pronoun in episodes such as in "The Wild Habits of a Troubled Animal."[16] Japan
2020–present Adventure Time: Distant Lands June 25, 2020 Y5 Ambiguous A local in the Drift, who is a teenage scientist and rabbit,[40] Originally named "Y4", Y5 chooses her new name[lower-alpha 2] with BMO's encouragement and eventually becomes the robot's "deputy."[41][42][43] Y5 finds herself forced to disobey her parents in order to save the Drift—all the while discovering her own identity.[42][44] Glory Curda, who voices Y5,stated that Y5's story has a lot of a context and is representative of coming out into your own identity, defining yourself with whatever terms you wish.[45] United States
November 19, 2020 Marceline "Marcy" Abadeer
Princess Bonnibel "Bonnie" Bubblegum		 Bisexual
Queer		 In the episode "Obsidian," Marcy and Bonnie are living together in the Land of Ooo.[46][47][48] At one point in the episode, Bonnie calls Marcy her "vampire girlfriend" and Marcy says that Bonnie is "good for" her, as they work out their relationship problems in the episode, remembering back to the last time they had been to the Glass Kingdom and their previous breakup. This episode is a spin-off of the original Adventure Time series where Marcy was shown as a bisexual woman[49] who once dated a male wizard named Ash,[50] with her voice actor, Olivia Olson confirming that Marceline and Bonnie had dated.[51] In the series finale of that series, Bonnie and Marcy shared on-screen kiss,[52] confirming their relationship. Bonnie's sexuality, despite the fact she dated a male character named Mr. Cream Puff,[53] has not been confirmed, with reviewers arguing that she is either bisexual,[54] non-binary,[55] queer,[55] lesbian,[56] or a combination of some of the latter, as both live in a world where "sexuality is somewhat fluid."[57]
Assault Lily Bouquet October 2, 2020 Kaede Johan Nouvelle
Riri Hitotsuyanagi
Yuyu Shirai		 Lesbian In this anime, which has an openly homoerotic focus, Kaede declares she loves Riri, which some call a good sign for those fans tired of having lesbian characters "doomed to the Wasteland of Subtext."[58] At the same time, Yuyu competes with Kaede for Riri's affection. Japan
Cleopatra in Space April 10, 2020[lower-alpha 3] Theoda
Pothina		 They are the mothers of Akila, a friend of the series protagonist, Cleopatra ("Cleo").[4] Apart from working as scholars at the "Savior Institute" which studies Cleo and the prophecy she will save the galaxy from the evil clutches of Octavian, they use social expressions like "rad", "yas queen" and "baller." Their admiration for Cleo annoys Akila, but after Akila is almost eaten by a snake they say she is the most important thing in their lives by the end of the episode. United States
Give Me Three Tickets[lower-alpha 4] 2020 Hyena
Giraffe		 Non-binary
Lesbian		 In this Chilean adult animation produced by Pájaro Estudio, which will be presented at the Animation! section of the Argentine film festival, "Ventana Sur"[59] there is a party-loving non-binary hyena, an albino giraffe who is posh (and a lesbian) and monkey who is a liberal shaman, with all three sharing everything, including their "love lives," in a strange town.[60] Things change when one of these characters tries to bring a new person into their relationship. Chile
Heaven Official's Blessing October 31, 2020 Xie Lian
