What is this genre all about? Shoujo Ai means girls love, and thus explores what happens when two girls (or women) fall in love. This is not to be mistaken for Yuri which is (or, at least, how this term is often used by the western audience) used in adult works. This is not; that means there is no graphical sex.
The male version is Shounen Ai.
We present you the list of Shoujo Ai manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Shoujo Ai manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
- 19. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 18. Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojousama no Happy End shika Katan!
- 17. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 16. Is it Normal to Raise a Yandere Heroine as a Villainess ?!
- 15. Bai Yueguang Nü Zhu Zong Xiang Duzhan Wo
- 14. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 13. Shoujo Manga Shujinkou x Rival-san
- 12. Sherbet Above the Sea of Fog
- 11. Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
- 10. Mage & Demon Queen
- 9. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
- 8. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 7. Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai
- 6. Happiness Rides a Broomstick
- 5. Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki!
- 4. Her Shim-Cheong
- 3. 2DK, G Pen, Mezamashidokei.
- 2. Shourai-teki ni Shindekure
- 1. Netsuzou TRap
20. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
A vampire who has been sleeping for nearly two hundred years, Maria is awakened by a passing werewolf girl by a chance, and the moment the coffin is opened, the curse falls on the werewolf girl. The two girls set foot on the journey to the city
My Food Seems to Be Very Cute is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Wo de Shiwu Kan Gulai Hen Keai, Wǒ de Shíwù Kàn Gǐlái Hěn Kě'ài, My Food Looks Very Cute
19. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
For as long as she’s known, Miwa’s been into women - and now she’s at university, it might finally be time for her to come out of her straight-passing shell. Of course, that takes a lot of confidence, and coming out is never easy - but could Saeko, her trashy popular weirdo of a friend, give her the help she needs - or just maybe, could the two of them be more alike than Miwa realises…?!
This series is a reimagining of tmfly’s earlier work of the same name.
How Do We Relationship? has finished publishing and it has 133 Chapters. It is also Known as: 付き合ってあげてもいいかな, So, Do You Wanna Go Out, Or?
18. Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojousama no Happy End shika Katan!
A gyaru named Serina is reincarnated into the world of an otome game as a background character who is sold off by her family and now works as the exclusive maid of the game's villainess Almelia. Yuri romcom hijinks ensue.
Gal Maid & Villainess: Only Milady's Happy End Will Win! has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: ギャルメイドと悪役令嬢 ～おじょーさまのハッピーエンドしか勝たん！～, Gyaru Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojoo-sama no Happy End shika Katan!, Gal Maid & Villainess, Gyaru Maid and Villainess, Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojoo-sama no Happy End shika Katan!
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. Is it Normal to Raise a Yandere Heroine as a Villainess ?!
Jiang Yang is a game artist out gathering material for the game she was working on when she fell off a cliff and transmigrated into a world of immortal cultivation. She diligently cultivated her way to immortality, and she was about to ascend and return to her own world when a mysterious glitch caused her to transmigrate again, this time into a world of magic (like the start of an otome game). She met the main heroine, who was being bullied by the villainess at the Magic Academy, and that was when Jiang Yang realized that this is the world of the game she was working on? Now her fate is tied to Xin Lu, the heroine of the game. Jiang Yang thought that if she just beat the game, she can finally return home. But as the story progressed, she remembered all the over-the-top plotlines made up by the lousy writers, and she can't stand seeing Xin Lu suffer through it anymore. So she steps in and helps Xin Lu reject the playboy prince, teaches her cultivation techniques to fight off the bullies, and even seduces Xin Lu herself! As they become more intimate with each other, Jiang Yang starts to realize that her fate might intertwine with Xin Lu more than she realized…
Is it Normal to Raise a Yandere Heroine as a Villainess ?! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Shen Wei E Yi Nv Pei De Wo Yang Cheng Bìng Jiao Nv Zhu Hen Zheng Chang Ba?!, It Would Be Normal for a Supporting Villainess Like Me to Raise the Yandere Heroine, Right?!, As a Villainous Heroine, It's Normal for Me to Develop the Heroine to Be Yandere, Right?
15. Bai Yueguang Nü Zhu Zong Xiang Duzhan Wo
Ji Xiao accidentally transmigrates into a novel and becomes the Alpha villain of the same name. To save herself from the bad end, she treats the Omega heroine with kindness to stay on her good side. The heroine, Wei Qingyu, starts feeling differently towards her sworn enemy after Ji Xiao's abrupt change of character. She might even be gradually starting to like this “enemy”? The perfect heroine keeps trying to possess the female villain for herself, but when will she realize that the villainess has already had a change of heart?
Omega Heroine Wants Her Alpha Villainess has finished publishing and it has 152 Chapters. It is also Known as: Bái Yuèguāng Nǚ Zhǔ Zǒng Xiǎng Dúzhàn Wǒ, Perfect Heroine Wants to Possess Me, White Moonlight Female Host Always Wants to Monopolize Me
14. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
Yifang found herself transported into the body of a villainess in an otome game. As the villainess, her role is supposed to be despised by the readers, bully the FMC, and help the main characters find romance. But there seems to be something wrong with this game's main character Aisha! Hey, I told you not to come so close! Aisha: "Oh, Xiao-Yi, how would you like to bully me today..."
Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Please Bully Me, Villainess!, Please Tease Me, Villainess!, Qǐng Qīfù Wǒ Ba, È Yì Xiǎojiě!
13. Shoujo Manga Shujinkou x Rival-san
"Don't you DARE try get close to Mizushima-kun!"
Kimura-san wants to get close to her crush Mizushima-kun, but the beautiful and confrontational Hiyama-san has a problem with that... though it's not the kind of problem you'd expect from this scenario.
Protagonist x Rival has finished publishing and it has 47 Chapters. It is also Known as: 少女漫画主人公×ライバルさん, Girl Manga: Protag x Rival, Shoujo Manga Shujinko x Raibaru san
12. Sherbet Above the Sea of Fog
The protagonist is Sherbet, a girl from a noble family who is forced to marry a man she has never met. She decides to escape this fate and joins a cruise that sails through the sea of mist, a place full of legends and secrets. There, she meets several interesting characters, such as a pirate captain, a runaway princess, a curious mermaid and a cruel empress. She also discovers that the cruise is actually a ghost ship that takes the souls of the dead to the next world. She will have to face various dangers and challenges to escape the ship and find her true love.
Sherbet Above the Sea of Fog has finished publishing and it has 61 Chapters. It is also Known as: 안개 바다 위의 샤베트, 안개 바다위의 샤베트
11. Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
Anne-Sophia, the princess who remembered her previous life at a young age, as well as her old self's intense love of magic. But she can't use magic?! Well, then there's no choice but to develop it herself!
Pursuing her dream wholeheartedly and unwaveringly, Anne-Sophia soon became rumored to be the biggest problem child in the entire kingdom. One day, during a magical mishap, she stumbles upon a scene where her brother Algard is breaking off his engagement to his fiancée, Euphilia.
What is in store for the young lady, whom is unloved by magic, but loves magic?!
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生王女と天才令嬢の魔法革命, The Magical Revolution of Reincarnation Princess and Genius Young Lady.
10. Mage & Demon Queen
Adventurers seek to take the demon queen’s head, but a young female mage wishes to take her hand.
(Souce: Line Webtoon)
Mage & Demon Queen has finished publishing and it has 187 Chapters. It is also Known as: Mage and Demon Queen
9. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
Longing to be a normie, I, Renako Amaori, am finally making my high school debut after working so hard for it. However due to my communication impairment I have a gloomy aura, and after being in the normie group day in day out, I got so exhausted and said "I can't do this anymore!" I've reached my limit!
During that time I accidentally met the top student of our school, perfect in face and figure unrivaled in sword and pen, our school's best high school girl, Mai Ouzuka, and we found in each other someone who we could open up to and talk about our own troubles. What a nice friend I made, now I can surely get back on my own feet... is what I thought!
"It seems that you, even as a girl, have made me fall in love with you."
"...What?!"
Mai suddenly confessed to me.
Wait! What about our friendship?!
Thus we have feelings we cannot tell each other, friendship or a romantic relationship, we're presenting each other the goods about them and put them into practice to see what kind of relationship works best for us.
Can I succeed, or will my best high school life ...!!
There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: わたしが恋人になれるわけないじゃん、ムリムリ! (※ムリじゃなかった!?), Watanare, Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?), There's No Way I Can Have a Lover! *Or Maybe There Is?
8. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is also her favorite character, Claire Francois–the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to this new courtship?!
I'm in Love With the Villainess is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 私の推しは悪役令嬢。, I Favor the Villainess, WataOshi
7. Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai
A beautiful and delicate love story in which different kinds of "love" intersect.
Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: この恋を星には願わない, Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai
6. Happiness Rides a Broomstick
Dan-Jo is a freshman in a university and lives a monotonous life. On orientation day she goes to the warehouse on an errand for her senior and witnesses a broom that transforms into a human. From that day on, the Broom Ghost persistently asks for help from Dan-Jo, who she has never met, saying she has nowhere to go. In the end, Dan-Jo accidentally gives the Broom Ghost, the name 'Eundohae', and they live together in a small gosiwon. In return the Broom Ghost promises to make Danjo happy.
Happiness Rides a Broomstick is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Happiness Rides a Broomstick
5. Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki!
From the author of Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! comes the story of the cool Ichihara Chiaki and her big breasted friend, Harumi Hana. Chiaki is a member of the archery club and is also a huge breast fetishist. If she doesn't fondle breasts, she can't perform at her best in archery. The big breasted tsundere named Hana attends a different school than Chiaki, but still goes along with Chiaki's requests.
Just how far will Hana go for Chiaki?!
Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World! has finished publishing and it has 71 Chapters. It is also Known as: 世界で一番おっぱいが好き！, I Like Oppai Best in the World!
4. Her Shim-Cheong
Shim Cheong lost her mother only 7 days after she was born and since her father was blind, she started to depend on people’s goodwill by living as a beggar. However, her life and her heart would change after saving the woman who was to marry minister Jang. This is a story based on a legend. But what is the real story behind it? What really happened? Will it have a happy ending?
Her Shim-Cheong has finished publishing and it has 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: Geunyeoui Simcheong, Her Shim Cheong, Her ShimCheong, Her tale of Shim Chong - Loin des yeux, 她的沈清：丞相夫人與她的秘戀, 彼女の沈清
3. 2DK, G Pen, Mezamashidokei.
A mangaka and her salarywoman roommate come to realise that their feelings of friendship might actually be something quite different.
Note: Ten extra chapters are included
2DK, G Pen, Mezamashidokei. has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: 2DK、Gペン、目覚まし時計。, 2DK, G Pen, Mezamashidokei.
2. Shourai-teki ni Shindekure
A girl tries to "buy" her female classmate with money.
Shourai-teki ni Shindekure has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 将来的に死んでくれ, Shouraiteki ni Shinde kure, Just let your future burn!, Shouraiteki ni Shindekure
1. Netsuzou TRap
Yuma and Hotaru have been friends since childhood. It is only natural that when Yuma is nervous about her new boyfriend, she asks Hotaru and her boyfriend along for a double date. But when Hotaru offers herself to Yuma as “practice”, both girls realize that they’re more interested in each other than they are in their own boyfriends. With boyfriends in the foreground but a secret, passionate tryst in the background, will Yuma and Hotaru try to forget what happened between them or have they fallen into a trap of true love and betrayal?
NTR: Netsuzou Trap has finished publishing and it has 29 Chapters. It is also Known as: 捏造トラップ―NTR―, Netsuzou TRap
