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This is a characters who cross-dress, whether LGBTQ+ or not, in animated series. This includes some characters listed on the list of animated series with LGBTQ characters page, drag queens, drag kings, tomboys, janegirls and others who cross-dress.

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Two men cross-dressing at Kottankulangara Chamayavilakku festival in December 2017

Crossdressing generally runs counter to established gender norms and can be seen as a form of transgender behavior but it doesn't always indicate such an identity, even though popular media often "lump crossdressing and homosexuality together."[1] There is also the phenomenon of "situational crossdressing" where heterosexual characters crossdress as a plot device or "other non-gender-expressive reasons," especially superheroes and supervillains.[2][3] Harry Benshoff and Sean Griffin write that animation has always "hint[ed] at the performative nature of gender" such as when Bugs Bunny puts on a wig and a dress, he is a rabbit in drag as a human male who is in drag as a female.[4] This was proceeded by cross-dressing in motion pictures began in the early days of the silent films. For instance, Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel occasionally dressed as women in their films. Even the beefy American actor Wallace Beery appeared in a series of silent films as a Swedish woman. The Three Stooges, especially Curly (Jerry Howard), sometimes appeared in drag in their short films. The tradition has continued for many years, usually played for laughs. Only in recent decades have there been dramatic films in which cross-dressing was included, possibly because of strict censorship of American films until the mid-1960s.

The names are organized alphabetically by surname (i.e. last name), or by 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.

Drag queens and drag kings

Characters Show title Character debut date Notes Country
Donizete
Patrick
Ralph 		Super Drags November 9, 2018 The series follows the adventures of Donizete, Patrick, and Ralph, three gay friends working in a department store,[5] who are also drag queen superheroes, named Scarlet Carmesim, Lemon Chifon, and Safira Cyan are the Super Drags, and are responsible for protecting the LGBTQ community.[6] Brazil
Ryōuji "Ranka" Fujioka Ouran High School Host Club June 6, 2006 Haruhi's father Ryouji is bisexual and works in a gay bar as a drag queen under the name Ranka, as shown in the episode "A Day in the Life of the Fujioka Family!" for example.[7] Ryoji still deeply loves his deceased wife, Kotoko, and declares that he works as a cross-dresser because he will never truly love another. Japan
Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse cartoons November 18, 1928 In the 1933 cartoon Mickey's Mellerdrammer, Mickey cross-dresses in the role of young slave girl Topsy with a wig, blackface and ragged dress on, while his girlfriend and co-star Minnie Mouse plays the role of young white girl Evangeline "Eva" St. Clare on their stage adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin.[8] Mickey then switches costumes and roles to portray as old Uncle Tom with cotton around his ears and chin. United States
Wataru Otori Stop!! Hibari-kun! October 21, 1983 Jun Otori's eccentric mother, Wataru, is a drag king who acts like a man with a mustache and suit on as shown in the episode "Lovely! School Takarazuka".[9] Japan
Mermaid Sisters Carole & Tuesday June 5, 2019 This a cappella group of genderqueer performers call themselves "not men or women" and a "new kind of human" when they perform their expletive-heavy song, "Galactic Mermaid" in the episode "Dancing Queen."[10][11] They physically threaten Catherine, the head judge for Mars' Brightest, and the other judges, who rejects them from the quarter-finals due to their lyrics.

