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Top 19 Josei manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 19. Cheating Men Must Die
- 18. Angnyeoui Mungujeome Oji Maseyo!
- 17. Heunhan Binguimurin Jul Aratda
- 16. Helmut (Kim Nan Sae)
- 15. Ibyangttal Yeoka-rol Jinachige Jalhaebeoryeotda
- 14. Eojjeodaboni Cheonsaengyeonbun
- 13. I Can't Get Enough of You
- 12. My Mom Got a Contract Marriage
- 11. Angnyeoraseo Pyeonhago Joeundeyo
- 10. Age of Arrogance
- 9. Soredemo Ai wo Chikaimasu ka?
- 8. Ihonhae Juseyo, Hwangjega Dwaeya Haeseoyo
- 7. Couple Breaker
- 6. The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway
- 5. An Hour of Romance
- 4. I Will Raise This Boy as Another Man's Child
- 3. Eonni, Ibeon Saengen Naega Wangbiya
- 2. Agyeong Nampyeonnim, Jipchakal Buneun Jeojjogindeyo
- 1. Syowindoui Pumgyeok
19. 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
18. 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!
17. Heunhan Binguimurin Jul Aratda
Of course it would be like this, I’m not the main character in my new life either. Even though I knew that I was just the Villainess in this cliche story who dies at the hands of her husband at the end, I thought I could make it work as a new opportunity to live a new life after having an unjust death before, ¡Or at least that was until I realized that I might can’t get out of the flow of the original storyline!. But if I’m going to die just like the original Villainess, ¡Then I’ll at least give a kiss to my extremely handsome husband!.He’s going to learn how to treat me right despite being the “Flower like snake woman of the Rigelhof family that he thinks I am”, And who knows? Since I’m the one in this body… maybe the plot of the story could actually change?
Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Thought It Was a Common Isekai Story, I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration
16. 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
15. 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
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?’
Source: MU
Maybe Meant to Be is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Accidentally Heavenly Match, Match Made in Heaven by Chance
13. I Can't Get Enough of You
Exceptional abilities. Good looks that won't go unnoticed. A well-to-do family. A life on a well-worn path. Everything was boringly perfect. Until one day at the age of thirty... Kim Tae-joon impulsively veers off the road.
To meet Han So-eun, the daughter of the driver who took his parents' lives.
'How the hell did you get into this company as a stranger?'
Her shamelessness disgusted me, so I decided to keep her around and torment her. Like someone who can't get enough of you...
"I think I like the director."
Oh, no.
I Can't Get Enough of You is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Can't Get Enough of You, I Can't Wait to Eat You, 只想让你坠落, 难咽之隐, 못 잡아먹어서 안달, 못잡아먹어서 안달
12. 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
11. 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?
10. Age of Arrogance
The lord of Pervaz, who led the 28-year war to victory, Asha Pervaz.
For Pervaz, who was devastated by the long war, Asha heads to the imperial family to receive the victory reward promised by the emperor. However, the only reward that came back was the "right to choose a marriage partner."
As the best choice, Asha pointed out the Duke of Carlisle Haven, the first prince who had recently been deprived of the title of crown prince. If she was refused, she intended to receive compensation from the emperor...
"Marquise Perbaz. I will accept your marriage proposal."
Contrary to expectations, the Duke of Carlisle accepted Asha's choice. Promising tremendous support for Pervaz...!
Age of Arrogance is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: City of Arrogance, The Age of Arrogance, The Era of Pride, अहङ्कारको युग, ยุคแห่งความโอหัง, 傲慢的时代
9. Soredemo Ai wo Chikaimasu ka?
Jun Sumisu and Takeyori Sumisu are a childless eight-year old married couple. Ever since she stopped working, she's been living the tranquil life of a housewife, but now entering their fifth year of sexless life irritation is starting to overtake her life. "It's not like we're on bad terms, but I want to go back to when we'd just started going out." The spring she starts working again to accomplish that, each of them makes a new encounter...
Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: それでも愛を誓いますか？, Soredemo Ai wo Chikaimasu ka?
8. Ihonhae Juseyo, Hwangjega Dwaeya Haeseoyo
Born as an imperial princess, Arnoah was forced to marry the pathetic young king of a small neighboring kingdom. Her older brother became the emperor, so what was she supposed to do? And due to the laws of inheritance, even if her older brother and younger brother were to die, she would still not inherit the throne - rather, her good-for-nothing cheater of a husband would!! Any title she inherits would be vested in her husband in accordance with their marriage contract... that is until he decides to divorce her because his mistress wants to be the official queen.