Hua Cheng		 Gay Xie Lian is a prince who ascends to Heaven upon his death but is banished twice due to his rule-bending behavior. Upon returning a third time as a laughingstock, he meets Hua Cheng, a demon who rules the ghost realm and leads a war against Heaven but had been nurturing feelings for Xie Lian for a long while. He flirts blatantly with a flustered Xie Lian, and the two live together as a couple.[61] China
Helluva Boss October 31, 2020[lower-alpha 5] Blitzo Pansexual The founder of I.M.P. (Immediate Murder Professionals) have slept with the Prince of Hell, Stolas. He stalking his employees Moxxie and Millie outside of their work. According to his Instagram account, he is pansexual.[8] United States
Moxxie Bisexual A demon and protagonist who is an assassin and weapons expert of I.M.P. In September 2020, on Bi Visibility Day, series creator Vivienne Medrano revealed he is bisexual on her Twitter account.[6]
Stolas A prince of Hell, he is in a complicated relationship with Blitzo. He is married and has a daughter Octavia who he acts as a "dorky dad" around putting her happiness ahead of everything else as shown in the Pilot, where it is noted that he has phone sex with Blitzo.[lower-alpha 6] In the episode "Murder Family", he asks Blitzo to, every month, give him the spell book which allows I.M.P. to travel to the human realm. He also asks Blitzo to fornicate with him, the latter who reluctantly agrees while running for his life. As such, a past relationship between Blitzo and Stolas is implied.[7]
Loona Blitzo's "adopted daughter". In the third episode, she acts as a honey pot as she flirts with both men and women as she is seemingly interested in Verosika, Blitzo's ex-girlfriend, and appears to have a crush on a male Hellhound, who works for Verosika, named Vortex.[62]
Japan Sinks 2020 July 9, 2020 Kite Trans man Kite is an 18-year old famous YouTuber with 430 million subscribers. He adventures in unexplored and dangerous areas around the world, and uploads aerial footage from his paramotors. In a flashback to when he was a child, he had long hair and is shown to have been assigned female at birth, due to being shown wearing a skirt which he removes to reveal a pair of shorts underneath. Japan
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story January 4, 2020 Iroha Tamaki
Yachiyo Nanami		 Lesbian Iroha begins with unconditional love for Yachiyo, with them spending the 13th episode "blushing, holding hands, reaching out to each other with passionate longing," as noted by critic James Beckett.[63] Japan
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! April 11, 2020 Mary Hunt She develops romantic feelings toward the series protagonist, Catarina, differing from the script of the otome game, Fortune Lover, beginning in episode 2 of the series, "A Prince Challenged Me To a Fight..." In episode 9, "Things Got Crazy at a Slumber Party...," Anne Shelley, Catarina's maid, observes that Mary loves Catarina so much that she concocted a "terrifying plan" of sorts to get them to stay together.[64] In the same episode, Mary, in a sleepover with Catarina, Sophia, and Maria, admits she likes Catarina, saying she and someone she loved would trade dresses.
April 18, 2020 Sophia Ascart In episode 8, when inside the book world, Sophia pins Catarina against a wall, confesses her love, and proposes they move in together.[65] Although Catarina does not understand the ramifications of this confession, Maria and Mary, who also have crushes on Sophia, recognize it full well. In episode 9, "Things Got Crazy at a Slumber Party..." Anne Shelley observes that Sophia tries to get Catarina to realize that she has feelings for her, but to no avail.
