Complete list of trap characters from anime

Do you know what a Trap is? In this article, we will talk a little about the meaning of trap and also share a list of anime characters who are traps and really deceive and make you question reality.

Trap comes from the English word for trap, and the name makes perfect sense. Trap characters are people who dress as the opposite gender and act as the opposite sex emotionally and physically. A trap does not necessarily have to be a homosexual.

For some reason, traps have become popular even among those who consider themselves heterosexual. Otakus often consider the trap character one of the best characters when present in an anime.

Remember that the term TRAP is appropriate only in anime; it can be quite offensive if used in real life. Don’t be an idiot and don’t use this term outside of anime. I wouldn’t even use this term in the article if it weren’t for the gigantic amount of searches on Google for traps.

The term emerged around the year 2000 in forums like 4chan. It became a viral meme around 2004 and spread mainly among anime and manga.

The term trap comes from the fact that many know a beautiful woman and when going to the room discover her little secret…

Another more formal term for this type of character is femboy.

Ready to see the greatest traps of all time?

The greatest traps in anime – Men

The list below shows the greatest traps in anime who are men but pretend to be women, or are naturally more like women than men:

Ruka Urushibara – THE GREATEST TRAP OF ALL

Ruka Urushibara from the anime Steins;Gate is considered one of the greatest traps in the world; fortunately, she didn’t fool anyone since in the first episode of the anime, Okabe Rintarou says she is a man.

Spoilers: She was one of the few traps who literally and naturally became a woman, with a vagina and everything, thanks to time travel. A message was sent to her mother to feed in a certain way so that Ruka would be born as a real woman.

Astolfo – Fate/Apocrypha

Another super popular trap who won top 1 of female characters of the year, even though he is not a woman. Considered one of the best girls of all time, if he were a girl.

Felix Argyle – Re: Zero

This one fooled some, but it was possible to notice something was wrong from the beginning. This adorable kitty is a true trap in a blue dress with a bow and cat ears.

Hideyoshi Kinoshita – Baka to Test to Shōkanjū

Hideyoshi is one of the most popular characters in the series precisely because of his gender neutrality; he is Yuuko Kinoshita’s brother. He receives love confessions almost 3 times a month; to this day, he becomes a trap in class even without wearing women’s clothes.

Kotobuki Seiko – Lovely Complex

This one fooled many, even the protagonist of the anime. Her appearance never gives away that she is a trap; she even manages to steal a kiss from the character, becoming one of the most epic scenes in anime.

Sorry for this list being short; it’s because the list of full names and their respective animes is the focus of the article and not a simple top 10 based on personal taste. This list can be useful if you want to know the name of a certain trap from a specific anime or something like that.

