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 characters from anime who are traps and really deceive, making you question reality.
Trap comes from the English word "trap," and the name makes perfect sense. Trap characters are people who dress in the opposite gender, and who act emotionally and physically like the opposite sex. A trap does not necessarily have to be a homossexual.
For some reason, traps have become popular even among those who consider themselves straight. Otakus usually consider the trap character one of the best characters when he is present in an anime.
ing that the term TRAP is only appropriate in anime, it can be quite offensive if used in real life. Don't be an idiot and don't use that term outside of anime. I wouldn't even use that term in the article if it weren't for the huge amount of Google searches for traps.
The term emerged around the year 2000 in forums like 4chan. It became a viral and meme around 2004 and spread mainly among anime and mangas.
The term "trap" arises from the fact that many meet a beautiful woman and, when it's time to go to the bedroom, discover her little secret...
Another, more formal term for this type of character is femboy.
Are you ready to see the greatest traps of all time?
Table of Contents
The biggest traps in anime - Men
The list below shows the biggest traps of anime that are men more pretend to be women, or naturally are more for women than men:
Ruka Urushibara - THE BIGGEST TRAP EVER
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 that she is a man.
Spoilers: She was one of the few trappers who managed to become a woman literally and naturally, pussy and all thanks to time travelA message was sent to her mother to eat in a certain way for Ruka to be born as a true woman.
Astolfo - Fate/Apocrypha
Another super popular trap that won top 1 female characters of the year, and he's not even a woman. Considered one of the best girls of all time, if only he were a girl.
Felix Argyle - Re:Zero
This tricked some, but it was possible to tell that something was wrong from the beginning. This adorable little cat is a true trap in a blue dress with a bow and cat ears.
Hideyoshi Kinoshita - Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts
Hideyoshi is one of the most popular characters in the series precisely because of his gender neutrality, he is Yuuko Kinoshita's brother. He gets confessions of love almost 3 times a month, to this day he becomes a trap in the class even though he doesn't wear women's clothes.
Kotobuki Seiko - Lovely Complex
This one deceived many, even the protagonist of the anime. Her appearance never lets you discover that it's 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 the respective anime 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 certain 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 - Maid Sama! President
- Armin Arlert - Ataque dos Titãs;
- Ash Ketchum - Pokémon;
- Astolfo - a série Fate;
- Asuramaru - Seraph of the End;
- Ballas - Warframe;
- Bebel Feng-Yi - Michiko & Hatchin;
- Beauty Felutia - Felutiahime;
- Bridget - Guilty Gear;
- Bugsy - Pokémon;
- Chibitalia - Axis Powers: Hetalia
- Chico - My Pico;
- Chihaya Kisakinomiya - Otoboku: Maidens are Falling for Me 2;
- Chihiro Fujisaki - Danganronpa;
- Ciel Phantomhive - Black Butler;
- Coco - My Pico
- Cruz Schild - Needless;
- D'arc Hoshino - Nana's Buried Treasure;
- Dark Sun Gwyndolin - Dark Souls;
- Desna - A Lenda de Korra;
- Ernesti "Eru" Echevalier - Knights and Magic;
- Felix Argyle - Re:Zero
- Olho de Peixe - 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, o mordomo de combate;
- Heijiro - 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: Ebisugawa High School Astronomy Club;
- Izumi Sena - Love Stage!!
