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Top 20 Shoujo manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Imo Kusa Reijou desu ga Akuyaku Reisoku wo Tasuketara Kiniira Remashita
- 19. Villains Are Destined to Die
- 18. Waka-chan wa Kyou mo Azatoi
- 17. Fortune-Telling Lady
- 16. Bei Xiaohua Fenshou Hou, Wo Zhijie Wudao Tong Shen
- 15. Charlotte Has Five Disciples
- 14. Binguijareul Wihan Teukye
- 13. Adopted by a Murderous Duke Family
- 12. Heungmak Beomgorae Aginim
- 11. Sihanburaseo Heungmagui Myeoneuriga Doeeonneunde
- 10. The Archduke's Adopted Saint
- 9. Becoming the Villain's Family
- 8. Who Made Me a Princess
- 7. The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion
- 6. Akatsuki no Yona
- 5. I Grabbed the Leash of the Blind Beast
- 4. Yeobo, Wae Ihon'eun An Doenayo?
- 3. Another Typical Fantasy Romance
- 2. Jipchangnamjuui Gyeyakjik Yakonjaimnida
- 1. Pipye Yeokarem Namjudeurui Mangnae Cheoje-ga Doeeotda
20. Imo Kusa Reijou desu ga Akuyaku Reisoku wo Tasuketara Kiniira Remashita
Agnes, who was ridiculed in the social circles for being an unfashionable noble, happened to help Nazelbert, the duke's son, who had been betrothed to the Princess.
However, the Princess saw this and ordered Nazelbert to marry Agnes as punishment.
Isn't it terrible to marry me as a punishment? Look, he seems to hate it too. Wait, he doesn't?
This is a story about an unfashionable noble and a duke's son, who grow closer to each other.
Imo Kusa Reijou desu ga Akuyaku Reisoku wo Tasuketara Kiniira Remashita has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: 芋くさ令嬢ですが悪役令息を助けたら気に入られました, Imokusa Reijou desu ga Akuyaku Reisoku wo Tasuketara Kiniiraremashita, I'm an Uncouth Lady, but I Helped the Villainous Young Lord but He Ended up Liking Me, I'm an Unfashionable Lady, but When I Helped a Villainous Young Lord He Ended up Liking Me, Imo Kusa Reijou desu ga Akuyaku Reisoku wo Tasuketara Kiniiraremashita
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. Waka-chan wa Kyou mo Azatoi
Tomoya is a college freshman on a mission to finally get his first ever girlfriend, but with one small problem: he's still a virgin! While he's gotten close with the beautiful and charming girl Waka Sakuraba in his club at school, he can't wrack up the courage to take the first step and ask her out. One day, Tomoya stumbles upon a hidden side to his crush Waka...
From the creator of "Class Maid" comes a new love story about an unlucky college student and his crush!
Note: Includes 8 extra chapters
A Hidden Side to my Crush has finished publishing and it has 222 Chapters. It is also Known as: 和歌ちゃんは今日もあざとい, Waka-chan is Pushy Again, วากะจัง สาวแอ๊บใสหัวใจมีรัก, Waka-chan is Flirty Again, A Hidden Side to my Crush
17. 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
16. Bei Xiaohua Fenshou Hou, Wo Zhijie Wudao Tong Shen
Fang Yi, transmigrated to this world, has just been dumped by his beautiful schoolmate girlfriend. He initially thought this would be the start of a modern romance, but then the system alerts him that a spiritual energy resurgence will begin in one year, leading to drastic changes in the world and the apocalypse. “With a system, what the hell am I afraid of?”
Bei Xiaohua Fenshou Hou, Wo Zhijie Wudao Tong Shen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: After Being Dumped by the School Beauty, I Directly Achieved Godhood Through Martial Arts, After Breaking Up With the School Beauty, I Became a Martial Arts Master, After the School Belle Dumped Me, I Became a Martial Arts God, Bèi Xiàohuā Fēnshǒu Hòu, Wǒ Zhíjiē Wǔdào Tōng Shén, Dumped by My Girlfriend, I Turned to Martial Arts
15. Charlotte Has Five Disciples
Charlotte Eleanor is an archmage that once saved the world. Using her magic to die, she instead, reverses the age of her body to that of a young child and starts a second life as Aria Lissen. She had a fulfilling life in her first lifetime except for one tiny regret. In this new life, Aria is determined to find and live for that one thing she never had...LOVE.
