Top 17 Maid manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

17. Beware of the Villainess!

A refreshing, unique villainess who's been dropped in the world of a novel, only to overthrow it all! The reason why? She couldn't just stand by and watch the female lead be manipulated by all four shitty male leads. The story of a villainess, who intends to throw out all the jackasses, and a wolf that only yearns for her!


Note: Includes 52 extra chapters.

Beware of the Villainess! has finished publishing and it has 144 Chapters. It is also Known as: Gare à la vilaine!, その悪女に気をつけてください, 小心那个恶女！, 恶毒女配今天不营业, ระวังไว้ ยัยตัวร้ายกำลังมา

16. Bannou “Murazukuri” Cheat de Otegaru Slow Life: Mura desu ga Nani ka?

Presented with the strange Gift of Village Building, Luke, the son of a lord, is cast out of the domain in shame. He arrives in a barren land with plans to develop it as well as he can, and to live a simple, quiet life...when suddenly his mysterious Gift activates! Enjoy Luke’s amazing, slow life, and watch as his village grows, his Gift levels up, and his village-building capabilities transform in this new comedic series!

The Amazing Village Creator: Slow Living with the Village Building Cheat Skill is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 万能「村づくり」チートでお手軽スローライフ　～村ですが何か？～, Bannou “Murazukuri” Cheat de Otegaru Slow Life: Mura desu ga Nani ka?

15. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

In the imperial court, a young woman is put into servitude, Maomao. The tale is just beginning for the woman doctor/pharmacist from the red-light district, as rumors circulate about the emperor's children's lives being short-lived. Her curious nature and thirst for knowledge pushes her to action. To satisfy her curiosity, this young doctor/pharmacist will investigate the origin! What is shifting in the imperial court..!?

The Apothecary Diaries is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 薬屋のひとりごと, The Pharmacist's Monologue, The Pharmacist's Soliloquies, Drugstore Soliloquy

14. Einen Koyou wa Kanou Deshou ka: Buaisou Mukuchi na Mahou Tsukai to Hajimeru Sai Shuushoku Life

Lucille was unceremoniously fired from the mansion where she had lived and worked as a maid for three years. She came to the countryside in search of a new job, and was introduced to the home of Phyllis, a taciturn and unfriendly wizard. The job at the house of Phyllis, a difficult man who hates "unnecessary things," turned out to be a great opportunity for Lucille! In order to hold on her new job at all costs, she began to carefully observe Phyllis in order to avoid any "superfluous" landmines. As she gradually got to know Phyllis better, she encounters an unexpected side of him that was not him just being difficult, and Lucille's feelings gradually changed.

Re-employment Life With an Unsociable Untalkative Magician is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 永年雇用は可能でしょうか～無愛想無口な魔法使いと始める再就職ライフ～, Einen Koyou wa Kanou Deshou ka: Buaisou Mukuchi na Mahou Tsukai to Hajimeru Sai Shuushoku Life

13. The Daughter of a Fallen Aristocrat Becomes The Poor Knight's Maidservant

Amongst nobles and royals, Lady Agnes, daughter of an aristocrat is the "Rose Amongst Thorns," due to her unparalleled beauty. On the other hand, Bernard is the fifth son of a Lord who rules a small rural town far from the capital. At first glance, Bernard gets stared down in disgust by Lady Agnes, most likely because of his lowly status. Five years later, Lady Agnes's father faces trial due to embezzlement, resulting in her family losing everything. After receiving the status of a "fallen aristocrat," everyone leaves Agnes to fend for herself... except for Bernard, the low-ranking knight. A misunderstanding develops into a charming love story!

The Daughter of a Fallen Aristocrat Becomes The Poor Knight's Maidservant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Botsuraku Reijou, Bimbou Kishi no Maid ni Narimasu, 没落令嬢、貧乏騎士のメイドになります, 没落千金是穷骑士的女仆, 몰락 영애, 빈곤 기사의 메이드가 됐습니다

12. Majutsushi Kunon wa Miete Iru

Born blind, Kunon aims to be the first person to use water magic to create new eyes for himself. After five months of study, he has already surpassed his teacher, and continues to grow his talents. Not only can his magic help him sense color, but he can also use it to make handy items and even conjure a whole cat! Word of his skills and ingenuity soon reach the court and earn him a spot as disciple to the most powerful magician in the land. But is his ultimate goal even attainable?

