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. [2025 List]
- 20. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 19. Lily
- 18. On a Leash
- 17. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 16. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 15. Amayo no Tsuki
- 14. Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
- 13. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
- 12. Is it Normal to Raise a Yandere Heroine as a Villainess ?!
- 11. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 10. Byeolsatang Yojeongui Chum
- 9. Itsuwari no Marigold
- 8. Hana ni Arashi
- 7. Tamen De Gushi
- 6. Yume de Furarete Hajimaru Yuri Manga
- 5. Naneun Amy-reul Saranghae
- 4. Ki wo Tsuke na yo, Onee-san.
- 3. Ashita mo Mata Yuusha no Tonari
- 2. Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri
- 1. Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden
20. 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!
19. Lily
Yilin bumps into the tomboy Rouxi, sparking an interest between each other that slowly blooms.
Lily is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Lily (Yy)
18. On a Leash
Tensions run high on the battlefield as soldiers fight through death. Bombs rain from the sky and bullets pepper the ground. In battle, beasts screech through the sky and tear through the earth. After the smoke clears, the soldiers return to their human forms weary from battle and numbed by death. But amid the explosions and chaos, a spark of passion ignites. Time will tell whether it can survive the horrors of war, or if it will succumb to it.
On a Leash is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: On a Leash
17. 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? is currently publishing and has 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?
16. 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
15. 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
14. 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.
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. 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?
11. 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
10. Byeolsatang Yojeongui Chum
On the day of her wedding, Eunha, who has hidden the fact that she's a lesbian her entire life, decides to jump off a building and end her life, not wanting to devote her life to a person she can't love. Just as she leaps, she closes her eyes and wistfully reminiscences her first love whom she never told her feelings for... only to find herself 10 years back in high school when she opens her eyes. As she is reunited with her first love, will Eunha be able to turn back her ill-fated life?
Source: MU
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: Star Candy Fairy's Dance
9. Itsuwari no Marigold
Kasumi Hana travels to meet her deceased older brother’s penpal Urushizawa Lily, with the aim to inform her of his passing. As well as the intent to kill her, if Urushizawa had only been using him. But when they meet, instead Hana finds a woman who truly loved her late brother, and who has lost her eyesight. For Lily’s sake, she resolves to take her brother’s place.
False Marigold is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 偽りのマリィゴールド, Itsuwari no Marigold
8. Hana ni Arashi
Nanoha and Chidori are students at an all-girls school who are dating but trying to keep this a secret from all of their classmates.
Rainbows After Storms has finished publishing and it has 162 Chapters. It is also Known as: はなにあらし, Nanoha to Chidori, A Storm of Flowers
7. Tamen De Gushi
The funny romantic story of how Qiu Tong and Sun Jing met and fell in love.
Their Story is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: SQ: Begin W/Your Name!, Tamen De Gushi, SQ: Cong Ni De Mingzi Kaishi, SQ从你的名字开始
6. Yume de Furarete Hajimaru Yuri Manga
Tsukushi, an ordinary high school student, has a childhood friend, Hinoka, who is cool and a beauty but in many ways unguarded. They have always been together and thought it would continue that way, until Tsukushi had a dream in which she dreamt she confessed her love to Hinoka and was rejected...
A Yuri Manga That Starts With Getting Rejected in a Dream is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 夢でフラれてはじまる百合漫画, 夢でフラれてはじまる百合, Our Yuri Started with Me Getting Rejected in a Dream
5. Naneun Amy-reul Saranghae
"Is this how it feels to have a friend?"
Bibi is obsessed with Peter, the prince of the school. When she spots Amy next to him, she starts to feel jealous. She invites Amy to her house to warn her, but instead takes a liking to the girl. They agree to be friends on the condition that Amy has to help Bibi confess.
Note: The chapter count includes 10 extra chapters.
I Love Amy has finished publishing and it has 56 Chapters. It is also Known as: Naneun Amy-reul Saranghae
4. Ki wo Tsuke na yo, Onee-san.
The OL Tae Honda went swimming at the community pool, but her lack of exercise caused her to cramp up in the water, when she was saved by a tall, beautiful girl Mai Igarashi. Feeling attracted to her savior as she left the the pool, Tae saw Mai come out carrying an elementary school backpack…
Be Careful, Onee-san. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 気をつけなよ、お姉さん。, Kiwotsuke na yo, Onee-san., Big Girl and Small Girl (Serialization)
3. Ashita mo Mata Yuusha no Tonari
Mao Kurose can't stop thinking about Kanade Momomiya, the classmate sitting next to her. Unable to sort out her feelings, Kurose discovered memories of her past life as the Demon Lord, and recalled the moment that the Demon Lord killed the Hero. The Hero with the exact same face as Momomiya.
Here comes a girls-love story that transcends time!
(Souce: Comic NewType, translated)
Ashita mo Mata Yuusha no Tonari is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 明日もまた勇者のとなり, Ashita mo Mata Yuusha no Tonari
2. Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri
This world somehow changed and isn't normal anymore... There's no boys to be found, and all the girls have become...
Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: 私以外人類全員百合, Watashi Igai Jinrui Zen'in Yuri
1. Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden
Takiko Okuda is a strong-willed girl living in the Taisho Era. She needs to be strong -- Oosugi, the one man she's ever loved, is a married man; her mother is terminally ill; and her father, Einosuke, has not been home in over a year. When at last Einosuke returns, it's with a notebook full of Chinese scribblings that seem more important to him than the death of his wife. Furious, Takiko steals away his completed translation -- "The Universe of the Four Gods" -- with the intention of tearing it to shreds, but the instant she opens it, she's surrounded by light... And it is said that this is how the legend of the Priestess of Genbu began.
Included one-shot:
Volume 6: Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden
Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝, Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden, Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden