List of animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2020–present
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The depiction of LGBTQ characters in animated series in the 2020s changed from the 2010s, accelerating. This included series such as Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts,[1] and Adachi and Shimamura (2020),[2] in 2020, Otherside Picnic.[3] and High Guardian Spice[4] in 2021, Dead End: Paranormal Park[5] in 2022, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,[6] The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady,[7] and I'm in Love with the Villainess,[8] in 2023, Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?![9] in 2024, and others across multiple years, such as The Owl House (2020–2023),[10] Helluva Boss (2020–present),[11] Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020–2021),[12] and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022–2023).[13]
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, lesbian, non-binary, and bisexual animated characters, and on pages listing fictional trans, pansexual, asexual, and intersex characters.
The entries on this page are organized alphanumerically by duration dates and then alphabetically by the first letter of a specific series.
2020–2024
2025
| Duration | Show title | Character debut date | Characters | Identity | Notes | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baban Baban Ban Vampire | January 11, 2025 | Ranmaru Mori | Gay | A 450-year-old vampire who works part-time at an old public bath, desires the blood of an 18-year-old virgin, and watches over the growth of 15-year-old Rihito Tatsun, son of the bathhouse owners, and attempts to prevent Rihito from losing his virginity.[14] | Japan |
| Bearbrick | March 21, 2025 | Janet Hazard | Lesbian | Janet is a Bearbrick who wants to rekindle her dancing dream.[15] She is one of Nick Hazard's mothers.[16] | United States | |
| Denise Hazard | Denise is Janet's wife and one of Nick Hazard's mothers.[16] | |||||
| Lazarus | April 6, 2025 | Alexandra "Sashenka" / Christine "Chris" Blake | Queer | Chris is initially introduced to the show as a young female intelligence professional whose past is a mystery to both the viewer and other characters. Although she is shown as a friendly and caring "big sister" who looks after the other members of the main cast and clearly has extensive combat and espionage experience, her past and true identity remain unknown until Episode 8, where it is revealed that she is a Russian spy named Alexandra who faked her own death. She once wanted to escape the intelligence services with her lesbian lover and sister-in-arms Inga, whose handler she was. But when they were separated due to an accident, Chris decided to have plastic surgery and disappear to avoid Inga being eliminated due to suspicions from their superiors.[17] Although beyond her relationship with Olga, Christina has also shown some interest in men and seemingly developed some feelings for Axel at the end of the show, her specific sexuality is never commented on and is left up to the viewer at the end of the show. | Japan | |
| Lil Kev | March 6, 2025 | Darnell | Gay | Darnell and Omar are Uncle Richard Jr.'s friends from prison. They have been in a same-sex relationship ever since they were in prison. Richard is unaware of them being a gay couple.[18] | United States | |
| Omar | ||||||
| A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof | April 17, 2025 | Kuro | Lesbian | The leader of the escapees from the ninja village, who has memory-erasing powers, and fled to be with her lover, Yuriko, who lives in the civilian world.[19] She introduces Yuriko to Satoko in the third episode as her significant other. She later gives, in the fourth episode, Satoko tips on getting along with her roommate, Konoha, who is cold toward her, and lets Satoko sleep over with her when Konoha kicks her out.[20] The same episode implies that Yuriko is not her first girlfriend, but her previous partners are so forgettable that she doesn't remember their names, and is freeloading with her girlfriend, while engaging in gambling.[19][21] | Japan | |
| Yuriko | Kuro's lover who is willing to offer moral support to her and her friends, though she repeatedly tries to rein in Kuro's frivolous spending on pachinko and other unnecessary objects.[19][21] Her voice actress, Rumi Okubo, called her a "proper adult woman" who worries about Kuro.[22] | |||||
| Oh My God... Yes! | March 9, 2025[a] | Sunny Green | Bisexual | Sunny Green is the main protagonist of the series. While she dates guys of various species; Sunny was also once in a same-sex relationship with a female robot named Strawberry.[23] In the episode "Steel Ball Sounds Like a Very Dangerous Game", Sunny is shown to be very interested in male and female anthropomorphic animal strippers.[24] | United States | |
