What is this genre all about? An office lady, often abbreviated OL, is a female office worker in Japan who performs generally pink collar tasks such as serving tea and secretarial or clerical work. Like many unmarried Japanese, OLs often live with their parents well into early adulthood. Office ladies are usually full-time permanent staff, although the jobs they do usually have little opportunity for promotion, and there is usually the tacit expectation that they leave their jobs once they get married.
OL stock characters are frequently found in josei manga and anime, often portrayed as attractive, clever, and wistful individuals bored with their jobs, over-pressured by their families, and facing psychological issues.
We present you the list of Office Lady manga you should read right now.
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Top 16 Office Lady manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 16. Batsu Hare
- 15. Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi.
- 14. Bijin Onna Joushi Takizawa-san
- 13. Tokimori-san ga Muboubi desu!!
- 12. Bukiyou na Senpai
- 11. Kaisha To Shiseikatsu
- 10. Gal Yome no Himitsu
- 9. Misato-san wa Amasugi Joushi ni Chotto Kibishii
- 8. Monochrome no Futari
- 7. Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
- 6. See You in My 19th Life
- 5. Black and White: Tough Love at the Office
- 4. Our Office Story
- 3. The Sensual M
- 2. -50kg no Cinderella
- 1. Kakekara Hajimaru Sayonara no Koi
16. Batsu Hare
On their second wedding anniversary, Ichiro Wako came home after work to find his wife having sex with another man...! After the divorce, Wako lost his home, his happiness, and the love of his life, but then...!
Batsu Hare is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: バツハレ, Batsu-Hare, 后宫开在离婚时
15. Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi.
Sometimes, when life is hard, you just need a "friend."
Working at a game company, Rihito Otsuka (23), is a "normal" guy who is a steady presence on and off the job. Noa Saotome (27) is a "hard-core" woman who likes to go all out at everything she does. Two people who usually wouldn't get along become "friends" by chance...? The is the start of an workplace "friendship" comedy that's a little sweet but also a little heavy!
Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: のあ先輩はともだち。, Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi.
14. Bijin Onna Joushi Takizawa-san
Kouta Takeda who just started working at XOX Corporation, meets his new boss, a beautiful woman with big breasts named Kyouko Takizawa.
Beautiful Female Superior Takizawa-san is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 美人女上司滝沢さん, Beautiful Female Superior Takizawa-san
13. Tokimori-san ga Muboubi desu!!
Tokimori-san is a beautiful and successful woman. But when she's off the job, she tends to be a bit absent-minded! Living together with the charming Tokimori-san always makes me nervous!
Tokimari-san is Completely Defenseless!! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 時森さんが無防備です!!, Tokimori-san ga Muboubi desu!!
12. Bukiyou na Senpai
Kannawa-senpai is considered many things, but smooth is definitely not one of them. Then she meets Kamegawa, her new Kouhai. He's cute, a little nerdy, and easy to talk to. How will this awkward Senpai be able to handle these new feelings?!
Note: Fifth place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category
My Awkward Senpai has finished publishing and it has 109 Chapters. It is also Known as: 不器用な先輩。, Tsundere Senpai, Неуклюжий семпай, ปิ๊งรักรุ่นพี่สายดุ, 서투른 선배
11. Kaisha To Shiseikatsu
Company and Private Life is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 会社と私生活, Kaisha To Shiseikatsu
10. Gal Yome no Himitsu
Fuyuki is a beautiful and cool gal! But there's a secret side of her that she only shows in front of her husband...? A cute love comedy with a gal wife!
Gal Yome no Himitsu is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ギャル嫁の秘密, Gal Yome no Himitsu
9. Misato-san wa Amasugi Joushi ni Chotto Kibishii
Misato-san, a very beautiful office lady who is good at her job, and her boss—Konishikawa-san, a middle-aged man who spoils his subordinates. Misato-san has a strict attitude toward Konishikawa-san, but what are the hidden feelings behind it?! The gap between the seriousness and cuteness will make you faint in anxiety, and this office love comedy with a difference in age begins!
Misato-San Is a Bit Cold Towards Her Senpai Who Pampers is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 三郷さんは甘すぎ上司にちょっとキビしい, Misato-san wa Amasugi Joushi ni Chotto Kibishii
8. Monochrome no Futari
A reliable office worker, Hanaichi Fudo, undoubtedly had a gift for the arts but gave up on his dreams of becoming an artist to lead a normal life. One day, his senior at work, Saori Wakaba, asked Hanaichi for help in writing her manga. Will he take up the pen again?! Written by Yosuke Matsumoto, author of "The Lady Becomes an Idol", a unique new take on aspiring manga artists!
