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 19 Office Lady manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 19. Kawaii Joushi wo Komarasetai
- 18. Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi.
- 17. Tokimori-san ga Muboubi desu!!
- 16. Gal Yome no Himitsu
- 15. Kaisha To Shiseikatsu
- 14. Monochrome no Futari
- 13. Ase to Sekken
- 12. Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka: 365 Days to the Wedding
- 11. See You in My 19th Life
- 10. Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
- 9. Misato-san wa Amasugi Joushi ni Chotto Kibishii
- 8. A Business Proposal
- 7. Otagai Sukoshi Zutsu Kawatteiku Kyouikugakari to Shinnyuu Shain
- 6. Hogushite, Yui-san
- 5. Cheonnalbamman Se Beonjjae
- 4. Konbini de Kimi to no 5-funkan
- 3. Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.
- 2. Hira Yakunin Yatte 1500-nen, Maou no Chikara de Daijin ni Sarechaimashita
- 1. Bijin Onna Joushi Takizawa-san
19. Kawaii Joushi wo Komarasetai
Ira Megumi is a 31-year-old woman who is currently at the top of her career. She's a beautiful woman who's brimming with pride and totally has no interest in love or marriage.
Though the next morning, she wakes up and finds the new employee, Aoki Shun, sleeping next to her. Just what in the world happened!?
I want to annoy the pretty boss. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 可愛い上司を困らせたい, Kawaii Joushi wo Komarasetai
18. 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.
17. 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!!
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. 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
14. 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!
Monochrome Days is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: モノクロのふたり, Monokuro no Futari
13. 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
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. 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
10. 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
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. A Business Proposal
Ha-ri made a deal—go on one blind date for her BFF and pretend to be a super-vixen to end all of her unwanted marriage set-ups! Unfortunately, instead of easy money, Ha-ri’s got a headache. Her date is Taemu, her company’s hot new CEO, and he’s got his own plans to get his family to back off by marrying whoever shows up on the date. Should Ha-ri accept his proposal to keep playing pretend? Nothing could go wrong with lying about your real identity while dating the boss... right??
A Business Proposal has finished publishing and it has 124 Chapters. It is also Known as: お見合い相手はうちのボス, Love Is Misfortune, 我和总裁相了个亲, I Got a Date with the President, The Office Blind Date
7. Otagai Sukoshi Zutsu Kawatteiku Kyouikugakari to Shinnyuu Shain
The Mentor and the New Employee Who Gradually Change Each Other has finished publishing and it has 79 Chapters. It is also Known as: お互い少しずつ変わっていく教育係と新入社員, The Mentor and the New Employee Who Gradually Change Each Other
6. Hogushite, Yui-san
Karin, a new employee at an unethical job-listing magazine publisher, was wrecked both physically and mentally after just half a year. One day, Yui-san, her senior and a health nerd, gave her a massage to relax her body. In return, Yui asked Karin to hug her to warm her body up.
Hogushite, Yui-san is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ほぐして、癒衣さん。, Hogushite, Yui-san
5. Cheonnalbamman Se Beonjjae
Dohee is too busy girl-bossing her way up the corporate ladder to care about love. Her ability to randomly time loop makes her professionally successful but also renders all relationships meaningless. What's the point when she'll have to restart everything at some point? That all changes when Joonwon, her annoying new boss, reveals that he can time loop too. Though she cringes at the mere sight of him, he's also the only person who understands her. Will they learn how to find solace in each other, or will their professional friction mess up their one chance at love?
For the Third Time is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Third Night Only, 第三次一见钟情
4. Konbini de Kimi to no 5-funkan
The Office Lady, who looks forward to stopping by at the convenience store on the way home from work. And Shibasaki-kun, the poker-faced high school part-timer, who gets stirred up by OL for some reason. A heartwarming manga about two people who pass by each other at the convenience store.
The Five Minutes We Share at the Convenience Store has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: コンビニで君との５分間, Combini de Kimi to no 5 fun kan, 與你在便利店相處的五分鐘, Conbini de Kimi to no 5-funkan, 5 Minutes with You at a Convenience Store
3. 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.
2. Hira Yakunin Yatte 1500-nen, Maou no Chikara de Daijin ni Sarechaimashita
Before Azusa met with the noble Beelzebub, how did she, who lived inconspicuously, become the agriculture minister? Was she able to manage the demon country?
I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister has finished publishing and it has 17 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒラ役人やって1500年、魔王の力で大臣にされちゃいました, Hira Yakunin Yatte 1500-nen, Maou no Chikara de Daijin ni Sarechaimashita
1. 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