| Tulip | In the second episode, a robot girl named Strawberry breaks up with her after she slept with a man named Silken Tofu boy, and because she is overprotective, saying she loves her, but she doesn't feel safe around her, causing Tulip to lose it. She becomes briefly involved with a male spider, which she calls "Rutherford", afterward. He dies after biting Tulip.[23][25] She is also friends with Ladi and Sunny (who had also dated Strawberry in the past). | |||||
| Ladi Olivia Sanchez IV | Ladi Olivia Sanchez IV is one of Sunny Green's friends. She is both interested in men and women.[24] | |||||
| Solo Camping for Two | July 18, 2025 | Mizuki Hino | Bisexual | Mizuki, one of the female lead Shizuku's pair of best friends,[26] openly identifies as bisexual and playfully flirts with her female friend. In episode 5 "The Path You Choose Yourself", she invites her to spend the night together after opening up her sexuality to Akihito and Shizuku.[citation needed] | Japan | |
| This Monster Wants to Eat Me | October 2, 2025 | Hinako Yaotose | Lesbian | She has a wish to end her own life, after her family dies in an accident, but can't go through with it, and she meets a mermaid, Shiori Oumi, who tells her that her flesh and blood are especially delicious to yōkai. Shiori further declares that she will protect her from other yōkai until she is at her most delicious, at which point she will eat her, a fate which Hinako accepts.[27] | Japan | |
| Shiori Oumi | A mermaid who says she will eat Hinako Yaotose when she's at her "most delicious" and is determined to ensure that Hinako won't die, or kill herself, yet.[27][28][29] | |||||
| 2025–present | #1 Happy Family USA | April 17, 2025 | Mona Hussein | Lesbian | Mona Hussein is the teenage daughter of the Muslim Egyptian-American Hussein family. She is initially a closeted lesbian.[30] She is in a relationship with a white girl named Gina.[31] Mona Hussein and Gina are voiced by bisexual actresses Alia Shawkat and Megan Stalter. | United States |
| Gina | ||||||
| Common Side Effects | February 2, 2025 | Agent Harrington | Lesbian | Agent Harrington is a DEA agent. In the second episode, Agent Harrington is revealed to be a lesbian as she falls in love with mycologist Amelia.[32] | United States | |
| Amelia "Mushroom" | Queer | Amelia is a mycologist and Agent Harrington's love interest.[32] She has a son from a prior relationship named Wyatt. Amelia is voiced by queer actress Shannon Woodward.[33] | ||||
| Hotel Inhumans | September 7, 2025 | Danica | Lesbian | Danica is an assassin since she was a child and met Chetana after a mission, who was a maid at the target's location. She spares Chetana after finding out she was abused. Chetana decides the two should run away together and they later become a sniper-spotter duo. They live together and share one bed. They sit together and cuddle as they watch the Perseid meteor shower. She casually tells Chetana that she loves her.[citation needed] | Japan | |
| Chetana | Chetana serves as Danica's spotter. She was a maid at the location of Danica's target. She was spared by her after finding out she was abused. In the cour 1 finale "Another Sky 4", she confesses her love to Danica to which she laughs because she knew that a long time ago.[citation needed] | |||||
| Long Story Short | August 22, 2025 | Shira Schwooper | Lesbian | Shira Schwooper is the only daughter in the Jewish-American Schwooper family. In the show's present day, Shira is married to another woman Kendra Hooper who is also African-American and they have twin sons.[34] Shira Schwooper is voiced by bisexual actress Abbi Jacobson and Kendra Hooper is voiced by queer comedian Nicole Byer.[35] | United States | |
| Kendra Hooper | ||||||
| Mermicorno: Starfall | January 30, 2025 | Baby Bones' Mothers | Lesbian | In the episode "Ghost Town", the Mermicornos reunite Baby Bones, a baby Skeleofish, with his two mothers. His mothers returned in "A Sea of Stars, Part 1". The former was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Children's Programming.[36] | Canada | |
| The Mighty Nein | November 19, 2025[b] | Caleb Widogast/Bren Aldric Ermendrud | Queer | Caleb Widogast is a human wizard who uses fire-based magic. Caleb is queer.[37][38] In the fifth episode "Little Spark", it is revealed that Caleb was once in a polyamarous relationship with Volstrucker spies Eadwulf and Astrid who are a man and a woman.[citation needed] | United States | |
| Beauregard "Beau" Lionett | Lesbian | Beauregard "Beau" Lionett is a human monk who is part of the Cobalt Soul. She is a lesbian.[39] | ||||
| Yasha Nydoorin | Yasha Nydoorin is an Aasimir barbarian. She is a lesbian.[37][38] In the sixth episode "Many Gifts", a flashback is shown of Yasha and her deceased wife Zuala.[40] | |||||
