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 18 Office Lady manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 18. Kaisha To Shiseikatsu
- 17. A Pervert's Daily Life
- 16. Gal Yome no Himitsu
- 15. Tokimori-san ga Muboubi desu!!
- 14. Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
- 13. Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.
- 12. Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka: 365 Days to the Wedding
- 11. Anan-san wa Deatte 3-byou de Gattai Shitai!
- 10. New Game!
- 9. Bijin Onna Joushi Takizawa-san
- 8. Ase to Sekken
- 7. Batsu Hare
- 6. Bonnouji
- 5. Our Office Story
- 4. See You in My 19th Life
- 3. Misato-san wa Amasugi Joushi ni Chotto Kibishii
- 2. Jiuming! Yin Wei Chule BUG, Wo Bei Youxi Mei Shaonu Chan Shangle
- 1. Bukiyou na Senpai
18. 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
17. A Pervert's Daily Life
Let's just say Jinwoo and Seyoung got off to a rocky start. Not knowing Seyoung would be living in a company dorm with a male employee, her direct superior at that, she barged into his room thinking it was hers. Her timing couldn't have been more inappropriate as Jinwoo was in the middle of his pleasure time. Embarrassed and nowhere to hide, Jinwoo's life was headed towards misery. However, little did he know Seyoung was no ordinary rookie. She had her own dirty little secret...
A Pervert's Daily Life has finished publishing and it has 144 Chapters. It is also Known as: 新卒妄想ちゃんの日常性活！
16. 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
15. 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!!
14. 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
13. Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.
Yoshida was swiftly rejected by his crush of 5 years. On his way home after drinking his sorrows away, he saw a high school girl sitting on the street.
"I'll let you do it with me, so let me stay."
"Don't even joke about something like that."
And so, the story of living with the high school girl Sayu began. The slice-of-life romantic comedy between a runaway high school girl and a 26 year old salaryman ensues.
Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。, I Shaved. Then I Brought a High School Girl Home.
12. Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka: 365 Days to the Wedding
The "new generation wedding" manga features the tagline, "Will getting married really bring happiness? Isn't getting married a risk?"
Are You Really Getting Married?: 365 Days to the Wedding has finished publishing and it has 110 Chapters. It is also Known as: 結婚するって、本当ですか 365 Days To The Wedding, 365 Days to the Wedding, Are You Really Getting Married?, Is It True That You're Getting Married?, Kekkon Surutte, Hontou desu ka?
11. Anan-san wa Deatte 3-byou de Gattai Shitai!
Anami, an OL with no romantic experience, tries to win over her boss, Mr. Kitazono, the man of her dreams, by using techniques she learned from watching porn, but she fails at every attempt. As it turns out, Kitazono is also a virgin with zero experience at love... This is the start of a delusional AV romantic comedy!
Anan-san wa Deatte 3-byou de Gattai Shitai! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 阿南さんは出会って3秒で合体したい!, Anan-san wa Deatte 3-byou de Gattai Shitai!
10. New Game!
Aoba Suzukaze may look like a middle schooler, but she’s actually a character designer fresh out of high school. Not only is she working for the company that put out one of her favorite games, she also gets to spend her days modeling and creating characters. Follow her adorable shenanigans in this 4-panel slice of life as she learns the ropes of the industry and gets to know her co-workers.
New Game! has finished publishing and it has 169 Chapters. It is also Known as: NEW GAME!, New Game!
9. 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
8. Ase to Sekken
Asako’s living her dream, working at the toiletry maker Lilia Drop. Little do her coworkers know, the reason she loves the company so much is that she’s ashamed of her body odor, and their soap is the only thing that does the trick. So when the company’s lead product developer, a perfuming genius, approaches her in the lobby and wonders what “that smell” is, she’s terrified … but could it be … that he likes it? And, even more surprising to Yae … does she like him?
Sweat and Soap has finished publishing and it has 98 Chapters. It is also Known as: あせとせっけん, Ase to Sekken
7. 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
6. Bonnouji
Fate brings two people who live in the same condo together on a typical afternoon. Ozawa (26) has just broken up with her boyfriend of five years and was in the process of trying to rebuild her life when she meets Oyamada who lives a couple floors below her. He is somewhat of a loner although he does have a few friends and his room is cluttered with all the random stuff that his impulse shopper brother sends him. Ozawa takes an interest with all the things in his room and the two start a friendship that slowly turns into something more.
has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 煩悩寺, Bonnouji
5. 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
4. 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
3. 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
2. Jiuming! Yin Wei Chule BUG, Wo Bei Youxi Mei Shaonu Chan Shangle
Game characters come to life because of a bug?! Blossom, the ancient-style girl with an ancient mindset; Cthylla, the mature girl who comes from a mysterious world; Gumi, an idol of the Meow Country, Gumi; II, the mischievous, petite magical girl, and No.7, the AI-powered agent who loves money...
A group of beautiful girls appears and pesters the female game producer. Is this the beginning of a wonderful harem life? No, this is the beginning of a chaotic cohabitation life.
Help! Because Of A BUG, I'm Getting Pestered By The Game's Babes! has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: Jiuming! Yin Wei Chule BUG, Wo Bei Youxi Mei Shaonu Chan Shangle
1. 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
Awkward Senpai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 不器用な先輩。, Tsundere Senpai, Неуклюжий семпай, ปิ๊งรักรุ่นพี่สายดุ, 서투른 선배
