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Top 19 Shoujo manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 19. Villains Are Destined to Die
- 18. Lily
- 17. Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp
- 16. The Villainess Reverses the Hourglass
- 15. How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game
- 14. The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion
- 13. The Baby Princess Can See Status Windows
- 12. I'm Being Raised by Villains
- 11. Fortune-Telling Lady
- 10. Akatsuki no Yona
- 9. I Stole the Number One Ranker's Soul
- 8. Binguijareul Wihan Teukye
- 7. Hotaru no Yomeiri
- 6. Sunjeong Villain
- 5. The Tyrant Wants To Live Honestly
- 4. Finding Camellia
- 3. Pipyemureul Healingmullo Mandeuneun Bangbeop
- 2. Sarangbanneun Eonniga Sarajin Segye
- 1. Huhoe Gwanggongui Yeodongsaengi Doeeotda
19. Villains Are Destined to Die
Penelope Eckart reincarnated as the adopted daughter of Duke Eckart and the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim. The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" of Duke Eckart appears, she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them!
This is Penelope’s survival story, who’s been dropped in an insane reverse harem dating sim!
Villains Are Destined to Die is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悪役のエンディングは死のみ, The Villain's Ending Is Death, Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain, Kết thúc của nhân vật phản diện là cái chết, Agyeok-ui Ending Jugeum-ppun, 恶役只有死亡结局, Agyeogui Ending-eun Jugeumppun, Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess, Ag'yeog'eui Ending'eun Jug'eumbbun, Для лиходійки лиш одна кінцівка – смерть, Конец злодейки - смерть, Смерть - единственный конец для злодейки
18. Lily
This is a school love story where Yi Lin bumps into the tomboy Ruo Xi, sparking an interest between each other that slowly blooms. "Is that true? I, fall in love with a girl?" "Why every time I saw her my heart is beating faster?" "How many times does she notice my burning face?" Yi Lin and Ruo Xi both need an answer to go on.
Lily has finished publishing and it has 926 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lily (Yy)
17. Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp
Dr. Song, the youngest professor at the leading College of Medicine in Korea, was a royal brat of a princess in her previous life. But just as she’s about to meet an untimely death over the ocean, she wakes up as Princess Elise once again?! Enlightened with the medical knowledge of a master surgeon, is this her chance to mend her past relationships and heal an ailing empire, or is fate sealed to repeat itself?
Based on the hit novel.
Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp has finished publishing and it has 143 Chapters. It is also Known as: 外科医エリーゼ, Doctor Elise, Surgeon Elise, Doctor Elise: Queen With a Scalpel, Nǚwáng de Shǒushùdāo
16. The Villainess Reverses the Hourglass
With the marriage of her prostitute mother to the Count, Aria’s status in society skyrocketed immediately. After leading a life of luxury, Aria unfairly meets death because of her sister Mielle’s schemes. And right before she dies, she sees an hourglass fall as if it were a fantasy. And just like that, she was miraculously brought back to the past. “I want to become a very elegant person, just like my sister, Mielle.” In order to face the villainess, she must become an even more wicked villainess. This was the new path Aria chose to take revenge on Mielle who murdered both her and her mother.
The Villainess Reverses the Hourglass has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: The Villainess turns the Hourglass, Agnyeo'neun Moraesi'gye'reul Dwedollinda
15. 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
14. The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion
Poisoned to death by her own betrothed?! Eunha didn’t wake up in a novel’s story just to get killed off again as an unfortunate extra! To change her story she needs a cover… 6 months pretending to be the fake fiancée of the novel's male protagonist, Duke Noah Wynknight. But will this cold-hearted, angel-faced demon of a man really help her avoid another ill-fated ending?!
The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion has finished publishing and it has 158 Chapters. It is also Known as: 彼女が公爵邸に行った理由, Why She Had to Go to the Duke, Kanojo ga Kōshakutei ni Itta Riyū, The Duke's Fiancee, The Duke's Fiancée
13. The Baby Princess Can See Status Windows
What appeared in a now-younger-looking window was the visible – a seemingly blue window revealing the truth of someone else.
