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Top 20 Josei manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Hwangjewa Hamkke Tarakagetseumnida
- 19. Heunhan Binguimurin Jul Aratda
- 18. jeojuneun kkeutnaji anh-assda
- 17. Helmut (Kim Nan Sae)
- 16. How to Hide the Emperor's Child
- 15. Pokgun Nampyeoni Eojjeonji Josinhaejyeotda
- 14. Eojjeodaboni Cheonsaengyeonbun
- 13. Angnyeoui Mungujeome Oji Maseyo!
- 12. The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway
- 11. Cheating Men Must Die
- 10. Our Office Story
- 9. Sigrid
- 8. Ppaeatgin Gamunui Juini Doeryeo Hamnida
- 7. I Ended Up Raising the Children of the Female Lead and the Male Lead
- 6. Ibyangttal Yeoka-rol Jinachige Jalhaebeoryeotda
- 5. Angnyeoraseo Pyeonhago Joeundeyo
- 4. I Can't Keep Up With My Stallion Duke
- 3. An Unwholesome Proposal
- 2. Cheese in the Trap
- 1. Cheese in the Trap Season 2
20. Hwangjewa Hamkke Tarakagetseumnida
“You, too, will be corrupted. Then I will make it all come true.”
If I had only joined hands with him and agreed to become his mistress then, could I have lived a little longer?
At least I would not have know the pain of my eyes being gouged out. But instead I shouted: “I refuse. I will not betray my country”, not realizing that my country, my family, had betrayed me long ago.
Sacrificed, used, abandoned, and finally executed by my own family... I only realized after returning to 10 years in the past that the reason why you wanted me to stand by your side is because you and I were so much alike.
Let us fall together this time.
I Will Fall With the Emperor is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Впасти разом з імператором, お求め頂いた暴君陛下の悪女です
19. Heunhan Binguimurin Jul Aratda
Not all villains are evil. When Sun-A Choi reincarnates as Edith Rigelhof, the villain from her favorite novel, she is determined to change Edith’s life around and treats everyone with kindness. Although she marries the handsome Killian Rudwick, he is madly in love with the original protagonist of the book and mistrusts Edith because she is from a rival family. Will her marriage survive the whirlwind of family feuds, love triangles, and more? Will Edith find her happy ending?
Note: Includes 15 extra chapters.
Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story has finished publishing and it has 115 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Thought It Was a Common Isekai Story, I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration
18. jeojuneun kkeutnaji anh-assda
Princess Carnephelia was unloved and neglected until she met Helis, her first love. However, under the evil plots of her stepbrother Prince lanfried, she ended up destroying the only boy she ever loved. Devastated by what she had done, the princess swears revenge... even if it entails her life being cursed for eternity.
Carnephelia's Curse Is Never Ending has finished publishing and it has 106 Chapters. It is also Known as: Carnephelia, fleur maudite, La Maldicion De Carnephelia No Tiene Fin, La Maldicion No Tiene Fin, The Curse Is Not Over, 呪われ皇女の復讐は公爵様のために
17. Helmut (Kim Nan Sae)
Helmut was a child who had been abandoned in the Demonic Beast Forest at birth.
Raised by Demonic Beasts, the first human that he met was the Sword Saint Darien.
Little did Helmut know that the chance encounter would soon shake the foundation of his fate…
“Grow stronger If you want to get out of here.”
The boy who’d lived like a beast was thrown into the human world!
He possessed overwhelming swordsmanship, outstanding looks and sharp intelligence, but there was one thing he lacked: humanity.
I am no longer a prey. I am now a predator!
Helmut (Kim Nan Sae) is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Helmut (Honyo), Helmut: The Forsaken Child
16. How to Hide the Emperor's Child
Astelle, the empire's one-day empress brought with her a secret when she left the palace after the divorce: she was pregnant with Emperor Kaizen's child. Six years later, Astelle is living a peaceful life in the countryside with their son until the imperial guards come knocking. Kaizen requires Astelle's consent to receive the key territory of Meilen. With the empire still in turmoil from a rebellion, will Astelle be able to hide her son's identity from these threatening forces, and more importantly, from his father, the emperor?