April 25, 2020 Maria Campbell When Catarina saves Maria from bullies, in the episode "I Enrolled in the Magic Academy...," she steals a romantic event from Gordo, causing Maria to begin falling love with Catarina in episode 4 of the series. In the following episode, Catarina steals a major romantic scene from Keith unintentionally, and they grow closer together. In a later episode, "Things Got Crazy at a Slumber Party...," Anne Shelley says that Maria shows her love for Catarina by sharing her sweets with her. In the episode "The Moment of My Doom Arrived... Part 1," Maria defends Catarina from false charges and says that Catarina means a lot to her. In the show's season 1 finale, Catarina asks her who she likes, and she says "the only one I love, admire, and want to be with for all time is you, Lady Catarina. So please allow me to stay by your side from now on."[66]
My Pride: The Series February 16, 2020 Nothing This series follows a "queer, disabled lioness" named Nothing who is trying to heal the world.[67] The series creator, Madeleine Patton, stated that it is important to tell diverse stories, and notes that the story deals with "ableism, queerness, feminism, womanhood and also, of course, lions."[68] The mate of Nothing is Hover, formerly named Longrun, as indicated in episode 7, "Hover," in September 2020. Canada
Onyx Equinox November 21, 2020 Yaotl Bisexual Yaotl is an emissary to the god Tezcatlipoca. His past as a human is shown in a flashback in episode 11, where he takes part in numerous orgies involving both men and women. Mictlantecuhtli, the Queen of the Underworld, also partakes in one of these orgies. The two fall in love. United States
Mictēcacihuātl
Star Trek: Lower Decks August 6, 2020 Beckett Mariner Bisexual She is a human ensign aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos and the daughter of Captain Freeman who is irreverent and a rule-breaker on the surface, but is actually very good at Starfleet but cares so little she has been demoted many times, with her voice actor Tawny Newsome saying that Mariner "just wants to ride her skateboard and eat her piece of pizza in peace, man."[69] In early October 2020, the creator of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mike McMahan confirmed that Capt. Amina Ramsey was Beckett Mariner's former lover at Starfleet Academy, even though it wasn't explicit, saying that "every Starfleet officer is probably at the baseline bisexual" in a sense, and that they did not "intentionally mean for anybody to be strictly heteronormative or straight or cis."[70] However, he promised to do better in the show's second season, saying they would dig into it more, saying that the show could, in the future, more explicitly state "things that the writers always knew about Mariner." In the season 1 finale, "No Small Parts", Mariner was shown to have previously dated Steve Levy, making her bisexual. United States
Super HxEros July 4, 2020 Maihime Shirayuki Lesbian In the anime, Shirayuki, a girl who does not think she has any special abilities, has an unnamed "lesbian prince girlfriend."[71] The show also features Kirara Hoshino's friend dating "an older girl," with everyone acknowledging it and moving on. Japan
The Owl House January 24, 2020 Amity Blight Lesbian Initially serving as a rival to protagonist Luz Noceda, she warms up to her due to the latter's kind nature.[1] Amity is a top student at Hexside Academy, the same school Luz is attending, and is shown blushing or becoming bashful on multiple occasions whenever Luz displays any affectionate behavior towards her, suggesting that she might have a crush on Luz. Her implied sapphism is confirmed in the episode "Enchanting Grom Fright", where it is revealed that her biggest fear is getting rejected by someone who she planned to ask to the prom, and that person is revealed to be Luz. Animation supervisor Spencer Wan described Luz and Amity's dance in the same episode as "the gay thing",[72] while series creator Dana Terrace noted that "queer kids" were in the main cast[73] and that there was a bisexual character in the show,[74] without specifying which character she was referring to in her tweet. Additionally, Gravity Falls creator and The Owl House star Alex Hirsch stated that the show contained "explicitly queer" characters.[75] On September 2, during a Reddit AMA, Terrace confirmed that Amity is intended to be a lesbian.[2] In the same AMA, Terrace stated that Luz was Amity's first crush.[3] United States
January 10, 2020 Luz Noceda Bisexual Luz Noceda, the main character of The Owl House has shown explicit interest in men and women. As shown in the second episode, "Witches Before Wizards" where Luz meets a character named Nevareth who she reacts to in a way similar to that of a small crush or infatuation. In the episode "Lost In Language", she is shown to be blushing at both Edric and Emira Blight. A few episodes later in "Adventures in the Elements", she states the words, "I've got a new crush and her name is education". Dana Terrace, the show creator also tweeted about how she wanted to make a bisexual character.[74] On September 2, during a Reddit AMA, Terrace confirmed that Luz is bisexual.[2] She also stated that Luz is "oblivious to some things in front of her," including Amity's crush on her.[76] That makes her the first bisexual lead character on a Disney Channel show.[77]