| Eadwulf Grieve | Bisexual | Eadwulf Grieve is a Volstrucker spy. Eadwulf is one of Caleb's two former lovers.[citation needed] | ||||
| November 19, 2025 | Mollymauk "Molly" Tealeaf | Bisexual Genderfluid |
Mollymauk "Molly" Tealeaf, is a Tiefling blood hunter who worked as a fortune teller. He is bisexual and genderfluid.[37][citation needed] Mollymauk is voiced by bisexual voice actor Taliesin Jaffe. | |||
| There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... | July 7, 2025 | Renako Amaori | Lesbian | She meets Mai Oduka, a popular school girl and joins her group of friends, but she pretends to be popular while she is usually a loner and socially awkward. She meets Mai on the rootftop of the school one day and Mai thinks she is going to take her own life, with Renako thinking Mai is her best friend. The following day, Mai confesses that she loves Renako and she suggests that they play a game to see which relationship is more suitable for them, either "best friend" or "lover".[41][42] She later becomes girlfriends with Satsuki Koto on a temporary basis in hopes that it will help Satsuki and Mai reconcile, after she and Mei decide to continue their relationship-not-relationship.[43][44] She also is deeply infatuated with Ajisai Sena, often referring to her as an "angel" in her internal monologue, practically confessing to her multiple times.[45] | Japan | |
| Mai Oduka | A popular school girl who confesses her love to Renako Amaori, after believing she saved Renako from taking her own life, and challenges Renako to a game whether they are lovers or best friends. Mai is committed to the former, while Renako is committed to the latter.[42] After she assaults Renako in the third episode, hosts a party in an effort to find a new suitor, and apologizes for her behavior, she and Renako reconcile at the end of the fourth episode, deciding to continue their relationship-not-relationship, while Mai emphasizes the importance of respecting boundaries.[43][46] | |||||
| Satsuki Koto | As Mai's childhood friend and longstanding rival, she becomes girlfriends with Renako on a temporary basis to spite Mai by provoking her jealousy, and has a crush on Mei, while she begins developing feelings for Renako.[44][47] | |||||
| Ajisai Sena | Renako's friend and classmate. She harbors strong affections for Renako,[45] which the latter reciprocates, although she only sees her as a friend, and Ajisai sees her more romantically. In the ninth episode, she and Renako hang out in her house, playing video games.[48] Prior to this, both went on a shopping trip together in the third episode, invites her over (with Renako turning her down),[43] and talks to her on the phone. Later in that episode, she runs away from home and is accompanied by Renako. They travel to a small seaside town and Ajisai plans to go to an inn she often visits with her family, so they can visit a hot spring, and seeing Ajisai is insecure, Renako suggests they go to a different inn. In the next episode, they end up bathing together in an inn that Renako chooses.[49] | |||||
| Women Wearing Shoulder Pads | August 17, 2025 | Marioneta Negocios | Queer | Marioneta is a wealthy Spaniard who lives in 1980s Ecuador. Marioneta is mostly into women.[50][51] However, she had a male lover in the past and is revealed to be the mother of her assistant Coquita.[52] | Mexico, United States | |
| Espada Muleta | Lesbian | Espada is Marioneta's love interest.[51] | ||||
| Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | January 29, 2025 | Nico Minoru | Bisexual | In this series, Nico Minoru is portrayed as Peter Parker's best friend. As in the comics, like Runaways, she is bisexual, teasing Peter that she will ask out his crush, Pearl Pangan, if he doesn't do so, and she is, also, a love interest for Peter.[53][54][55] | United States | |
2026
| Duration | Show title | Character debut date | Characters | Identity | Notes | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–present | Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? | January 10, 2026 | Akane Tsuda | Lesbian | A 28-year-old office worker who drunkenly and illegally buys an android for sex named Nadeshiko, hoping to help her clean her apartment. The next day, she finds she can't return this robot or tell her co-workers about it, so she and Nadeshiko begin living together.[56] | Japan |
| Nadeshiko | A beautiful android that has sex with Akane and gets closer to her as they live together.[56] | |||||
| Go for It, Nakamura! | April 2, 2026 | Okuto Nakamura | Gay | A closeted sixteen-year-old high school student who has a crush on his classmate Aiki Hirose. However, he is acutely introverted and has never spoken to him, only fantasizes about speaking to him. He eventually builds his confidence and grows closer to Hirose,[57] who becomes his good friend. | Japan | |