Kunon the Sorcerer Can See is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔術師クノンは見えている, Majutsushi Kunon wa Miete Iru

11. Yami Kakuseishite Shujinkou ni Bokosareru Kamaseinu ni Hyouishita ga Gensaku to Chigaisugite Tomadotteru

The villainous noble, Zenon Restinatra, is a disappointing "underdog" who gets beaten up by the protagonist in the original anime. "I," a mere fan of the original work, have possessed such a Zenon!? This place is completely the world of the anime, and when I tried out magic for starters, it was super fun. I've decided... I'm going to change Zenon's disappointing ending!

Source: MU

Yami Kakuseishite Shujinkou ni Bokosareru Kamaseinu ni Hyouishita ga Gensaku to Chigaisugite Tomadotteru is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 闇覚醒して主人公にボコされるかませ犬に憑依したが原作と違いすぎて戸惑ってる, I Possessed the Underdog Who Awakens to Darkness and Gets Beaten up by the Protagonist, but I'm Confused Because It's Too Different from the Original Work, I Reincarnated as a Villainous Noble Fated to Lose, but Got Obsessed with Magic, The Story of the Dark Awakening of a Bait and Switch Dog, Yami Kakusei Shite Shujinkou ni Bokosareru Kamase Inu ni Hyoui Shita ga Gensaku to Chigaisugite Tomadotteru

10. Megami no Café Terrace

Kasukabe Hayato has been accepted to Tokyo U on his first try. Receiving news of his grandmother's death, he returns to his childhood home, Cafe Terrace Familia, for the first time in three years to find five strange girls there who claim to be "Grandma's Family"! Hayato's unexpected life in a seaside town with these five girls of fate begins here!

Source: MU

The Goddess's Cafe Terrace has finished publishing and it has 217 Chapters. It is also Known as: 女神のカフェテラス, Megami no Kafeterasu, The Cafe Terrace of the Goddesses

9. Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

As if being student council president of a predominantly male high school isn’t hard enough, Misaki Ayuzawa has a major secret—she works at a maid café after school! How is she supposed to keep her image of being ultrasmart, strong and overachieving intact once school heartthrob Takumi Usui discovers her double life?!



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Toumei na Sekai (A Transparent World)
Volume 4: Tsuide ni 3 Baka mo Maid-sama! (And While We're at It, the Idiot Trio as Maids!)
Volume 4: Soshite Momotaro mo Maid-sama (Peach Boy Is a Maid Too!)
Volume 6: Aoi Haru (Blue Spring)
Volume 6: Fukukaichou wa Ouji-sama!? (The Vice-President Is a Prince?!)
Volume 7: Aoi to to Yukai na Nakama-tachi (Aoi with Fun Friends)
Volume 8: Baka to Furyou to Hero to (An Idiot, a Delinquent and a Hero)
Volume 8: Toaru Asa no Seitokaishitsu (A Particular Morning in the Student Council Office)
Volume 11: Kaichou wa Shisuji-sama! (The President Is a Butler!)
Volume 11: Konnichiwa Imouto desu (Hello, I'm the Little Sister)
Volume 12: Sentimental Ikkun (Sentimental Ikkun)
Volume 13: Maid Latte Hikaeshitsu (Maid Latte Back Room)
Volume 15: Baka to Furyou to Madonna to (An Idiot, a Delinquent and a Madonna)
Volume 17: Comics Kakioroshi Short Story (Exclusive Short Comic)

Maid-Sama! has finished publishing and it has 99 Chapters. It is also Known as: 会長はメイド様！, Class President is a Maid!, Kaichou wa Maidsama, Toumei na Sekai, Transparent World, Służąca Przewodnicząca, Староста-горничная, Maid Sama!, My Sweet Kaicho, 學生會長是女僕！, 會長是女僕大人！, 非常女會長, 회장님은 메이드 사마

8. How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game

"How did you know? I hid it well so that no one would find out."

Adrian Caesar von de Paltzgraf, the successor to the Paltzgraf Family. He is hailed as an angel in this world, but only I knew that the serial murders and murder attempts happening in the area which everyone was talking about were all committed by a young, good-looking gentleman.