The Titan's Bride July 6, 2020 Kōichi Mizuki
Caius Lao Bistail		 Gay High school basketball player Kōichi Mizuki is suddenly summoned to a world populated by giants. He is met by Caius Lao Vistaille, the prince of the world, who immediately asks Kōichi to marry him.[78] Japan
Twittering Birds Never Fly February 15, 2020 Yashiro Yashiro, a masochist and yakuza boss warms up to his new bodyguard, Chikara Doumeki. As his entreaties fail, he discovers why his bodyguard only wants to stay at "arm's length" to himself, rather than get involved in a relationship.[79] An anime film with these characters was released on February 15, 2020 titled Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather while an OAD will be released on March 1, 2021 titled Twittering Birds Never Fly – Don't Stay Gold, along with two upcoming films, one of which is titled Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Storm Breaks.[80]

2021
Duration Show title Character debut date Characters Identity Notes Country
2021–present The Great North January 3, 2021 Ham Tobin Gay Ham is a teen trying to find his place in the world and comes out to his family as gay, even though he did so in the past.[81][82] United States
Otherside Picnic January 4, 2021 Sorawo Kamikoshi
Toriko Nishina		 Lesbian Yuri anime about two girls who travel through parallel universes where urban legends and creepypasta are brought to life.[83][84] Throughout the series, both of them also start coming to terms with their feelings for each other. Japan
Redo of Healer January 18, 2021 Blade In Episode 3, it's revealed that Blade has a romantic/sexual attraction for Flare, to the point of extreme jealousy of Keyaru for getting some exposure from her, despite it being sexual assault.[85]
Bullet Gay Despite also partaking in abusing Keyaru, unlike Flare and Blade, Bullet actually has feelings for him, with his way of abusing Keyaru being more passionate than out of detest.[85]
2021 DeadEndia TBA Barney Trans man In an interview on August 17, 2020, series creator Hamish Steele explained how the show changed from its original iteration on Cartoon Hangover in 2014, and the graphic novels that followed it,[86] stating that he is grateful for showrunners who fought for LGBTQ characters in their shows, adding that there was "absolutely no pushback from Netflix about representation," while describing Barney as a trans male character.[87] He also hoped that the show will help out "more trans creators getting their chance to tell their stories" while hinting at other LGBTQ characters in the show apart from Barney. United Kingdom
TBA Lumberjanes TBA Jo Trans woman This animated adaptation of the two-time Eisner Award-winner comic book series of the same name, with Noelle Stevenson, showrunner and creator of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, features Jo, the first trans female main character ever in an animated series geared towards children,[88][89] and two other female main characters who identify as either bisexual or lesbian, Molly and Mal (both of whom have requited crushes on each other).[90][91] United States
Molly and Mal Lesbian or Bisexual
S.A.L.E.M.: The Secret Archive of Legends, Enchantments, and Monsters Salem Non-binary
Pansexual		 A non-binary cryptid who begins their journey to find out who they really are after learning they are adopted.[92] In October 2020, Salem was also confirmed as pansexual.[93] Series creator Samantha "Sam" Sawyer described Salem as excitable, willing to learn, and has a "thirst for knowledge."[94]
Oliver Gay A wannabe photographer of cryptids and confirmed as a gay character before the series aired.[93]
Petra Asexual A psychic medium terrified of ghosts who was confirmed as an asexual character before the series aired.[93]
Q-Force Q-Force members LGBTQ The adult animated comedy series will focus on the adventures of a handsome secret agent and "his team of fellow LGBTQ super-spies".[95][96][97]

See also

Notes
  1. In the episode "Mulholland," Benson, after being lulled into a fantasy world by a water bug, dreams a party which features "cute boys" and emits rainbows from his mouth, along with practicing his DJ career with his friend Dave.
  2. In a Reddit Q&A, Curda considered this one of her favorite moments in the episode.
  3. The release dates of this show are different depending on where it was released. The release date on Polish television was used here.
  4. Also known as Dame Tres Tickets and 3 Tickets
  5. Pilot aired on November 25, 2019, but series proper began in October 31, 2020
  6. As such, he is implied to be bisexual.

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