Kohei is deaf and is searching for another student to hire as his note-taker in class lectures . Taichi is happy to take on this role in exchange for Kohei ’ s delicious bento lunches . Their unlikely friendship turns into romance . Intersectional representations : Gay deaf Japanese character . Gay Japanese character . Published in Japanese as a manga serial by France Shoin ( 2013-present ). Collected volumes # 1-2 published in English by One Peace Books ( 2017-2018 ).
Kim Reaper by Sarah Graley ( Ages 12-18 )
Uni student Becka admires Kim from afar , until the day she discovers that Kim has a part-time job as a grim reaper . After seeing Kim ’ s dangerous lifestyle first-hand , Becka has to decide whether the risk is worth the reward of dating the goth cutie . Intersectional representations : Lesbian brown-skinned character . Published in English as a comic serial by Oni Press ( 2017-present ). Collected volumes # 1-2 published in English by Oni Press ( 2018-2019 ).
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki ; illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O ’ Connell ( Ages 14-18 )
Laura Dean is the hottest girl in school , and she ’ s Freddy ’ s girlfriend . It would be great , if only Laura Dean wouldn ’ t keep cheating on her . Freddy is so swept up in her romantic drama that she ignores the relationships in her life that she should be working on . Intersectional representations : Lesbian mixed-race ( Asian and white ) character . Gay black character . Published in English by First Second ( 2019 ).
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker ; illustrated by Wendy Xu ( Ages 12-18 )
Nova is a witch , and Tam is a werewolf . Just as their long-term mutual crush is finally actualized , Tam is swept up into a local cult ’ s nefarious plot . Nova , along with her witchy grandmas , has to save them . Intersectional representations : Queer hard-of-hearing Chinese character . Nonbinary Chinese character . Lesbian Chinese character . Lesbian Jewish ( presumed based on naming convention ) character . Originally published in English as a webcomic at www . mooncakescomic . tumblr . com . Published in English by Lion Forge ( 2019 ).
Moonstruck by Grace Ellis ; illustrated by Shae Beagle ( Ages 14-18 )
In a world where everyone is some type of magical or mythical creature , Julie , a werewolf barista , finds love . Then one day at a magic show , Julie ’ s friend Chet is transformed from a centaur into a regular human , and Julie and her new girlfriend Selena have to solve the case . Intersectional representations : Lesbian Latinx character . Lesbian black character . Nonbinary brown-skinned character . Published in English as a comic serial by Image Comics ( 2017-present ). Collected volumes # 1-2 published in English by Image Comics ( 2018-2019 ). Collected volume # 3 will be published in English by Image Comics ( 2020 ).
Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani ( Ages 13-18 )
After being involuntarily outed at his school , Tasuku contemplates suicide . When he sees a woman jumping out of a window , he investigates and stumbles on a group of LGBTQ + people that support each other . Intersectional representations : Gay Japanese character . Asexual Japanese character . Trans Japanese character . Lesbian Japanese character . Published in Japanese as a manga serial by Shogakukan ( 2015-2018 ). Collected volumes # 1-4 published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment ( 2019 ).
Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O ’ Neill ( Ages 7-11 )
Princess Amira left the princess lifestyle behind to become an adventurer who saves people in danger . She meets Princess Sadie , who has been trapped in a tower , and while they voyage together they grow closer . Intersectional representations : Lesbian brown-skinned character . Published in English by Oni Press ( 2016 ).
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell ; illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks ( Ages 14-18 )
Working at the pumpkin patch every fall , Josie has developed a huge crush on the Fudge Shoppe girl . Deja , who seems to have dated everyone else at the patch , is on a dual-mission : get Josie to talk to the Fudge Shoppe girl , and eat every single snack the patch has to offer . Intersectional representations : Bisexual female black character . Published in English by First Second ( 2019 ). Published in Spanish by Alfaguara ( 2020 ).
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