LGBTQ+ crossdressers

Characters Show title Identity Character debut date Notes Country
Makoto Ariga Wandering Son Straight trans woman January 20, 2011 Makoto, known as Mako for short, was assigned male at birth like Shuichi, expressing a desire to be a straight trans woman primarily due to her love of men and crossdressing like Shuichi.[12] He even dreams of entering into a relationship with a cool adult man. Japan
Yellow Belmont / Yellow Dancer Genesis Climber MOSPEADA Genderqueer October 2, 1983 A male soldier who takes on the disguise of a female singer named Yellow Dancer.[13] In the OVA, Sorji is living with Yellow in a cabin in the woods.[14]
Clayface Harley Quinn Gay April 10, 2020 In the Season 2 episode "Riddle U", Clayface disguises himself as a female student under the name Stephanie in Riddler University where he meets his pseudo-boyfriend Chad.[15] In the end, Clayface receives a text from Chad and seems to be hopelessly and desperately in love with him. United States
Fish-Eye Sailor Moon March 4, 1995 The villain Fish-Eye is an effeminate cross-dressing man who is romantically interested in men as first shown in the episode "Meeting of Destiny: The Night Pegasus Dances."[16] He was changed into a woman in the English dub. Japan
Oscar François de Jarjayes The Rose of Versailles Genderqueer October 10, 1979 Oscar is a young woman raised as a soldier, dressing and behaving as a man, whose former love interest is one of the series protagonists, Princess Marie Antoinette.[17] She also has a relationship with André, a childhood friend, who is only able to share one passionate night with Oscar.
Aoi Futaba You're Under Arrest Trans woman November 2, 1996 Aoi Futaba was initially male but once had to go undercover as a woman in a sting operation to catch some male molesters targeting women as shown in the episode "The Beauty, His Name is Aoi." However, she went "native" and has since considered herself and has been treated by her colleagues as a trans woman.[18] Though her romantic preferences are made unclear, she seems to prefer men, as shown in episodes like "Aoi-chan has a White Rose."
Honjō Kamatari Rurouni Kenshin Gay June 18, 1997 A crossdresser and member of the Juppongatana, he is gay and in love with Shishio Makoto as shown in the episode "To Make a Miracle: The Battle at the Aoiya." He tends to dress as a woman but knows he will never be as loved like the female Yumi or Shishio's right-hand man since Sojiro is far more skilled.[19]
Seiya Kou
Taiki Kou
Yaten Kou 		Sailor Moon Genderqueer May 11, 1996 Together known as the Sailor Starlights, composed of Sailor Star Fighter, Sailor Star Maker and Sailor Star Healer, they are a group of Sailor Guardians who land on Earth, disguising themselves as a group of male pop stars called "The Three Lights", in search for their princess, Kakyuu, whose planet Kinmoku was destroyed by villainess Sailor Galaxia.[16] Seiya Kou/Sailor Star Fighter, leader of the Starlights and lead vocalist of The Three Lights, develops his/her romantic feelings for Usagi Tsukino, though she is actually already engaged to Mamoru Chiba, whom he/she calls odango and attempts to forge a bond with.
Mr. Bon Kurei One Piece Genderqueer
Gay 		August 26, 2001 Mr. Bon Kurei, also known as Bentham of the Wild, is a man who dresses effeminately and whose shapeshifting powers allow him to change his form to whomever he wishes. Inazuma is also an okama that can change from a man to a woman and serves under Ivankov.[20] Izuma, like Ivankov, has the power that he can change from a woman to a man, or vice versa, subservient to Ivankov like Bon Kurei.
Charlie Magne Hazbin Hotel Bisexual October 28, 2019 Charlotte Magne, demon princess of Hell, dresses in a tuxedo as the founder of the titular "Hazbin Hotel" (Happy Hotel in the pilot) under her masculine nickname Charlie. Her goal is to redeem all patrons of her hotel, hoping that they would be sent to Heaven as being forgiven, with the help of her girlfriend and the hotel manager Vaggie.[21] Charlie had her ex-boyfriend, Seviathan von Eldrich, who is the brother of her rival heiress Helsa von Eldrich. United States