“I need to get divorced and become the emperor.”
Her now official ex-husband still doesn't seem to get it, so she decided to finally tell him everything she always wanted to say to his face. When he realized the truth, it was already too late. She spoke to her ex-husband who had his mouth agape.
“I told you to keep your head straight. Didn’t you hear me?”
Ihonhae Juseyo, Hwangjega Dwaeya Haeseoyo has finished publishing and it has 70 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Want to Become the Emperor, So I Need a Divorce, The Princess Demands a Divorce
7. Couple Breaker
The Couple Breaker
Couple Breaker is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Couple Breaker
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. An Hour of Romance
Jooahn and Dojin couldn’t be any more different at work. She's a perpetually single career woman who takes everything too seriously and rules with an iron fist. He's a modelesque klutz with a heart of gold who lucked into an entry-level marketing job. But when a company trip to a mysterious temple starts an inexplicable soul swap, they end up switching bodies for an hour each day. To avoid utter embarrassment and keep up their reputations, the unlikely pair will have to cooperate and bide their time. Will Jooahn learn to sympathize with the pretty boy who can’t do anything right? And will Dojin see the softer side of his boss’s spiky persona? From the artist of hit rom-com 'What's Wrong with Secretary Kim" comes an all-new company couple about to spark some serious fireworks.
An Hour of Romance is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 1/24 Romance, 24-bunui 1 Romance
4. I Will Raise This Boy as Another Man's Child
Princess Hinael Plake of the Salur Kingdom. She was murdered by her husband while heavily pregnant. Just when I thought my life had ended... I opened my eyes and found myself back two years before my wedding. 'This time, I won't believe in things like love.' To avoid facing another unfortunate future, I decided to change my fate and choose another man. The one they call the War Hero of Trikas, who is destined to become the Emperor of Trikas, Lutz Viant. "I will bear your child. Please protect the child I give birth to as your heir." This time, I will definitely protect my child, the one I have with another man.
I Will Raise This Boy as Another Man's Child is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Will Raise My Kin as Another Man's Child
3. Eonni, Ibeon Saengen Naega Wangbiya
Her fiance, her sister, and her parents. Ariadne returns 14 years from the past, the day she was cast aside by everyone. "Shit! I am trying to court you right now!" From her fiance, who acted much different than he did in the past, "Don't cry, Ariadne. Don't you know how pretty you are to me?" to the kind Prince, who fell for her at first sight. This time, she will get revenge on everyone and become Queen.
Eonni, Ibeon Saengen Naega Wangbiya is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Sister, I Am the Queen in This Life, Nesta Vida, eu serei a Rainha, In This Life, I’ve Become The Queen
2. Agyeong Nampyeonnim, Jipchakal Buneun Jeojjogindeyo
I’ve transmigrated into the body of the wife of the mad villain emperor in an angsty novel!
How will I escape? By running away quietly when the saintess he’ll become obsessed with appears.
This love-blind emperor won’t even remember that I exist once he lays eyes on the saintess! I really didn’t do anything. All I did was lay as low as I could so that I wouldn’t get on my crazy husband’s nerves…. But the villain emperor has asked me to return to the palace with him, and not the saintess. But she’s already here! Why are you obessessing over me?
My Evil Husband is Obsessed With the Wrong Person is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Dear Villainous Husband, the One to Be Obsessed With Is Over There, The Person Who Is Obsessed With the Villain Husband Is Over There, Villainous Husband, the One You're Obsessed With Is Over There, 악역 남편님 집착할 분은 저쪽인데요
1. Syowindoui Pumgyeok
Suah is a petite, red-haired designer who leads a drama-free life… until one morning, she wakes up tied to a chair. The man scowling down at her is none other than her roommate’s scary older brother, Seung-hyun, the owner of the apartment she’s been living in rent-free for the past eight years. He gives her one week to pack her bags and move out. Panicked Suah tries to plead and beg, but the coldhearted Seung-hyun’s got the upper hand. That is, until he runs into Suah at work. Turns out she’s not only an essential member of the new team he put together, but also one of the best employees he’s ever worked with. Like it or not, the two are stuck with each other for the foreseeable future… Can Suah convince Seung-hyun to let her stay? And how will Seung-hyun keep things professional with the woman he wants to kick out of his house?
Source: TappyToon
Faking It In Style is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Syowindoui Pumgyeok
