It is also in the 1970s that shōjo manga began to deal with transsexualism and transvestism, sometimes depicting female characters as manly looking, which was inspired by the women playing male roles in the Takarazuka Revue.
Det var også i 1970'erne, at shoujo-mangaer begyndte at beskæftige sig med transseksualitet og transvestisme, nogle gange gengivende kvindelige figurer med mandligt useende, hvilket var inspireret af kvinderne, der spillede manderoller i Takarazuka Revue.