Note: Includes 13 extra chapters.
Monochrome Days has finished publishing and it has 56 Chapters. It is also Known as: モノクロのふたり, Monokuro no Futari
7. Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
Narumi Momose has had it rough: every boyfriend she’s had dumped her once they found out she was an otaku, so she’s gone to great lengths to hide it. When a chance meeting at her new job with childhood friend, fellow otaku, and now coworker Hirotaka Nifuji almost gets her secret outed at work, she comes up with a plan to make sure he never speaks up. But he comes up with a counter-proposal: why doesn’t she just date him instead? In love, there are no save points.
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku has finished publishing and it has 86 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヲタクに恋は難しい, It’s Difficult to Love an Otaku, Love is Hard for Otaku, Otaku ni Koi a Muzukashii, WotaKoi, 阿宅的戀愛太難, ♂taku ♀taku
6. See You in My 19th Life
Jieum Ban has an extraordinary ability: she can remember the memories of all her past lives. After her previous life is cut short by a tragic accident, she sets out to reconnect with the people of her past life in her current one. Will memories of her 18th life sabotage romance in her 19th? Or will love endure across different lives?
See You in My 19th Life has finished publishing and it has 114 Chapters. It is also Known as: Please Take Care of Me in This Life as Well, Ibeon Saengdo Jal Butaghae, Please Take Care of This Student
5. Black and White: Tough Love at the Office
Shirakawa Junko is an upstanding employee of a high-level bank. Her colleagues all respectfully admire her…except for Kuroda Kayo, a colleague who’s transferred to her department. Shirakawa is supposed to train Kuroda, and it does NOT go well. These women have a bizarre love-hate relationship that results in either violent office attacks or angry lesbian sex. When a sinister conspiracy seems to be afoot at their bank, can these two stop having bruised hate-sex on piles of documents and work together to investigate? This provocative LGBT+ drama is ready to rumble.
Black and White: Tough Love at the Office has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: Shiro to Kuro: Black & White, 白と黒～Black & White～, Hiebe auf den ersten Blick
4. 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
3. The Sensual M
A seemingly clean cut office worker keeps his BDSM sexual fantasies to himself—until he discovers his co-worker a potential dominatrix? As they spend their time together, slowly understanding one another, the two end up having a rather unique master and servant relationship.
Moral Sense has finished publishing and it has 146 Chapters. It is also Known as: 解禁男女, สัมพันธ์ลับลุ้นรัก, The Sensual M, Amarrados al amor (Manía secreta), L'amour en laisse
2. -50kg no Cinderella
Hime, a chubby girl, is in university and currently job hunting. During an info session at one of the companies, she accidentally gets hurt, but receives help from the company’s information desk clerk, Osamu. Hime falls in love at first sight with the totally prince-like Osamu. She’d like to meet him once again… In order to accomplish this, she works hard on her diet and loses 50kg! She starts working at the same company, but even after 1 year she still hasn’t found him. Then one day, the number one handsome man within the company and rumored son of a distinguished family transfers to Hime’s department. This turns out to be Osamu! In her brief moment of happiness at their reunion, Osamu frankly declares, “I have someone I’m interested in” and Hime loses all her courage. However why does Osamu do things like hugging Hime, whispering sweet words to her and treating her special? Will Hime be kept being played by this unexpected doting love…!?
-50kg Cinderella has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: -50kgのシンデレラ, -50kg no Cinderella, -50kgのシンデレラ, -50kg의 신데렐라, －50kgのシンデレラ, －50kg的仙杜瑞拉, －50㎏のシンデレラ
1. Kakekara Hajimaru Sayonara no Koi
With her stern efficiency, Nao Yoshinaga is known as the Ice Iron Lady of the company. One day, she overheard colleagues making a bet with Satomura that he could make Nao fall for him. Unbeknownst to them, Nao has had a secret crush on Satomura for all this time. The bet could turn out to be her best chance!
Goodbye's Love Begins With Betting has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: 賭けからはじまるサヨナラの恋, Kake kara Hajimaru Sayonara no Koi, Kakekare Hajimaru Sayonara no Koi, A Farewell's Love That Begins with a Bet, 賭け恋
