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. Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojousama no Happy End shika Katan!
- 19. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 18. Bai Yueguang Nü Zhu Zong Xiang Duzhan Wo
- 17. Is it Normal to Raise a Yandere Heroine as a Villainess ?!
- 16. Usotsuki Satsuki Shi ga Mieru
- 15. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 14. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 13. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 12. Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata
- 11. "Furetai" wa Koi no Hajimari
- 10. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
- 9. Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo: Maryoku Zero de Shoukan Sareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukoku-ki
- 8. Tsuki to Suppin
- 7. Amayo no Tsuki
- 6. Shoujo Manga Shujinkou x Rival-san
- 5. Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau
- 4. Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku
- 3. Mage & Demon Queen
- 2. Anemone wa Netsu wo Obiru
- 1. Ring My Bell
20. 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!
19. 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
18. 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
17. 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?
16. Usotsuki Satsuki Shi ga Mieru
"You... are going to die tomorrow."
Satsuki Minazuki, 16 years old. Apart from being antisocial and declaring the death of her classmates, she is a normal second-year high school student. Her nickname is "Liar Satsuki." However, her eyes alone are abnormal. What she is gazing at is...
Liar Satsuki Can See Death has finished publishing and it has 83 Chapters. It is also Known as: ウソツキ皐月は死が視える, Usotsuki Satsuki Shi ga Mieru
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. 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?
13. 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
12. 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
11. "Furetai" wa Koi no Hajimari
Kaede Minato is bookworm admired by other students for her cool demeanor and beautiful features. Momoko Hattori is a beautiful girl with a charming face who quickly became the school's idol when she enrolled. Their paths hardly ever cross, but after Momoka spots Kaede in a certain place, they fast become close.
"I Wanna Touch You." Then Love Begins. has finished publishing and it has 19 Chapters. It is also Known as: 「触れたい」は恋の始まり, "Furetai" wa Koi no Hajimari
10. 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?
9. Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo: Maryoku Zero de Shoukan Sareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukoku-ki
One day, listless part-timer Tamura Nana was summoned out of her room and into another world, after which her summoners declared her a saint and asked her to save their world. However, though she was hailed as a saint, it turned out that Nana possessed no magical power at all! To make matters worse, she was chosen as a partner by a princess who can't use magic... The helpless saint who has no magic and the powerless princess who can't use magic. And so begins the adventure of these two leftover heroes!
Helpless Saint and the Powerless Princess is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 無力聖女と無能王女～魔力ゼロで召喚された聖女の異世界救国記～, Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo, Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo ~Maryoku Zero de Shoukansareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukokuki~, The Helpless Saint and the Powerless Princess, The Helpless Saint and the Powerless Princess ~The Story of How a Saint With No Magic Was Summoned to Save Another World~
8. Tsuki to Suppin
When they're on their sugar-sweet dates, Akari's always dressed to the nines in the cutest, trendiest fashion... meanwhile, her dear Shiho always looks like she just rolled out of bed. Despite their differences, both of them are alike in exactly one thing—they want their girl friend to be the happiest woman in the world!
Night and Day has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: 月とすっぴん, Moon and No Make-Up
7. Amayo no Tsuki
One day, while rushing to a piano lesson, a girl named Saki collides with someone on the street. As Saki collects herself, the stranger picks up the sheet music Saki dropped, hands it to Saki together with a band-aid, and continues on her way—all without saying a word. Saki is left wondering about the identity of the tall, lovely stranger, only to discover the next day that she is one of her classmates at her new high school. The girl’s name is Kanon, and though she is hearing impaired, she refuses any kind of support or “special treatment” from her teachers or classmates. Over the course of the year, Saki slowly grows closer to Kanon and begins to chip away at her cold exterior.
The Moon on a Rainy Night is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 雨夜の月, La luna en una noche de lluvia, 雨夜之月, Der Mond in einer Regennacht
6. 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
5. 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
4. 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
3. 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
2. Anemone wa Netsu wo Obiru
Nagisa Ootsuki shed her former self out of shame from failing her highschool entrance exams. On her first day in her new highschool, who does she meet but the girl who made her fail the exam! How does Nagisa deal with these complicated emotions?
Anemone is in Heat has finished publishing and it has 52 Chapters. It is also Known as: アネモネは熱を帯びる, The Girl Doesn't Know Her Heat., Anemone wa Netsu o Obiru
1. Ring My Bell
Hell yeah! A major publisher wants Mai Sohn to write a webcomic on relationships. But she’s struck with heartbreak as her girlfriend abruptly dumps her. It’s hard writing about relationships without being in one, so she needs to find the inspiration for love — and find it fast. And what’s up with her possibly homophobic neighbor? Why is she cool with Mai one minute and then so awkward and weird to her the next?! Can’t a girl catch a break?
Ring My Bell has finished publishing and it has 62 Chapters. It is also Known as: Come to My House!