- Joseph Joestar (as Tequila Joseph) – JoJo's Bizarre Adventure;
- Kaguya Arikawa - Himegoto;
- Kalluto Zoldyck - Hunter x Hunter;
- Kanata Shirahime - Sound x Magic;
- Penguin Musume♥Heart
- Katsuki Shima - Clannad: After Story;
- Kei Naruse - Otomaid @ Cafe
- Kei Yuuki - Moyasimon: Histórias da Agricultura;
- Keima Katsuragi - O Mundo que Apenas Deus Conhece;
- Kenjiro Hato - Genshiken Second Generation;
- Rei Evan - Ni no Kuni II
- Kinoshita Hideyoshi - Baka test;
- Kirito - Sword Art Online II;
- Kojuro Shuri - Masamune-kun's Revenge;
- Kouta Shinohara - First Love Monster
- Koutarou Araki - Ultimate Otaku Teacher
- Kuranosuke "Kurako" Koibuchi - Princess Jellyfish;
- Kurapika - Hunter vs Hunter;
- Kyouya “Kyoro” Shinomiya - GJ Club;
- Len Kagamine - Vocaloid;
- Leona West - PriPara;
- Lin Xianming - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
- Link - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild;
- Makoto Kousaka - Genshiken;
- Beautiful Flower Sea - Overlord;
- Mariya Shidou - Maria✝Holic;
- Maruruk - Made in Abyss;
- Masaki Akemiya - Whispered Words;
- Mayotoma - I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying;
- Megumu Touzokuyama - She is Flag;
- Midare Toushirou - Touken Ranbu;
- Mitsunaga “Mittan” Oda - Himegoto;
- Miyu Shinohara - Corpse Party
- Mizuho Miyanokouji - Otoboku: As Donzelas Estão Caindo por Mim;
- Nagisa Shiota - Assassination 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 Junho - Pokémon
- Nyau - Akame ga Kill!
- Oboro Tsukimigusa - Shimoneta;
- Pico - My Pico
- Pierre - Idol Master;
- Raichi Hoshimiya - Aikatsu!;
- Rama - a série Fate;
- Rche - Beatmania;
- King Kagura - Idol Master;
- Riki Naoe - Little Busters!
- Ryou Akizuki - Idol Master;
- Ryuunosuke Akasaka - A Garota de Estimação de Sakurasou;
- Saika Totsuka - Meu Romance Adolescente 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 - Singing with You in the Akane-Tinted World
- 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/Pink/Whitley - Pokémon;
- Ying - Furi2Play!
- Yoshio Kobayashi - Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace;
- Yuki Nomura - No Bra
- Yukimura Kusunoki - I Don't Have Many Friends;
- Yuri Lowell - Tales of Vesperia;
- Yuuta Sasaki - Cuticle Detective Inaba
TRAPS - WOMEN WHO LOOK LIKE MEN
Now let's list anime characters who are women but dress like men, a reverse trap. In this case, most of the time it doesn't mean that they are lesbians, they just tend to act like men. Often because of some past trauma, they decided to become a man.
It's amazing that most of the anime's reverse traps the character itself is not a lesbian and ends up getting caught by a man or getting 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 look like one, but in secret she likes feminine things.
Seishiro Tsugumi - Nisekoi
Despite dressing and acting like a man, Tsugumi is very feminine and likes men, although she fears 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. It's not 100% a reverse trap, but I put it here because she is one of my favorite characters.
Ayuzawa Misaki - President is a Maid Sama
She's not quite a trap, but she's a beloved character who is quite masculine in personality and attitude, but there are a lot of kawaii and cute moments that make her a beautiful woman. Not to mention the times she needs to dress up as a man.
Tachibana Hotaru - Aoharu X Machinegun
with short hair, scary eyes, and breasts resembling a board. Her school uniform is male, and she participates in an AirSoft championship. Throughout the anime, she reveals her feminine weakness (not that it’s a bad thing; in fact, it’s kawaii).
Yet another very masculine protagonist. How about one more list?
- Subaru Konoe - Mayo Chiki;
- Shirogane Naoto - Persona 4;
- Kashima Yuu - Monthly Girls' 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
- Dragão - Dragonewt;
- Fleur "Eve" Boland - Spice & Wolf;
- UKyO - Ranma ½;
- Shiki Ryougi - The Garden of Sinners
- animecharactersdatabase.com
Complete list of ANDROGENOUS characters or TRAPs
To end the article I will share a last list of traps, they can have repeated characters.
- Hideyoshi Kinoshita – Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts
- Crona - Soul Eater
- Haruka Tenoh - Sailor Moon
- Naoto Shirogane - Persona 4: The Animation
- Saika Totsuka – OreGairu
- Inveja - 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 - Dean 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
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Speaking of Traps, we recommend reading about Death Parade.
I found a source that reports over 390 male traps and 150 female reverse traps, unfortunately I cannot prove the veracity of every character in the database I researched, and doing this manually would take decades. So if you want an even more complete list I recommend accessing animecharactersdatabase.com