[Aderan Erbolette]
Title: Emperor (Level 99)
Likes: 90,980,984
Mood: My one and only ♡ Girl ♡ I've been watching you for so long
. . . Why is my cold and indifferent father like this?
I guess you're very good though. . . What's going on . . . ?
The Baby Princess Can See Status Windows is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Princesa Bebê Pode Ver as Janelas de Status, Baby Princess Looking at the Status Window, Baby Princess Through the Status Window
12. I'm Being Raised by Villains
I thought I was an illegitimate child… but it turns out that I was a complete stranger?!
A year after transmigrating as an extra, I found out that I was on the verge of being kicked out.
I said I’d rather leave the house on my own.
“Actually, this child is my daughter. Right, daughter?”
Did I catch the attention of the psychopathic duke?
‘I heard that the money he gave after playing with someone was enough to buy an island?’
I got along with him as his daughter because I thought I could get his fortune later on. And a few months later, I would leave his house with a thick bank account.
“Stay by my side until I tell you to leave.”
However, my dad, who regarded me as a toy, came looking for me and held me back.
***
After returning home due to dad’s persuasion, the families and my dad fought to adopt me. My uncles and aunts gathered to protect me, and future psychos began to have strange obsessions over me.
“Happy Birthday, Ayrin. You’re the head as of today.”
On top of that, the duke’s position was my birthday present.
Everything is going just as I expected.
[Hey, how long are you going to sleep? Grandma told you to take your retainer off!]
[Cha Miso, you’re going to die!]
What is that voice?
Will I be okay like this?
I'm Being Raised by Villains is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I'm Being Raised by Villains
11. Fortune-Telling Lady
Top actress Lee Sia has the ability to see ghosts. After an accident, she wakes up in the body of "Camilla Sorfel." The problem is that—"Oh, father! Help me!"—she is fated to die no matter what! Prolonging her life is the priority, so she might as well converse with the ghosts first, right?
Hey, why are all these people who should want to kill me suddenly so interested in me?!
Fortune-Telling Lady is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Fortune-Telling Princess, A Princess Who Reads Fortune, Fortune Telling Princess, The Fortune-Telling Lady, The Noble Fortune-Telling Lady, เลดี้ผู้ทำนายโชคชะตา, 公女様は未来を見通す, 卜卦公女, 通靈千金
10. Akatsuki no Yona
Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!
Yona of the Dawn is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 暁のヨナ, Yona: The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn
9. I Stole the Number One Ranker's Soul
Son Moa, an ordinary citizen who got swept up in a dungeon in the middle of the night. Hungry, she tried to eat grass inside a cave but awoken as a collecting hunter. Somehow, she managed to escape from the dungeon. She came to work determined to never enter one ever again, but got caught up in another dungeon. ‘No, why?! Twice in this s*upid dungeon!’ Fortunately though, the world’s number one ranking hunter came to help this time. But turns out that number one ranking guy came here to solo raid the boss? It doesn’t seem like he cares about rescuing citizens, so I’ll take care of my own life. This time, I successfully survived! But… I became inseparable from the number one ranker. This number one ranker, he’s trying to make me stronger. Is this the power of personal connections?! However, a sweet reward requires a price. [As far as you can go, promise me you’ll kill the boss of every dungeon in the world.] What?
Source: NU
I Stole the Number One Ranker's Soul is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Stole the Number One Ranker's Soul
8. Binguijareul Wihan Teukye
On the outside, Ailette Rodeline is an adorable child prodigy. Cooking, brewing tea, alchemy; you name it, she can do it. But this little girl has a big secret: Ailette is a transmigrator! After dying prematurely in her past life, she becomes a character whose world is destined for destruction. With all odds stacked against her, Ailette must figure out how to survive before her life is ripped from her again. Fortunately for her, she finds her salvation in… an insurance package?