Shuichi Nitori Wandering Son Lesbian trans woman January 13, 2011 Shuichi Nitori, otherwise known by Shu (シュウ, Shū) and Nitorin (にとりん), is a lesbian transgender woman and often dresses to assume the role of the female gender, and is often described as cute, able to appear as a girl while cross-dressing, which is encouraged by their friends Yoshino Takatsuki and Saori Chiba.[22] Later on, they exhibit signs of gender dysphoria and displays an outward attraction to two characters in the series—Yoshino, a transgender man, and their female classmate, Anna Suehiro. The latter date for a shirt time, until the relationship is broken off, and later resumed. Japan
Luz Noceda The Owl House Bisexual January 10, 2020 In the episode "Enchanting Grom Fright", Luz wears a tuxedo shirt, and also a short skirt, to dance with her friendly rival, Amity Blight, at the Grom in Hexside Academy.[23] United States
Nuriko Fushigi Yûgi April 2, 1995 Nuriko initially dresses and acts as a woman named Kang-lin,[24] 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."[25] 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."[26] Japan
Masumi Okuyama Nodame Cantabile Gay January 25, 2007 In the episode "Lesson 10: The Fact Charm", Masumi wears a princess gown which he made from scratch for the S Orchestra's performance of Rhapsody in Blue.[27] Masumi is a flamboyant timpanist who develops a crush on Chiaki, who has already been engaged to female protagonist Nodame, and earns the title of "Queen of Percussion" as he excels his percussion skills.
Hibari Ōzora Stop!! Hibari-kun! Trans woman May 20, 1983 Hibari, the high school student, is actually a boy who looks, dresses and behaves like a girl. Hibari has a major crush on Kōsaku and prefers being referred to as the "daughter" of Ibari Ōzora.[28]
Peppo Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Gay October 12, 2004 Peppo is a boy who enjoys cross-dressing as a girl, leading some reviewers to mistake him as transgender,[29] and is gay. He develops feelings for Albert.
Astolfo (Rider) Fate/Apocrypha Genderqueer
Bisexual 		July 9, 2017 Astolfo, while genetically and biologically male, likes to cross-dress, and has been described as androgynous.[30] He is willing to allow other characters to believe him to be either gender without objection, and has had relationships with women in the past, while also harbouring romantic feelings towards the series' male protagonist, Sieg, shown in the episode "Knight of Rebellion."
Bender Bending Rodriguez Futurama Possibly bisexual March 28, 1999 Bender, the high-tech male robot, has the affections to several of his ex-girlfriends throughout the episodes. However in the episode "Bend Her", Bender cross-dresses as a female robot under the name Coilette to participate in the fembot league of the Earth 3004 Olympic Games where he claims five gold medals in the competition.[31] He then becomes engaged to another male robot called Calculon, whom he later has been proposed by. Eventually at the wedding, Bender does not attempt to hurt Calculon with a divorce, instead faking his own death as he then changes back to his old self. In another episode, "Proposition Infinity" he falls in love with a human named Amy,[31] but after the proposition is approved, he dumps her after he realizes that he has to be monogamous[32] and goes with a bunch of "robot floozies" instead.[33] United States
Roger American Dad! Pansexual February 6, 2005 Roger is the very zany pansexual alien who lives in the Smith family's attic.[34] Roger is shown to assume different aliases[35] and a carousel of seemingly-endless lives, often outrageously deceiving numerous people.[36] This includes a sweatshop owner, a bastard son of a prostitute and whore, wedding planner Jeannie Gold, news anchor Genevieve Vavance, and Meredith Fields (assuming the life of a socialite of the same name), along with hundreds of other personalities he embodies.[37]
Sapphire Steven Universe Genderqueer
