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 19 Shoujo Ai manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Bai Yueguang Nü Zhu Zong Xiang Duzhan Wo
- 18. Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojousama no Happy End shika Katan!
- 17. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 16. Ouji-sama Nante Iranai
- 15. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 14. Renjian Baili Jin
- 13. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
- 12. Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku
- 11. Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau
- 10. Mage & Demon Queen
- 9. Wei Suan Mi Mi
- 8. Chijeong
- 7. Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
- 6. Always Human
- 5. Shimeji Simulation
- 4. Hikizan Tautology
- 3. Night Owls & Summer Skies
- 2. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 1. Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata
19. 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
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, Green Yuri
16. Ouji-sama Nante Iranai
The girl who loves peacefulness, Yukino. One day she met a mysterious bishoujo, Nobara. Ever since that day, Yukino’s feelings have been on a roller coaster ride! This is the story about the youthful girls who live in the school dormitories.
We Don't Need a Prince has finished publishing and it has 200 Chapters. It is also Known as: 我的世界不需要王子, 王子さまなんていらない
15. 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!
14. Renjian Baili Jin
Baili Jin, a fairy who was living in heaven, eating and drinking without a care, broke her Majesty’s colourful, stained-glass plate at her birthday and got banished to the mortal realm. Now she has to begin her adventures in the mortal realm with all of her spiritual powers gone! In order to survive, the former fairy has to deliver take-out.... An endearingly silly fairy, a gentle restaurant manager, a reserved top student and a hard to resist yandere onee-san (kind on the outside, dark/possessive on the inside) , let the story of their beautiful friendship and youthful days begin!
Source: Bilibili Comics
Baili Jin Among Mortals is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Renjian Baili Jin
13. 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
12. Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku
Curvy body… Glowing skin… Ahhhh!
Are you trying to seduce me!?
Rei is a pale-skinned gal with perfect style.
Natsuyu is a tanned gal with a voluptuous body.
The two of them were supposed to be teasing the otaku boy... but...
Something is not right......!
Natsuyu had her eyes not on the otaku, but on......?
Note: Originally a self-published Twitter comic, it was collected into a commercially published tankoubon by Kadokawa, with 20 pages of additional content.
Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 白ギャルと黒ギャルの誘惑, Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku, Temptation of Shirogal & Kurogal, Shiro Gyaru to Kuro Gyaru no Yuuwaku
11. Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau
Himari fell in love with the band and Sakura at the new student welcome party when the band performedl.
Himari talked to Sakura, and she fell in love with her smile.
Whisper Me a Love Song is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ささやくように恋を唄う, Прошепчу тебе песню о любви, Whispering Love Song, I love you like whispering, Whispering You a Love Song
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. Wei Suan Mi Mi
Have you even been perplexed by love? Just what does it really mean to like someone...... Zuo Yiran stands troubled by the fork in the road ahead. On one side, she faces confessing to her deepest love and sincerely pursuing her childhood friend, Cheng Beitai. On the other side, is the Qing Meiyu who she cannot let go of or sort out her feelings for.
Slightly Sour Secret has finished publishing and it has 279 Chapters. It is also Known as: Wei Suan Mi Mi
8. Chijeong
From the day she was born, Soonok’s greedy father had only one plan for his daughter - to make her the next queen of the Joseon Dynasty, even if that meant marrying her off to the unsavory King. As royal factions scheme in the shadows for the throne, Soonok and her childhood friend Hyang weave through a palace of greed, deceit, and lust hoping to survive together the troubles that await them. Will Soonok and Hyang’s love remain true? Or will the palace's blood-stained secrets tear them apart?
Source: TappyToon
Reign of Desire has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: Tragic Romance, 치정, Blind Passion
7. Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
The setting is Roubai Private Academy, a prestigious girls' middle school in the country. For Akebi Komichi, donning this school's sailor uniform is a dream come true. Her middle school dream life is finally beginning. Verdant open countryside vistas. The slowly flowing time of youth.
(Source MU)
Akebi's Sailor Uniform is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 明日ちゃんのセーラー服, Akebi-chan no Serafuku, Akebi-chan no Serafuku, Akebi-chan's Sailor Uniform, Школьная форма Акэби-тян, 明日同学的水手服, 明日酱的水手服, 明日醬的水手服, 아케비 쨩의 세일러복
6. Always Human
This is a story about nanobots, genetic engineering, and two girls falling in love. No matter how technology changes us, we'll always be human.
Always Human has finished publishing and it has 78 Chapters. It is also Known as: Always Human
5. Shimeji Simulation
After locking herself inside her closet for two years, Shijima Tsukishima finally comes out of isolation to attend high school. However, when she looks at herself in the mirror, she discovers two shimeji mushrooms growing on the top of her head. This odd occurrence, combined with a lack of social ability and being bullied in middle school, leads Shijima to keep to herself when she arrives at school.
While reading alone, Shijima is approached by her classmate, Majime Yamashita, an eccentric girl with a fried egg on her head. Majime pesters Shijima to be her friend, giving her the nickname "Shimeji" upon seeing the mushrooms growing on her head. After enough insistence on friendship, Shimeji gives in and decides to keep Majime company. Shimeji tries to get through a less-than-normal high school life as she explores the mysteries and wonders of this strange world with her new tenacious companion.
Shimeji Simulation has finished publishing and it has 49 Chapters. It is also Known as: シメジシミュレーション, Shimeji Simulation
4. Hikizan Tautology
A story about girls who want to be similar to someone else. For her own reasons, almost-third year Minamo Hiratsuka doesn't talk with girls. But then, at night in a train station, she saw the most popular girl at school, Yurika Ayase, kiss a woman.
Subtraction Tautology is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ひきざんトートロジー, Hikizan Tautology
3. Night Owls & Summer Skies
Despite her tough exterior, seventeen year-old Emma Lane has never been the outdoorsy type. So when her mother unceremoniously dumps her at Camp Mapplewood for the summer, she’s determined to get kicked out fast. However, when she draws the attention of Vivian Black, a mysterious and gorgeous assistant counselor, she discovers that there may be more to this camp than mean girls and mosquitos. There might even be love.
- Webtoons
Night Owls & Summer Skies has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: Night Owls & Summer Skies
2. 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
1. Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata
Shizuku Hoshikawa, a high school girl who lives avoiding contact with people, writes a novel which is accidentally read by her classmate Kaori Asaka. However, when she reads the novel, she ends up saying: "Let's have a love relationship, for the next job…"
Source: MU
The Summer You Were There has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君と綴るうたかた, Ephemeral Spelling With You, Transient Spelling With You