How to Hide the Emperor's Child is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: วิธีซ่อนทายาทของจักรพรรดิ, 如何藏匿皇帝的孩子, Comment Cacher le Fils de l'Empereur, 皇帝の子供を隠す方法, Astelle und der geheime Sohn des Kaisers, Como Esconder o Filho do Imperador, Como ocultar al hijo del emperador
15. Pokgun Nampyeoni Eojjeonji Josinhaejyeotda
Eurenia, the eldest daughter of Count Vincent. It is well known that she lost her sight and voice when she saved her godfather Euclid from a fire. But the truth behind it is that she self-medicated to harm her body.
Using this as an excuse to marry the godfather’s son, duke Euclid. But in the end, she was used like a puppet in the earl’s hands, then discarded and died as a side effect of the drug.
She thought that was the end, but no. When she opened her eyes, she was back 4 months ago. She thought that now she must divorce the duke, who was forced to marry her. Then go find a cure…
“Is the reason you’ve been avoiding me all this time just because you’re afraid of being discovered?” His purple pupils persistently carved into her body.
“Isn’t it because you hate me?” Suddenly his eyes turned red.
“Can I come near you now?” The ears are also red.
Pokgun Nampyeoni Eojjeonji Josinhaejyeotda is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Somehow, My Tyrant Husband Has Became Cautious, My Tyrant's Husband Somehow Became Cautious
14. Eojjeodaboni Cheonsaengyeonbun
‘How long have I been laying down at home…?’ Han Jia, who is turning 32 this year (she’s a freelancer who still doesn’t have a full-time job/jobless), suffers because of the pressure given by people around her that keep telling her to get married. Around the same time, Jin Mincheol, her childhood friend who came to Jia’s hometown for holiday, is having the same problem. Then, the two people got married just like that. Now that they have married….. ‘Huh? We match each other more than i thought?’
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Maybe Meant to Be has finished publishing and it has 132 Chapters. It is also Known as: Accidentally Heavenly Match, Match Made in Heaven by Chance
13. Angnyeoui Mungujeome Oji Maseyo!
“A useless thing like you has no value in our family. Take this money and leave immediately!” “Yes! Goodbye!” She became the incompetent villainess who commits wrongdoings in order to earn the love of her fiance, the male lead. Her reputation was already at rock bottom and the main characters, who can’t live without each other, are having an affair. “Getting kicked out and receiving money is good enough!” So after she was kicked out, she set up a stationery store in front of a school. She reminisces of snacks, beer candy, and even bubbles! Just you wait, kids! But… somehow her young customers are a little weird? “I’ll find you a handsome and modest man, and not someone who has an affair like my brother!” “Ha, then what about my brother, the crown prince?” The great magic swordsman, the next crown prince, the villainous tower master, and finally, the hidden villain...
The Villainess's Stationery Shop is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Please Don't Come to the Evil Lady's Stationery Store!, Please Don't Come to the Villainess' Stationery Store!, A papelaria da vilã, Cửa hàng văn phòng phẩm của ác nữ, Jangan kunjungi toko alat tulis wanita jahat!, Kötü kadının sevimli mağazası!, La papeterie de la méchante, Please Don't Come to the Villainess' Stationery Shop!, Por favor, não venha para a papelaria da vilã!, Đừng đến văn phòng phẩm của ác nữ!, Не приходьте в канцелярський магазин лиходійки!!, อย่ามาร้านเครื่องเขียนของนางร้ายกันเลยนะ!, 悪女の駄菓子屋へようこそ, 請勿進入惡女文具店！, 请不要来恶女的文具店!