Lesbian 		March 12, 2015 In the episode "Reunited", Sapphire cross-dresses as a bridegroom in a tuxedo, when she marries Ruby, who wears a dress, to their wedding.[38] When they fuse back into Garnet as a result of ceremony, Garnet wears a blend of both outfits.
Princess Sapphire Princess Knight Genderqueer April 2, 1967 Princess Sapphire is raised as a boy by her parents since women are not eligible to inherit the throne.[39] In addition, she is born with both a male and female heart but refuses to give up her boy heart as she needs it to vanquish evil. Nonetheless, she falls in love with and marries Prince Frank. Japan
Izumi Sena Love Stage!! Bisexual July 9, 2014 Izumi dresses up as a girl, in episodes such as "Because I Was Able to Meet You," and when Ryoma, the man he loves, finds out, he is angered.[40]
Yūjirō Shiratori The High School Life of a Fudanshi Gay August 17, 2016 Yūjirō is a gay effeminate crossdresser with a liking toward men,[41] as indicated in episodes such as "Everyone's Fun Times," with strong "female power."[42]
Seiji Takamori / Kiyoka Super Lovers May 11, 2016 Seiji, better known as Kiyoka, runs a bar/café with his high school classmate,[43] Haru, dressing in woman's clothes and appears to prefer men.[44] He once confessed to Haru in the episode "Cloudy Sky," and has been turned down. He also has transgender friends as shown in the episode "Marine Blue."
Utena Tenjou Revolutionary Girl Utena Bisexual April 2, 1997 Utena is a tomboyish teenage girl who expresses her desire to be a "prince" as she cross-dresses to be a male student, but with her shorts on, at Ohtori Academy where she has been drawn into a series of swordsmen's duels to win the hand of her close friend, Anthy Himemiya, a mysterious girl who is known as the "Rose Bride" but is later revealed to be connected to "End of the World",[45][46] while Utena is also in love with Anthy's older brother, Akio Ohtori, as shown in episodes like "The Barefoot Girl," even though Akio has been sexually assaulting Anthy.[47] Utena also cross-dresses to appear a lot as a boy with the relationship between her and Anthy becoming more sexually-tinged in the film adaptation Adolescence of Utena.
Haruka Tenoh Sailor Moon Lesbian April 16, 1994 One of the Sailor Soldiers who is a swordsman and acts like a charming boy, though she is really a cross-dressing girl, to get the romantic attention of Michiru Kaioh, with their relationship kept in the English re-release of Sailor Moon.[48][49]
Luka Urushibara Steins;Gate Gay April 13, 2011 Second year in Kasensou Private Preparatory Academy, and Mayuri's classmate. Born biologically male. He has the personality of a polite, well-groomed and justified kind of beautiful girl. He doesn't push his opinions much upon others, and is a bit gullible. When he does, though, he's quite bashful and blushes quite a bit. Because he's quite serious by nature, he simply believes what others say. Rintaro makes him out to be his student on his own, and is currently in the middle of brainwashing him. He's a very shy person, and often turns down Mayuri's requests to cosplay. At some point later in the series he asks to send a mail to his mothers pager in the past (known as a D-Mail), before he was born in attempt to change his gender to female, given his own internalized feelings that his feelings towards Okabe would never be accepted as a guy. This is eventually undone again when Rintaro realises he has to erase all his previous D-Mails to save one of his other friends.[50]
Jun Watarase Happiness! Gay or trans woman August 5, 2006 Despite reportedly being born male,[51] Jun is alluded to being either an androgynous gay boy who crossdresses, in episodes such as "The Shikimori Treasure," to appear as a girl or a transwoman largely due to the fact that in the OVA, "The Brilliant Day of Jun Watarase," she was happy to have been turned into a girl.[52]
Yukikaze Demon Lord, Retry! Gay July 25, 2019 A B-rank adventurer who is accompanied with fellow adventurer Mikan. He is often been described as a "girlish boy" because of his feminine appearance, crossdressing as a girl in episodes such as "Yu Kirino."[53] He is deeply infatuated with the Demon Lord Kunai after being saved twice by him.

