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Top 20 Shoujo manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 20. Villains Are Destined to Die
- 19. Bei Xiaohua Fenshou Hou, Wo Zhijie Wudao Tong Shen
- 18. Monster Duke's Daughter
- 17. Who Made Me a Princess
- 16. Binguijareul Wihan Teukye
- 15. I Became the Level 999 Demon King
- 14. I Didn't Mean to Seduce the Male Lead
- 13. Fortune-Telling Lady
- 12. I Became the Tyrant's Chambermaid
- 11. I Became the Chef of the Dragon King
- 10. I'm Being Raised by Villains
- 9. I Need to Raise My Sister Right
- 8. The Tyrant Wants to Be Good
- 7. Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp
- 6. Eojjeoda Guwonhaetjiman, Chaegimeun An Jimnida
- 5. Maru-neun Gangjwi
- 4. The Villainess Captured the Grand Duke
- 3. Pokgun Nampyeongwa Ihonhagetseumnida
- 2. Angnyeoui Matseonnami Neomu Wanbyeokada
- 1. Yorihaneun Mabeopsa
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. 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
18. Monster Duke's Daughter
She was cut off from the world until she was 5 years old and she was taken in by her father the "Monster Duke."
One day, I sneaked into father’s study without anybody knowing and discovered a strange book… What’s up with the content? I will die because of a sickness? Then, are you treating your foster daughter well? In the end, I’ll die because I’m sick but it won’t happen before that! Then… I will do whatever I want!
Monster Duke's Daughter has finished publishing and it has 190 Chapters. It is also Known as: Goemulgongjagui Ttal
17. 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
16. 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
15. I Became the Level 999 Demon King
I was reincarnated into the otome game, “In This World, With The Power of Love” not as the heroine, but as the Lv. 999 Demon King. I was cast out by my family and sent to the freezing north, but I wonder if I could just melt the snow with my magic? I’m trying to find a way to create a farm here and live a carefree life, but… the capture targets keep coming at me one after the other. Umm, I don’t really care about you guys, so won’t you please disappear already?
I Became the Level 999 Demon King is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Became a Level 999 Mastermind Demon King, レベル999黒幕公女になりました
14. I Didn't Mean to Seduce the Male Lead
I possessed the body of Baroness ‘Eleanor Marice’ who lost her husband at a young age. However, my part in the original story is only in four lines! After all the hard work I’ve done, I’m now a respectable celebrity in high society. One day, a sweet offer was given to Eleanor. If I let the male lead learn about women, if I can help him form a bond with the imperial princess just like in the novel, I’ll have fortune within my grasp?! With a big heart, I head over to the male lead Rian(?)’s house, but... “Your problem is...” “I fell in love with you during that night.” I was just planning to take a bath and leave! This the heart pounding, yet bitter story of Eleanor who has become an unwanted scandal maker in the empire!
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I Didn't Mean to Seduce the Male Lead has finished publishing and it has 120 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Didn't Mean to Seduce the Male Lead
13. 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
12. I Became the Tyrant's Chambermaid
I possessed someone else's body. One day, I woke and realized that I'd become the maid of a future tyrant in the romance fantasy novel! Still, the male lead seems to be quite satisfied with the fact that I provided him with five-star-hotel-level services to the best of my ability so that I could survive.
"I love how everything is done... except for that ridiculous tone of yours."
"If there's anything you're not satisfied with, I'll correct it, Your Highness."
If I don't want to die, I have to work hard until the female lead comes. But why does it seem like the more I work, the more twisted the story becomes?
"The lady left the mansion just a while ago."
Huh? The lady of the house is gone now?
"Where are you going? Didn't you say your life belonged to me from the moment you decided to obey me?"
The male lead is going crazy. What is wrong with you? Why did you not catch the runaway female lead and instead caught me?
I Became the Tyrant's Chambermaid is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Became the Tyrant's Chambermaid
11. I Became the Chef of the Dragon King
Shim Cheongi threw herself into the sea of Indangsu! What will happen when she wakes up in a lazy dragon's dungeon? Meet many cute monsters while living a delicious, symbiotic life!
I Became the Chef of the Dragon King has finished publishing and it has 170 Chapters. It is also Known as: Became the Chef of the Dragon King, Dragon's Chef, 용셰프, Yongwangnimui syepeuga doeeotseumnida, Я стала шеф-поваром короля-дракона, أصبحت رئيسة ملك التنانين
10. 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
9. I Need to Raise My Sister Right
When I regained consciousness after a car accident, I became the stepsister of the villainess in “My Beloved Santa.” Having already possessed this body, I decided to pave a path of flowers to prevent the villainess from becoming a dark person. I worked hard with all my heart and all my strength. Somehow, I got entangled with the Duke of Lexerville, who was famous for being a bloodthirsty madman. “Didn’t I warn you back then that I wouldn’t let you go if you did something stupid?” When he saw me with another man, he interrogated me as if he had caught a cheating girlfriend. I asked “Do you like me by any chance?”, he replied, “Stop talking nonsense.” If so, why is he acting like this?
