This is a list of characters in animation that either self-identify as bisexual or have been identified by outside parties to be bisexual. Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters in animated series, but not animated films. This article also includes characters in Japanese animation, otherwise known as anime. There are also corresponding lists of lesbian, non-binary, and gay animated characters.
For fictional characters in other parts of the LGBTQ community, see the lists of gay, trans, lesbian, non-binary, pansexual, asexual, and intersex characters.
The names are organized alphabetically by surname (i.e. last name), or by a single name if the character does not have a surname. If more than two characters are in one entry, the last name of the first character is used.
1960s to 1980s
Characters Show title Character debut date Notes Country Rosalie Lamorlière The Rose of Versailles She is the adopted daughter of Nicole Lamorlière, attempting prostitution at one point to get money, as shown in the episode "A Beautiful Devil" and swears to kill her mother's murderer in the episodes "The Secret of the Angel" and "Farewell, My Sister!" Rainey is a Young Adult Librarian at the West Regional Branch of the Mobile Public Library and describes herself as "an otaku for about twenty years from starting the original Sailor Moon on Cartoon Network back in the mid-1990s." She tries to kill Oscar's mother but Oscar stops her and soon takes her as an apprentice, earning Rosalie's admiration and love, as she opens his eyes. She later ends up marrying Oscar's friend, Bernard Chatelet in the episode "A Funeral Bell Tolls in the Twilight". Japan
1990s
Characters Show title Character debut date Notes CountryLiane Cartman South Park August 13, 1997In the early seasons, Liane was very sexually active and regularly pursued this activity. She also had no issue with having sexual relations with strangers, usually inviting them to the home as frequent visitors. This desire was not strictly for men, hinted in the episode, "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" she had intercourse with Ms. Crabtree, Mayor McDaniels, and Sheila Broflovski. United StatesMeg GriffinFamily Guy January 31, 1999Throughout the series, Meg has shown romantic interest in and dated several men. However, there have been several instances, in episodes like "Stew-Roids" and "Dial Meg for Murder" in which she has shown hints of being bisexual or a lesbian. In November 2016, when asked about further development on the characters Chris and Meg, Alec Sulkin confirmed there would be a future episode where Meg comes out as a lesbian, taking inspiration from earlier episodes where she exhibited signs of lesbian characteristics. A few episodes since then have hinted at that possible development, such as "The Griffin Winter Games", "Trump Guy", and "Trans-Fat".United States Stewie Griffin Stewie has been in relationships with female babies but is also attracted to males. In the commentary for Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, the writers describe how they were going to make Stewie discover he was gay but decided to scrap this idea in order to retain Stewie's sexual ambiguity for writing purposes. MacFarlane planned for the series' third season to end with Stewie coming out of the closet after a near-death experience. The show's abrupt cancellation, before later continuing, caused MacFarlane to abort these plans, and the episode "Queer Is Stewie?" was produced, but never shown. Fukiko "Miya-sama" Ichinomiya Dear Brother She appears to be calm and generous, even as she dresses conservatively, but is cruel and manipulative, often psychologically and physically torturing Rei for several ambiguous reasons. She desires that Rei only have eyes for her, no one else, as indicated in episodes 5 and 6. She also jealously tries to destroy their relationship by making Nanako love her instead. In the anime, her love for Takehiko is given a backstory: she met and fell in love with him when she was twelve and he spent several days with her in the Ichinomiya mansion, but he unknowingly broke her heart by not showing up to her birthday party. Japan Touga Kiryuu Revolutionary Girl UtenaApril 2, 1997 He is in a relationship with Akio Ohtori, with both in bed together, and is a playboy with various "conquests" of women, with Anthy as Touga's girlfriend before Utena came along, as also shown in the movie. In the light novels, Touga is shown to be engaging in sexual activities with Miki, while in the anime it's implied to have happened. Japan Nuriko Fushigi Yûgi Nuriko initially dresses and acts as a woman named Kang-lin, one of Hotohori's concubines because Kang-lin was his twin sister who died and he wanted to keep her memory alive as shown in the episode, "The Seven Stars of Suzaku". He enjoys cross-dressing, as indicates in the episode "Even If I Die.."., and is in love with Hotohori, but later also grows to love the main heroine Miaka as indicated in the episode "Brief Parting". Japan Akio Ohtori Revolutionary Girl UtenaJuly 2, 1997 He seduces Touga Kiryuu and is a playboy with various sexual female conquests, with Akio's conquests include Utena and Kozue, Japan Riki Ai no Kusabi Riki was once the gang leader of the Bison gang. However he was captured and kept as a pet for three years by Iason who grew obsessively in love with him. She found the characterization of Iason in the third novel to be realistic and compelling, Prior to this, Riki was in a relationship with Guy. He also once engaged in a one-night stand with a female slave named Mimea. JapanStephen Stotch South Park May 27, 1998 Despite being married to Linda, Butters' father Stephen Stotch is revealed to be a regular customer at the local gay theater & bathhouse as shown in "Butters' Very Own Episode", and claiming to Linda he only did so out of curiosity, Stephen promises to suppress any future gay urges. However, some episodes, like "Insecurity", show him pursuing these acts in secret. United States Amy Wong Futurama April 4, 1999 Amy Wong is a Martian woman of Chinese descent and a series protagonist. Although Amy has been in a long-term relationship with Kif Kroker, a male alien, and raising his three surviving children with him; in the episode titled "The Numberland Gap" in thirteenth broadcast season (tenth production season), she inadvertently outs herself as bisexual. This was previously hinted in the 2008 direct-to-video film Futurama: Bender's Game when she, as Gynaecaladrial, kisses Leegola (centaur version of Turanga Leela) in the alternate world of Cornwood. She kisses Professor Farnsworth in the same film. Otherwise, throughout the series, she is depicted attracted to men. She fights with Leela over Philip J. Fry (who she is attracted to), in the episode "The ButterJunk Effect." She also is attracted to robots and had a relationship with Bender Rodriguez, in episodes such as Proposition Infinity, with both sleeping together, which the series describes as "robosexuality". United States
2000s