Top 20 Shoujo manga you should read right now. [2024 List]

20. 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

19. Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend, when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is - he is ONLY interested in the game. As Akane's feelings grow, will Yamada's focus stay on the game?

Loving Yamada at LV999! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 山田くんとLv999の恋をする, My Lv999 Love for Yamada-kun, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999

18. I Am a Child of This House

"Pink Eyes" has always lived a relatively normal (?) life, with two exceptions: first, she has gained memories of her previous life as Seo Young, and second, she is someone's illegitimate daughter.
One day however, when she turns 11 years old, her prostitute mother takes her to the empire's sole duke and claims her as his child. Although he seems to not believe her, he nevertheless buys "Pink Eyes" for 20,000 gold. With that, her new life as "Estelle" starts.
But what truly awaits her? And is she really a child of this house?

I Am a Child of This House is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Belong to House Castielo, I am child of this house

17. 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

16. Juchiuineun Hal Il Da Hago Sapyo Sseumnida

Rita Estelle knows that Duke Erwan Cereus will fall ill and die, leading to a bloody rebellion. She knows this because she would've died in that rebellion had it not been for a kindly sorceress who sent her back in time. With her second chance at life, Rita seeks to use her medical genius to get close to Duke Erwan as a child and cure him. But the closer she grows to him, the more she suspects his sickness is caused by foul play. Can Rita save Erwan and the whole country before it's too late?

The Doctor Is Out is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Doctor Resignation, The Attending Physician Does Her Job and Resigns, The Family Doctor Is Gonna Resign Since She Is Already Done With Everything, あなたの主治医はもう辞めます！, 主治医生的辞职计划

15. 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

14. Sihanbu Ekseuteuraui Sigan

As the middle child who is neither the heir nor the cherished younger twins, Karina has lived her whole life hidden away from others. She, who only had one hobby of painting, found out that she only had one year left to live. So without a plan, she went to visit her fiancé who she barely knew… To annul the engagement as he always wanted. But, she didn’t know then. That she would receive the unconditional love that she had never received her whole life from him, and that she would come to have a desire to live her once meaningless life.

Source: MU

Time of the Terminally-Ill Extra is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Limited Time Extra, Karina's Last Days

13. Namjuui Jokaga Nareul Neomu Jotahanda

One day, my life suddenly come to an end, but I reincarnated as a the villainess of a romantic novel who is obsessed with and stalks the male lead, ultimately getting sentenced to death for trying to kill the female lead. I decided to try to avoid that by leaving the capital and living peacefully in the countryside, however, my dad requested that I come back to the capital because there was a huge mess going: it was reported that the royal heir who was believed to have died 7 years ago is actually alive! The little prince also just so happens to be the nephew of the male lead, who is now looking for him!! I didn’t want to get involved with that but unfortunately on my way to the capital, I rescued a little beggar child who turned out to be the lost royal heir and who is now extremely attached to me. In the original story, the female lead was supposed to find him so she could have the opportunity to meet the male lead, but what will happen to my peaceful life now that the original flow of the story seems to be changing?!!

The Male Lead's Nephew Loves Me So Much is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Namjuui Jokaga Nareul Neomu Jotahanda

12. I Will Become a Poison Detector in the Dark World

I, an innocent office worker, possessed the devastating novel . On top of that, I’m Giselle Lloydsvin, a villainess who gets poisoned to death before being hanged! But the poison brought by the assassins doesn't work? It even tastes like fruit!

“You’ll be okay since it’s only a little bit, so hurry and drink it.”

…Even though I possessed someone, it seems my destiny is to be tormented by a crazy assassin.

However, “Leniel”, who I thought was just a crazy assassin, turns out to be the frontman for the final villain, “Wayne Ayore”?!

In order to hold onto this lifeline, I clung to the villain in .

“I can distinguish the taste of poison.”
“Poison?”
“Yes.”
“What use is that?”
“Your boss is going to be poisoned, so I can be his poison taster.”

And so, I thought I could survive well as a general store employee of the villain’s frontman(?)...

“My boss is so strong to the point that there’s something suspicious about him!”

…Why does it feel like I’m doomed in this life too?

I Will Become a Poison Detector in the Dark World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Will Become a Poison Detector of Darkness, I Will Become the Villain's Poison Detector, I Will Become the Villain's Poison Taster

11. 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

10. Who Made Me a Princess

The beautiful Athanasia was killed at the hands of her own biological father, Claude de Alger Obelia, the cold-blooded emperor! It’s just a silly bedtime story… until one woman wakes up to suddenly find she’s become that unfortunate princess! She needs a plan to survive her doomed fate, and time is running out. Will she go with Plan A, live as quietly as possible without being noticed by the infamous emperor? Plan B, collect enough money to escape the palace? Or will she be stuck with plan C, sweet-talking her way into her father’s good graces?!

Who Made Me a Princess has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: Suddenly Became A Princess One Day, One Day I Became a Princess, Eoneu Nal Gongjuga Doeeobeoryeotda, 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

9. Haomen BOSS Jin Shi Nü Gaozhongsheng!

She was originally a puppet of her family, a business spy, and an assassin that the police were pursuing. Then, she was betrayed and fell into the deep sea.