Heterosexual crossdressers

Characters Show title Character debut date Notes Country
Masaki Akemiya Whispered Words October 7, 2009 Masaki likes Sumika, but when he notices that she likes Ushio he cross-dresses in order to catch her attention.[54] After his younger sister finds out, she sends pictures of him to a magazine and pictures of him start appearing in magazines under the alias Akemi Yamasaki. Ushio sees the pictures and develops a crush on Akemi and wants to meet 'her' as shown in the episode "4+1." Japan
Hime Arikawa Himegoto July 7, 2014 He crossdresses to join the Student Council which promises to pay off the debt created by Hime's parents.[55] In the same series, Hime's brother, Kaguya, Hiro Toyotomi, No. 1, and Mitsunaga Oda, all of whom are against the Student Council, also crossdress.
Lady Bat Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure May 29, 2004 One of Michel's servants, he cross-dresses as a female in the episode "Love Etude."[56]
Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny cartoons 1939 Bugs appeared in ladies garb or crossdressed in at least 40 cartoons.[57] Other characters such as Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote, Porky Pig, and Sylvester Cat also cross-dressed. As Chuck Jones put it, they put Bugs in drag because it was "funny" with people not thinking that a male character turning was turning into something "inappropriate," with audiences liking it.[58] United States
Cybersix Cybersix September 6, 1999 Throughout this series, during the day Cybersix dresses up as a male literature teacher under the alias "Adrian Seidelman" who teaches at the Meridiana High School in the fictional city of Meridiana.[a] At night, she switches back into her usual attire: a leather outfit, cape, and hat, fighting villains.[59] She is aided by her brother, Data 7, and Lucas Amato, her colleague, friend, and love interest. Cybersix only reveals her dual identity to Lori Anderson, a student who is infatuated with Adrian. Canada
Haruhi Fujioka Ouran High School Host Club April 4, 2006 She cross-dresses as a boy so she can work in a host club to pay off a debt she owes to the other members.[60] Her father is also a cross-dresser. This cross-dressing is later exploited by the Host Club, which struggles to keep her true gender secret as noted in episodes such as "The Job of a High School Host!" and "A Challenge from Lobelia Girls' Academy! Japan
Him The Powerpuff Girls December 2, 1998 A mysterious, sinister, effeminate, and supernatural demon who has lobster-like claws, red skin, pointed ears, a hooked nose, yellow/green eyes, a long curled beard, wearing makeup, a woman's red jacket and skirt, and black boots.[61] Him's plans are usually psychological in nature, and often consist of manipulating events to either drive the Powerpuff Girls insane or drive wedges between them.[62] United States
James Pokémon April 8, 1997 He has a tendency to cross-dress, impersonating Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, and Jessie, along with famous celebrities.[63] Japan
Kei Dirty Pair July 15, 1985 A hot headed, aggressive woman who is the first to open fire, often with a short temper.[64] She is a tomboy who is attracted to manly, muscular men, while her fellow team member, Yuri, is more feminine, preferring cultured, refined men.[65]
Ash Ketchum Pokémon April 1, 1997 In one episode, Ash crossdresses in order to disguise himself to get into the Celadon Gym since he had been banned from there in the past for causing a fuss as shown in the episode "Pokémon Scent-sation!." He also crossdresses in other episodes as "Juliet" in the episode "Love at First Flight," in a maid outfit in the episode "Tanks for the Memories" as "Ashley" at a theater in the episode "Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!"[66]and as a female nurse in the episode "Real Life...Inquire Within."
Kuranosuke Koibuchi Princess Jellyfish October 15, 2010 He is the son of a rich political family and loves to cross-dress in women's clothing and makeup, appearing in various fashionable outfits throughout the series, as well as several different wigs.[67][b][68] He uses the alias "Kurako" in front of the other Amars to hide his gender.
Subaru Konoe Mayo Chiki! July 7, 2011 Female protagonist of the story and a second year high school student who works as a butler for the Suzutsuki family. She has to cross-dress because Kanade's father has allowed Subaru to be his daughter's butler only if she can spend the entire three years at school with her true gender undiscovered.[69] Her physical features allow her to fool everyone into believing her to be a boy until Kinjirō accidentally discovers her secret in the show's first episode as shown in the episode "End of Earth." Her cross-dressing is a major theme for the rest of the show.
Toru Kouno
Yuujirou Shihoudani
Mikoto Yutaka 		Princess Princess April 5, 2006 The three boys were selected to be the "princesses" at the all-boy school they attend as first shown in the episode "The All Boys School's Princesses." They crossdress as girls, which is a tradition with the purpose of breaking up the monotony of life surrounded by nothing but males.[70] They are expected to encourage others at school, and cheer at school events as shown in episodes like "Yuujirou's Past."