[Adrian's murderous intent has increased.]
[Convince Adrian to lower his murderous intent. If not, you die.]
[Adrian's murderous intent is at 92%.]

I am the only one who knows. I was the only one who transmigrated into the world of this ridiculous horror game.

How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: No Exit Horror, Surviving as a Maid in a Horror Game

7. The Count's Secret Maid

For Paula, not a single day passed by without a reminder of her ugliness. But it was her hideous face that spared her from being sold to a brothel or dying tragically like her sisters. So when Paula's father sells her off to work at an esteemed nobleman's mansion, she realizes that peasant girls are a disposable resource. However, she finds the young Count Belunita tucked away in an annex, shamefully hidden from the curious eyes of the public. And as Paula struggles to appeal to her tyrannical master's whims, she must also embrace her role as his secret maid.

The Count's Secret Maid is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: สาว(ลับ)ใช้ของท่านเคานต์ตาบอด, 伯爵家的神秘侍女

6. Maid nara Touzen desu. Bannou Meid, Nureginu Kabutte Tabi ni Deru.

Maid nara Touzen desu. Bannou Meid, Nureginu Kabutte Tabi ni Deru. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: メイドなら当然です。 ~万能メイド、濡れ衣かぶって旅に出る。~, Maid nara Touzen desu. Bannou Meid, Nureginu Kabutte Tabi ni Deru.

5. Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii

There’s something really strange about the maid I just hired! No normal person could be so beautiful, or cook such amazingly delicious food, or know exactly what I want before I even ask. She must be using magic-right, a spell is the only thing that can explain why my chest feels so tight whenever I look at her. I swear, I’m going to get to the bottom of what makes this maid so...mysterious!



Note: Ninth place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

My Recently Hired Maid Is Suspicious has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最近雇ったメイドが怪しい, La criada que contraté recientemente es sospechosa., My Recently Hired Maid Is Mysterious, The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious, My Recently Hired Maid Is Suspicious (Serialization), Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii (Serialization)

4. Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

Just when an unemployed thirty-four-year-old otaku reaches a dead end in life and decides that it's time to turn over a new leaf—he gets run over by a truck and dies! Shockingly, he finds himself reborn into an infant's body in a strange new world of swords and magic.

His new identity is Rudeus Grayrat, but he still retains the memories of his previous life. Follow Rudeus from infancy to adulthood, as he struggles to redeem himself in a wondrous yet dangerous world.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has finished publishing and it has 330 Chapters. It is also Known as: 無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

3. A Talented Maid

As Maurina, she's on the run as the last of her kingdom’s royal line. Disguised as Marie, she is just a maid, serving the victorious empire. She’s never been very good at anything, so when she's told to make a wish, she asks for the ability to help others and bring them happiness. Now as visions of brilliant and skilled people fill her dreams, she’s imbued with a bounty of abilities perfectly suited for any dilemma. But will her secrets last as the crown prince seeks out both Maurina and Marie?

A Talented Maid is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Capable Maid, A Competent Maid, La sirvienta capaz, Marie Sang Pelayan Berbakat, Marifetli Hizmetçi, Una criada capaz, Una mucama competente, Une bonne capable, Une bonne compétent, Une domestique capable, Une domestique compétent, Une femme domestique capable, Une femme domestique compétent, Способная горничная

2. Douyara Watashi No Karada Wa Kanzen Muteki No You Desu Ne

On her deathbed, a sickly young girl wishes to be reborn with a strong body that will never succumb to anyone or anything. Lo and behold, her wish is granted! Upon reincarnating into another world as Mary Regalia, she discovers her new body has maxed-out attributes, from physical strength to defense—even magic. But wait! That isn’t what she really wanted! All she longed for was a normal life. Baffled by God’s choice to grant her wish in this most unexpected way, Mary tries to spend her days as uneventfully as possible. The hitch is...nothing’s harder than living a normal life when you’re absolutely invincible!

The Invincible Little Lady is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: どうやら私の身体は完全無敵のようですね, Douyara Watashi No Karada Wa Kanzen Muteki No You Desu Ne

1. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there.Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor's favorite consort... so she can taste the lady's food for poison!

The Apothecary Diaries is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 薬屋のひとりごと, The Pharmacist's Monologue