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We present you the list of Josei manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Josei manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Sigrid
- 19. Seikei Bijin no Youkihi Tensei
- 18. Helmut (Kim Nan Sae)
- 17. Eojjeodaboni Cheonsaengyeonbun
- 16. Ibyangttal Yeoka-rol Jinachige Jalhaebeoryeotda
- 15. Hwangjewa Hamkke Tarakagetseumnida
- 14. How to Make My Tyrant Husband Love Me
- 13. Shen Yi Du Fei Tai Xiaozhang
- 12. Pokgun Nampyeoni Eojjeonji Josinhaejyeotda
- 11. The Evil Lady's Hero
- 10. Heunhan Binguimurin Jul Aratda
- 9. My Mom Got a Contract Marriage
- 8. Ihondanghaetjiman Jaebeorimnida
- 7. Cheating Men Must Die
- 6. The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway
- 5. Angnyeoui Mungujeome Oji Maseyo!
- 4. Isanghan Byeonhosa U Yeong-U
- 3. Want You Like Crazy
- 2. jeojuneun kkeutnaji anh-assda
- 1. Hana Himeru Kimi no Meteor
20. 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
19. Seikei Bijin no Youkihi Tensei
PeopIe have never been kind about Mikiko's looks. ln an effort to change that, she gets plastic surgery and transforms into a woman of unrivaled beauty, but is killed in an accident the same day. She wakes up in the Tang Dynasty of ancient times, taking over the life of legendary concubine, Yang Guifei, who had just been assassinated by Consort Wu Huifei, a villain who intends to make herself and the emperor's son, Shou Wang, successors to the throne. Yang Guifei was later named one Of the Three Beauties of the World and in historical fact, although she was once married to Shou Wang, Yang Guifei becomes Emperor Xuanzong's beloved consort. However, Mikiko, who replaces Yang Guifei, finds herself confronting the power struggles of the inner palace and the hidden romance between her and the "fake emperor" Shou Wang, something buried in the depths of history.
Becoming The Legendary Concubine is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 整形美人の楊貴妃転生, Seikei Bijin no Youkihi Tensei
18. 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
17. 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?’
Source: MU
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
16. 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
15. 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
14. How to Make My Tyrant Husband Love Me
The notorious Empress Belita, famed for her myriad romantic entanglements!
Just when Belita is on the verge of being killed by her tyrant husband while attempting to elope with a prince from a neighboring kingdom, "I" becomes Belita.
"I"--now Belita--narrowly escapes death and vows to cease her unfaithful behavior to dispel the emperor's suspicions.
Amidst a palace rife with numerous paramours, a distrustful emperor, and the looming specter of war, can Belita survive?
How to Make My Tyrant Husband Love Me is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I'm the Troublesome Empress Marked by the Tyrant, She Is a Nuisance Empress Who Was Branded by a Tyrant, 恋愛初心者ですが不倫皇后に転生しました
13. Shen Yi Du Fei Tai Xiaozhang
A miracle-working medic is reborn into a fantasy world to help a poor soul seek revenge. There, she activates the face-slapping system, refines pills, practices cultivation, fights against monsters, and conquers the strongest man on the continent. Watch how fortune smiles upon her as she reaches the peak of her life!
The Unbridled Medical Consort has finished publishing and it has 178 Chapters. It is also Known as: Face-Slapping System, Miracle Doctor, Evil Consort Is Too Arrogant, The Arrogant Genius Doctor, The Evil Miracle Doctor Consort Is Too Arrogant, The Genius Doctor but Cruel Consort Is Too Much!, The Peerless Arrogant Doctor, The Poisonous Genius Consort Is Too Arrogant, The Unbridled Genius Medic, Thần Y Nương Nương Siêu Chảnh Chọe, 엉겅퀴: 독기를 품은 꽃
12. 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
11. The Evil Lady's Hero
Yunifer Magnolia was the best friend of the novel's heroine, Rael Cania, until her love for the male lead turned her into a villainess. Her harassment of Rael, Ishid's lover, condemned her to death at the hands of Cassian, the Crown Prince.
