Initial research 2

Revolutionary Girl Utena Poster

Looked into Takako Shimura- mangaka who writes and illustrates LGBT themed anime and manga such as Wandering Son and Sweet Blue Flowers( I also looked at studio ghibli as they use a similar art style- particularly in "when marnie was here"). this lead onto other anime and manga that are lgbt inclusive such as Revolutionary Girl Utena and Sailor Moon ( BUT NOT THE ENGLISH VERSION AND THEY MADE 4 CHARACTERS WHO ARE IN GAY RELATIONSHIPS INTO COUSINS OR BROTHERS WHICH IS NOT THE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMIC OF THE STORY AND CHANGES PARTS OF THE PLOT COMPLETELY)
Other anime and manga use lgbt characters but don't focus the main plot line around it, though sometimes the representation of the characters can be very stereotypical and a bit dubious at times.

Wandering Son cover art