Charlotte Has Five Disciples has finished publishing and it has 210 Chapters. It is also Known as: Charlotte Y Sus Cinco Discipulos, Пять учеников Шарлотты, Charlotte and Her 5 Disciples, Penyihir Agung Charlotte, Syallos-egeneun Daseos Myeong-ui Jejaga Issda, 夏洛特的五个徒弟
14. 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
13. Adopted by a Murderous Duke Family
After ten years of being exploited by Duke Gerwehr for her healing powers, Agnes meets her death in a dungeon. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her uncle's house before she was sold to Duke Gerwehr in the slave market. Desperate for her past life not to repeat itself, she lets Duke Rodwick adopt her and starts her new life with a new name, Tuariche Rodwick. Will she be able to keep her healing powers secret in this notorious family of assassins and find true happiness and love in her new life?
Adopted by a Murderous Duke Family is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Became the Adopted Daughter of a Family of Assassins
12. Heungmak Beomgorae Aginim
At age 3, Calypso Aquasiadel is the most outstanding genius her family's ever seen, and no wonder... She's actually a modern girl who's been reborn into the same novel thrice! This time around, Calypso's determined to harness the powers of the mysterious dragon duke and send herself back home. The only problem is, she'll first need to earn the respect of her hardened family to survive until then! Can Calypso win their approval and even their hearts? Or is this life doomed for another do-over?
'Cause Calypso Can is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Villainous Baby Killer Whale, The Mastermind Orca Baby, The Éminence Grise Orca Baby, Black Killer Whale Baby
11. Sihanburaseo Heungmagui Myeoneuriga Doeeonneunde
After losing her parents, Laria Losstree is saddled with a mountain of bills. Enter the archvillain, Duke Icardes, who agrees to pay off her debt, but only if she’ll marry his son, Evan. Cool and distant, he’s not exactly ideal husband material, but that’s okay, since Laria plans to secretly stash his money, then bounce! But when the duke starts acting suspiciously nice to her, Laria begins to wonder if he's on to her plan, and a battle of wits between archvillain and daughter-in-law begins!
The Archvillain's Daughter-In-Law is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: My Time Was Limited So I Became the Villain's Daughter in Law, ฉันกลายเป็นลูกสะใภ้จำกัดเวลาของตัวร้าย, Because She Had A Time Limit, She Became The Villain’s Daughter-in-law, 短命媳婦的逃跑計畫
10. The Archduke's Adopted Saint
I was forced to live in captivity for the rest of my life because I happened to be aware of the fact that I was a saint. I was truly a ‘real’ saint, but that didn’t matter, because there was already a designated saint in the temple.
When I died from all the abuse I endured, I was sent back to a time before all those previous events in my life had happened. After 15 regressions, I was exhausted. I prayed, “I don’t want anything to do with this, so please just let me die,”
And at that moment when I could finally be able to die, someone said, “How about being my daughter?”
…. That monstrous duke had adopted me.
The Archduke's Adopted Saint is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Saint Who Was Adopted by the Grand Duke, นักบุญหญิงผู้ถูกตระกูลแกรนด์ดยุกรับเลี้ยง
9. Becoming the Villain's Family
Aria proposed to him with a marriage contract.
She sold her soul to the devil and vowed to protect him.
~
[Marry me.]
Aria extended her hand and gave him the contract.
[Let’s get divorced in 10 years…]
The young duke took the contract from her hand.
“So, where should I stamp the seal?”
* * *
“You said you’d divorce me within 10 years.”
The now grown-up villain leaned in, hovering his head before he kissed her tenderly over her crown.
“Now that we’re adults, we should sign another contract as adults”
(Source :MU)
Becoming the Villain's Family is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Became the Villain's Contract Family
8. Who Made Me a Princess
The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father—or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess. But now, a modern woman who read the book has just woken up as baby Athanasia herself, filled with her own memories and knowledge of the story she’s stuck in! Determined to survive her doomed fate, infant Athanasia embarks on this new life with a plan: avoid attention and hoard valuables to fund her escape. When her plan goes awry, she suddenly needs to charm her way into the good graces of her father, the beautiful tyrant emperor, so he doesn’t kill her again!
Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.
Who Made Me a Princess has finished publishing and it has 135 Chapters. It is also Known as: Suddenly Became A Princess One Day, One Day I Became a Princess, Dites-Moi, Princesse!, One Day, I Became a Princess, Suddenly, I Became a Princess, WMMAP, ある日、お姫様になってしまった件について, Однажды я стала принцессой, อยู่ๆ ฉันก็กลายเป็นเจ้าหญิง, Plötzlich Prinzessin, Un dia me converti en una princesa, Princesa Encantadora, ¿Cómo Me Convertí En Princesa?, 某天成为公主, 某天成為公主
7. 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
6. 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 has finished publishing and it has 277 Chapters. It is also Known as: 暁のヨナ, Yona: The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn
5. I Grabbed the Leash of the Blind Beast
Unexpectedly, I grabbed the collar of the blind beast. Grand Duke Eléon Clevent fell into the abyss from the Empire’s Greatest Knight. Rona succeeded in making Eléon, who is obsessed with anger and frustration, into a human being again. Soon after, Rona found her family and left his side… When the Grand Duke’s eyes were healed, he was desperately searching for her through the entire empire.
“Young Lady, have we met somewhere?”
“It’s my first time meeting you, Your Highness.”
I Grabbed the Leash of the Blind Beast is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: กุมหัวใจอสูรตาบอด, 盲獸馴獸師, 눈먼 짐승의 목줄을 쥐었다
4. Yeobo, Wae Ihon'eun An Doenayo?
She possessed an evil woman who loves the main lead and killed her husband.
Fortunately, the timeline was before she killed her husband.
And unfortunately, everyone knows she loved the male lead so much. In this case, she would have to get a divorce as soon as possible.
But why…
“Crazy, crazy, crazy. I just heard it. I didn’t know it was crazy,” my husband said, tearing apart the divorce papers I gave to him. “I can’t help it. I have no choice but to live with a crazy woman.”
No, you do have a choice?
Why can’t I get a divorce?
Honey, Why Can’t We Get A Divorce? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Honey, Can't I Get a Divorce?
3. Another Typical Fantasy Romance
After the gods dropped her in the world of her favorite fantasy romance novel, Lithera was quick to realize that happily-ever-afters were never easy to get. Given another shot at happiness, she is now determined to avoid the mistakes of her previous life, starting by meeting the sweet and caring Grand Duke she spent years exchanging letters with… Another typical female lead, with another typical Duke, promised to Wed. Will this story go the typical path we all expect?
Source: Pocket Comics
Another Typical Fantasy Romance is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Another Typical Fantasy Romance
2. Jipchangnamjuui Gyeyakjik Yakonjaimnida
One day, Veillyn Orlando comes to the realization that she's been living the last 21 years as a side character in a BL novel and is fated to die in one year! In light of this, Veillyn decides to escape her abusive family and live out the rest of her days in peace. However, her only way out is getting engaged to the male lead of the novel, Jellard Lieseltein. He seems like the perfect candidate for a contractual engagement because he's into men, meaning there's no risk of them actually falling in love with each other... But as the two spend more time together, Jellard seems to be falling for Veillyn. Will Veillyn be able to navigate her growing feelings for Jellard while keeping her inevitable death a secret?
Source: TappyToon
I'm Engaged to an Obsessive Male Lead has finished publishing and it has 88 Chapters. It is also Known as: Jipchangnamjuui Gyeyakjik Yakonjaimnida
1. Pipye Yeokarem Namjudeurui Mangnae Cheoje-ga Doeeotda
Reincarnated in a ruined reverse harem novel, her on marry the male leads while she’s left dealing with their overwhelming attention..
I Became the Male Leads Youngest Sister in Law in a Ruined Harem is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Became the Youngest Sister-In-Law of the Male Leads in a Tragic Reverse Harem, I Became the Youngest Sister-In-Law of the Ruined Reverse Harem's Male Leads
