The Anime News Network article: Best LGBTQ+ Characters of 2019

Titles mentioned

NO canon LGBT+ main characters:

• Promare - anime movie
• Naruto - shounen manga and anime
• Supernatural - TV series
• Fullmetal Alchemist - shounen manga and anime
• Sherlock (BBC) - TV series
• Law and Order: SVU - TV series
• Boku no Hero Academia/My Hero Academia - shounen manga and anime
• Free! - sports anime
• Fate/stay Night - visual novel, anime, and manga

YES canon LGBT+ main characters:

• given by Kizu Natsuki - BL manga and anime
• Hoshiai no Sora/Stars Align - sports anime
• Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu/DAKAICHI - BL manga and anime
• Sarazanmai - shoujo anime and BL manga
• Banana Fish - shoujo manga and anime

Still up for debate about LGBT+ characters:

• Yuri!!! on Ice - sports anime - (don’t identify, but generally accepted as having LGBT characters)

Supplemental watching:

• A Good Swiss Watch by Franzeska Dickson