When she opened her eyes once more, she had become a normal high school student in her third year. Because of her disgraceful birth, her relatives ostracized her since she was young, while her classmates bullied her because of her low self-esteem and withdrawn nature. After her reincarnation, she became a domineering person and beat those people when they bullied her again. Others had to gamble or rely on their luck to see if a jade was valuable. However, with a powerful cheat in her hands, the Spiritual Jade Vision, she could easily detect spiritual qi in pieces of jade with one glance!

Life was comfortable, but there were jealous people all around her, and her skin crawled with every move they made!

Reincarnation of the Businesswoman at School is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Aristocratic Boss Is Actually the Female High School Student!, Haomen BOSS Jing Shi Nv Gaozhong Sheng!, 豪門BOSS竟是女高中生！, Haomen BOSS Jin Shi Nü Gaozhongsheng!, 豪门崛起：重生校园商女

8. Pupillary Master

Pupillary Master is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Extreme pupil teacher: Miss Peerless

7. Yorihaneun Mabeopsa

A food-loving tattooist, Yu-Jeong. After losing consciousness due to a sudden accident she opens her eyes to find herself possessing ‘Sylvia’, a character from the novel she read. In addition, she happens to meet ‘Felix’, the hero of the novel, who, due to the abuse of his stepmother, suffers from anorexia and will soon turn the continent into blood.

In order to eat more delicious food, and to cook more easily, Sylvia inscribes magic circles onto her body. The new magic circles that are born through her fingertips bring a new breeze to the continent where magic beasts are rampant.

The Cooking Wizard is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Cooking Wizard

6. 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

5. Honey Lemon Soda

Fifteen-year-old Ishimori Uka is a very shy girl that can't stand being in front of someone. One day she meets a boy on the streets who's just as refreshing as lemon soda. He helped her when she was bullied and that boy made her wanting to change so she can properly express herself.

Honey Lemon Soda is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ハニーレモンソーダ, Honey Lemon Soda

4. Namja Juingongi Nae Apgireul Garomangneunda

After being reborn as Ariel Ellifritiz, a side character destined to become Crown Prince Eisa's fiancée, I was determined to enjoy my new life as a rich, pretty, and strong noblewoman. But as fate would have it, I somehow end up saving the young Prince Siegfried, the male lead and the crown prince's rival, as he's fleeing from Eisa's men. Getting involved with Siegfried or his battle for the throne is the last thing I want, but what's a girl to do when the male lead won't let her be?

The Male Lead Won't Let Me Be! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Hero Is Standing in My Way, The Male Lead Is Blocking My Way, The Male Protagonist Is Blocking My Way, 主役が私の邪魔をする, 男主挡了我的前程, 男主阻挡了我前进的道路, 남자 주인공이 내 앞길을 가로막는다

3. Agi Yagsa Hwangnyeonim

Just by clicking the wrong button, I ended up possessing the game's princess character, "Cherise"! Yoon Che-ri, a graduate of a pharmaceutical university. Like the so-called hardcore gamer she is, she unexpectedly transports into the VR game she plays every day. A red rabbit puts her in debt to the game, owing 10 billion gems... If she doesn't repay the debt of 10 billion gems, she won't be able to log out?

♡ Surprise Quest Triggered ♡
User's ability confirmed as "Pharmaceuticals," customized settings have been completed accordingly. Future quests will focus on "Pharmaceuticals."

[Confirm] ◀

Huh? Why do I feel excessively capable...? If things go on like this, I might be able to return soon! Will Cherise really be able to settle the 10-billion gem debt and return to her original world?

Baby Pharmacist Princess is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Agi Yagsa Hwangnyeonim

2. Beware of the Brothers!

Hari got adopted by Duke Erenst at 7 years old when she lost her mother. Even though she received all kinds of persecution by the three Erenst sons, she could finally escape that blood-and-tear inducing life when she was about to get married.
But what is this?
When I woke up from my sleep, I'm back to that hellish childhood! Is this a dream?!
Hmph. If I can't wake up from this dream,
I'll at least live without too much consideration for others now!
Just like that, Hari decided to go astray.

Beware of the Brothers! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Beware of the Oppas!, Beware of Those Oppas!, Beware of Those Brothers!

1. Jiaoren Zai San Sui La

After experiencing the tragic death of her family in her previous life, the lost princess Mo Jiaojiao was reborn back into her 3 y/o self! This life, she decided to return to the palace earlier to save the Moyuan Kingdom, but never would have thought her father was actually a cruel tyrant. He forced her to learn etiquette, and if she dared disobey... But soon after, Mo Jiaojiao became his favorite little princess. She even made friends with the exchange-hostage prince from the enemy kingdom. The tyrant can only angrily proclaim: "All of you stay away from her! Jiaojiao is my baby and mine alone!"

Lovely Fish is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Jiaoren Zai San Sui La