List of Male Trap Characters

• Airi Hatsuse – Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³;
• Amane Nishiki – BlazBlue;
• Aoi Hyoudou – Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama!
• Armin Arlert – Attack on Titan;
• Ash Ketchum – Pokémon;
• Astolfo – the Fate series;
• Asuramaru – Seraph of the End;
• Ballas – Warframe;
• Bebel Feng-Yi – Michiko & Hatchin;
• Bellezza Felutia – Felutiahime;
• Bridget – Guilty Gear;
• Bugsy – Pokémon;
• Chibitalia – Axis Powers: Hetalia;
• Chico – Boku no Pico;
• Chihaya Kisakinomiya – Otoboku: Maidens are Falling for Me 2;
• Chihiro Fujisaki – Danganronpa;
• Ciel Phantomhive – Black Butler;
• Coco – Boku no Pico
• Cruz Schild – Needless;
• D’arc Hoshino – Nana’s Buried Treasure;
• Dark Sun Gwyndolin – Dark Souls;
• Desna – The Legend of Korra;
• Ernesti “Eru” Echevalier – Knights and Magic;
• Felix Argyle – Re:Zero;
• Fish Eye – Sailor Moon;
• Gasper Vladi – Highschool DxD;
• Gowther – Seven Deadly Sins;
• Hacka Doll #3 – Hackadoll;
• Haku – Naruto;
• Harley (as Mayley) – Pokémon;
• Hastur – Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!;
• Hayate Ayasaki – Hayate the Combat Butler;
• Heijirou – Cage of Eden
• Hibiki Amawa – I My Me! Strawberry Eggs;
• Hideri Kanzaki – Blend S;
• Hideyoshi Kinoshita – Baka & Test – Summon the Beasts;
• Hime Arikawa – Himegoto;
• Hiro Toyotomi – Himegoto;
• Hitoshi Sugoroku – Nanbaka;
• Ion – Tales of the Abyss
• Itsuki Noya – Ebiten: Kouritsu Ebisugawa Koukou Tenmonbu;
• Izumi Sena – Love Stage!!;
• Joseph Joestar (as Tequila Joseph) – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure;
• Kaguya Arikawa – Himegoto;
• Kalluto Zoldyck – Hunter x Hunter;
• Kanata Shirahime – Oto x Maho;
• Kare Ijuin – Penguin Musume♥Heart;
• Katsuki Shima – Clannad: After Story;
• Kei Naruse – Otomaid @ Cafe;
• Kei Yuuki – Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture;
• Keima Katsuragi – The World God Only Knows;
• Kenjiro Hato – Genshiken Nidaime;
• King Evan – Ni no Kuni II
• Kinoshita Hideyoshi – Baka teste;
• Kirito – Sword Art Online II;
• Kojuro Shuri – Masamune-kun no Revenge;
• Kouta Shinohara – Hatsukoi Monster;
• Koutarou Araki – Ultimate Otaku Teacher;
• Kuranosuke “Kurako” Koibuchi – Princess Jellyfish;
• Kurapika – Hunter x Hunter;
• Kyouya “Kyoro” Shinomiya – GJ-bu;
• Len Kagamine – Vocaloid;
• Leona West – PriPara;
• Lin Xianming – Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
• Link – Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild;
• Makoto Kousaka – Genshiken;
• Mare Bello Fiore – Overlord;
• Mariya Shidou – Maria✝Holic;
• Maruruk – Made in Abyss;
• Masaki Akemiya – Whispered Words;
• Mayotoma – I Cant Understand What My Husband Is Saying;
• Megumu Touzokuyama – Kanojo ga Flag;
• Midare Toushirou – Touken Ranbu;
• Mitsunaga “Mittan” Oda – Himegoto;
• Miyu Shinohara – Corpse Party;
• Mizuho Miyanokouji – Otoboku: Maidens are Falling for Me;
• Nagisa Shiota – Assasination Classroom;
• Namine Ritsu – UTAU;
• Narancia Ghirga – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure;
• Negi Springfield – Mahou Sensei Negima!;
• Nezha – Warframe;
• Nico – Nanbaka;
• Nuriko – Fushigi Yuugi (Mysterious Play);
• Nursery Aide June – Pokémon;
• Nyau – Akame ga Kill!;
• Oboro Tsukimigusa – Shimoneta;
• Pico – Boku no Pico;
• Pierre – Idol Master;
• Raichi Hoshimiya – Aikatsu!;
• Rama – the Fate series;
• Rche – Beatmania;
• Rei Kagura – Idol Master;
• Riki Naoe – Little Busters!;
• Ryou Akizuki – Idol Master;
• Ryuunosuke Akasaka – The Pet Girl of Sakurasou;
• Saika Totsuka – My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU;
• Saki Mizushima – Idolmaster;
• Schrödinger – Hellsing;
• Shidou Itsuka – Date A Live;
• Shidou Mariya – Maria Holic;
• Shimakaze – Kancolle;
• Shiota Nagisa – Assassination ClassRoom;
• Shouta Magatsuchi – Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid;
• Shōsetsu Yui – Akanesasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau
• Souta Takanashi (as Kotori) – Working!;
• Tarou Sado – MM!;
• Tatsukichi Hayama (as Tatsumi Antoinette XVI) – MM!;
• Tetra – Log Horizon;
• The Emperor – Akame ga Kill!;
• Tori Himemiya – Ensemble Stars!;
• Totsuka Saika – Oreigaru;
• Tsunashi Youta – I Can’t Understand What My Husband is Saying;
• Typhon – Monster Girl Island;
• White 2/Rosa/Whitley – Pokémon;
• Ying – Furi2Play!;
• Yoshio Kobayashi – Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace;
• Yuki Nomura – No Bra;
• Yukimura Kusunoki – Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai;
• Yuri Lowell – Tales of Vesperia;
• Yuuta Sasaki – Cuticle Detective Inaba;

