30 Best Anime Traps Characters

“It’s a Trap!” ~ Admiral Ackbar.

Wise words from the admiral.

Like the galactic universe of Star Wars has some traps, our beloved anime world has its own.

However, I would say there is a vast difference between these traps.

What exactly is a Trap?

I would describe a trap as a ruse; it’s a lure the same as any other trap but in anime, that lure happens to be in terms of certain characters.

Anime traps are characters that have the looks of a certain gender but are not of the aforementioned gender.

A guy that looks like a girl or vice-versa confuses the audience.

In this list, we are gonna go through some well-known traps in the world of anime…..

Let’s start getting out of these traps!

WARNING SPOILERS ALERT
You have been warned

30. Titus Alexius From Magi

Titus Alexius was born just to take Scheherazade’s place as the storyteller of the 1001 Arabian Nights and the Magi of the Reim Empire. He was a clone of Scheherazade.

Titus Alexius is shy and proud when we first meet him because he has been so successful since birth and hasn’t done anything to earn his wealth.

He is proud and likes to talk about himself until he fights Aladdin.

After the fight, he suddenly changes his mind, and we find out that the people who gave him advice turned him into a snobby version of himself.

After spending the night in the hospital with Aladdin, Titus went back to being kind and happy.

29. Aura Bella Fiora From Overload

Aura is the first girl on our list who acts like a boy. She is bossy and sometimes takes over when she is around her older brother.

She has a strong personality that makes her the boss of everyone she meets.

She is a non-playable character in Nazarick who is completely loyal to Ainz. Unlike everyone else, she notices all the creepy things Ainz does as Overlord.

She loves to collect different kinds of animals from all over the land of Nazarick.

Shalltear is another person who has a hold on Aura. From the things they do together, it seems like they are rivals and would kill each other if they had to.

However, at the end of the day, they both care a lot about each other and sometimes act like real sisters.

28. Tetra From Log Horizon

Tetra is a cleric idol in the world of Log Horizon. She is the first idol on this list. Since she is a man in the real world, she was stuck in the world of Theldesia when the big disaster happened.

Many Log Horizon characters, like Akatsuki, play the other gender even though they are the other gender in real life. Most of them are unhappy with the way things are mixed up, but not Tetra.

Tetra likes to be a cute girl as her avatar, and she makes fun of the men at her party, especially Naotsugu, who likes strong women. She has a fun personality that gives her a lot of depth.

27. Frieza From Dragon Ball

Frieza was the first big bad guy in Dragon Ball Z, but if you look at the Dragon Ball Super anime or manga, he shows up all the time, sometimes as a bad guy and sometimes as a supporting character.

Throughout the Dragon Ball Z series, Frieza had a complicated relationship with the main protagonist- Goku.

Goku, a powerful warrior, engages in multiple intense battles with Frieza to protect the planet and Dragon Balls.

No matter how bitter enemies these two are, they have immensely influenced the audience in their ways. 

Goku has made a mark with his incredible strength, agility, and statement Goku drip jacket. Yet, at the same time, Frieza has captured the hearts with his powers, skills, and evil guy persona.

26. Pico From Boku no Pico

Pico is a young boy who dresses up like a girl in the dresses that Tomatsu, one of the main characters in the anime, gives him.

He has blonde hair and certain feminine features which make him look like a young girl.

The anime is very audience-specific, mainly directed towards the male audience who likes the shotacon genre.

25. Kurapika From Hunter X Hunter

Am I the only one who thinks he isn’t a trap? When I first saw Kurapika, he did not come off as a girl.

However according to public opinion, he is a trap. His short blonde hair and big eyes make him more feminine and his voice adds to this by making it more convincing.

Kurapika has beautiful brown eyes which turn bright scarlet when experiencing intense emotions as a virtue of his ancestry.

He belongs to the Kurta clan who are famous for their scarlet eyes.

24. Aoi Futaba From You’re Under Arrest

“You’re Under Arrest” is a police-comedy genre anime in which Aoi is a policeman, with emphasis on the “man” in policeman.

He looks very much like a sexy policewoman who you would be glad to get arrested by but, it’s a trap.