| The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife | January 8, 2026 | Daichi Kikira | Gay | Daichi Kikira, a blunt and unsociable human man, has a partner named Kousuke Madaraito. In the third episode, at first he isn't sure how to describe him, but later reveals that Kousuke is his partner to his co-workers.[58][59] Kousuke, according to officials promotional materials, has been the partner of Daichi since high school.[60] | Japan | |
| Mating Season | May 22, 2026 | Penelope | Lesbian | Penelope is a thick fox. Penelope is a lesbian and the series starts with her getting over a bad breakup with a dog named Summer.[61][62] Penelope is voiced by lesbian comedian Sabrina Jalees. | United States | |
| Summer | Summer is Penelope's dog ex-girlfriend from Canada.[62] Summer is voiced by bisexual comedian Abbi Jacobson | |||||
| The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter | January 6, 2026 | Aresh Indolark | Gay | A knight captain who assists Seiichirou Kondou after he experiences a tonic overdose, using a healing spell on him. However, this does not help heal his condition due to his lack of magic tolerance, with physical contact, and sexual activity, between them the only treatment for Seiichirou.[63][64] | Japan | |
| Seiichirou Kondou | To support his intense work ethic, Seiichirou begins a habit of drinking energizing tonics, not realizing that this could be dangerous to his health. One day, he experiences a tonic overdose, and the knight captain Aresh Indolark uses a healing spell on him. However, this worsens Seiichirou's condition because he lacks a tolerance for magic, and the only treatment is for Aresh and Seiichirou to engage in sexual activity and physical contact.[63][64] | |||||
| Rafi the Wishing Wizard | February 9, 2026 | Jake Martin | Gay | Jake and Dash Martin are Rafi's fathers.[65][66] Jake is voiced by gay actor Kieron Richardson.[67] | United Kingdom | |
| Dash Martin | ||||||
| Roll Over and Die | January 9, 2026 | Flum Apricot | Lesbian | In the manga's first volume, she grows romantically closer to Milkit, a fellow slave girl she saves.[68] In the anime, she is thrown into prison by the sage of a hero's party, Jean, because she is getting too close to Cyrill Sweechka, a young female member of the hero's party. She escapes with Milkit, in episode 1, from prison, reluctantly saying she is the "master" of Milkit.[69] Over the course of the series, she begins to develop romantic feelings for her.[70][71] | Japan | |
| Milkit | In the manga's first volume, Milkit grows romantically closer to Flum Apricot, a fellow slave girl who saves her.[68] In the anime, she meets Flum in episode 1, when both escape prison.[69] During the course of the series, she gradually comes out of her shell and develops romantic feelings for her new mistress.[70][71] | |||||
| 2026 | I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day | July 2026 | Mimi Kagari | Lesbian | A mysterious girl who met Sheena by chance after returning from the battlefield. Despite her young appearance and carefree mannerisms she is rumored to be the school's secret weapon that can never die. She possess unimaginable power and has no hesitation in killing her enemies. She grows closer to Sheena Totsuki over the course of the series, even as she loves and welcomes death, contrasting with Sheena.[72][73] | Japan |
| Ali Maud | She is usually with her roommate, Lizzy Seiran, and the pair has strong romantic bond.[74] | |||||
| Lizzy Seiran | ||||||
| Sheena Totsuki | She is the first student to meet Mimi Kagari and is disturbed by her cheerful disposition despite being covered in blood from the battlefield. She comes to learn more about Mimi once they are assigned as roommates, and slowly they grow closer, despite their different outlooks on their situation within their school.[72][73] | |||||
| One Room TA | July 2026 | Uyun | Gay | A socially awkward kid and T.A. who becomes roommates with Jinhyeong, after confessing to him.[75] | South Korea | |
| Jinhyeong | He becomes roommates with Uyun and says he has a "specific fantasy" about physical intimacy, and begins getting romantically closer to Uyun.[75] | |||||
| Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games | July 2026 | Aya Mitsuki | Lesbian | Aya becomes good friends with her fellow student, and idol, Mio Yorue, who is nicknamed Shirayui-sama, is a hardcore gamer girl. Over the process of the series, they grow closer to one another.[76][77] | Japan | |
| Mio Yorue | Nicknamed Shirayui-sama, she acts like a graceful and beautiful student at Kuromi Girls' Academy, an elite finishing school, but hides she is bad at studying and is an extremely dedicated gamer. She becomes friends with Aya, and over the course of the series she grows romantically closer to her.[77][78] | |||||