TRAPS – WOMEN WHO LOOK LIKE MEN

Now let’s list characters from anime who are women but dress like men, a reverse trap reverse. In this case, most of the time it doesn’t mean they are lesbians, they just tend to have a masculine demeanor. Many times due to some past trauma, they decided to become men.

It’s amazing that most of the reverse traps in anime, the character itself is not a lesbian and ends up being caught by a man or gets into embarrassing moments with some character.

Kikuchi Makoto – The iDOLM@STER

A girl who uses her masculine charm and ends up winning the hearts of girls, despite being a girl, in public she doesn’t seem like one, but secretly she likes feminine things.

Seishiro Tsugumi – Nisekoi

Despite dressing as a man and acting like one, Tsugumi is very feminine and likes men, although she is afraid and hates many of them. Tsugumi looks like a male soldier who seduces the girls at school; her effeminate way made some think she was a trap, but not a reverse trap. She is not 100% a reverse trap, but I included her here because she is one of my favorite characters.

Ayuzawa Misaki – Kaichou wa maid sama

She is not exactly a trap, but she is a beloved character who is quite masculine in personality and attitude, but there are many kawaii and cute moments that make her a beautiful woman. Not to mention the moments when she needs to dress as a man.

Tachibana Hotaru – Aoharu X Kikanjuu

With short hair, scary eyes, and breasts resembling a board. Her school uniform is masculine, and she participates in an AirSoft championship. Throughout the anime, she shows her feminine weakness (not that this is bad; in fact, it’s kawaii).

Another very masculine protagonist. How about another list?

• Subaru Konoe – Mayo Chiki;
• Shirogane Naoto – Persona 4;
• Kashima Yuu – Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun;
• Doll – Kuroshitsuji
• Haruhi Fujioka – Ouran High School Host Club
• Haruka Tenou – Sailor Moon
• Kino – Kino’s Journey
• Otto – Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
• Kana – Haibane Renmei
• Draco – Dragonewt;
• Fleur “Eve” Boland – Spice & Wolf;
• UKyO – Ranma ½;
• Shiki Ryougi – Kara no Kyoukai
• Rathy – Tears to tiara

Complete list of ANDROGYNOUS or TRAPs characters

To finish the article, I will share one last list of traps; there may be repeated characters.

• Hideyoshi Kinoshita – Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
• Crona – Soul Eater
• Haruka Tenoh – Sailor Moon
• Naoto Shirogane – Persona 4: The Animation
• Saika Totsuka – OreGairu
• Envy – Fullmetal Alchemist
• Ed – Cowboy Bebop
• Nagisa Shiota – Assassination Classroom
• Hange Zoë – Attack on Titan
• Inukashi – No. 6
• Ange Kuroki – Majestic Prince
• Izana Shinatose – Knights of Sidonia
• Mello – Death Note
• Toto Sakigami – Deadman Wonderland
• Kurapika – Hunter x Hunter
• Neferpitou – Hunter x Hunter
• Schrödinger – Hellsing Ultimate
• Kino – Kino’s Journey
• Haruhi Fujioka – Ouran High School Host Club
• Hotaru Tachibana – Hotaru x Machinegun
• Griffith – Berserk
• Haku – Naruto
• Otto – Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
• Homura – Sekirei

I hope you enjoy the list! If you liked the article about traps, share it and leave your comments.

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I found a source that lists over 390 male traps and 150 female reverse traps; unfortunately, I cannot prove the veracity of all the characters in the database I researched, and doing so manually would take decades. So if you want an even more complete list, I recommend visiting animecharactersdatabase.com