He is usually seen wearing the police uniform. He has big green eyes delicate eyelashes and a womanish figure. I was convinced completely that this guy was a policewoman.

23. Hayate Ayasaki From Hayate the Combat Butler!

Hayate is a young 15-year-old short boy who is the main protagonist of the show. I have fallen for this trap and speaking from personal experience this one gets everybody!

His short blue hair looks very cute with his matching blue eyes.

There are more than a few features about him that are very feminine, his short hair, voice, and cute big eyes. Also, the fact that he dressed up as a maid!

22. Chihiro Fujisaki From Danganronpa

This trap is kinda convoluted. It is not revealed till the second chapter of the manga that the very feminine-looking, high school girl vibing Chihiro is a dude.

He has very short brown hair and big yellow eyes. He has slender hands with long fingers and a very feminine body that set the lure of the trap.

And on top of these obvious lures, he wears a girl’s winter school uniform!

21. Kaoru Hanase From Tamako Market

Kaoru is a florist in the market district called Usagiyama from the anime Tamako Market.

He has very womanly blonde and puffy hair that reaches his waist. He wears a cute pink apron with a yellow flower imprinted on it over a white shirt and blue jeans with red boots.

He looks womanly in that outfit with the hair and the green eyes.

20. Ana Gram From Phi Brain

Ana is one of the main characters of the mystery game Shounen, Phi Brain. He has long light brown hair with green eyes.

He has many feminine features like long lush hair, big green eyes, and most convincing of all, his voice.

It is later revealed that he is actually a boy and just dresses up like a girl and even wins a cross-dressing competition without even participating.

19. Rui Ninomiya From Gatchaman Crowds

Rui, also known as LOAD in the Galax community, is one of the main characters in the show.

The concept of the anime is really interesting and it’s definitely a good watch but now getting to the topic at hand, Rui is a cross-dresser and disguises himself, very well I would say as a girl.

He has bright blue eyes and slender arms and fingers that make him a believable woman.

18. Ritsu Sohma From Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket is a slice-of-life anime that’s sure to make you cry. I can give you a written guarantee that it will make you tear up and cry but you will feel like watching more and more of it.

Ritsu is a young adult who dresses up in a kimono as a woman because he feels more comfortable in a woman’s clothing.

He has long silky brown hair and big light brown eyes. He had me confused.

17. Aoi Hyoudou From Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

Aoi is a supporting character in the comedy-drama shoujo, Kaicho wa Maid-Sama!

The anime is super funny. Aoi is a young boy who likes dressing up as a girl, he loves fangirling over “kawaii”.

Aoi has long blonde hair which he usually ties up in twin tails with drills when he wears his maid uniform. He has blue eyes that make you even more convinced that he is a girl.

16. Hasuta From Haiyore! Nyaruko-san

Hasuta is one of the main characters in the sci-fi and comedy anime, Haiyore Nyaruko-san! He is classmates with the main character Nyaruko-san.

He has long blonde hair that he ties up in a long braid and radiant blue eyes with a slender body figure that gives a feminine look.

15. Gasper Vladi From Highschool DxD

Gasper is a young boy who loves to crossdress. He looks about 14 or 15 years old physically. He has a short stature and a petite body.

His blonde short and straight blonde hair and big pink eyes make him look more feminine while he’s cross-dressing. He wears the girl’s school uniform with thigh-high black stockings.

14. Kazuto Kirigaya (Kirito) From Sword Art Online

Kazuto, or as he is known in the Sword Art Online world as Kirito is the protagonist of the series.

Kazuto in the Gun Gale Online world has long black hair and a very cute little face.

His avatar is very feminine, with a long black coat over a white blouse with black warrior pants.

In other words, he is just a normal character with a male avatar.

13. Souta Takanashi From Working!!

Next up we have, Souta Takanashi one of the main characters on the show.

He is a crossdresser.

While he is not crossdressed he has short brown hair and wears a pair of glasses and his waiter uniform.

While in his cross-dressing persona, he has long and straight brown hair and light golden eyes.

He wears a similar uniform but this time only with an off-white apron on top of the uniform.

12. Kuranosuke Koibuchi From Princess Jellyfish

Kuranosuke is the main protagonist from Kuragehime(Princess Jellyfish) who disguises himself under the name of “Kurako” and loves to crossdress.