The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Spirit's Special Treatment, A Transmigrator's Privilege, El Privilegio de una Transmigrante, Keuntungan bagi Sang Perasuk, O Privilégio de uma Transmigrante, Preference for the Possessor, Preferential Treatment for the Possessed Person, Privilegios de los poseedores, สิทธิพิเศษของผู้สวมร่าง, 憑依者の特典, 穿越者的專屬特權, 穿越者的幸运礼
7. Hotaru no Yomeiri
It is the Meiji era. Satoko is born of a prestigious family and blessed with great beauty, but she is sickly and is said to have a limited life expectancy, so her only dream is… a convenient marriage to benefit her family. But suddenly, she is targeted by a mysterious assassin...!? Trying to survive, Satoko makes a desperate "proposal" to the killer...!?
A high-class lady and an assassin... A suspenseful love story about a contract marriage between two people who never should've met!
Firefly Wedding is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ホタルの嫁入り, Hotaru no Yomeiri
6. Sunjeong Villain
Dumped after confessing to her first crush of three years, Ro-Sa Park falls for her second when the nation’s favorite Superpowered Police Officer, Do-Ryeong Han, swoops in to save her as she’s plummeting from a toppling building. A few years later, a mysterious villain called Blackdog appears, but Do-Ryeong notices something is not quite right. Will the world’s worst villain ever win the heart of the strongest hero in the country?
Villain with a Crush is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Pure Love Villain, Pure Villain, Sunjeongbilleon, 純情反派, 纯情反派
5. The Tyrant Wants To Live Honestly
Dorothea Milanaire, who was once the tyrant of the Ubera Empire, wound up being hated by the one she loved and was executed. However... after she opened her eyes, she found herself back in her childhood?! Believing this to be her chance, she resolved to live virtuously in this life. Can she repent her past life as a tyrant and live virtuously in her new life...?!
The Tyrant Wants To Live Honestly is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Tyrant Wants to Live a Virtuous Life
4. Finding Camellia
Camellia was just 12 when she was taken away from her mother in the slums and forced to live as the son of an aristocratic family. But under the layers of secrets and lies, she never forgets. She continues to struggle to be her true self again, to reclaim the life of Camellia.
Source: Manta Comics
Finding Camellia is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Please Be Patient, Grand Duke
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. Sarangbanneun Eonniga Sarajin Segye
After being taken in by the noble house of Nacht, Sienna grew up with her adopted sister, Lorena, who she believed to be the sweetest, kindest person in the world. But after Lorena attempts to kill her, Sienna realizes how much her "loving" sister actually hated her. She tries to end her life with a magic potion but ends up going back in time instead. Determined to survive, she tries to use her memories to her advantage. For some strange reason though... Lorena is now nowhere to be found.
A World Without You is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The World Without My Sister Who Everyone Loved, The World Where the Beloved Sister Disappeared
1. Huhoe Gwanggongui Yeodongsaengi Doeeotda
When Rachel de Erlando opens her eyes, she realizes she has woken up as a character inside some webnovel. After the initial shock abates, she adapts quickly and leads a happy life with her new parents, or at least, until they die from an accident. Not long after, she gets adopted by Duke Leon, her father’s best friend, and is introduced to her adoptive brother, Lucian de Leon. Rachel finally realizes that she woke up in her favorite BL webtoon which she was reading in her past life. She also recalls that Lucian is the traumatized and obsessive male lead who meets a tragic end but not before he gets tormented by Rachel and consequently kills her. In order to save her favorite character and avoid getting killed herself, Rachel is determined to change the narrative of the story!
Reforming the Obsessive Male Lead is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Eu me Tornei a Irmã Mais Nova de um Protagonista Obsessivo Arrependido, I Became the Younger Sister of a Regretful Obsessive Male Lead, Головний герой у відчаї, а я стала його молодшою сестрою, ฉันกลายเป็นน้องสาวของพระเอกวายตัวร้ายสายกลับใจ, ヤンデレ公子の妹になりました, 在BL世界死裡逃生, 成为BL主人公的妹妹, 穿成后悔偏执狂的妹妹
