Top 20 Romance manga you should read right now. [2025 List]

20. Dandadan

Ghosts, monsters, aliens, teen romance, battles...and the kitchen sink! This series has it all! Takakura, an occult maniac who doesn't believe in ghosts, and Ayase, a girl who doesn't believe in aliens, try to overcome their differences when they encounter the paranormal! This manga is out of this world!

Dandadan is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンダダン, Dan Da Dan, DAN DA DAN

19. Ao no Hako

Taiki Inomata is on the boys' badminton team at sports powerhouse Eimei Junior and Senior High. He's in love with basketball player Chinatsu Kano, the older girl he trains alongside every morning in the gym. One Spring day, their relationship takes a sharp turn ... And thus begins this brand-new series of love, sports and youth!

Blue Box is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アオのハコ, Ao no Hako

18. Yaoshenji

In his past life, although too weak to protect his home when it counted, out of grave determination Nie Li became the strongest Demon Spiritist and stood at the pinnacle of the martial world. However, he lost his life during the battle with the Sage Emperor and six deity-ranked beasts.

His soul was then brought back to when he was still 13 years old. Although he's the weakest in his class with the lowest talent, having only a red soul realm and a weak one at that, with the aid of the vast knowledge which he accumulated from his previous life, he decided to train faster than anyone could expect. He also decided to help those who died nobly in his previous life to train faster as well.

He aims to protect the city from the coming future of being devastated by demon beasts and the previous fate of ending up destroyed. He aims to protect his lover, friends, family and fellow citizens who died in the beast assault or its aftermath. And he aims to destroy the so-called Sacred family who arrogantly abandoned their duty and betrayed the city in his past life.

Tales of Demons and Gods is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Yaoshenji

17. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta

Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta depicts the love story between a high school girl and her classmate who she mistakes as a guy outside of school. They eventually bond over their shared taste in rock music.



Note: Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta began as a web comic released on the author's Twitter account since April 10, 2022, and published in print by Kadokawa since April 19, 2023.

The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 気になってる人が男じゃなかった, The Person She Fell For Wasn't A Boy, Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Kinninaru Hito ga Otoko Jyanakatta

16. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen

As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit it. And so begins the daily scheming to get the object of their affection to confess their romantic feelings first… Love is a war you win by losing.



Notes:
- The first 10 chapters were published in Monthly Miracle Jump. It switched to Weekly Young Jump starting with Ch. 11, with the chapter count being reset. This entry still includes the first 10 chapters from Miracle Jump.
- Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War has finished publishing and it has 281 Chapters. It is also Known as: かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～, Kaguya Wants to be Confessed To: The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains

15. Yofukashi no Uta

One sleepless night, Ko slips out to walk the streets. Life after dark is a revelation! When flirtatious Nazuna invites Ko to spend the night at her place in an abandoned building, he’s stoked! But then he awakens to kisses on his neck with a little too much bite to them... Is it just the delicious taste of his blood that makes her meet him night after night for late-night adventures, conversation and...naps? Or something else? Then, when a cute girl from Ko’s past shows up and competes for his attention, his budding relationship with the undead is put to the test!



Notes:
-Seventh place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.
-First place of Daruma 2023 Award (France) in the new manga category (released in 2022 in France).

Call of the Night has finished publishing and it has 200 Chapters. It is also Known as: よふかしのうた, Song of the Night Walkers

14. Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu

Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates’ peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro’s not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna’s a bit odd herself!



Notes:
- Winner of the Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Award.
- Nominee for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.

The Dangers in My Heart is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕の心のヤバイやつ, The Bad Part of My Heart, BokuYaba, 我心里危险的东西, 내 마음의 위험한 놈

13. Cool na Doukyuusei no ◯◯ Nengo…

The Cool Classmate ◯◯ Years Later... is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: クールな同級生の◯◯年後..., The Cool Classmate XX Years Later..., Cool na Doukyuusei no Nengo…, クールな同級生の年後...

12. 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

11. Isekai Craft Gurashi - Jiyu Kimama na Seisan Shoku no Honobono Slow Life

Miyabi always had dreams of being an architect, creating buildings that would inspire awe in others. And in the VMMORPG Yume Sekai, he was finally able to achieve that dream - even if his constructions were used entirely to house marriage proposals.

One day, Miyabi received a message from the admins of the game—as his architecture was so good for couples, they are gifting him with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to a new world. Assuming they mean a private server, Miyabi accepts—and quickly gets transported to another world.

After confirming that he was spirited away, Miyabi discovers that all of his crafting skills from the game are intact here. No longer tethered to his job in the real world, Miyabi now has a real goal: to build his own house and family.

Isekai Craft Gurashi - Jiyu Kimama na Seisan Shoku no Honobono Slow Life is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界クラフトぐらし～自由気ままな生産職のほのぼのスローライフ～, Another World Craft Life ~The Heartwarming Slow Life of a Free-spirited Production Worker~, Isekai Craft Gurashi Jiyu Kimamana Seisan Shoku No Honobono Slow Life

10. Koe no Katachi

Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?

A Silent Voice has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聲の形, The Shape of Voice

9. Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

Nagatoro is a freshman in high school who loves teasing and torturing her older male classmate! What’s her motivation and why does Senpai put up with her? Does Nagatoro just want to create misery for Senpai? Or maybe she secretly likes him?