While he is disguised as Kurako, he has long and wavy pink hair and big grey eyes. He wears a high-collared white top purple leggings and black high boots.

11. Tarou Sado From MM!

In the ecchi-comedy “MM!,” Taro is the protagonist in a school setting. Taro himself has short bluish-black hair and purple eyes.

He is a true m*sochist and enjoys it when the girls around him step on him.

When dressed as a trap he wears a white schoolgirl uniform and has long and straight purple hair and big cute purple eyes.

He wears a pink ribbon in his hair and a short red-striped blue skirt that makes his cross-dressing even more convincing.

10. Hato Kenjirou From Genshiken Nidaime

Hato is a young boy with a knack for crossdressing and one of the main characters in the anime.

He attends school while dressed as a boy but he crossdresses as a girl for the Genshiken meetings.

While crossdressed, he has long brown hair with bangs and big light brown eyes. He dresses up in a floral blouse with a blue jacket on top of the blouse.

9. Honjo Kamatari From Rurouni Kenshin

Honjo is one of the supporting characters in the samurai-shounen, Rurouni Kenshin.

He is a crossdresser, that takes pride in his womanly status and fashion sense.

He has short brown hair and big cute brown eyes. He wears a long green kimono with yellow and purple on it.

He has a very feminine voice and his personality is very flirtatious and upbeat.

8. Haku From Naruto

Haku appears in the series Naruto as a supporting character who is a ninja from the Kirigakure.

He is shown to be a sub-ordinate of Zabuza, the assassin from Kirigakure.

He has long black hair and bright brown eyes. He has very fair skin and a slender womanly figure.

I think all Naruto fans were confused by this spin.

7. Fisheye From Sailor Moon SuperS

Next up we have, Fisheye from one of the most popular anime titles, Sailor Moon.

Fisheye is a dude but when you look at his face it looks more feminine than some of the women out there.

He has a cute little face with the body of a petite male. He has bright blue-colored hair with blue eyes. These feminine features give him a confusing spin.

6. Tsukimiya Ringo From Uta No Prince-sama

All hail the renowned crossdressing idol, Tsukimiya. While dressed up as a girl, he looks so damn womanly that you will not believe anyone who said that he is a crossdresser.

He has long and wavy pink hair while dressed as a woman and a cute yellow turtle neck with long sleeves and black leggings.

5. Hime Arikawa From Himegoto

Hime is the protagonist of Himegoto, an ecchi-comedy anime.

Hime is a young man who dresses up as a girl so that he can pay off some debt.

He has bright pink colored hair, which he ties in twin tails, and the rest flows down to his waist, and blue eyes.

He is very slender, which makes him look even more like a young girl.

4. Hideyoshi Kinoshita From Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts

Hideyoshi is famous for his gender neutrality in the anime Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts.

He is one of the popular kids in the Fumizuki Academy.

He has the same looks as his twin sister except for the hair.

His hair is short and brown. He has side bangs that border his little face.

He is a member of the Drama school and has amazing acting skills.

3. Saika Totsuka From Oregairu

Oregairu is such a well-written romantic comedy in the school setting. It has amazing characters and in those characters is an outstanding trap.

Saika looks and acts so much like a young girl, if you don’t know the truth there is no way you’re doubting him.

Saika loves sports and has a great personality as a leader.

He is the head of the Tennis Club. His short and cute grey hair and curly eyelashes give him feminine vibes.

2. Mariya Shidou From Maria†Holic

Next up is Mariya, one of the protagonists of the titular series Maria Holic.

He has such silky blonde hair when dressed up as a girl, you wouldn’t doubt one bit that he is a dude.

He wears a uniform with a red ribbon tied as a bow tie on his collar.

He has bright blonde hair with bangs covering his forehead and twin tails from the side of his face and the rest is left to flow freely up to his waist.

1. Ruka Urushibara From Steins; Gate

Ruka is such a convincing trap. His short and cute brown hair and cute little face make it hard to believe when you realize, “It’s a trap!”.

He has big purple eyes and pins up his short hair with a cute safety pin with a skull-face head. He has a very slim and lanky body adding to his other feminine features.