12. The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway
When six-year-old Inés laid eyes on the handsome heir to House Escalante, she promptly made the boy her fiancé. Since noble men are all the same, she figured she might as well choose a pretty one. But Lord Cárcel isn't ready for this sort of commitment just yet, and he spends the next decade and a half avoiding the marriage at all costs! Luckily, that's no trouble for Inés, as this marriage failing is exactly what she wants. In fact, he has her blessing to sow his wild oats as long as he stays out of her business. Unfortunately, being a playboy isn't as fun when your fiancée gives you permission. And doesn't this mean she's cheating on him too? Now, Cárcel is determined to change Inés' mind about him and prove he can be the husband she's always wanted.
The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: El Anillo Roto: Este matrimonio fracasará de todos modos, This Marriage Is Bound to Sink Anyway, 反正这段婚姻注定失败
11. Cheating Men Must Die
One moment oppressing scum yields a moment of satisfaction. Continuously oppressing scum yields continuous satisfaction. Our female main lead, Su Lüxia is bound to the Second Female Lead Counterattack System and transmigrates to several small worlds. Using elaborate means, she beats up countless cheating bastards and bitches. Su Lüxia: "Only a cheating bastard's tears of remorse, and the pained moans of a bitch unable to get what she wants bring me solace." System: "Has my host tapped into her humanity today? Nope."
Cheating Men Must Die is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Cheating Men Must Die
10. Our Office Story
Ahn was a mature and attractive older woman I met through my company's task force. Wise and caring, that's how I became captivated with her... However, she was also a woman with a child.
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Our Office Story has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: My Office Noona Story, My Office Noona's Story, Office Noona, The Story About My Office Noona, 年上姐姐的诱惑, 오피스 누나 이야기
9. Sigrid
She always lived by the rules. She thought her life had been honourable. She was loyal to the emperor, even at the cost of her life. But the only thing she got in return was the blade of the guillotine.
"Why? Why is it like this?" she kept asking before her death.
However, when she opened her eyes, she had returned to five years before she died.
"Was the way I lived wrong?" she kept thinking.
Sigrid decided to change her way of life. What to eat, what to wear, what to buy, everything. The way she changed led her to be the centre of everything. Although, everything eventually started to go back ...
Sigrid is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Шікрід
8. Ppaeatgin Gamunui Juini Doeryeo Hamnida
“If you had become the head of the family, many things would have changed… .”
My twin brother died, by my hand. Manipulated by black magic, Chloe, who repeatedly inadvertently kills, ends up killing her twin brother with her bare hands.
Without even time to cry, the point of the sword was aimed at Chloe's heart. Chloe met a miserable death.
But when I opened my eyes, I went back to the past. I will not repeat my past life.
In order to protect the family and her beloved brother, she decides to become the head of the family herself, in the form of her twin brother.
"I guessed it, you guys made me like that."
I Plan to Become the Master of a Stolen Family is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Mencoba menjadi pemilik keluarga yang dicuri, أخطط لأصبح سيدة العائلة المسروقة
7. I Ended Up Raising the Children of the Female Lead and the Male Lead
'Ye-hee', who lost her precious younger siblings, one day becomes possessed as 'Märchen', an ill-fated minor character in the novel .
'Märchen' is a miserable woman who ends up raising the children of the woman her husband once loved even before the pain of her miscarriage subsides. 'Ye-hee', who is possessed by such a fairy, unexpectedly realizes at once that these children are her deceased younger siblings.
Although it is a harsh reality for Marchen, 'Yehee', who carries the memories of her past life, cherishes and loves her children, who are the reincarnations of her younger siblings, and protects her children with her life from beings that target them...
As shown in the novel , the ancient dragon 'Eskaya' who protected the country left behind three treasures in the empire. Under threat from speculation that her children may have one of the treasures, will Yehee be able to protect her children with her husband and discover the secret of their possession in this world?