"So I reincarnated as... Yunifer?!"
This Yunifer wants to live, though! To stay safe, she decides to avoid all the main characters of the novel. But one drunken encounter with Ishid ruins all her plans...
"I don't do one-night stands."
"Then let's say we just started dating!"
Will Yunifer be able to correct her own twisted fate? Or will she face death once more, as foretold by the novel?
The Evil Lady's Hero has finished publishing and it has 105 Chapters. It is also Known as: 反派小姐的男主人公, 恶女的男神, Villainess in love
10. 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
9. My Mom Got a Contract Marriage
Lilyca is a poor girl who used to spend every day with her alcoholic mother.
However, one day...
"Kyaa, it's hot! No!"
Her mother woke up screaming and nonsensically asked, "Lily, you're alive! Have you gotten younger?"
"What's the date?"
She'd lost her mind!
"This can't be... I've come back!"
She started spouting more puzzling things, even going so far as to say, "We need to go to the Imperial Ball and meet the Emperor!"
Lilyca began to worry that something had gone wrong with her Mother's head...
My Mom Got a Contract Marriage is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: My Mother Gets Married Again, My Mother Got Married By Contract
8. Ihondanghaetjiman Jaebeorimnida
Even though I was destined to get married in this world overnight, I tried to adapt and live normally, but my trashy husband who thought cheating wasn’t enough, he also asked me for a divorce. I’m already tired of him, so I willingly divorced him and willing to collect alimony to then spend that money… I decided to sign a contract with a jewelry craftsman who was suffering from labor exploitation, and the business started to open one by one. Jewelry, perfume, clothing, cosmetics, distribution… Everything that I touch become a success, which made me a conglomerate.
Source: MU
I’m Divorced, But I’m a Chaebol has finished publishing and it has 122 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Got Divorced, But I'm a Conglomerate
7. 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
6. 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
5. 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!
4. Isanghan Byeonhosa U Yeong-U
The adaptation to the live drama hit! Woo Young-woo is a rookie attorney on the autism spectrum at one of Korea’s most prestigious law firms, Hanbada. Using her encyclopedic memory and creative thought process, she can find unconventional solutions to the toughest cases — but can she succeed while facing discrimination and stigma?
Extraordinary Attorney Woo has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Avvocata Woo, Nữ luật sư kỳ lạ Woo Young Woo, Uma Advogada Extraordinária, Woo, una abogada extraordinaria, Надзвичайна юристка У, Необычный адвокат У Ён У, הפרקליטה וו, لمحامية الغريبة يونغ وو, وکیل عجیب وو یونگ وو, อูยองอู ทนายอัจฉริยะ [Extraordinary Attorney Woo], ウ・ヨンウ弁護士は天才肌, 異常한辯護士禹英禑, 非常律师禹英禑, 非常律師禹英禑
3. Want You Like Crazy
General surgery resident Yoon Haesoo has always focused on paying off her father's debt and becoming a great surgeon. But after CEO Chae Jiseok enters the ER as a VIP patient, her world is completely turned upside down. Not only does he want her to be his only doctor, Jiseok wants to spend every second with her. Haesoo can't understand why a stranger would be so interested in her, but she also feels strangely attracted to him. Little does she know that this isn't their first time meeting...
Want You Like Crazy has finished publishing and it has 70 Chapters. It is also Known as: 미치도록 원하는, Madly Desired, Mariage à cœur ouvert, 狂おしいほど求め合う
2. 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
1. Hana Himeru Kimi no Meteor
In order to save Stella's life, Lavi takes a gamble by sucking her blood, which is tainted with magical powers.
Stella feels a certain emotion when she sees Lavi struggling to save herself.
A sad but beautiful story of love and a curse involving a dedicated girl and a vampire who has given up on everything.
Hana Himeru Kimi no Meteor is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 花秘める君のメテオール, Hoa Hồng Ẩn Giấu Sao Băng, Ton étoile filante cachante les fleurs, Your Meteor, Hidden in Flowers, 君掩花間流星將至