I Need to Raise My Sister Right is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Eonnineun Yeodongsaengeul Bareuge Kiwoya Hamnida
8. The Tyrant Wants to Be Good
Nothing was ever handed to Dorothea Millanaire. No attention, no love, no power. So she decided to take them for herself… with her sword! She accepts her fate when she is executed for being a bloodthirsty tyrant, only to wake up... as a child?! This is her second chance. She must not repeat history. She must be good.
The Tyrant Wants to Be Good has finished publishing and it has 127 Chapters. It is also Known as: The Tyrant Wants to Live a Virtuous Life
7. 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
6. Eojjeoda Guwonhaetjiman, Chaegimeun An Jimnida
I’m the one who was abandoned, but I think I grew up with the healthiest mindset!
I went undercover as the fake’s lady-in-waiting, but when I got there, my old family seemed… off?
I thought, “Not my problem!” and focused on my mission, but then…
“Are you not going to live with us?”
The eldest, who used to be controlling towards the fake, starts acting weird around me.
“I never thought I’d feel such camaraderie and trust with someone of the opposite sex.
You make me feel strangely comfortable.”
The second brother, who almost went down a dark path, managed to get his life back on track—thanks to me.
‘I didn’t come here to help them film a family regret drama.’
I tried to ignore it and rush off to my next mission, but everywhere I go, I run into people whose lives are ruined.
I mean, why is everyone so conveniently messed up for me to save them?!
The Duke's Family Is Not My Problem is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I May Have Saved You, but I Take No Responsibility For It, I Saved You By Chance, But I Am Not Responsible, 碰巧的救了你但我不负责, 어쩌다 구원했지만, 책임은 안 집니다
5. Maru-neun Gangjwi
My dog Maru has turned into a 5-year-old human child! It's the birth of a trouble-making puppy with the infinite energy and curiosity of puppies and children! Maruuu! Where are you going again?!
Maru's daily life full of friendly neighbours and boisterous fun!
Maru-neun Gangjwi has finished publishing and it has 118 Chapters. It is also Known as: Maru Is a Puppy, 我家妹妹是狗狗
4. The Villainess Captured the Grand Duke
In this novel, my favorite character died.
After being rejected by the female lead and losing his emotions, he could no longer use his abilities,
and as he became weak, the North collapsed.
Even his body was never to be found,
but the novel only depicted the happy ending of the protagonists.
And I possessed the body of the villainess "Schuer" from that novel.
"Rather, I'll make him regain his emotions before he meets the female lead."
Thus, I left for the North.
"Grand Duke, can you hold my hand just once?
Or maybe a signature. I'll keep it as a heirloom."
"If you want my signature, you too should sign and stamp here, my Lady."
"What's this?"
"A marriage certificate."
Huh?
"You can just act you usually do. It seems like your behavior is somewhat getting on my nerves."
...Did I win the jackpot?
The Villainess Captured the Grand Duke is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 恶女抓住了大公的心
3. Pokgun Nampyeongwa Ihonhagetseumnida
Im Jeong-A used to be an ordinary grad student living in South Korea. After reading the novel “The Flower From Another World,” late into the night, she wakes up as Empress Robellia Le Castilla, the wife of the tyrant Alexandros the second. Though Jeong-A had felt sorry for Robellia while reading the novel, she never wanted to become her. Alas, Jeong-A must accept her new reality and find a way to divorce her husband. At first, she thinks this will be easy, as the emperor is always cold toward Robellia and only expresses affection to his consort in the novel. However, every act of trying to get Alexandros to agree to a divorce piques his curiosity instead. Will Jeong-A succeed at getting the happy, solo life she wished for Robellia to have?
Divorcing My Tyrant Husband has finished publishing and it has 103 Chapters. It is also Known as: Aku Mau Cerai!, I Will Divorce My Tyrant Husband, I'll Divorce My Tyrant Husband, I'm Divorcing My Tyrant Husband, 我要和暴君丈夫离婚, 暴君皇帝と離婚します
2. Angnyeoui Matseonnami Neomu Wanbyeokada
An overworked girl strikes gold, waking up as wealthy noblewoman Yvonne Argentrose in a novel. Once a jealous villainess one-sidedly obsessed with the crown prince, now all she wants is a peaceful and opulent life. Still unconvinced of her transformation, her family tries to set her up with the empire's perfect man, Duke Ehels. But when the once uninterested crown prince catches wind of this, he becomes jealous, and drama ensues! Can Yvonne escape the drama and enjoy her new life in peace?
The Villainess's Blind Date Is Too Perfect is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Devil's Match Is Too Perfect, The Villain Match Is Too Perfect, The Villain's Match Is Too Perfect, The Villainess' Match Is Too Perfect, The Villainess's Boyfriend Is So Perfect, The Villainess's Date Is Perfect, The Villainess's Match Is Too Perfect, The Witch's Mate is Too Perfect, 恶女的相亲对象太完美了, 悪女のお見合い相手が完璧すぎる
1. 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 has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: Cooking Wizard