I Ended Up Raising the Children of the Female Lead and the Male Lead is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Ended Up Raising the Children of the Female Lead and Male Lead, I Ended Up Raising the Children of the Leads, I Ended Up Raising the Children of the Protagonists
6. Ibyangttal Yeoka-rol Jinachige Jalhaebeoryeotda
Transmigrating into the main character of your favorite book sounds like a dream come true, but knowing Viola Vellatoux grows to be disappointed in her ending, Arin Han sets out to rewrite the story. However, her adoptive family will not hesitate to assassinate one another in their fight for control. The new Viola needs to use her wits to convince everyone that she has what it takes while remaining true to her goal. Further complicating her schemes, the male lead looks eerily familiar and has a strange effect on her when she gets too close.
The Unintentionally Ideal Adopted Daughter is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Played the Role of the Adopted Daughter Too Well, 過度稱職的養女, 完美演绎养女角色, 过分扮演了领养女儿的角色, ฉันเล่นบทลูกสาวบุญธรรมได้ดีเกินไปซะแล้ว
5. Angnyeoraseo Pyeonhago Joeundeyo
Do-Hee lived as a pushover, died miserably, and was reborn in a novel as a notorious villainess. But it turns out that her new life is not without its perks, as Deborah Seymour is also the richest villain alive. Now, all that's left for her to do is lay low and enjoy her carefree lifestyle... if not for the fact that Deborah is fated to be sent to a monastery! Will this ex-doormat find a way to avoid yet another tragic ending, or will the challenges of being a villainess be too much for her?
The Perks of Being a Villainess is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: What's Wrong with Being the Villainess?, Isn’t Being A Wicked Woman Much Better?, 當個惡女輕鬆又愉快, เป็นนางร้ายก็สบายดีนะคะ, What's Wrong With Being the Villainess?, 因为是恶女所以很舒服, 当恶女很舒服很好啊？, Isn’t Being A Wicked Woman Much Better?
4. I Can't Keep Up With My Stallion Duke
Not a single soul in Olivia Florence's life, including her own husband, provided the warmth that she craved, and she lived her life alone, growing strong.
Waking up two decades earlier right after her regretful arranged marriage to the Duke, Lord James Parnell, she plans to live a different life.
She hatches a plan to anull her marriage remarry the Duke, Ian Tyrone, infamous for being ""IMPOTENT"" for never showing any interest in the ladies.
Maybe his disinterest in women would allow Olivia to comfortably live as his wife, unburdened by childbirth and free of any other pressures in life.
But wait, the Duke who seemingly ""couldn't get it up"" turns out to be a complete stud at in the bedroom. What has Olivia gotten herself into?"
I Can't Keep Up With My Stallion Duke is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 第二任老公太强了，好烦！, My Second Husband Is Desperate and Depressed
3. An Unwholesome Proposal
Believing in his fantastic acting skills, Moon Jian stuck with Yoon Kangjae as his manager through thick and thin. But after eight years of constantly cleaning up after the mess Kangjae's picky personality made, Jian thinks it's time to focus on herself and quit her job. As soon as Kangjae hears, he cleans up his act, sticks to her like glue, and ponders how to make her stay. He's determined to keep Jian by his side, but can he come up with a proposal good enough for her before it's too late?
An Unwholesome Proposal has finished publishing and it has 75 Chapters. It is also Known as: Bulgeonjeonhan Propose, Unhealthy Proposal, わがままなプロポーズ
2. Cheese in the Trap
Having returned to college after a year long break, Hong Sul, a hard-working over-achiever, inadvertently got on the wrong side of a suspiciously perfect senior named Yoo Jung. From then on her life took a turn for the worse and Sul was almost certain it was all Yoo Jung's doing. So why is he suddenly acting so friendly a year later?
Cheese in the Trap has finished publishing and it has 46 Chapters. It is also Known as: チーズ・イン・ザ・トラップ, Cheese in the Trap
1. Cheese in the Trap Season 2
Second season of Cheese in the Trap.
Cheese in the Trap Season 2 was digitally published in English by LINE Webtoon from May 3, 2015 to August 7, 2016.
Cheese in the Trap Season 2 has finished publishing and it has 67 Chapters. It is also Known as: チーズ・イン・ザ・トラップ2, Cheese in the Trap Season 2