Note: Includes 34 extra chapters.

Please don't bully me, Nagatoro has finished publishing and it has 188 Chapters. It is also Known as: イジらないで、長瀞さん, Please don't bully me, Nagatoro-san, Please don't bully me, Nagatoro

8. Horimiya

At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person!



Notes:
-Includes 20 extra chapters.
-The 17th volume got released on July 18, 2023. This was 2 years after its original ending. This new volume included 10 extra chapters.

Note: Chapter count includes 20 extra chapters.

Horimiya has finished publishing and it has 152 Chapters. It is also Known as: ホリミヤ, Horimiya

7. Noragami

Yato is a homeless god. He doesn't even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he's set up a service to help those in need (for a small fee), hoping he'll eventually raise enough money to build himself the lavish temple of his dreams. Of course, he can't afford to be picky, so Yato accepts all kinds of jobs, from finding lost kittens to helping a student overcome bullies at school.

Noragami: Stray God has finished publishing and it has 109 Chapters. It is also Known as: ノラガミ, Stray Gods

6. The Dungeon Master

'Oh Ju-Yoon' is your typical, everyday part-timer. He almost dies to a coincidental accident, but because of his kindness, he is given another chance to live in a new and different world. However, his future is neither as a hero, nor mage... but a creature at the bottom of the food chain, 'Brick Worm', meeting an atrocious crisis?! Surreal events! An unexpected level up fantasy!

The Dungeon Master has finished publishing and it has 151 Chapters. It is also Known as: Dungeon Majesty, Мастер Подземелий, 女神、异世界和变成砖头虫的我, 던전 마제스티, Dungeon Juinnim

5. Jigoku Raku

Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away.

Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku has finished publishing and it has 127 Chapters. It is also Known as: 地獄楽, Jigokuraku, Paradition, Heavenhell, Jigoku Raku (KAKU Yuuji)

4. Kaette kudasai! Akutsu-san

Timid Ooyama keeps to himself at school, and he certainly never gets involved with Akutsu Riko, a delinquent as buxom as she is notorious. But when she turns up at his apartment out of the blue, what’s he supposed to do, kick her out? She’s gorgeous! And scary! But things get complicated when Akutsu asks to stay the night, then starts turning up over and over again after school–reading Ooyama’s manga, sprawling out on his bed, and digging up his smut stash. Why exactly is she claiming his life as her hangout?! She makes it clear there’s no way she could possibly like him, but the teasing threatens to boil over into something more in this sexy yet adorable slice-of-life rom-com!

Please Go Home, Akutsu-san! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 帰ってください！ 阿久津さん, 求妳快走吧，阿久津！, Please Go Home, Akutsu-san!, Yankee Musume, ヤンキー娘

3. Pipyemureul Healingmullo Mandeuneun Bangbeop

I've been reincarnated. Into a novel I used to enjoy in my past life, no less! My name is Renatis, and I'll be playing the part of little sister to the female lead in this dark, tragic whirlwind of a story where a beastly bad boy shatters my sister's hopes, dreams, and her life. My sister is too good and too beautiful, and I'm not about to let that happen to my perfect sister. So, I'm taking charge. I shall turn this dark, tragic story into a heartwarming tale of healing. I will save my sister.

Changing the Genre From Angst to Heartwarming is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Changing Waste to Healing, How to Change a Tragedy Novel Into a Healing One, How to Change Angst Into a Feel-Good, Je vais changer cette tragédie, เปลี่ยนบทร้ายให้เป็นบทรัก, 把颓废文变为治愈文的办法, 暗黑变治愈的改写方法, 治癒暗黑系男主的方法

2. Otomege Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu

Leon, a former Japanese worker, was reincarnated into an “otome game” world, and despaired at how it was a world where females hold dominance over males. It was as if men were just livestock that served as stepping stones for females in this world. The only exceptions were the game’s romantic targets, a group of handsome men led by the crown prince.

In these bizarre circumstances, Leon held one weapon: his knowledge from his previous world, where his brazen sister had forced him to complete this game. Leon, who really just wants to to live as a shut-in in the countryside, uses that knowledge to raise a ferocious revolt against the women and handsome men.

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 乙女ゲー世界はモブに厳しい世界です, The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs, Thế Giới Otomegame Thật Khắc Nghiệt Với Nhân Vật Quần Chúng, 乙女游戏世界对路人角色很不友好, 여성향 게임 세계는 엑스트라에게 어려운 세상입니다

1. Fuguushoku [Kanteishi] ga Jitsuwa Saikyou Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no [Shingan] de Musousuru

When a child is born, they are granted a Job by the goddess of light. Unfortunately, Ain is granted the unfavourable job of an [Appraiser]. All he can do is appraise materials, and so he is treated horribly by his own party. Then, one day, he happens to come across an S-Ranked tree hidden in a dungeon. Following this encounter, Ain slowly but surely changes...

The Unfavourable Job [Appraiser] was actually the strongest - unsurpassed with the strongest [God's Eye] that was trained in the abyss. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 不遇職【鑑定士】が実は最強だった～奈落で鍛えた最強の【神眼】で無双する～, Fuguushoku [Kanteishi] ga Jitsuwa Saikyou Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no [Shingan] de Musousuru