Makoto Mizuhara El-Hazard October 6, 1995 Makoto has an uncanny resemblance to Princess Fatora Venus.[c] So as to not ruin alliances, he crossdresses as her for six of the seven episodes of "The Magnificent World" OVA.[71] Some characters like Shayla-Shayla call him a pervert for doing so, as noted in the episode "The World of Hot Springs," while Alielle tries to have sex with him thinking he is Fatora as noted in the episode "The World of Beautiful Girls." After his true identity is revealed to the royal court in the sixth episode, "The World of Gleaming Light," he wears his usual school clothes (a formal suit and tie) for the rest of the original OVA, "The Magnificent World." In the next OVA, "The Magnificent World 2," he puts on woman's hair and pretends he is a sister of Fatora, which Fatora uses to her advantage so she can kiss Shayla-Shayla in the episode "The Bride of Roshtari."
Rui Ninomiya Gatchaman Crowds July 18, 2013 Getting powers from Katze, Rui, has a strong intellect, is trilingual, and developed the social network “GALAX," often crossdressing as a woman in punk rocker fashion named "LOAD." as shown in episodes "Abjection" and "Collaboration" for instance.[72][73] Rui is called male by Hajime Ichinose, surprising Sugane Tachibana, who thinks Rui is female, while other characters don't presume a gender at all or call Rui "buddy as noted in the episode "Forgery." Rui is often identified, in episodes like "engagement," as male and described by one character as girly in one episode, "penetration."[74][75]
Mariya Shidō Maria Holic January 4, 2009 Mariya is a cross-dressing boy who attends Ame no Kisaki,[76] a Catholic-based all-girls academy, as a girl as a means to win the chairmanship of both the all-male and all-female schools as shown in the episode "A Flirtatious Kiss." When Kanako first meets Mariya, she is instantly attracted to his playful femininity and kind attitude. He often teases Kanako by playing with his long blonde hair, speaking in a soft voice, and smiling sweetly, but Mariya turns out to be quite sadistic in nature.
Kinji Tohyama Aria the Scarlet Ammo April 15, 2011 Similar to Kinichi, Kinji crossdresses at times as Clomaetel Belmondo, a cute, tall girl with red eyes and long hair black hair going down to the waist with a feminine face similar to Kana.[d][77]
Kevin Tubbs The Cleveland Show November 22, 2009 Cleveland learns in one episode that Kevin Tubbs adopted a female persona named "Auntie" Momma years earlier because she felt that her niece Donna did not have a strong female role model in her life, as shown in the episode "A Brown Thanksgiving." Bil Browning of the LGBT blog, The Bilerico Project, criticized the character as not transgender but only "a deep-voiced man pretending to be a woman"[78] while GLAAD called the episode Kevin premiered in as "problematic".[79] United States
Steven Universe Steven Universe November 4, 2013 In the episode, "Sadie's Song," Steven sings on stage, wearing Sadie's outfit with a dress and makeup, the "mystery guest" singing a song at the town's Beach-a-Palooza, saving his friend Sadie from embarrassment.[80] Additionally, in the episode "Familiar,"[81] Steven wears his mom's dress to impress the Diamonds with a huge ball, which he also wears in the episodes "Escapism"[82] or in part of "Change Your Mind".[83]
Isabella Yamamoto Paradise Kiss October 13, 2005 Isabella was assigned male at birth,[84] but lives as a trans woman as revealed in the episode "Rose." Robin Brenner calls the character "one of the most realistic and accepting portrayals of a transgender character in anime," with the same applying to the manga.[85] She Isabella is acts as a mother figure to the members of ParaKiss and inspired George to make several dresses for Isabella since childhood.[27] Japan

Notes

  1. ^ In the comic, Cybersix says "I am no longer Adrian Seidelman. I remove the male clothing that camouflage me all day. I verify that I am always a woman" and also says "It makes me feel a bit more human. I'm continuing the tradition of Fernando Pessoa, the Portuguese poet who lived as four different people at once."
  2. ^ The creator of Princess Jellyfish comics describes him as "the cross-dressing guy," saying that initially he was just "going to be just a pretty girl" that he was dreaming of becoming, saying that "I’ve imagined Kuranosuke to have a very strong personality. But by making him into a cross-dressing guy, it made him even more of a strong character, who is very self-assured."
  3. ^ As Katsuhiko Jinnai puts it in the final episode of the OVA after looking at Fatora: "That explains why that cowardly rodent Makoto was dressing like a drag queen! What a scamp! Just looking at that familiar face makes me go crazy!"
  4. ^ Kinji also activates his "Hysteria Mode" in the episodes "Aria the Quadra", "Butei Killer", "Butei Charter, Article 1", "Stairway to Heaven", and "Durandal", and "Vlad".

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